, 1899-11-16
BRAVELY ATTACKED.
TROOPS LANDED FROM SHIPS
UNDER FIRE.
wadcd Through Water Waist Deep-Gun'
boats Poured in n Heavy Fire

Manila, Nov. 1880 p. m.-The
landing of the American troops at san
Fabian Tuesday was the most spec
tacular affair of its kind since Genera
Skaters decentralization at Baquiri,
The cooperation of the troops and
navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained a terrific bombardment for
an hour. while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf, under n heavy
but badly aimed rifle fire from the in
surgent trenches. and charged right
and left, pouring volley after volley
at the fleeing rebels. Forty i1llpinos
were captured. mostly non-commls.
stoned officers. Several %insurgent dead
and five wounded were found in a
building which had suffered from the
bOmbardmcnt. The town was well Tor
titled. The sand dunes We're covered
with bamboo twenty feet thick, which
afforded a fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunbOats Prince
ton. Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General
Wheaton, Commander Knox of the
Princeton and Commander Sheridan
of the Bennington, anchored on the
shallow two miles off shore. the gun
boats formed n line inside, the Helena,
Callao and Manila close in shore. With
the first gun of the bombardment the
small boats were Tlled rapidly, with.
out confusion. by Major Cronite's bat
talon of the 1wenty-third infantry,
and Captain Bucks battalion of the
Thirteenth infantry.
While the lines of boats moved
shoreward the gunboats poured the full
T4V..A 80 t1,aft. In tf.rfAG into fh1
trenches. soon forcing the insurgents
to flee through the burrows dug back
of the trenches. About 200 men held
their places until the kecls of the boats
grated on the shore, when their Mauser
bullets commenced to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck. with Picrce's and Pat.
toms companies, pursued the insur.
gents on the left. into the bamboo
thickets. on the right was n frail foot
bridge across the river, leading to tn,
towns. General Wheaton, personally
commanding. ordered a charge across
the bridge, and Captain Rowland OF
his staff led Colcman'S and Elliott's
companies of the Thirteenth and
Shields company of the T~wenty-third.
who behaved splendidly under thcir
first fire, into the town. which was
found to he nearly deserted. except by
the aged and some Spaniards who had
hidden in the buffalo wallOws and
who came shouting delightedly toward
the Americans.
Two companies of the Twenty-third
had a skirmish along the Dagupan road
with the r%etreating Filipinos.
Major Shields of the staff. with his
command, captured several insurgents
The troops camped in the rain during
the night and In the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
in n church, quartered his men in the
houses and sen the captured Filipinos
beyond the outpOstS, with orders not tC
return.
Wednesday was devoted to recon.
naissanccs. Major Logan went north.
ward to San Thomas and burned the
FllipinOs' barracks. Captain Bucks
Thirteenth went to San .Iacinto and
disposed of small bands. Marsh.
Twenty-third went toward Magadelen
On the DaGupan road, and had several
sharp fights with small parties. They
killed eight men, brought in twenty
prisoners and had five men wounded
The SantO Tomas road seems to bt
the only possible mean of retreat fol
n large body north from Tarlac anG
General Wheaton commands it. The
insurgents of this section are going tC
reinforce TnTlac.
Major Bell has been engaged in an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of tbs
Thirty-siNth infantry and LieutrnanI
Hawkins and ten mel of the Fourth
cavalry. he crcpt behind a trench con
tanning a hundred FilipinOs, rode then
down and killed and wounded twenty
men and captured six. He also brough'
back thirty Mausers.