The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-14
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH F|LIPINOS.
General LaWton's Forces Have a
Hot Fight Near Cavits.
0ae Of the LIveliest Engagements Of the
War South Of Los PInas.

Rebels Resist Desperately and Ag-
gressively, With the Result
That Many Americans Fell in
Battle-The Fight Still in Prog
ress at Latest Advices.
MANILA, June 13.-(S:1O o. m.)-The
| fighting at Las Pinas continued hotiy
all day. General Lawton called out
the whole force of 5000 men, and at
| . o'clock he was only able to push the
insurgents back 500 yards to the "a
pote River, where they are entrenched
The insurgents resisted desperately and
aggressively. They attempted to turn
the left flank Of the Americans. The
American loss is conservatively esti-
mated at sixty. The battle continues.
At daylight to-day the rebels at Ca
wife Viejo dropped two shells from a
big smooth bore gun mounted in front
of the church in the navy yard. The
only damage done was splintering the
top of the houses on the mole The
gunboats Callao, Manila and Mojunto
| then proceeded to dislnount the guns
After breakfast the rebels opened fire
| along the Deacn TO BakOOr.
After silencing the big gun at Cavite
Vlejo the gunboats ran close along the
shore, bombarding the rebel position.
The rebels replied with rifle fire and
with the fire of some small pieces of ar
| tillery. So vigorous was the enemy's
fire that at 500 a. m. the gunboat Hell
ena Joined the small gunboats already
named and the Princeton, Monterey and
Monadnock, from their anchorage,
dropped occasional big shells among
the rebels. This apparently only serv-
ed to lncite the rebels, as they kept UP
an incessant fire of musketry and artil-
lery near the mouth of the Zapote
River, two miles north of Bakoor The
fire of all seven warships was concen-
trated on this point shortly after noon
when the upper bay presented the ap-
pearance of being the scene of a great
naval battle. The insurgents were
eventually forced to abandon their guns
after holding out for about four hours.
only to be confronted by General Law
toms force on land and in their rear.
where there was heavy fighting. Be-
/ yond the destruction of several build
1ngs along the water front, the effect
Of the bombardment is not known.
| OF UHE CAM
PAIGN.
! MANILA, June l3.-(6.O5 D. NIB
General Lawton unexpectedly stirred up
one of the liveliest engagements of the
war south of Las Pinas this morning
upon which occasion American field
guns were engaged in the first artillery
duel against a Filipino battery, conceal
ed in the jungle. Companies F and of
the Twenty-first Infantry were nearly
surrounded by a large body Of insur-
gents, but the Americans cut their way
out with heavy losses.
The United States turret ship Monad-
mock and the gunboats Helena and Ia
flro ra1ned their batteries on Rakoor
and the rebel trenches near Las Pinas
all morning. Bakoor was once on fire,
but the natives stopped the spread of
the flames. ~
| During the night an insurgent cannon
was nred three times at the Americans
on the outskirts of Las Pinas. e
General Lawton this morning took a
battalion Of the Fourteenth Regiment
and two companies of the Twenty-first
| Regiment to locate the rebel battery,
and then two guns of the Sixth Artil-
| lery and four mountain guns were
PiohlCo against IL dl wv yarQS dis
lance. The rebels had a large gun
from which they We're firing canister
and bombs loaded with nails. and two
smaller guns. The shooting was most
accurate. The first lot of canister
burst directly in front of Scott's guns
and another shattered the leg of a. pri-
waite in the Fourteenth Infantry. Sew
eral shots struck the edge of the town.
Tho country fro x,yo, -. -.
it is possible to imagine, being mainly
lagoons, mud and water fringed with
bamboos. AS soon as the fighting OPEN
ed the Americans were attacked by hid
den rif1emen ON all sides, even the Ami
Cos, or friendly natives, in the houses
of the town shooting in their rear The
companies of the Twenty-first Regi-
ment, skirmishing along the beach, with
Amigo guides, found apparently a hand
full of rebels, who retreated. The men
of the Twenty-frst followed and sud-
denly the rebels opened a terrific fire
on the troops from the sides and rear.
The soldiers withdrew to the waters
edge, finding what shelter they could
and were picked off rapidly.
After their ammunition was nearly
exhausted the companies of the Tween
ty-first retreated, but General Lawton
dashed down and rallied the men. A
little group made a desperate stand
General Lawton, Major Starr and Lieu
tenants Donovan and Connolly taking
rifles from the wounded men. fired at
the enemy, bringing down some of the
rebel sharpshooters from a tree Fin
ally, their cartridges We're all gone, and
they were forced to break through the
enemy's flank, carrying the wounded to
the main body of the troops. Lieuten-
ant Donovan, whose leg was broken.
floundered for a mile through a bog
after leading his men in the face of a
greatly superior force
General Lawton ceased fighting until
reinforcements could be brought. Two
battalions of the Fourteenth Regiment
and one battalion Of the Ninth Regi,
ment were hurried to the front. and in
the afternoon the battle was resumed.
The Monadnock anchored close to the
shore, and her heavy guns pounded the
rebels continuously, while the smaller
warsq1ips, steaming along the shore,
poured bullets from their raIid-fire
guns at the enemy,
The Filipino force engaged appears
to have been the largest and best or
ganized body of men which has met our
troops. The Americans ar. compelled
to advance along narrow roads and over.
small bridges commanded Ivy earth
works ten feet thick. The only means