The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10

cascoa Lawton was plainly growing uneasy.
not ON account Of the danger but because tho
eneny was escaping in plain sight little cut Of
range and no ono was there to cut thew oil lwicn
he called IN Gen Hall to hurry those men ashore
Hail acnt Lieut. French 10 push the work along
hut IL was some ten or fifteen minutes before a
ANAL boat could he found TO take him. Lawton
finally leaned out from under the awnings and
called over:
Gen Hall have the officer commanding these
cascos placed under arrest ana put "'e Se'"hu III
charge In command"
Tb. officer in command was Capt \. II. Otis
and he was succeeded by Capt Sturgis Tho
men thereupon left the cascos right where they
were. and dropped into mud and water five feet
deem Here they stuck and noundcrcd about
for half an hour when they managed to reach
the edge Of the town after the ne htinE was over.
They had q difficult landing to make, but they
did il in poor shape
The Napindan sent a few shells after the re-
treating natives but il is doubtful II they inflicted
any loss Hundreds Of non combatans cscalcd
across the fields in cariboo carts and pony traps
carrying hastily gathered belongings bu. they
were not mocstcd.
Inst Mt dusk Lieut. Larsen commanding tho
Nspindan discovered the dim outline Of the stern
of boat concealed in the marshes, at the south
of the town; in a few minutes he was alongside
and found il TO be the long sought Spanish gun
boat Otalora, which the insurgents captured
last July II was most cunningly hidden in tho
fshtraps which wound around II until
almost the entire hull was covered; the smoke
stack and mast had been taken down and the
stumps surrounded with bnmboos, while tho
decks were covered with brush Fifty feet away
IL would have been hard to recognize il as bout
II will make a most valuable addition TO the lake
fleet, as the steel hull Is in good condition and
only the cylinder heads and valves were removed
from the engine.
BY the time darkness had set in the town was
patroed and outposts had been placed After
the fighting was over thirty Spaniards, seven Of
whom were officers came out of hiding and threw
themselves on the mercy Of the soldiers. They
had been held prisoners for eleven months and
although they appeared sleek and healthy, they
related many stories Of hardships and seemed
ovcrjoyed at their deliverancc. One of the Span
iards. a doctor. took care OF a wounded American,
who fell in front of his house. He said that the
insurgents had taken away forty odd prisoners
who were unable TO conceal themselves. Lieut.
Col Albert was forced along at the point Of tho
bayonet The nsurgent loss about ten
killed and forty wounded. The garrison con-
sisted of three hundred men. commanded by
Gen. Malbar, a full -blooded native who has great
influence in Bahamas province. Our loss on
amounted to six killed and thirty one wounded
There is no doubt that the attack was a sur
prise For long time the garrison had been
expecting an attack. and on that account large
part Of the work Of the depot had been transferred
to Santa Cruz the previous week. but the actual
attack was not looked for until Sunday. II
seems that every Sunday for the last two months
the insurgents have been in their trenches spoil
ing for fight but on week days it was impossi-
bic to hold them the soldiers declared the Ameri-
cans never fought except on Sundays If mo
looks over the records. Sunday really does figure
as the principal day for fighting.
BY ghrrisoning Calamba the easy highway
between north and south Luzon has been blocked
and communication will have to be carried on
east of the Laguna de Bay. From the east shores
of the lake TO the Pacific Ocean the distance is
not great but owing TO the mountainous character
Of the country any attempt to control line
II would practically be useless 1t is through
these dcfiles that the insurgents must travel when
Santa Cruz is rccaptured and garrisoned and
this will be the work of only few days