The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-06

WITH WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS.
April q, 1ses.
N skirmish yesterday the regiment
suffered a number OF casualties.
Il losing TWO killed. lvp dangerously
wounded. Ave seriously wounded
and ax slightly wounded. Abou: o'clock
In the morning the lookout in the tower OF
the church reported to Mai. weisenburger.
who Is In command OF the troops stationed
there. that body of insurgents was NOV
ing toward the church under cover Of a
strip Of bamboo thicket which skirts the
west shore OF the lake. The troops at Ia
guig consist OF Companies .. + and l.. of
the Washington regimen. These com-
panies Maj. weisenburger ordered TO pre-
pare 10 advance axains. the enemy. He
also sent messenger to Pateros to order
Companies l. and q to their support and
wired the brigade commander OF the stu
alton. From brigade headquarters orders
were Issued for six companies OF the
Twelfth regulars TO move forward from
position on the hills opposite Paseros and
engage the enemy in that direction.
Scene Of the Fierce skirmish.
Taguig is on the west shore OF Bay lake.
West of the town liz a v-shaped open piece
of country. half field and half swamp.
about mile wide and mile and haf
long. with the point near the lake shore.
a mile and half from Tasuig. On one
side of the field is the lake. skirtea BY
heavy bamboo thicket some go feet wide
and near the lake shore. about half way
up tire V the ruins of small town burned
by the Washington regiment March u,
and amid these ruins the stone walls OF =
small church. Along the other side of the
v Is range OF low. broken hills. also
skir.ed by strip Of hamboos.
Along the eres; Of these hills the enemy
has held its picket line for the las; month,
and bodies OF Insurgents numbering from
s, 10 500 have been frequently seen man
eavering sn that direction They have also
strongly intrenehei position under cover
Of the sAickets extending do~n to ths lake
shore at the point of the field Every
day the scouts from Tasuig go ua along
sh. lake shore to the ruins of the church
10 see IL the enemy n making ans move
toward closing In our position. On several
occasions before shis small hcdies ~ the
enemy have been encountered In and
around the burned village. bat these have
usually been driven hack with slight sklr
rnishes However. Of tate the enemy has
been getting more arrogant and daring.
ard each one Of these ssirmisbes has
proven harder than the preceding one.
Weis~nhnrger Suspected n Trap.
Yesterday the insurgents. when fsrss
sagasea were approaching down the lake
enore along the edge of the bamboo Only
q fsw were seen. ssut. Knowing tsseir pro-
pesssisy for moving large bodies az troops
under eaysr Ma. wes~noarEey a. onee
surrnssea sAat there WAS considerable
fases % gfesn In that vicinity Sc. al
ssouga the three companies hare we're soon
ready "a advance. Re did nos Greer them
10 nsoya antis the support had come up.
The companies were then diSsossi In
this order. Companies III ard r to move
In skirmssa isns gr tAc lake s1cre ursier
tse hambao thtekes 20 rne~t sAe enszny sd
sanesnx from thss direction. Company d
~ dssztGy tn a lire facing TIE open acid
ard NOSE @y fao l~ft Sank under ths edge
ef she cover 90 rvgFees fa- rxsk cs the
advancing fssse. Companies o and {. to
march IN skirrzssa asre acroxs s5s open
SPACE and ATTACK tie enemy IA tszs rosi-
ttcr - distract their asssnsian and prD-