The Red Cloud chief., 1899-10-06
TILE FIGHT At PARAC
American Forces in Luson Get the Better
Of Insnrgont Troopa
TIE ENEMY AGAIN Put TO ROUTE
Wheeler. wheaton ana Macarthur In
Charge of the Troops Engaged Pew
Losses on tho American sido rrcpn.
rstion for other Forward Movements.

MANILA, Sept. 29.-The movement
against porac, about eight miles from
Bacolor, In pampanga province, which
began at daybreak this morning, H.
conducted personally by General Mac
Arthur. General Wheeler. with tho
Ninth regiment and n battery. was nd
vancing by two roads, while General
Wheaton, commanding the Twelfth
and Seventeenth regiments, Ia moving
to block the insurgents from retreat
Ing to the north. The Thirty-sixth
regiment accompanies General Mac
Arthur.
Firing has begun near Angeles.
Two Filipino majors came to the
American lines last night with mes
sages regarding the American prison.
ers, who were to arrive this morning.
They also requested permission for
General AleIandrino, n colonel and
two lieutenant colonies to visit Gen
eral Otis. They were refused entrances
to the American lines until noon Fri
day on account Of today's fight. and
General Alejandrino alone Will be al
lowed to visit General Otis.
The insurgents recently entrenched
and garrisoned the town OF Paeto. on
Laguna dc Bay. In the province OF
Laguna. Subsequently Captain Lar
sen. commanding the gunboet Napi-
dan, landed for a conference with the
, citizens. Az he was proceeding up tho
main street Of the town with a squad
he was received with n volley from q
hidden trench. The party retreated to
their boat under cover of the buildings
and regained their vessel. The Napi-
dan then bombarded the trench for an
hour, completely destroying It..
General Macarthur entered PoraG
after an hours fghting. The Ameri-
can loss was slight and the insurgent
loss Ia not known. The enemy nel
northward. when the Americans en-
tered the town they found It prac-
tlcally deserted.
The attacking party moved on Porac
In two columns. The Ninth infantry,
with two guns from Santa Rita, was
commanded by General Wheeler, and
the Th!rty-sixth infantry, under
Colonel Bell, with one gun. accom-
panied General Macarthur from San
Antonio. Both columns struck the
town at Q O'Clock and opened n brisk
fire, which was replied TO by tho
enemy for half an hour. Then the In
surgcnts fed and the Americans
marched over their trenches and tool,
possession Of the place. Just before
the fight Smiths command. at Angeles,
made q demonstration by firing nrtii-
lcry up the railroad track
Liscum reported n casualty and
Bell reported four OF his command
wounded. The artillery did not have
any men injured.
Today's movement was q strategical
success. md resulted In the possession
OF Porac and the clearing OF several
miles OF country t~hereabout. The
columns, one from Santa Rita and the
other from San Antonio. united before
Porac, according to program, stretch
ing around the place for some miles.
The insurgents are estimated to
have numbered 900 men. Ten deal
F%ilipinos we're found, and the captain
and commissary OF the Mascarnos
command we're taken prisoners. Tho
American loss Is Ave killed. but there
were many prostrations from the heat.
The Englishmen from tho insurgent
lines report that the Filipinos ut Bam-
ham have 1000 new japanese rifles.