The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-13

About shutdown last evening our battery
on the hill fired Two shots inte what was
supposed 10 be their trenches under the
brush on the left. To this the insur-
gents replied with infantry fire. which
they kept up with more or less regularity
all night. However. our men In the
trenches paid little or no attention 10
them and slept suunGiy as usual
Daring the night the insurgents received
achievements from the east They were
seen crossing the Pasig river IN canoes
about morning bnt disappeared before the
gtnhos.t could interfere About daylight
the new arrivals seemed 10 ne engaged in
an attempt To shaw me old garrison how
to fight for they lined up in the trenches
aud began q perfect fusIiiaae upon our
trenches by votIoys our artillery fred n
few shots into their midst With a salu-
faFy effect ard the gunaoat steamed up
the river ana received warm reception
from them 20 which II replied in a very
creditahle manner. our infantry. sorn-
panlss q, II, y G and II. az the Washing
ton regimeni-fiYed a few voileys into
their trenches TO distract their fire from
the artillery. bat they were SO perfectly
concealed that II was almost Impossible
"a locate them 40 II ts tmpro hable that toe
infantry SIRE di1 very much damage among
them though he artillery probably caused
sqr8e execution This action lasted afsou,
an hour. During IL. one man, who was
handling a HofChkiss gun on the boat
YVES shot and killed ard two raen ~ the
California regiment VINO were In sha re-
serve sone 80 TaY4s be hind the tine. were
slightly wounded ~ random bullets. our
own men ware well protected hy their
excellent breasts oyks, and not one was
hurt
Souvenir of Narrow Eseap~
4 rather humorous incident occurred
sts ne @r.s -.nses
johnson. n Company & was sitting care.
iessiy On thf s3g* ~ one af the trenches
hais enpaFesi 70 the enarny's FIRE Several
men WAC were IN tbe trenches urged him
81 get dawn or BE- 1ould got hit Re re-
giif6 fha' tafre waa 10 danger. "a the in
sargerrs ware "onsY shooting ~ fsrecrack-
er@ ever there in the brush H. had ~,
sooner Haaaa fae remark that y Mauser
bullet caf through The shoulder If his
sasrf- burned ard bruised s. rsa and blue
streak across ais breast and struck the
groHaa q few fees away. lie esaliy psek-
e3 af the sai!@t. au8 then tifyrstslatl hastily
jnfe thg frefEra yut - danger
4 sh@rt t1se after iAis frat firing rad
ceass8 Gen gy8eafan .Fe brigade corn
Tsnr5eT came sp ~ battery Knon from
RS headquarters ia San Petgse. ard de-
clssess 20 s-1Yc tae Insurgents mafs4s rrssra
Amusement - ne directed Tass4t Sre.s
@so ia fn ssss3 Yns I'd - the tasterg Il, ~tsgt
fss brush aaogt f4a sAYds auav or ~.
FfSEf fa@E2. wa@Ts t8e Insurgents rad
t@efs taa~eHcsssnx sissTing re night few
~e!s-s1trscfed sssetH caused them ~ begin
sc@sn1seFtnx tor batter cover nuf fas. in
sssrEsnsN 0n fhe fsff opened un on .he
eagf@fY from their eane~ate5 trenches A
f*qS wwi~f1iFscts4 sa3l@ys from Comma n sss
= and 81 s1on engages isesn however
szd Ete battery sas ma longer snassassed
Rebels Farr~a 80 Retreat.
Il re meantime. gre = s2sfsm Command
~. Gen AFaGsgean arrives "a TIE asaHg
a4ae. sa1 ssgfzaf@st ever eraara tor taa