The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
Smelling THE Insurgents.
RIVER STEAMER DOES GOOD SER
VICE NEAR SAY PEDRO NscATI.
Old SfA~whe~i~r Converted Into =
Gunbaat-<fckna the Irish
Navy ny Sefaters-Two W ash
go e.or.esr...r..lencs

nav Tbs G1Ak Is an Old Sstfs " as%seE
az antique pattern. which hss Desn AssrTeF-
81 sb8se tie y ater isne and fsstsG wika ses'-
srsl sEaa.a cannon. 100 HgsekksSs 9sts
pound guna and Two eating guns II Ia
beeu doing safre go01 work along TIE AVE-
wneEh the evnztry Il 0fsn. bal = nfsable
10 drive fss saasurgeglts from Their tFsneEies
rather auaa0rGas incident Ii toia ID cssS
neetion wlsa t8e construction II the ssnaf
When e was nsst tautpged foT Is Irsss<a
service x was arra3EeG with fnrse- ~
plate - steel. After Il 8As al ejmEieted
ard the guns par ca hsasa for GsaI friH
al officer who had - gars IN the seanssrsc
ton 0f IL suggested a test II TIE armeE. "a
Mauser rifle vas secured aud shatS ursgi
al the h4at a. a. ito and DO yards. ali Of
which piefeei the afut3F WITH no apIaren
difficulty 80 the boa. was reaFm1rcd hy
adding second plate II thTse-sls, fhFeincaa
fseei six Inches from be first aEa afiirg
the interval with sand Now Ahen7 tlsF
aYm1r Is pierced oy Maussr bullets Tie rten
on the boat say they are put ing ssant on
the tras y few days ag0 me insurxents
Placed Ihsea sSsse iucn cannon IN fas oEsGsse
position AMI pat two ~ three holes ia the
gunbaaf Bgs aside from THESE susl5enls
the boat has done some excellent service.
The s.Irish Navy" In Actian.
This morning this Irish navy" p9s3ant
% ofslers from Gen. Otis. came up the RIVER
led Gen Wheaton on a VISIT 10 the lines.
On their rounds II was decided 10 give the
filipIncs ia the brush along the river "a
touch of high life When the general
reached the battery sc battery knoll. csn
maadei by Lieut.. Scott, OF the Third aftlI
isry be directed him e. begin firing AT the
places where the insurgents were supposed
10 he hid. As soon the gahbcat ope'f1i
up the news spread along the lines and
tfsfaf Her gApes. all IL azn T.
patton Of an advance.
4 short time after the general and his
party returned To san Pedro a black col
umn Of smoke silowss! rs where the gun
boat Was STAINING slowly ap the river. 10
the left ~ the Washington line. As soon
as u had passed oar iIne of lutrenchments
greet roar announced that the first shell
was among tbs insurgents. Immediately
The land battery opened az 90 the brush in
front Of oar left flank from which thou
sands of shots were fred yesterday after
noen and last night. The reply came in the
shape II NausaT bullets raining fast and
furious al al .ng cur I!ees Then our rapid
fire guns poured perfect fusiiade into
their hiding places. while our battery on
the alli continued ia send them messages
OF ahrapnel and shell This animated dis
cushion and dangerous argument continued
far IN hour AT the end of that time the
Insurgents had ceased firing cur batteries.
ceased and the gGnboat dropped slowly
down tAe river.
As soon 70. gunbaat began to drop
down tse river the Insurgents began to
cheer ard to fire volleys into our line with
renewed energy anf courage, IL took "A
few shots from the Hill battery ami several
yolleys from the companies To stop them
Rebels Almost pantr-strickep
The enlisted men Of Companies g and
j., who were IN Tho trenches directly IN
front Of the Guadalupe church ruins and
OF the knoll where the Insurgents were CON-
ceaed. say tina. when this artillery opened
npan their position from the gunboat on
the left and from the knob on the right
IL created the widest confusion among the
Insurgents who ran wildly towards the
river when shell from the hill battery *
llodrsl among them. emily to be tlriyer back
by a similar tNplosicu ~ Il sheil grcm ;he
beat, mean1hile exposed "a the Infantry
fise from tAs trenches. IL X thought ina,
the nunssur az iasursenss killed aud wound
ea must lee considerable oh our own side
shcfe We're four wounted TIE two enlist
ed men on the sanhoat oae she, IN the
forearm and enc IN the hand ana two In
the lreHehes. both ~ this regiment
Private Herbert l. Osborne. OF Company
r was shot through the right arm. hall
entering rieAs aide and coming out In
breast, quite severe and painful though
no. Thought 20 he dangerous. Private DS~
borne sas III; by bullet In tho battle OF
fe"feat5 .. The bah pioaiog a cash In
his scaip
Corporal Alfred j. Reichel'. Company
& bah entering rigA' s'saai3er near Joint.
ana ranging down ts ae8ma ~ shoulder
Made NJ; considered serious
Runners of iasurGsat Movements
The air stsil continues To t,e fail &c rn.
,'"rs fFo'' ether portions q The firing