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all returned TO their former positions,
abandoning the towns taken. The
movement of United States troops was
a fine display of American generalship
and energy, while the Filipinos adopted
what Gen. Alejandrino terms "our
peculiar method of warfare. The
whole country is an immense swamp
and the Filipinos never expected that
the Americans could or would attempt
to invade it during the wet season.
Moreover, the line of march furnished
a succession of surprises, the advanc-
ing troops being generally attacked
from unexpected points. In Cavite
province, the scene of the hottest fights
and their greatest successes over the
Spaniards, the Filipinos might have
been expected to make resolute
stand, If anywhere, but, after their
whippings at Cavite, Viejo and Nolel-
eta, their tactics consisted chiefly in
continuous exhibition of their agility
and their transformation from warriors
to amigos.
The following advices from Honolulu
under date of Oct has been received:
The hospital ship Relief and the trans
ports Tacoma, Sherman and Grant
have all departed for Manila. Previ-
Gus to the departure of the Tacoma
the military authorities caused a search
to be made for FIVE soldiers of the hos
pital corps stationed at Honolulu, who
had slowed themselves away on board
the ship in hope of getting to Manila.
1t is thought that the other two miss
ing men are on the Tacoma. The 9th
artillery batteries, stationed here,
have lost between 90 and 30 men in
the last few days by desertion. All
the soldiers here are anXions to be
sent to Manila. The men think they
arrival report to the officers of the
9th at Manila and escape with slight
punishment. The soldiers are willing
to stand 80 days in the guard house for
the sake of getting to the scene of the
war.
Gen. Schwan's column, in approaching
the town of San Francisco de Malabon
on the 10th, marched through a coun-
try so muddy that the mules all col
lapsed. He occupied the town with
out fighting. Later, accommodating
southwark, Gen. Schwan came on
trenches where hidden insurgents
poured several volleys on himself and
staff The rebels resisted stubbornly.
The reconnoiterers drove the insur-
gents a distance of two miles, fighting
all the way. They found field piece
flying red flags and captured 25 insur-
gents, including three officers Many
dead Filipinos were strew along the
fields The total American loss was
one officer and seven men wounded.
A general advance along the Ameri
can lines in Luzon has begun and the
war department expects reports of
some heavy fighting within the next
few days Both Lawton and Mac
Arthur are moving with their forces
to get control of the railroad and inn
portant towns as far north as possible.
Eventually it is intended to send an
expedition by water to Lingayen, near
the north terminus of the railway, to
flank the enemy. This expedition,
troops arrive. This advance is to be
made permanent. There are to be no
more towns taken and then abandoned.
This movement probably accounts for
recent activity of insurgents south of
Manila.
While Gen. Schwan is engaged in
scattering the enemy in Cavite prov
ince, Gems. Lawton and Macarthur
are making preparations for an impor-
tant movement to the north of Manila
in the hope of trapping Aguinaldo and
his forces within the three columns.
Gen. Schwan's movement to the south
ward of Manila is merely in the
nature of demonstration and for
the purpose of scattering insurgents
who have entrentched themselves in
Cavite province, the home of Aguin-
aldo, and the nest of the rebellion.
special from Washington says that
the combined military and naval forces
of the United States in the Philippines,
when all the troops and ships now un-
der orders reach their destination, will
aggregate more than 10000 men and
III w al NCSAtiS. Tic ldSL Ol lDeSe
forces will arrive in Manila early in
December The strength of the navy
force will be: Combatants, GO, s72: non
combatants. 1000 Navy: Ships. As;
bluejackets, 1897; marines, LISA
Major Cheatham, with scouting
party, while proceeding along the
west shore of the lake on the 12th en-
countered a force of rebels strongly in
trenched at Muntinlupa. He reports
that he drove the rebels from their
position. and that in the engagement
three Americans were killed and two
were wounded
The insurgents made an attack upon
Angeles at 1880 o'clock in the morning
on the 10th. One American was killed
and seven were wounded. The Fill
pinos used artillery, few shells ex-
ploding. The 17th, oh and 18th regi-
ments engaged the enemy, who retired
at $50 o. IN.
Americas new navy which is soon
TO be completed comprises five battle
ships, one cruiser, one training ship