Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-05

uouDteuIy causing great loss OI HE
The bombardment by the batteries and
the musketry was maintained for near
ly half an hour, after which not a
Filipino could be seen on the hills and
not a shot came from the position.
The heat was intense and the troops
suffered greatly, but they continued on
the trail taken by the fleeing enemy in
the hope of driving them toward the
lake.
Col. Wholley, with two battalions
of the First Washington regiment, a
battalion of the Twelfth infantry, two
guns of SCOTS battery and party of
scouts under Major Jeisenberger, left
San Pedro Macari yesterday morning,
and after fording the river Pasig adj
vanced northeast upon Cainta, while
Gen. Hall approached the town from
the opposite direction, the gunboats
Napidan, CovodonSH and Ceste CO.
operating in the river.
THIS IMPORTANT MOVEMENT
was kept so secret that the public
thought the plan was to send Gen.
Ovenshine's lines forward against the
insurgents, who are entranched south
of the city. The signal corps displayed
admirable enterprise in laying wires
with the troops, but the native sympa-
hahipd ho
within the American lines.
1885, p. m.-Gen. Halls column in
the movement upon Morong peninsula
completed a circuit of twenty miles
over rough and mountainous country,
having two engagements with the in
surgents, one of them severe, and
keeping up an almost constant fire
against scattered bands of rebels for
nearly "a hours from o'clock Satur-
day morning, when the column left the
pumping station.
The Filipions were driven in every
direction and the country through
which Gen. Hall passed was pretty
morning the column reached point
a few miles from Taytay, where Gen.
Hall was met by Gen. Lawton, who
had already entered the town and
found it deserted.
Gen. Halls objective point was Anti
polo, ten miles off, and there was desul-
tory firing all along the line of march.
The gunboats could be heard Smelling
the hills in advance of the column.
The column after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Maria Chino
about noon yesterday with a loss of but
two or three slightly wounded, pro-
ceeded with all possible haste toward
Laguna de Bay, the Fourth calvary in
the lead, the Oregon regiment next and
the Fourth infantry last. At O'Clock
these three regiments fought their
SECOND BATTLE OF THE DAY,
and it resulted, like the first, in the
complete rout of large Filipino force
located in the mountains and having
every advantage of position. In this
fight the American loss was four killed
three of the Fourth cavalry and one
Oregonian-and about fifteen wounded.
The Filipino loss could not be ascer-
tanned, but the terrific fire which the
Americans poured into them for half
an hour must have inflicted severe
punishment. In this engagement our
troops made one of the most brilliant
charges of the war, and the enemy was
forced TO flee in the greatest disorder.
1t was the intention to press on to
Antipolo last night, but this was found
impossible, owing to the two fights
and the constant marching for more
than twelve hours with nothing to eat
since morning and no supply train in
sight. The troops, moreover, suffered
from the intense heat, many being
Frustrated and all greatly exhausted.
Consequently they bivouacked for the
night on the second battle field
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
companies of the Fourth infantry had
just crossed a small creek about five
o'clock yesterday afternoon and enter
ed upon a sunken road from which
they were emerging upon a small val
ley surrounded on all sides by high
and heavily wooded hills, when the
rebels, concealed in the mountains on
the three sides Of the plain, opened a
hot fire and sent showers of bullets
into the ranks of the Americans The
latter deployed Immediately in three
directions.
THEN FOLLOWED A CHARGE
across the rice fields and bitches and
up the hill sides from which the shots
came, all the time pouring in a terrific
hail, while the air resounded with the
constant rattle of musketry.
The Fourth cavalry, being in front,
suffered the severest loss when the at
tack opened, two of their killed being
sergeants, and the other private. The
Oregonian killed was private
The natives We're unable TO stand the
vigorous firing of the Americans long;
and at the first sign of their wavering
the cavalry Oregonians and Fourth in
fantrymen broke into wild cheers and
charged still faster up the hillside,
pouring in volley after volley, until the
enemy left the places where they were
partially concealed by the thicket, fed
over the summit in the widest confus-
ion and disappeared in the surrounding
valleys.
After the fight was over the firing
was continued by the Americans for
more than an hour in clearing out the
bush and driving away struggling Fill
iDinos.
The troops, after camping for the
night ON the battlefield, started at FIVE
this morning for Antipolo, where it
was expected A strong resistance would