The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-27
REBELS BEATEN IN CEBU.
GEN. SNYDER CAPTURES A STRONG
FORTIFIED POSITION

Seven Forts and Fourteen Entrenched
Places, Together with Some Cannons,
Taken from tho Insurgents-Tennessoo
Troops Disembnrk to Join in the Fight.
WASHINGTON. Sept 26.-Gen. Otis cabled to
the War Department this morning the details
OF an attack made upon insurgents on the Is
land OF Cebu. The attack was made under the
direction OF Gen. Snyder. Colonel OF the Nine
teenth Infantry. The attacking party consisted
OF regulars and nearly 800 men OF the Ten
nessee regiment. which dissmbark from the
transport Indiana to take part in the engage
ment. Gen. Otls's despatch 10 as follows:
MANILA. Sept. 20.
"Adjutant General, Warrington:
'On Sept % and % Snyder attacked strong
insureent positions about fve miles west OF
Cebu with 285 officers and men. Tennessee
regiment and 517 officers and m en-. Nineteenth.
Sixth and Twenty-third Infantry and Sixth
Artillery, driving enemy from works and
capturing seven forts. including smooth bore
cannons mounted therein and fourteen en-
tronched and fortified places. Our loss; prl-
vste William NJ. Hanley. Company A. sixth In
fantry. killed. and four wounded. Enemy's
loss. estimated forty. INSURGENTS retreated to
new Notifications far southwest. Snyder re-
turned to Cebu with Tennessee troops who
had disc M barked from transport Indiana take
part in action. Two companies. Nineteenth
Infantry. hold important positions in noun
tains. OTIS"
Army officers on duty at the War Department
gave high praise to the Tennessee troops on
account OF their action in disem barking from
the transport which was to bring them to the
United States. in order to take part with the
regulars in the engagement with the Cebu in
surEents. The Tennessee regiment was the
last State organization to go to the Philippines
and consequently Is tho last TO be withdrawn
under the rule established by Gen Otis. Its
member were entitled to dicharge on the pro-
litigation OF the Treaty OF Peace between tho
United States and Spain in April last. but they
have served faithfully ever since.
Army officers are particularly Eratifed by
the conduct OF tho Tennesseeans because 1t
demonstrates what discipline will do for troops
who enter the military service apparently with
little appreciation OF what was expected Of
them. When the Tennessee regiment was at
San Francisco awaiting transportation to
Manila. a riot occurred among it's mem bers
and it got bad name. 1t has wiped out tn,
reputation on more than one occasion since
1t landed at Manila The regiment participated
in tho first engagements with tho Filipinos
around Manila and lost it's Colonel on the firing
line In one OF them. 1t was transferred to
Iloilo and did garrison duty there in a most
credtable manner. Aiterward the regiment
was distributed among the southern islands.
Gen. Otis also makes the following casualty
report:
MANILA. Sept. %.
"4djutani-G General. TdJhin1ton;
Casualties: Drowned. Third Infantry at
BaEbag River. Baluag. in advance on enemy
Aug. IA, Company c. Max Jackson; Company
q. Corporal Peter Larson. Killed. Sixteenth
Infantry at Meycauayan. Sept 20. Company d.
William Hardy. Wounded. Twenty-nrst In
fantry. near Las Pinas. Sept. II. Company H.
Alexander Hochberg foot moderate: Thirty
seventh Infantry. near Angeles. Sept %. Com
pany B. Corporal Charles H. Lawson. arm,
severe. OTIS"