The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-10
,,t,,i CATE Drspo'ch TO TIE suS.


,.,oy. March Rebel Base Threatened.
.,,,,i CAFE Dtspo'ch to TaEsuS.
,,,,, Aug 0.-Gen. MaoArthur's entire
i-nnn men. with the exception OF WO,
W. ,r,. In,Y,iri 10 guard the town oil nan
nan,,, lef, the latter place early this morn
,j rrnyol against the main insurRent
we IN, troops engaged in the movement
' ,b Ninth. Twelfth. Sixteenth Seven
~, Tvanty-.ecnnd aud Thirty-siXth ReRu-
t,,,,try and the Fifty-frst Iowa Nolun-
teets ,.,, ,r.. ,,ooav
'.',h, marching was extremely difficult. ow-
thc mud and water which covered the
.a,r,rv. and the intense heat. 1t took i've
tonrs 10 cover the first five miles.
The first troops 10 move were the Ihlrty-
.h Infantry. commanded by Col. Bell, they
.,,tinr at A. ". for the railroad to the
.o.,.t of san Fernando to attack Bacolor.
,t,,h the rche's had rcocrupied after the
u,Iraw,I Of the Americans. An armored
r,n,elleI nv hand. had been prepared and
nt L,Ithe advance. The rcbols at Bacolor did
w., ,Nar much resistance. and after short
t,bt rho plare was captured Mt daybreak. the
nsurgents fleeing northward.
Amos, coucurrenty with Col. Bells move
mint Brlgnlrr Genera! l.iscomb's command
consisting of the Twelfth and Ninth Infantry,
with three guns Of the Third Artillery moved
+, the west Of the railroad. and Gen. wheaton.
with TN, Seventeenth and Twenty-second
Infantry and the Fitty-hrst Iowa. with two
vuu- moved to he east OF the line.
rvoolthr guns were first dragged over the
railroad ties by horses. and then the enemy.
rb, had dug trenches. were shslled for half an
n
artillery ire. bat when the infantry advanced
\ heavy fire was drawn from the rebels.
The Inwans and the Seventeenth Regulars
encountered the trenches at long range. Whom
o,hird of a mile away they were ordered to
,,,,,ry, and they advanced at the doube-quick
,,.rr,reuelds, their movement being covered
J., ,h,. ,}ntiug guns posted on the railway.
Spontaneously with the advance OF the 1owans
s,d Seventeenth Infantry, the Ninth and
Twelfth Infantry moved forward upon the en-
eny. who were completely routed
nur force was then divided into two col
un,rs shaped like the letter V. and moved to
the north mile and half out the line
.,raightcned. the Thirty-sixth and Twelfth
Regiments going TO the northwest Three OF
M. Guns following were stuck in Quicksands,
and a foult III was disabled
There was running fight along the numer-
GUS trenches and the usual rough country. Oul
men advanced over fields some OF which were
covered with three feet Of muddy water. The
riEht advanced slowly. Lieutenant sEngland'f
guns Of the Third Artillery being the pivot
There was fighting along the whole front. but
the enemy's resistance was not strong at any
point.
The Filipinos gradually fell back to Cutcut
town on the railroad from which they were
subsequently driven. retreating to Angeles.
GONE miles tothe north.
Meanwhile part OF the American force had
moved further to the west OF the railroad. and
advanced against the town OF Porac. which lies
about Ave miles due west OF Cutcut.
Some hours prior to the capture OF Cutcut
the Seventeenth Infantry engaged large force
Of the enemy who were moving towards the
the town Of Mexico and also encountered the
main body. which was moving northeast ap-
parently with the intention of reaching Ange-
les. Mexico was bombarded. and some loss
inflicted on the rebels.
During the afternoon a company OF the Six
tenth Infantry was sent back to aid Col. Bells
wounded who were being harassed by Fill
plnos who were skulking In the rear.
No reports have been received Of the casual
ties sustained by the Twelfth and Thirty sixth
N'k'hcHls' puL tnc losbes vi TIE olhcE cOll
mands were nine killed and twenty nine
wounded including three officers. The iossei
Of the enemy we're heavier.
Tonight our lines are established three
miles from Angeles, which Is about ten miles
northwest OF San Fernando. and an attack
uror that place will be made tomorrow. An.
EoIe1 far SURPASSED San Fernando as a base oil
operaI ~, and the town contained the store,
o. the rebels. The capture OF that place viii
break the communication OF the Filpinos with
the hills