The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-10-13
Schwan'S Column Left BacOOr
Sunday and Occupied Cavite
ViejO and NOveleta.
TWELVE AMERICANS WERE WOUNDED.
loves Scouts First Encountered the
Enemy Near Cavite ViejO and
Put Them to Flight.
In Another Fight Near Noveleta the
American Forces Sustained Consid-
cradle Losses, the Men Being
shot From Trenches


Gen. Schwan's column, consisting of the
18th infantry, battalion of the 14th,
two troops of cavalry, Capt. Reilly's
battery of the 5th artillery and loves
scouts advanced from Bacoor Sunday
morning and occupied Cavite Viejo
and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being mortally hurt The
loss of the enemy is unknown, but
the bodies of three Filipinos were
seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts first en-
countered the enemy near Cavite Vie
10 and soon put them to fight, contin-
uing their advance.
Capt. Saffold's battalions of the 18th
regiment, with two companies of the
14th and number of Tagalo scouts,
Capt. McGraw commanding the troops
from the 4th cavalry and Capt Teilly's
battery, came upon the enemy in
strongly entrenched position on the
road between Cavite Viejo and Nov
eleta. A fight, lasting half an hour,
followed, resulting in the enemy being
driven back. The American forces
sustained considerable losses in this
engagement, the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
The column then pressed on to No
veleta which they found deserted and
remained there Sunday night The
marines and naval forces co-operated
with the troops. The gunboats Wheel
ing, Petrol and Callao lay off the
shore near Novelata and threw shells
into that town and Santa Cruz for an
hour preparing the way for the
marines to land. Two battalions
consisting of 45O marines, under Col.
Elliott, advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite 10 Noveleta. The only
way was by narrow road through
swamps.
mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly received
with volley from trenches across the
road. A flank movement was executed
and the insurgents were driven from
the trenches the marines wading
through rice fields in turning the flank
of the enemy, who retreated to strong
sand forts across the creek dividing
the peninsula, destroying the bridge
across the stream.
Tue marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water to
their shoulders and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the
first encounter having disheartened
the enemy. Squads were sent to Nov
eleta and burned the town and the
huts all along the road from which the
enemy commenced the fire. There a
junction was formed with the scouts
who had been sweeping the swamps
and thickets. Thence the marines re-
turned to Cavite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieut. Wynne, with three-pounder,
did good execution during the advance.
Gen. Lawton was not in personal com
mand of Sunday's movement.
Capt. Cowles' battalion of the 4th
infantry while reconnoiter.ng sunday
found a body of several hundred in
surgents near San Nicolas. After
brisk fighting for three quarters of an
hour the enemy was driven of. Ia
this engagement the American casual
ties were four men slightly wounded
= SIX Of the enemy were killed, but the
e number of wounded is not known.
The bad condition OF the roads made
i the progress Of the artillery slow.
i. The advance upon San Francisco d
? Malabon is continuing. Gen. schvan'
: advance guard entered Rosario Monday
!. morning, meeting with slight resis;
ance.