The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-28
lnsurgent Forces are Now in Retrea
towards Town of MaOIos.
PLENTY OF WORK STILL AHEAD.
The American Troops Have Twelve
Miles oC Dimcult Country To Cross
Before They Can Reach the ln-
surgcnt stronghold - OH
cials are still Couiidens
of Success.


brought little of decisive character
from which the War Department OH
cials could iudsc what the outcome OF
this movement would be. I'm al Official
quarters the most intense Interest pre-
vailed but there was mo- excitement and
none of that anxiety and tension shown
during the memorable days of last sum
mer when the decisive blows We're being
struck at Santiago.
Early In the uay General OTIS cshled
the War Department q Driei but COM
prehensiNe dispatch summing up me
situation. 10 disclosed that severe ught-
Ing was going ON to-day with our fotcs.
ADVANCED as lar north as Marilod, While
the Insurgents under the command OK
Agumado. were being driven back with
considerable slaughter.
THE TRAP FAILED.
This and the Press dispatches satisfied
the officials that the strategic movement
of cntrapping' the Insurgents betNecr
our lines mad not proved AS successful. az
designed. and that the scene IS nov
shifted TO retreat hy Aguinaldo's forcei
and pursuit by our troops.
The insureent retreat toward Malolos
was slow and d0gged and advantage was
taken of one after another OF lines OF
trenChments the burning Of bridges and
the interruption of communications.
General otis dispatch. although re.
ceived early to-day was sent Monday
evening Manila time. and summed uu
the work ot three days. That the light
iug would proceed into the fourth day
was shown by bis closing sentence.
"The column viii press on In the morn
ing. This refers TO Tuesday
now A CHASE.
The engagement has now shaped itself
$50 that IL is looked upon as more OF
chase than the execution of a strategic
movement With the American base ad-
Vauced TO Mariloa. and the insurgeni
base forced back 90 Maiolos the main
bodies OF the two opposing forces ara
about ten or twelve miles apart This
could be- quickly covered in forced
march under fair conditions, but il h.
twelve miles OF nnumerable difficulties
and obstacles which our troops must
cover before they reach the iusurgent
stronghold
n s. expected that the engineers are
hastily reuairiue the burned bridges.
This will permit artillery 30 be- taken
forward as well as the infantry columns.
10 IS said that every mile OF the distance
to Ma'0l0s will De- contested by the in
~ureents for General otis reported That
lt i4 stretch of country covered with
intronchments thrown up within the
thrce months our men. therefore. must
advance slowly. repairing The roads az
fhcv go ana ar the same time they must
geht their way through well made insur-
gent lntrenchments.
STILL CONFIDENT.
Serious 1913 the work is. there Is no lack
OF confidence among officials as 10 the
satisfactory outcome OF the campaign.
Malolos is the insurgent headquarters
and the insurgent government b. In opera
ton. % represents more 10 the lnsur-
gents than any other place. ana no
doubt g. entertained that they VIII max.
a. desperate stand there The tactics ot
Aeulnaldo are taking him gradually be-
yona the range Of Admiral Dewey $ guns.
While the Insurgents were az Malabon on
SATURDAY. they were within mile OF the
water front and easily within range or
The fleet. but as they have moved north
westerly they have gradually moved away
from tho bay. Malolos Is about seven
miles back from the bay. although there
are shallow estuaries which would per
nit light draught boats 70 get within
''''' DrsPOsITION or TROOPS.
UrAsHINGTON. March I.-The Nd
iutant-Generars office to-day prepared
he following statement regarding the dis
position Of the troops under the command
OF General Otis.
North of Pasig river-MacArthur's Di-
vision
Wheaton's Brigade-Twenty-seco In
fantry. two battaiions Of the Twenty
third Second oregon.
n. O. Otis Brigade-Twenticth Kansas
First Montana. four batteries Of Third
Artillery dlsmounted as infantry Tenth
Pennsylvania.
Hale's Brgade-First Nebraska. First
Colorado. First South Dakota, and First
Wyoming.
Halls Brieade-Thlrd and Fourth IN
fantry. two battalions OF the Seventeenth
Infantry. mounted squadron OF Fourth
Cavalry, TWO light batteries Utah Artil-
south Of Pasig river, Lawton's Diyi-
sion.
Kings Brigade-First battalion OF First
California. First South Dakota, First
Washington.
Overshlnes Fourteenth Infan-
try. First Idaho, Squadron OF the Fourth
Cavalry. one battery Artillery Omitted
states)
Al uoilo-E Eighteenth Infantry. FRS.
Tennessee. one battery Sixth Artillery
At Negros-TWo battalions first Cali
fornia.
Al Cebut-One battalion Twenty-third
Infantry
Position unknown-1wo batteries Cali
fornia Heavy Artillery. First wyoming.
battalion Twentieth Infantry Fifty-hrst
Iowa.
These troops are either within the city
OF Manila or az Cavite.
General Corbin says that the position
Of the Thirteenth Minnesota "a not known.
but il has possibly been attached % Gen
eral Halls brigade The fact that it has
suffered several casualties Indicates that
Il has been upon the hghtiug l.no.
General Corbin explains that u l. the
First North Dakota which probably =
with Kings brigade and that il Is one
battalion % the First Wyoming whose
position is unknown the other TWO being
with Hale.