The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-14
FILIPINOS CANNOT
STAMP BEFORE THE
GALLANT AMERICANS
The Forward Movement Against
A3uinaldO's Men Has Begun
With Every Prospect
OF Success.
Copyright 1899 by
James

MANILA, March 14-Noon.-At z
o'clock this morning, hearing the in
surgent bugles sounding, SCOTS bat
terry dropped three shrapnel shells
into the woods on the left of the
Pasig Church. No reply was made,
and at 7:45 the Twenty-second In
fantry advanced until they encount-
cred a number of volleys. This fire
was returned with interest.
The line then wheeled toward Pa
teros in the following order: The
Oregon Volunteers, the Twentieth
regulars, the Washington Volunteers,
a cavalry detachment, the Twenty
second regulars and reserve artillery.
The troops followed the roads, while
the gunboats oesta and Laguna de
Bal assisted in suppressing the fire
on the left flank. Three rebel canoes
were captured on the river. The rebel
sharpshooters at Caloocan continue
active, but no casualties are reported.
MANILA, March 13.-The flying col
umns under General Wheaton started
an aggressive campaign against the in
surgents this morning. The line con-
sisted of three troops of the Fourth
Cavalry on the extreme right, and next
in their order the Twenty second In
fantTy, the Twentieth Infantry, the
Oregon Volunteers and the Washing
ton Volunteers. The latter. on the ex-
IRENE left, were opposite Guadalupe,
on the river.
A lieutenant of SCOTS battery fired
the signal gun at five minutes Of
o'clock, and at once the Fourth Cav
airy, mounted, swung forward Then
all the infantry regiments, formed in
three lines, left their trenches and
moved on the enemy. 1t was beauti-
full sight this clocklike regularity of
advance. The cavalry met heavy
fire on the right, and the men dis
mounted and drove the enemy out of
their intrenchments.
In the distance could be heard the
firing Of General Ovenshine's brigade,
who had made feint on our right.
General Wheaton followed the ad-
vance of the firing lines. and Joined
with his staff in the forward move
ment. On we went, while the gunboat
Laguna de Bal poured in a heavy Cat
ling fire from the river and Scott's bat
terry threw shells over our heads into
the enemy's trenches with magnificent
precision.
AS the Twenty-second Regiment
swung around to corner the insurgents
in Guadalupe, I saw Filipinos emerg-
ing from the deep trenches, whence
they had been pouring a heavy fire on
our advancing men.
AS we closed in on Guadalupe, a
party of insurgents at the church stood
their ground. 1 counted eight dead Fill
ipinos here. We also took some pris-
oners at this point, but most of the
enemy escaped to Pasg. The prison
ers say they did not wish to fight, but
were forced into the service. Some
rifles were also captured here.
The Twentieth Infantry were the
first troops to reach Guadalupe
Church.
While the right column was swinging
toward the town of Pasig the left ad-
vanced pouring volleys into the bush
AT 1880 a. m. the river gunboat start
ed toward Pasig. The rebels were first
encountered by this vessel in the jungle
near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly, the
gunboat poured terrific fire from her
Calling guns into the brush. For al
of an hour the whirring of the rapid
fire guns alternated with the booming
of the heavier pieces on board.
The eunboat was stopped by sunker
stones and cascoes .(native lighters) in
the river. The country is very rough
and the advance was necessarily slow
This is the reason the insurgents were
able to escape.
The prisoners told US the insurgents
were in strong force at Pateros, al
lease 500 being gathered there.
In the meantime SCOTS battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches anc
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of bamboo
and drove a few of the enemy's sharp
shooters away with volleys from thell
carbines. The artillery advanced anc
met with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry hac
been sent forward. in extended order
the washington Regiment resting or
the bank of the river, each regiment
deploying on reaching its station anc
furnishing it's own supports
The entire column wheeled towarc
the river, driving the enemy toward M
supports, and then advanced on Guao
+ alo1pe. The artillery moved to ridge
commanding Pasig and Pateros
Nv this time the enemy was In tul
fight along line over a mile long, anC
+be firing was discontinued temporarily
in order to give the troops a rest be
fore making the attack on Pasig In'
anarnv's loss was believed to be severe
but only eight Americans were
wounded. !,
At this stage of the engagement /
was raining heavily.
After a short rest General Wheator
resumed the attack on Pasig. SCOTS
battery, supported by two companies o
the Twentieth Regiment, advanced %. OF
Guadalupe by the road aiong the t tietI
bank, the remainder Oh the Iw s9 Ieleri
Regiment and the Twenty-second Req
ment following with the reserve and tn
Oregon volunteers. At 1880 a. m. th'
column came in contact with the en-
erny. and the gunboat, which naC
cleared the distractions, steamed TO the
firing line and cleared the jungle OF
both sides, while the battery took nj, VI
a position on a bluff at the right. m m
first shot from the American ne edt
pieces, at 1900 yards range, dlsiousee
a gun Of the enemy at Pasig.
After the town had been shelied tnt
Twentieth Regiment lined up on Ihs