The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-13
MEETS WITH VIGOROUS OPPOSITION
FROM THE FlLIPIN0S.
VICTORIOUS AT ALL POINTS.
Defeated at Every stand.
Their Entrenched Positions Thanked
by Our Troops Wading Through
SwampS ana swimming Rivers
Driven Back to Their Stronghold.
MaIabon Before which Our Troops
Camped Monday Night.

Manila, October 8.-General Schwan's
column advanced this morning and oe-
cupied Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. The
American loss was three officers and
nine private soldiers wounded, one Of
the officers being mortally hurt. The
loss of the natives is unknown, but the
bodies of three of them were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts first e%ncount-
cred the F%ilipinos near Cavfte Viejo
and soon put them to flight, continuing
their advance.
Captain Saffold's battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment, with two compa-
MES of the Fourteenth, a number OF
Taga1o scouts, troops from the Fourth
cavalry and Captain Reilly's battery,
came upon the Filipinos in a strongly
entrenched position on the road be-
tween CaVite Viejo and Noveleta. A
fight lasting half an hou followed, re-
Sulting in the natives being driven
back. The American forces sustained
considerable losses in this engagement,
the men being shot from trenches and
shacks along the road.
The Americans then pressed on 10
Noveleta, which they found deserted.
They burned the town.
Marines and other naval forces CO.
operated with the troops. The gum
BOATS Wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay
off the shores near Noveleta and threw
shells into that town and Santa Cruz
for an hour, preparing the way for the
marines to land. Two battalions, con-
sisting $50 marines, under Colonel Ell
lott, advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite to Noveleta. The only
49, $1,000 ~~a1 rA,,-h
SWampS.
The column was suddenly received
with a Volley from trenches across the
road. A flank movement was execut-
ed and the Filipinos were driven from
the trenches, the marines wading
through rice fields in turning their
flank. The natives retreated to strong
a forts across the creek dividing the
peninsula, destroying the bridge
across the stream. The marines wad
ed through more rice fields, fOrded the
river in water to their shoulders and
carried the forts, meeting with feeble
resistance.
Squads were sent Noveleta and
burned the huts all along the Dad from
which the natives had fired. A juno
ton was formed with the scouts who
had been sweeping the sWamps and
thickets. Then the marines returned
to Cavite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieutenant Wynne, with a 3-pounder,
did good execution during the advance.
Captain CoWles' battalion of the
Fourth infantry, while reconnoiteri ng
found several hundred Fflipinos near
San Nicolas. After a brisk fight, last
ing three-quarterS of an hour, the ma
i've were driven off. In this engage
ment the American losses were four
men slightly wounded. Six natives
were killed.
INSURGENTS NEAR MANILA.
\ Manila, October 9.-This afternoon a
body of insurgents was seen near La
Iona church, four miles from the heart
of the city of Manila. They opened
fire, the bullets, falling among the
tents of the Twenty-fifth infantry. The
Americans manned the trenches and
replied at a range of 1,2OO yards. The
insurgents vOlleyed and the Americans
used their artillery.
The light lasted an hour, after which
the insurgents retreated. One Ameri-
can was wounded. The scouts of the
Twentieth infantry are now reconnoit-
Ngipg.
AxENwpeditiOn composed of the United
tates gunboat Callao and the Manila,
with an armored flatboat and steam
pump, has left Cavite for the river
Pasig or Belts, which empties into Ma
Mia bay, on the north side with a view
of raising the Spanish river gunboat
Ayat, purposely sunk in the river by
the Spaniards which is reported to be
in good condition.
Manila, October 9.-Evening-General
Schwarn's column consisting of the
Thirteenth infantry, a battalion of the
Fourteenth infantry, two troops of cav
airy Captain Reilly's battery of the
Fifth artillery and loves scouts, con- |
tinued the advance today toward San
Francisco de Malabon, meeting with
little resistance and suffering no cas-
IInIfinc Tho nnnnoU foil hooE Ctno6ilU
Provisions are being conveyed Rosario,
between Noveleta and Santa Cruz.
IN SIGHT OF SAN FRANCISCO DE
MALABON.
1850 ~m-The American camp to-
night is within sight of San Francisco
de Malabon, the stronghold of the in
~surgents in the province of Cavite,
where the Fflipinos are said to number
5000.
During the march from NoveIeta to
Rosario only a few shots were fired. This
large coast town was literally filled
with white flags. The Americans cap |
tured two or three hundred men, many |
of the Fflipinos changing their clothing |
for white costumes. The bay Of Rosa |
70 was filled with hundreds of boats,
in which the people had spent an ex-
citing night.
OTIS REPORT OF THE FIGHTING.
Washington, October General Otis
has made the following report to the
war department of yesterdays fight
ing:
"Schwan with a column of 1,726 men, |
Thirteenth infantry, battalion Of -Four
teenth infantry with cavalry and ar
tillery, left Bacoor yesterday morning
and proceeded to Noveleta. Encount-
cred heavy opposition at Old Cavite
and beyond, but drove back enemy, |
capturing W guns and inf1icting
much damage. His casualties are
Captain Stafford, Thirteenth infantry, |
killed; Captain McGrath, Fourth cav |
airy, seriously wounded; ten enlisted
men wounded. Column entering Ros-
arc this morning, meeting slight oppo- |
Sition. Navy vessels and marines at
Cavite made demonstration on Move
leta while Schwan at same
time. Troops at linus attacked insur- |
gents at a Nicholas, two miles east
Of the city and drove them from the
road intersection there. Four men