The record-union., 1899-11-15
Atlacss an Equal Force Of Insurgents Near
Town Of San Jaclnto.
The Rebels Dispersed After q Bat
tie Lasting Two Hours, Leaving
Many Dead in the Trenches ana
Rice FieIds-American Loss One
Officer and Six Men Killed, and
One Officer and Twelve men
Wounded.

MANILA, NOV. II, . u. III
Thirty third Infantry, in one Oh lhe
sharpest two hours engagements OF the
war. with an equal force OF Insurgents
five miles from San Fabian, SATURDAY
lost one officer and six men killed. an
one officer and twelve men Wouhoeo'
The Americans captured Twenty-Five
Filipinos and 100 rifles, and founu
eighty-one insurgents dead lying In the
trenches and rice fields. Many more
Filipinos doubtless were killed OF
wounded.
General Wheaton was informed that
the enemy was gathering at San ia
cinto for the purpose of preventing the
Americans controlling the road from
Dagupan north, whereby Aguinaldo
might retreat The Thirty-third, COL
onel Howe commanding, and detach
ment of the Thirteenth, with eating
gun, Rowland commanding, were sent
to dispense them.
The troops encountered the worst
road ever found in the island of Luzon
There was a succession of creeks. whose
bridges the Americans had to stop and
repair and miry bitches, and at certain
places the horses struggled waist deep
in quagmires. A hundred soldiers had
to drag the Calling gun part OF the
way, the horses being useless.
The insurgents opened the fighting
two miles from San Jacinto. while the
leading American battalion was passing
a ciump of houses in the midst of a
cocoanut grove, knee deep in mud The
Filipino sharpshooters, hidden in trees.
houses and a small trench across the
ha1d nir- five
were close to them When they began
firing other Filipinos opened fire from
thickets, right and left, further away
The insurgent sharpshooters picked
off the officers. first. Five of the Amer
leans who fell wore shoulder straps or
chevrons. But the Thirty third never
wavered. It's crack marksmen knocked
the F'ilipinos down from the trees like
squirrels. and the Americans rushed
the trenches, leaving four dead insur-
gents there.
The regiment then deployed under
fire with Major John A. Logan's bat
talon in the center, Major Cronic's on
the right and Major Marsh's on the
left. The skirmish line. which was a
mile long. advanced rapidly, keeping up
a constant fire The Filipinos made an
Unexpectedly good stand, many of them
remaining under cover until the Amerl-
cans were within twenty feet of them
Major Marsh flanked small trench
full of insurgents, surprising them ana
slaughtering nearly all of them before
entering the town The Calling gun
killed five of a force holding the bridge,
and swept the country beyond the town.
driving $50 Filipinos into the hills
Marsh's battalion, entering the town
first, captured a big battle flag which
was flying over a convent.
The insurgents are supposed to have
retreated toward Dagupan. 1t was I'M
possible to pursue them, as the Ameri-
can troops were exhausted and their
supply of ammunition was low. The
outposts killed five F'ilipinos during the
fight The body of the Filipino Lieu
tenant Colonel commanding was found
among the killed.
The regiment returned to San Fabian
Sunday, it being impossible to get sup
plies over the roads.
A proclamation of the Filipino Sec
rotary of War was found in all the viii
lagos, giving glowing accounts of alleg-
ed Filipino victories. and saying that
1900 Americans had been killed and
$4,000 wounded during the war.
The dead and wounded were brought
to Manila to-day. The officers who are
returning say it is impossible for Cen
eral Wheaton to attempt a junction
with General Young, on account of the
roads
Prisoners say that it is reported that
Aguinaldo, with an army estimated at
10000 (probably a great exaggeration).
is retiring toward Dagupan, intending
to leave by railroad for the northwest.
Some said they believed the Filipino
army had passed the line intended by
General Wheaton and Young to be COW
cred on Aguinaldo's rear. and that he
passed San Fabian going northwest
fortnight ago.
REPORT FROM GENERAL OTIS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The fol-
lowing has been received at the War
Department from General Otis:
Manila, Nov. 14th
Rain continues, and typhoon pre-
vailing. Nearly four inches of rain this
month in Manila and more in Central
Luzon. General Lawton has passed be-