Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-10-14
|LAWT0N LEADING A
| FORWARD MOVEMENT
Advance from linus and BacooT
Upon MaIabon Began This
Morning.
THREE TOWNS TAKEN YEsTERDA,
Two sharp Fights at Cavitc VicJe
and NoveIeta--Three Officers
and Nine Pr.vatcs
Wounded.

Manila, Oct. 10.--The advance from
linus and Bacoor toward Malabon and
Did Cavite began early this morning.
General Lawton is in command. Gen
,ral Schwan's advance guard entered
Rosario this morning, meeting with
slight resistance.
Manilt, Oct. s.-General Schwan's
column, consisting of the Thir.
teenth infantry, battalion OF
the Fourteenth, two troops OF cav
airy, Captain Reilly's batter OF the
Fifth artillery and loves scouts, adj
sanccd from Bacoor this morning and
occupied Cavite Yiejo and Noyeleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one OF the
officers being fatally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown, but the
bodies of three Filipinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts encountered
the enemy near Cavite Viejo, and soon
put them to flight, continuing their
advance.
Captain Saffords battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment, with two compa-
oies of the Fourteenth and number
Of Tagalo scouts, Captain McGrath
commanding the troops from the
Fourth cavalry, and Captain Reilly's
battery, came upon the enemy In
strongly entrenched position on the
| road between Cavite Viejo and Move
leta. A fight lasting half an hour fol-
lowed, resulting in the enemy's being
driven back. The American forces sus-
| tanned considerable losses in tins en-
| <agement, the men being shot from
trenches along the road.
The column then proceeded to NOV
eleta, which they found deserted.
ShcIied by Gunboats.
The marines and naval forces coop
Grated with the troops. The gunooats
| Wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay on
shore near Noveleta and threw shells
| into the town and Santa Cruz for an
hour, preparing the way FOR the ma
rines to land. Two battalions, con.
sisting OF $50 marines under Coloho'
Elliot, advanced along the peninsula
from Cayite to Noveleta, The only
way was by narrow road through
swamps.
A mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly receiVe1
with volley from trenches across the
road. A flank movement was executed
and the insurgents were driven from
the trenches, the marines wadlng
through rice fields in turning the flank
of the enemy, who retreated to
strong sand fort across the creek dl'
vding the peninsula, destroying the
bridge across the stream.
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water
to their shoulders and carried the
forts, meeting with feeble resistance.
the first encounter having disheart-
ened the enemy. Squads were sent to
| Noyeleta and burned the town and the
huts all along the road, from which
the enemy commenced firing. There a
junction was formed with the scouts
who had been sweeping the swamps
and thickets. Thence the marines re-
turned to Cavite thoroughly exhaust
ed.
Lieutenant Wynne, with a three
FOUNDER, did good execution during
the advance.
General Lawton was not in personal
command of the movement
| Captain Cowles' battalion of the
Fourth infantry, while reconnoiter-
ing, found q body of several hundred
insurgents near San Nicolas. After a
brisk fight lasting three-quarters of
an hour the enemy was driven off.
In this engagement the American cas-
ualties were four men slightly wound
ed. Six Of the enemy were killed, but
the number of wounded is not known.
The bad condition of the roads made
the progress of the artillery slow.
The Tennessee regiment, the last OF
the volunteers, will sail for the United
States on board the transport Indiana.
Their colonel says they are in excel
lent health, and have been much
benefited by service.
Six hundred and seventy-three will
sail. Three officers and ninety-one
men remain to enter into business
| here.