The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-10
THEIR CASTLE IN CAVlTE
CAPT. SAFFOLD KILLED IN THE
ADVANCE HERE.
TWO PLACES TAKEN THE DAY BEFORE
The American Land Forces Under Schwan As
sisted by Marines and Gunboats Cap
ture Cavite, Vego and
Noyeleta.

Noyeleta.
Manila, Oct. 9-Evening-G
Schwan's column consisting of the Tliir-
teenth infantry, battalion of tie -Four
teenth infantry, two troops of cavalry,
Captain Reiney's battery OF The Fifth
artillery and loves scouts, ccEtinued
the advance today toward Saa Francis
co de Malabon, meeting with little re-
sistance and suffering no casualties. The
enemy fell back steadily. Provisions
are being conveyed to Rosario, between
Noveleta and Santa Cruz.
1850 D. m.-The American camp TO
might is within sight Of San Francisco
de Malabon, the stronghold of the insur-
gealts in the Province of Cav:te, where
the Filipinos are said to number five
thousand.
During the march from Noveleta to
Rosario only few shots were fred
This large coast town was literally nl,cd
with white flags. The Americans cap
tured two or three hundred men, many
of the Eilipinos changing thais. ciorllia:s
for white costumes. The Bay iof Rosa
rio was filled with hundreds OF boats,
in which the people had spent an excit-
ing night.
BATTTI.E NEAR MANILA.
Manila, Oct. 9.-1:30 p. m.-This af-
ternoon a betfy of insurgents was seen
NEAR Ialona Church, four miles from
the heart of the city of Manila. They
opened fire, the bullets falling among the
tents of the Twenty-fifth infantay
The Americans manned the trenches
and replied at a range of 1,200 yards.
The insurgents volleyed and the Amer
leans used their artMlery.
The fight lasted an hour after which
the insurgents retrcated. One Ameri-
cam was wounded The scouts of the
twentieth infantry are now reconnoiter-
ng.
An expedition composed of the United
States gunboats Callao and Manila, with
an aI-mored fat boat and steam pump.
has left Cavite for the river Pasig. or
Belts, which enpties into Manila Bay.
on the north side with view of raising
the Spanish river gunboat Ayat Dur-
posely sunk in the river by the Span
iardss which is reported to be i'm good
condition.
The United States gllnboat Helena,
with body of marines from the Balti-
more. preceded the expedition to make
sCtnldings at the mouth of the river.
SCHWAN'S TRIUMPHAN Mt MARCH
Noveleta, Island of Luzon, Oct. g.
3:l5 D. m.-Gen. Schwan's column. con-
sisting of the Thirteenth Infantry. p hat
TALON of the Fourteenth. two troons
of cavalry, Capt. ReilIy's battery of the
Fifth Artillery, and loves scouts. ad-
yanced from Bacoor this morning and
occupied Cayite Viejo, and Noyeeta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine priyates wounded, one of tha
officers being mortally hurt. The loss of
the enemy is unknown, but the bodies of
three FiEDinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near No
yeleta. loves scouts first encountered
the enemy near Cavite Viejo, and soon
put them to fight, continuing their ad-
vance.
Capt. Saffold's battalion of the Thir-
teenth Regiment, with two companies
of the Fourteenth and a number of
Tagalo scouts, Capt. McGrath, COM
manding the troops from the Fourth
Cavalry, and Capt. ReilIy's battery,
came upon the enemy in a strongly in
trenched position on the road between
Cavite Viejo and -Noveleta.
A fight, lasting half an hour, follow
ed, resulting in the enemy's being driven
back. The American forces sustained
considerable losses in this engagement,
the men being shot from trenches and
shacks along the road.
The column then pressed on to No
veleta, which they found deserted, and
will remain there tonight.
The marines and naval forces CO.
operated with the troops. The gunboats
shore near Noyeleta, and threw shells
into that town and Santa Cruz for an
hour, preparing the way for the ma
rines ITO land. Two battalions, consist
ing of 450 marines, under Col Elliott,
advanced along the peninsula from Ca
vite to Noveleta. The only way was
by narrow road through swamps.
mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly received with
a yolley from trenches across the road
a flank movement was executed and the
insurgents were driven from the trench
es, the marines wading through rice
fields in turning the flank of the enemy
who retreated TO strong sand forts
across the creek dividing the peninsula.
destroying the bridge across the stream.
The marines waded through more rice
fields forded the river in water to their
shoulders, and carried their forts, meet
ing with feeble resistance, the first en-