Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-13
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Filipino Insurgents Make Hard.
est Fight Of The War.
They Stand Up All Day BEFORE
General Lawton.
American Loss About Sixty and Battle
Sun In Progress.
TWO REGIMENTS ORDERED TO MANILA
TWO REGIMENTS ORDERED TO MANILA.

Manila. June 13.-The fighting nj Las
Plnas continued holly all day. General
Iawi0n called out his whole force OF
5000 men and at o'clock was only able
70 push the insurgents back SEQ yards TO
the SeapOe river, where they are en-.
treDehed. The insurgents resisted dee.
perately and aggressively. They at.
tempted TO turn the left flank Of the
American troops. The American loss IL
conseTystively estimated at sixty. The
battle continues
DISPATCH FROM GEN. OTIS.
Washington, June l3.-The folio wing
cablegram was received from Gen. 0is:
Manila, June 13.-Lawton's troops had u
severe engagement TO day with the
enemy In strong entrenchments at the
crossing OF the Seapole river, near Ba.
c00r, Cavite province; have driven the
enemy with heavy loss our casualties
are some thirty. The insurgents In this
southern section were not molested until
they threatened an attack In strong
force on Manila. They are now scattered
and In retreat. and II Is doubtful II they
will make a further stand.
GENERAL LUNA ASSASSlNATED.
Manila. June l3.-lnformstion has
reached here OF the assassination of GEN
eral Luna and aide de camp, Lieut.
Paso Ramon, on June s by Aguinaldo's
guard. Luna and Ramon, IL appears,
went TO Filipino headquarters to confer
with Aguinaldo. and got into an alterca-
tion with the captain OF the guard. one
OF them drew u revolver. The guard
then killed Luna and Ramon with bayo
nets.
At daylight the rebels OF Csyite yiejo
dropped two shells from big smooth.
bore gun mounted In front OF the church
In the navy yard; the only damage done
was splintering the top OF the huge
shears on the mole. The gunboats CAL
lao, Manila and MoQuitO proceeded to
dism0unt the gun. After breakfast. the
rebels opened hre along the beach TO
Bak0Or. After silencing the big gun ri
Cavite ViejO. the gunboats ran close
along shore bOmbarding the rebel 20.
siti0n. The rebels replied with rifles
and small pieces OF artillery. 80 vigor-
Gus was the enemy's fire that at 800 a.
m. the gunbOat Helena joined the small
gunb0ats already named, and the Prince
ton, Monterey and Monad uock. from their
aDch0rages, dropped occasional big sheils
among the rebels This apparently only
served 70 encourage the rebels, a. they
kept up an incessant tire OF mUsketry
and artillery near the mouth of Zapote
river, two miles north OF BakOOr. The
are Of the seven warships was concen.
trated on this point shortly after noon,
when the upper bay presented the 8p
pa IN na ~ hainn fha ~
naval battle. The insurgents were even.
tually forced to abandon their guns after
holding out about four hours, only TO be
confronted by General LawtOn's force on
land and In the rear. where there was
heavy fighting. Beyond the destruction
OF several buildings along the water
front the effect Of the bombardment is
not known.
LIVELY sTIR.uP.
Manila. June 1850 y. m.-General
LawtOn has Unexpectedly stirred up one
OF the liyeliest engagements OF the war
south OF Las Pinas this morning, upon
which occasion American field guns en-.
gagged in the hrst artillery duel against
u Filipino battery concealed in a jun
gle.
Companies II and | OF the Twenty. first
infantry were nearly surrounded by a
large body OF insurgents, but the Ameri-
cans cut their way out without heavy
loss.
The United States turret ship Monad.
mock and gunb0ats Helena and Seafro
trained their batteries on Bakoor and the
rebel trenches near Las Plnss all morn
ing.
Bakoor WAS once on hre, but the ma.
tiyes stopped the spread OF the flames.
During the night the insurgents can
non was fred three times ut the Ameri-
cans on the outskirts OF Las Pinas. ,Ien.
LawtOn this morning took a battalion OF
the Fourteenth regiment and two COM
panies OF the Twenty first regiment to 10.
cate the rebel battery, and then two
guns OF the Sixth artillery and four
mountain guns were planted against II
at six hundred yards distance. The reb-
els had large gun from which
they we're hring home made canister
and bombs loaded with nails. and two
smaller guns, Their shooting was most
The first lot OF canister burst
In front OF Scotts guns ana an
other shattered the leg OF a private in
the Fourteenth infantry. Several shots
struck the edge OF town. The country tray.
ersed was ~ bad ~ IL possible TO imagine,
being mainly lag00ns and mud and
water fringed with bamboos. As soon
as the fighting opened. the Americans
we're attacked by hidden ritlsmen
on all sides. even the "frlendly
natives" In the houses OF the town shoot.
ing in their rear. Companies of the
Twenty first regiment skiTmishing along
IN haaah with tba
emily a handful OF rebels, who retreated.
The men OF the Twenty first follow I'd.
and suddenly the rebels opened terrific
Dire on the troops from the sides and
rear. The saieiers withdrew TO the
waters edge, dnding what shelter
they could, and were picked of
rapidly. After the ammunition
was nearly exhausted the companies
OF the Twenty. tirst retreated, but Gen
ersl Lawton dashed down and rallied
the men. The little group made a des-
perate stand. General LawtOn, Major
Starr and lieutenants Donovan and
Connolly taking rifles from wounded
men and Hred at the enemy, bringing
down some rebel aharpshOOter from a
tree. Finally their cartridges were all
gone and they were forced 10 break
through the enemy's flank, carrying the
wounded 10 the main body OF troops.
Lieut. Donovan, whose leg was broken,
llOundered for n mile through the bog
after leading his man In the face Of 4
greatly superior force.
Gen Law,On ceased lighting until r..
Inducements could be brought no. Two
battalions OF the Fourteenth regiment
ani one battalion OF the Ninth regiment
we're hurried 10 the front aud In the
afternoon the battle was resumed. The
MOnsdnOck anchored close 10 the shore
and her heavy guns pounded the rebels
the smaller war ships
along the shore poured bullets
from rapid fire guns on the enemy.
The Filipino force engaged appeared TO
have been the largest and best organized
body OF men which have met our troops.
The Americans are compelled TO advance