The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-04
ACTIVITY AROUND BAC00R.
LAWTON'S FORCE HAS STARTED TO
CLEAR THE COUNTRY.


several Spirited Fights with the In
surEcntS-The I'lIipinos Were Dis-
pcrscd-Americnn Losses at linus.
LnwtOn Was the Target for Many
ShotS-FtIipinos Driven From a
Trench Near Tnbuan-They Ars
EvadinE Open Fights.
Bacoor Iuzon oct. s.-Gen Lawtou
came 20 Bacoor this morning, and organ
lied a general movement 20 clear up the
countryl between linus and Bacoor taxi
ing personal command.
Cen Lawton's force consists Of all tho
troops from Bacoor and Zapoto. five COM
panies Of the Fourteenth Regiment, Col.
Baggett commanding; McGraths troop of
the Fourth Cavalry Re.lly's battery of
two guns aud another battery OF two
guns.
Gen. Fred Grant is cooperating with a
force composed Of three companies OF the
Fourth Regiment Maj. Price commanding
Knabeushine's scouts and one guns
Gcn. Lawton's force crossed the river
south Of Bacoor, a part Of the troops us
ing small boats, A hundred marines from
The fleet are assisting.
The American losses yesterday in the
! fighting with the insurgents at linus were
a captain of the Fourteenth Regiment and
a corporal of the regmental signal csrps
killed, and three men of the Fourteenth
Regiment and three OF the Fourth
wounded.
The statement that Mai. Price asked
Admiral Watson 10 send the gunboats TO
his support in the recent engagement OF
! his regiment In the vicinity OF linus is IN
correct,
Gen. Lawtou to-day dispersed the insur-
! gents, driving them 20 the westward. The
/ purpose of the rebels was to cut the COM
munication maintained between BacoOr
/ and linus by means of the road between
i those places at a point between linus and
/ the cast bank of the river. The lnsur-
! gents had trenches along The west bank,
/ commanding the open spaces. A force OF
] 500 rebels attacked linus yesterday and
GOO proceeded against Baeoor with detach-
| ments along the river.
Driven From Trenches.
This morning Col Daggett's forces pro-
ceeded along the road from Bacoor toward
! linus and three companies OF the Fourth
regiment under Capt. Hollis were thrown
out from linus, the two commands form
/ Ing junction. The entire line crossed tho
trenches TO the westward through rice
/ fields ana thckets. The marines whose
/ services were rendered by Admiral Wat
son, crossed the river near the bay form-
ing part OF the line of the advance.
Before the forward movement was be-
gun the American artillery shelled the
enemys position. Tho only American
casualty was the wounding OF lieutenant
| Of artillery. Several wounded Fipinos
were attended by Surgeon Major Penrose
| and members Of the ambulance corps. A.
| number Of prisoners were taken.
Gen. Llwton, while riding up the road
to linus. was the target for many shots.
The telegraph line was cut yesterday at
a bend in the road commanded by the
enemy's trenches a hundred yards dis
tant and when Lieut.. Cunningham with
! a repair party, appeared to restore the
wires two men and Lieut. Cunningham's
horse were shot. Lieut.. McCloskey then
| brought a gun or Riley's battery into the
oDen. and training IL on the trench, dis
persed the Filipinos with two well-aimed
/ shots.
capt Poore Of the Sixth Infantry at
tackled the Insurgents on Sunday in a new
/ trench, which they had constructed near
Tabuan, Island Of Negros, and scattered
them. The Americans took one prisoner
and cautured twelve tihes and 500
cartridges and a quantity Of rice and
hospital supplies. The fight was practi-
caily ended at o'clock.
They Evade the Americans.
Another Illustration Of the insurgent poll
! icy Of evading meeting the Americans in
4 force was furnished by the fact that when
our line swept across several miles OF
! country firing by volley and cheering,
the Filip!nos melted before them and it
was only occasionally that glmpses OF
the enemy could be obtained as they ran
/ from their trenches and lodged through
the bushes like rabbits
one body Of the enemy, under a former
Mayor Of linus, retrcated toward Perez
das Marinas, and another in the direction
Of San Francisco de Malabon.
Lieut.. knabenshne, with q party OF
scouts, crossed the river last night and
found tweuty-eight dead Filipinos in the
\ trenches fifteen OF whom had been killed
! by one shell.
When the marines marched into linus
| the soldiers cheered them, and Gen. Law
ton comDlimented them upon their work.
One detachment from Cavite was COM
manded by Capt. Haiues, and another
from the Baltimore by Capt. Myers.
The first wagon train with provisions to-
reach linus IN three days has arrived, aud
two companies of the Fourteenth Regl-
rnent from towns along the bay marched
IN to-day 10 relieve The Fourth Reg ment.
whose members have been kept awake in
The trenches day and night for a week
under the annoying Intermittent fire from
the insurgents outside the town.