Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

MANILA, June lis: 10 p. m.-The
Filipino occupation of the province or
Cavite has been broken, and as the re-
suit of the present movement the Amer
leans now control the important coast
towns of Paranaque and Las Pinas,
while a long line of insurgent trenches
facing our south line has been cleared.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers, between 5000
and 1000 warriors, who seemed des-
tined to be captured, having disappear
ed, the majority sliding away under
cover of the night after fighting the
Americans all day. Some others came
to meet our troops with protestations
| of friendship.
The Thirteenth infantry lost one man
killed and six wounded; the Ninth in
| fantry one man killed and five wound
ed; the Fourteenth infantry three
wounded. and the first Colorado volun-
teer regiment eleven wounded.
Yesterdays work
WAS THE HARDEST
our army has seen. The battlefield
stretched out across the entire isthmus,
from Laguna de Bay to the harbor.
While the troops were advancing the
army gunboat Napidan, in the river
near Taguig, shelled the enemy, killing
several of them.
! The monitor Monadnock and the
gunboat Helena shelled Paranque and
Las Pinas all day with the full power
of their batteries.
The rebel sharpshooters kept in hid
| ing until the American lines had pass
| ed and then attempted to pot stray
| glers from the trees. Thanks to their
poor craftsmanship this was without
| result.
The whole country proved to be
| succession of small hills, with Doggy
| ground between the high, thick grass
and bushes in the hollows, which great
| " added to the difficulty of the adj
vance, but gave shelter that saved
many from the enemy's bullets. Our
men threw away their blankets, coats
and even haversaeks.
STRIPPING TO THE WAIST,
and trusting to luck for food. Water
could not be obtained and there was
much discomfort after the canteens
| had been emptied.
At the outset the Colorados, the
| Ninth infantry and the Twenty frst in
| fantry forced the line of insurgent
! trenches. wheeled to the left and drove
| the enemy toward the lake. During
| this manoeuvre, the Filipinos in con-
cealed trenches on the right opened an
| enflading fire, but the brigade, partly
owing to the high grass, had few hit.
| The Ninth infantry crept around to
| the right, thanking the trenches, driv-
| ing out the Filipinos and killing many
of them
The Colorado regiment advanced to
| the lake. Two companies encountered
trenches on top of a knoll where the
| Filipinos stood waist high above
| trench,
POURING A VOLLEY
upon the advancing Americans. The
| Colorado troops charged and drove
| them out, Lieut.. Col. Moses being
| ,,-or-,5ol l., +bo own, &c bo ;,,yorad into
| the trench. In the meantime General
| Wheaton's column advanced one and
half miles toward Paranaque, where
| the Americans found strong trench on
a ridge, out of which they drove the
| Filipinos by hard fighting.
The enemy tried to flank the dis
mounted troops of the Fourth cavalry,
| accompanying Major Gen. Lawton, at
| the same time they made their only
advance, throwing a skirmish line to
| flank the Fourteenth infantry. but they
were easily repulsed, the American ar
/ tillery coming to the crest of the hill
| and Smelling them.
| About o'clock in the afternoon Gen.
Wheatons brigade, headed by Gen.
Lawton, who. in his white clothing and
| helmet, on a big black horse, was a
| shining mark for the enemy's sharp
| shooters, cireled TO the south of Las
| Pinas, encountering a large force OF
| Filipinos in the shelter of the trees.
4 Gen. Lawton had narrow escape. In
| the first volley of the enemy the
F; horses OF three of his staff officers were
SHOT FROM UNDER THEM.
| The Colorado regiment bore the brunt
of this attack and dispersed the Filipi-
nos
Hardly had they finished of that lot
when a large force appeared in the
rear, which the Ninth infantry and
/ part OF the Colorado regiment drove
away. By this time nearly the whole
division was around Las Pinas.
The Americans camped for the night
south Of the town and in the midst Of
a heavy rain.
AT o'clock this morning Gen. Whea-
| ton advanced upon Las Pinas with
troop Of cavalry. the Twenty-first in
| fantry, the Colorado regiment, part II
the Ninth infantry. and two m0unf1in