Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-28

darkness Saturday night, General Har
rison G. Otis and General Hales com
mands were about six miles to the eas'
OF Folio. Sunday they moved westward
| toward that town. the insurgents offer
ing strong opposition. Our men pressed
| them hard, however, and finally drove
them from their positions.
! 1T was expected that the American
forces would meet with resistance at
Malahon. southwest of Polo, but the en-
smy apparently thought 1t better STRAIT
agy to concentrate their strength In the
vicinity OF Polo. Consequently they set
fire to Malabon at daylight and moved
up to join their main body.
There was therefore no resistance
when battalion Of the Oregon regi-
ment advanced north OF Maiabon and
then wheeled to the right to form the
left flank in an attack on the town Of
Malinta. Here 1t was found that the
main body of the Filipinos had with
drawn from Malinta proper during the
night. leaving only few OF their num-
Der to worry the Americans with light
firing. At first this was sufficient to
lead to the belief that the rebels We're
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our advance from their Notifications.
AT noon General Wheaton's command
moved forward upon the town and adj
vanced 700 yards. meeting with no OPP
position. OUR Troops passed damaged
bridge and found an earth fort the
walls of which were Is feet thick, sur
rounded by three lines of trenches.
This position was an extremely strong
one, but was entirely deserted
The fact that the place was aban-
doned caused some surprise, but it was
generally believed that the enemy had
retired to some stronger place or else
had made mistake in strategy.
Our men advanced confidently in this
order: The Oregon regiment was on the
left, the Twenty second regular in
fantry in the center and battalion OF
the Twenty-third regulars on the right.
They moved ahead past the trenches,
with nothing beyond an occa-
sional shot from hidden sharpshooter.
They had almost reached the church,
IN the far outskirts Of the town, when
suddenly heavy fire was opened on
them by the center and right Of the
rebel forces, who were in concealment.
I0ken at a Disadvantage.
Our troops were at a disadvantage,
having to fight over ricefields and up
aill, but they responded CALAMITY. Had
the rebels aim been good our losses
would have been very heavy; but. con-
sidering the exposed position OF our
'orces, there was little damage.
AS the Americans were slowly NOV
ng forward, the Third artillery and the |
Kansas regiment, with two guns Of the |
Utah battery, under command of Lieu
enant Seaman. forming the advance |
guard of General McArthur's division,
arrived on the extreme right. Then the |
Tilpinos found themselves in serious
lificulty. The artillery shelled their
position, and the enemy's fire became
wilder than ever.
Then our re-enforcements rushed for
ward in fine style and drove the Fill
'inos toward our center. while at the
anne time the Oregon regiment fanked
hem on the left. At this moment the
rider to charge was given. The Oregon
olunteers and the Twenty-second reg
lars. with fixed bayonets, responded
agerly, and their rush broke the rebels
mes. Many of the rebels threw away
heir rifles and ammunition in their
'antic endeavors to escape
The losses of the rebels cannot be as
artaned, but their dead and wounded
larked the line of the rush of the
mericans. Those who escaped re-
'eated in the direction Of Mobat and
olo. The latter place they set on fire
Among our dead is Colonel Egbert Of
lie Twenty-secoiid.i infantry. He, at the
cad of his men, was leading the bayo-
ct charge, when he was hit by rebel
lllet. 1t was at once seen that he was
tally wounded. AS he was placed on
litter General Wheaton rode up. and
lere was an affecting scene between
e two old soldiers and friends.