New-York tribune., 1899-06-14
Scale ofMiles.

harding the rebel position The reoe's repii'u
v,,a rife fire and with the hre OF soie '"~
p,1c.s OF artiliery.--So vigorous was tue 49,
Gre that at 9:20 a. m. the gunooa'
-. ~. small gunboats mentioned. and the
-. - r.,,oston and the monitors Monterey
ga uonadnock from their anchorages dropped
e"- -, h,r sheus among the rebels. This ap-
n.-ert,v only served 10 incte the rebels as 'ne'
,,osssent FIRE OF musketry and artil-
,s-,, ,esr the mouth OF the Zapote River t"o
miles north Of Bacoor.
SEVEN wARsHIPs IN ACTION.
~. o-e ~ all seven warships was conceh-
- =, this point shortly after noon When
-. ,,,,a- hav presented the appearance OF De-
-. .osne NJ a great naval battle. The reoeis
,,a,. aventuallv forced 10 abandon their guns
-. ho,a,rv out for about four hours, only u
so..,rontad bv General Lawton's force on iano
"a an their rear, where there was heaN'
fighting. ...us,,o.
psvond the destruction OF several ouiioihss
s,o,, ,hs water front the effect OF the Dorh-
bsrdrent is not known
cs,.-s, 1awton unexuectedly stirred up one
a, the uveltest engagements OF the war souln
NJ Las Pinas this morning, when American heiu
runs were engaged IN the hrst aruHe'! uu7
against a Filipino battery concealed IN the
Jungle.
cornpanies F and OF the Dist Infantry were
nearly surrounded by large body or insur-
GENTS hut the Americans cut their way out with
heavy loss
-na United states monitor Monadnock ana
,hs sunboat Helena and the Zafiro, trained the'r
bs,,er,es on Bacoor and the rebel trenches near
=. pe oil the morning. Bacoor was once on
A.. hi, the natives stopped the spread OF the
flames
IN the night an insurgent cannon was nreo
.b-es times at the Americans on the outskirts
o, Las Pinas.
General Lawton this morning took battalion
q. IN. 14th Infantry and two companies OF the
2is, Infantry TO locate the rebel battery and
then two guns Of the 9th Artillery and -FOUR
mountain guns were planted against II al ooo
yards distance. The rebels nad iarse gun
from which they were firing home-maue cAn'S-
ter. composed OF nails and two srnaHei guns
Their shooting was most accurate Inc his'
lot Of canister burst directly In front ol oco''
guns. and another shattered the legs OF pri-
vate in the i4th Infantry severa! sho's ''' - :
the edge Of the town The country traverseo
was as bad as II is possible 10 ilnae"e.
!ntersected ny IaSoons, mud and water frinsed
VIII caMoOos.
As soon as the aghting opened. the Afae' oa"'
we're attacked by hidden rifemen on al slue''
even the friendly" natives IN the houses oi '-i1
town shooting into their rear.
The companies OF the 21st Regiment snri'i,
ishing along the beach with native guides iouh'
apparently a handful Of rebels who re'rea'eu'
The men OF the 21st followed. and suddenly the
rebels opened a terrific fire on the troops H0H'
ths .iAs. s,h rear The soldiers Withdrew 10
the waters edge finding what shei'er the'
could. and were picked of rapidly. Arter 'neA'
Ammunition was nearly exhausted. the CUM
panies OF the 21st retrestsd. but General la"
ton dashed down and rallied the men
little group made a desperate s'aho' 'e"-
ersl Lawton, Major Starr ana Lie"'ehAn''
Donovan and Connolly taking rifies from 'ne
wounded men and firing at the enemy .ne
eral bringing down some Of the rebel sharp-
shooters from a tree Finally. their cartroser
were all gone and they were forced 10 ofea"
through the enemy's flank. carrying the "ouhu
ed 10 the main body OF the troops
Lieutenant Donovan, whose leg was o'oN."
! foundered for a mile through bog, leaoihs NE
men In the face OF a greatly superior force.
General Lawton ceased nghting unti rem
sorcements could be brought up. Two Dat
tslions Of the 14th Regiment and one battahon
Of the 9th Regiment were hurried 70 the fronN
and In the afternoon the battle was resumed
The Monadnock anchored close 10 the shofe'