Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-25
wHEAToN'S BRAVE BOYS.
Win Another Battle Mt TnRuis-Fili-
pinos Routed with N Loss
of 200 Men.

Manila, March 20.-Some of.the rebels
recently expelled from Cavite and the
small towns in the vicinity of Pasig
combined ferces and Sunday night at
tackled a company of the Washington
volunteers, a detached post at Taguig,
about ~ miles southeast of Pasig.
Gen. Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies
each of the Washington and the Oregon
regiments The post had held the en-
emy in check and the fire of the reen-
forcing companies repulsed them, driv-
ing them across to an island formed by
the estuary. They were thus in front of
the Twenty-second regulars.
On discovering that they were en-
trapped the rebels fought desperately,
aided materially by the jungle and the
darkness, but they were completely
routed with heavy loss after two hours
lighting. The Americans lost two
killed and 20 wounded, among the lat
ter Lieut.. Frank Jones. Gen. Wheaton
determined to punish the natives, and
at daybreak Sunday his brigade started
in the following order:
The Sixth artillery, holding the ex-
treme right; the Oregon volunteers,
heading the center; the Washington
regiment keeping to the edge of the
lake and the Twenty-second regulars
occupying the right of the line, which
swept the whole country along the lake
n southeasterly direction toward
Gen. Ovenshine's position. The line
thus extended over two miles of coun-
try, rough and covered with thick
Jungle, advanced II miles. The en-
emy fled, the last of them being seen
about $3.50 p. m. At scarcely any time
did the Americans get within 1000
yards of them. The troops are return
ing to Pasig at night, exhausted by the
hard work under the hot sun The Ore
gon regiment had one man wounded.
According to the official reports no few
er than 200 Filipinos were killed.
Many prisoners represent that the
Filipino soldiers are weakening. The
generous trea atment that the Americans
administer to the native prisoners and
wounded seems to influence the insur.
gent army powerfully. In the opinion
of the Americans, however, the Fill.
pino leaders will continue to provoke
fighting just as long as they can retain
their hold upon their followers, because
they have everything to gain and moth.
ing to lose. The enemy have twice as
many men on their firing lines as they
have arms, and the fact that so few arms
: are captured by the Americans is be
cause the guns of the wounded Fill
pinos and many of those who surrendet
are spirited away.
The armed tugs Laguna de Bay anC
Oesta has returned from San Pedro
Macati and reported the results of theil
tour of the lake. On Friday morning
last they shelled the town of Morong
the rebels fleeing without making an,
response to the fire. The American
landed a party which destroyed
quantity of stores and all the ston,
buildings, except the church. The ex
pedition then proceeded to Majayiay
, where sugarmill and sawmill were de
, stroyed. On arriving at Santa Cruz,
, town of 1,200 inhabitants, it was fount
. that the enemy was entrenched and pre-
; pared to defend the position, assisted
, by two gunboats and several launches
, Moreover the mouth of the river wa
blocked with rocks and bamboo. A fey
, shells caused an exodus of the citizens
, but not of the enemy's troops. TIL
: Americans did not attempt landing
Gen. Otis says the American arm
i, and gunboats now command the lake
, He estimates that property of the il
surgents valued at $500, 900 has been de
stroyed, while quantities of rice an
, sugar and 400 tons of coal, which i
very valuable here, has been captured
. Washington, March 2O.-The war de
partment has received the followin
= dispatch from Gen. Otis regarding OF
- erations against the insurgents:
Manila, March 19.-To Adjutant Ger
eral, Washington: Our improvised gur
boats under Capt. Grant, Utah artiller,
have full possession of Laguna de Bay
troops. inhabitants and property on shoi
= of lake at our mercy. Wheaton brigade c
p Pasig river line drove enemy northea
\ into province of Morong. Last evenir
enemy attacked portion of his force soul
e of Pasig, killing two men and woundr
d 20 of the Twenty-second infantry. Th
morning Wheaton moved against this II
y surgent force, driving it to the south
e miles, experiencing very slight los
:. Enemy left 200 dead on field
@ (Signed) Otis"
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