Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-10
CAMPAIGN IN PHILIPPINES
The Next One, Il is Expected,
Will Not Begin Before the
Month Of November.
GROUND TO DEFEND NOT GREAT
During the Rainy Season, the
American Army VIII Hold
What 1t Has Gained,
and Prepare for the
Next Campaign.

Chicago,lIll., Aug. 4. The Tribune's
special correspondence from Manila,
under date of June Goth, says:
THE next campaign can hardly
begin sooner than November, although
the country may dry up enough TO-
wards the middle OF October to permit
tho American troops to take the field
then.
Tho American army, during the
rainy season, can hardly be expected
to do anything more than hold what it
has gained, and prepare for the next
campaign. The ground to defend is
not very great. On the south of Manila,
we have linus, about ID miles away,
whore the Fourth and Fourteenth In
fantry, with several guns from the
Sixth Artillery, arc stationed. This
territory was gained only within the
last two weeks, by the hard fighting at
Parhnaque, from which even the rattle
of the rifles could be heard at Manila.
We hold the road that runs to linus
through Paranaquo and Bacoor, every
inch of which was only gained by hard
fighting, and was to be closely guarded
all the way to linus by troops in
trenches and massed in two or three
SoillpuIitS III Juo tlHhSbS dud vi iiStS.
Northward, the farthest point in the
control of our soldiers is San Fernando,
Al miles from Manila on the railroad.
The railroad is l49 miles in length in
all, but the insurgents control all the
track between San Fernando and
Dagupan, the northern terminal of the
road. The insurrectionists are in pos
session of three fourths of the rolling
stock. They have % of the roads loco.
motives, while the Americans only
have four. The rest of the rolling stock
is distributed between the two parties
in like ratio. The Americans. hold
Candida. east of San Fernando II
miles. They hold all the towns along
the railroad, of course. to San Fer.
nando and Baliuag, seven miles east Of
Pullian.
Reports constantly come from
Baliuag that the town is entirely sur
rounded by the enemy, and is about tC
be carried by assault, but Col. Page
and the Third Infantry have so fai
driven the rebels back with disastrous
results every time they have ASSAULTED
the town, and he declares he can hole
it for an indefinite time, although hi:
position there is by no means an easy
one. Supplies can only be carried ove
to Baliuag from the railroad under az
escort of not less than $50 men, who
are invariably attacked somewher,
along the road both going and coming
1.-THE insurgents have their intrenoh
ments drawn we'll around both Sal
Fernando and Baliuag, and their out
posts are in sight of the American out
posts. An officer down from San Fer
nando told me today that the insur
gents seemed never to relax their vigi
lance. Their sharpshooters and Skin
mishers are always alert, and fire.
quently the showing of head by
careless American picket will draw fou
or five shots from the enemy in twink
ling, and start general fusilade
"At San Fernando, two determine,
attacks along the whole rebel line wer
made last week. The second engage
ment lasted three hours, when the in
surgents were driven back with heav
losses. Bullets fly constantly owe
both places, and stray bullets frequentl
find victims. The insurgents intrench
{ ments are in the shape of horse shoe
with the two ends resting on the raj
/ road tracks. The country north c
Baliuag that Gen. Lawton's trooI
marched over to San Isidro had all /
, be evacuated, owing to the lack {
J troops to garrison the captured towns
and will have to be retaken when tn
] next campaign opens. The insurgent
are constantly receiving fresh supple
t and arms. T"