Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17
FILIPINOS have SCATTERED
Have Fled In All Directions
Around CaIulet,
AMERICANS OCCUPYING ANGELES
Rebels Fired the Town and
Withdrew.
The Insurgents Greatly Surprised by tho
Attack on CaIulet-Did Not Know the
Movement Was Intended Until the Ar
mored Car Opened Fire.

Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. II. =
Gen. Macarthur s troops remained last
night at Calulet The rebels had eyi-
IDENTIFY fled far beyond rifle range, for
the American outposts wepe not dis
turbed, and not shot was fired during
the night.
At daybreak today, accommodating
rarty, consisting of battalion of the
Seventeenth Infantry, with one field
piece, started up the railroad track
toward Angeles, four miles north. The
party approached within 1,200 yards of
the town, and opened fire with the
field gun. The Americans were re-
ceived with badly-directed rifle fire,
which the battalion of the Seventeenth
returned with few volleys. The
strength of the insurgents at Angeles,
not being known, the situation was re-
ported to Gen. Macarthur, who did
not desire to send reinforcements, and
directed the accommodating party to re-
turn, unless the rebels abandoned the
town. Soon after the recent OF these
orders it became evident that the rebels
had set fire to the town and fled, leav-
ing the place to be occupied by the
Americans. f4i
A battalion of the Twelfth Infantry
was sent ON accommodating expedi-
tiou towards the west, but up to noon
no firing had been heard in that direc-
tion.
Everything indicates that all the
rebels have scattered for miles in every
direction around Calulet.
The insurgents lost heavily in the
fighting arouud Calulet. 1t is believed
that 100 were killed, and 800 or 400
wounded. The Iowa Regiment killed
| 80 in one place, and one company Vt
the Seventeenth suddenly encountered
a party of rebels In trench, and killed
| 12. The American loss was five killed,
and 81 wounded including three
officers. The attack was a complete
surprise to the insurgents, who had no
| idea that movement was intended,
until the armored car opened deadly
| fire with two Gatlings, q revolving can
non and sixpounder. The heavy
artillery opened on both fanks a
moment later. A majority of the Fill
| Iinos we're asleep when the attack was
made. Men, with large bells, were
heard running among the shacks,
arousing the soldiers. The Americans
maintained almost perfect line four
miles long through cane brakes, where
they could see nothing ahead. The
mud in places was knee deep in the
i rice fields and jungles, and through
the bitches flowed small rivers several
feet deep. The Filipinos tried to am
bush the Americans several times. the
country in the neighborhood being
we'll adapted to these tactics, but the
troops stopped for nothing, forcing
their way through or over obstacles,
and firing whenever they could locate
the fleeing enemy. The officers highly
commend the recruits of the various
regiments. There is reason to believe
the reportsTrecently received that tho
insurgents are short Of amrnunition, as
we'll Uniformed natives at Calulet say
the insurgents had only 40 rounds Of
ammunition each, and that five rounds
extra were issued just before the fight.
Since the American occupation OF
San Fernando, the rebels have torn up
three miles of railroad between there
and Calulet, and it is impossible to get
the armored car more than two miles
beyond San Fernando.