El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-27
And Defeated the Rebels Af-
ter Some Sharp
Fighting.
A STRATEGIC POINT
Captured BY a Picked Force
Of Regulars And VoIun-
teers Under Gen.
Hall.

MANILA, July 27.-General Hall
captured Calumbia on the south shore
of Laguna de Bay today after sharp
fighting. The American loss was four
killed, and eleven wounded.
MANILA, July 27.-A Thousand
picked men under General Hall yes
terdsy captured Calamba on the
routhwest shore of Laguna de
Bay.
The town was the headquarters of
General Malabsr and the center of the
insurgent telegraph system in southern
Luzon. It was most important stra
tegio point.
Four hundred Washington voluu
teers under Maj. Wetson berger, and q
battery of the First artillery left Pasig
yesterday in canoes and landed, joining
$50 regulars of the 21st infantry under
Captain Ellenhead and $50 of the 4th
cavalry under Captain MEG rath from
Morong.
The expedition was conveyed by the
army gunboats Napidan and Oeste to
point off the south of Talim island.
It was four o'clock insthe afternoon
when the troops arrived off Calemba.
The regulars led the way, the men of
the 21st infantry and 4th cavalry wad-
ing ashore in water neck deep to the
north end of town.
The insurgents lay quiet in their
works till all the men had
landed. Then they opened
brisk fire on the advancing
Americans but were quickly driven
from position aud across the river
which Captain McGrsth and Lieut..
Batesman swan, securing boats for the
cavalrymen, who then crossed and ad-
vanced through the town.
The 21st meantime made way
through swamps to flank the enemy on
his right, while the Wash ington men,
under cover of the Napidan's guns,
landed on the south side of the town,
but not rapidly enough to prevent
portion OF the enemy from escap-
ing.
The fighting continued three hours.
After their retreat it was found that
the insurgents had removed their kill
ed and wounded.
Lieut.. Jsmison, commanding the
Napidau, discovered and seized the
only remaining insurgent gunboat on
on the lake. 1t is the Otaolora and
was found concealed in an inlet near
town. The vessel was deserted and
her guns were gone, but otherwise she
was in good condition.
General Lawton and Professor Wor-
cester witnessed the engagement from
launch. Several times they were
under heavy fire but escaped uninjur-
ed.
MANILA, July 27.-Advices from
Balabac tell of a fight between land
ing party from gunbost and small
force of Filipinos, in which a native
chief, his first officer,and six men were
killed and several wounded.
The Americans suffered no losses.
The natives had hauled down the
American flag which was floating over
the light house and hoisted their owr.
The American commander sent two
officers aud thirteen marines ashore
and stubborn fight followed, but the
rebels were driven off and their stand
ard hauled down.
This morning Gen. Lawton boarded
the Napidan and visited Las Benas. q
natural hot spring two miles west of
which had been deserted by
the insurgents.
The place had been formerly utilized
by the Spaniards as a hospital for con-
Gen. Lawton recommend
ed similar use for the place, regard
it as valuable acquisition.
Professor Worcester remained in
Calamba today doing sanitary work
among the Inhabitants and explaining
to them the Intentions of the United
States toward the Filipinos.
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