The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-14

MANILA, Aug. Is, $40 p. ma re-
connoisance yesterday by troops of
General b. NJ. Young's brigade. with
the object of discovering the where
abouts of the enemy near San Mateo,
northeast of the San Juan reservoir.
about ten miles from Manila, resulted
in the occupation of San Mateo.
The American loss was three killed
and thirteen wounded. including a
Lieutenant of the Twenty first Infan-
try.
The Americans approached San Mateo
in three columns. Major Cronin, with
fifteen men of the Twenty fifth Infan-
try, advanced from Novatiches, five
miles west of San Mateo. Captain
Rivers, with a hundred men of the
Fourth Cavalry, and Captain Parker,
formerly Lieutenant Colonel of the
Twelfth New York Volunteer Regiment,
with $50 men of the Twenty-tirst and
Twenty-fourth Infantry and the Fourth
Cavalry, approached in two columns
from the south.
Major Cronin experienced many
difficulties arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect a june
ton with Captain Rivers west of San
Mateo. as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing, took an
outpost of the enemy two miles south
west of San Mateo. He then encoun-
tered strong resistance among the hills.
the enemy firing from excellent posi-
lions. Having failed to connect with
Major Cronin and seeing that the town
was already occupied by the Americans,
Captain Rivers withdrew, covering his
withdrawal by heavy volley. He lost
sergeant killed.
Captain Parker, on advancing, found
the enemy strongly entrenched on the
far side of some rice fields, about Il
mile wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly, he routed the
Filipinos after forty minutes fighting
and then continued the march upon
San Mateo, which he entered without
serious resistance about half-past | in
the afternoon.
Major Cronin entered the town about
half past f. The Americans still occu-
Ply the place. Our men We're exhausted
by heavy marching.
Twenty-three of the enemy are
known to have been killed. This is the
first action in which Colonel Burt's col
ored troops have participated. They
behaved well, their leaders having dill
Guilty in holding them back.
General Young accompanied Captain
Parker's column and was under ire
throughout the engagement. 1t is es-
timated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 800 and 400 men.
While the Seventeenth Infantry dur
ing last Tuesdays battle was approach
ing Calulut along the road, the troops
saw a group of fifty Filipinos outside
the town under flag of truce. Some
who were in white clothing held up
their hands to signify that they were
unarmed.
Captain Hart, with detachment. ad-
vanced cautiously to point WITHIN
200 Yards of them, when the Filipinos
picked up their guns and fired a volley
The Americans dropped into the
bushes unhurt on the first movement
and returned the fire. At this the Fill
pinos ran off.
Word has been received from Lieu
tenant j. c.. Gilmore of the United
States gunboat Yorktown, who, with
fourteen members of the crew of the
gunboat. was captured by the insu,-
gents last April near Baler on the east
coast of Luzon. The message, which
comes through Spanish prisoners, is to
the effect that the officer and his men
are at Vigan, in the province of South
but two are well. Lieutenant Gilmore
is allowed a house and a servant, and
is fairly we'll treated.