Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-12
THE FILIPINO LOSS HEAVY.
American Attack nj CaIuIet n Sur
prisc-Thc Natives scntter.

MANILA, August 1.-THE insurgents
iost heavily IN the fighting around Calu-
let 1t Is believed that a hundred were
Killed and 900 or 400 were wounded. The
Iowa Regiment killed thirty in one place,
ana one company Of the Seventeenth sud-
uehiy encountered party of rebels IN a
trench and killed twelve. The American
loss was 1--WE killed and thirty-one wound
cd. including three officers.
The attack was a complete surprise 10
the insurgents, who had no idea that
movement was intended until the armOr-
cd car opened n deadly fire with two Cat
lings. a revolving cannon. and 6-pound-
or. The heavy artillery opened on hoth
TANKS "a moment later a majority Of the
filipinos were asleep when the attack
was made. Men with large bells were
heard running among the shacks. arous-
ing the soldiers.
MUD KNEE-DEEP.
The Americans maintained almost a
perfect line. four miles long through
canebrakes. where they could see no.
thing ahead. The mud I'm places Was
knee-dccp i'm the rice-helds and iungles
and through the bitches flowed small
rivers several feet deep.
The Fiiipinos tried to ambush the Amer
leans several times, the country in the
neighborhood being well adapted to these
tactics but the troops stopped for no.
thing. forcing their way through or over
obstacles. and firing whenever they could
locate the fleeing enemy. The officers
highly commended the recruits Of the va
rious regiments.
INSURGENTS SHORT OF AMMUNI-
1lONZ
There is reason to believe the reports
recently received that the insurgents are
short of ammunition, as well-infOrmed
natives at Caiulet say the insurgents had
only forty rounds Of ammunition each
and that thirty rounds extra were issued
just before the fight.
Since the American occupation of San
Fernando the rebels have torn up three
miles OF railroad between there and Calu-
let, and IL is impossible to get the armOr-
ed-car more than two miles beyond san
Fernando.
ANGELES FIRED AND DESERTED.
General MacArthur's troops remained
last night at Calulct. The rebels had
evidently fled far beyond rifle range for
the American OutpOsts were not dis
turbed and not a shot was fired during
the night. At daybreak this morning a
accommodating party, consisting of a bat
talon of the Seventeenth Infantry, with
one tieldpiece, started up the railroad
track toward Angeles, four miles north.
The party approached within 100 yards
of the town and opened fire with the
deld-guu. The Americans were received
with a bady-directed rifle fire. which the
battalion Of the Seventeenth returned
in a few volleys. The strength of the in
surgonts at Angeles not being known,
the situation was reported to General
Macarthur. who did not desire TO send
reinforcemcnts. and directed the recon-
noitering party TO return unless the rebels
abandoned the town. Soon after the
receipt of these orders, it became evil
dent that the rebels had set fire to the
town and fled. leaving The place TO be
occupied By the Americans.
4 battalion Of the Twelfth Infantry
was also sent on d accommodating expe-
diton. towards the west. but w 10 noon
10 fighting had been heard in their di-
recton. and no word has been received
from them at General Macarthur
Headquarters, and it is believed mat they
encountered nothing. Everything indi-
Gates that all the rebels have scattered
for miles in every direction around Calu-
l.