The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-20

Arc Wcakcning-Town Of Morong
Shcllcd.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 49,
The war department to-day received the
following dispatch from Major General
Otis regarding operations against the
Insurgents:
MANILA, March 10.
To Adtutant General, Washington.
Our improvised gunboats under Cap
tain Grant. Utah artillery, have full
possession OF Lagura de Bay: troops, in
hab!tants and property on shore of lake
ut our mercy. Wheaton's brigade on
Pastg river line drove enemy northeast
into province OF Morong. Last evening
enemy attacked portion Of his force
south of Pasig. killing two men and
woundinS twenty OF the Twenty-second
Infantry. This morning Wheaton
moved against this insurgent force,
driving It TO the south fifteen miles, ex-
periencing very slight loss. Enemy left
;wo hundred dead on field.
Glsned.) OTIS.
Rebels Trapped.
MANILA, March 10, 6:S5 p. m.-S Some
Of the rebels recently expelled from Ca
vte and the small towns in the vicinity
Of Paslg, combined forces and last night
attacked q company OF the Washington
volunteers. u detached post at TaguIg,
about mite and half southeast OF
Paslg. General Wheaton Immediately
reinforced the Americans with two
companies each OF the Washington and
the Oregon regiments. The post had
held the enemy in check and the fire of
the reinforcing companies repulsed
them, driving them across to an Island
formed hb' the estuary. They were thus
in front OF the Twenty-second regulars.
On discovering that they were en-
trapped. the rebels fought desperately,
aided materially by the Jungle and the
darkness. bu. they were completely
routed r-i;h heavy loss. after two hours
lighting. The An2rlcuns lost two killed
and twenty wounded, among the latter
Lieutenant Frank Jones.
beiItliI w Eeatul CeteFiNlneQ 10 pun
!sl the natives and at dayb:eali to-
day his brigade started in the following
order:
The Sixth artillery, ho.ding the ex-
trtua right: the Oregon volunteers.
heading the centcr; the Washington
regiment keeping to the edge OF the lake
ard the TweE.a;5sas9gd ,rrs;s;;a,laEs oceu-
pyins the rIshtIGE the ilnc. wsilcf swept
tile wE2.e country along the lake In Il
soutESasserly direction toward General
OVeEsh!ne's position. The line thus
extended over two miles OF country,
rough and covered with thick Jungle,
advanced elsven miles. The err
emy fled, the las: OF lile4n being seen at
about ha!f-past three this afternoon.
i. scarcely any time did the. Americans
get wi;hiA 1.2G0 yards OF them.
The troops are returning 10 Pasig to-
night. exhausted by the hard work un-
der hot sun. The Oregon. regiment
had one man Killed and four wounded
and tl:c Twertysecoad regulars one
wounded.l According TO TIE official re-
ports no lever than two hundred F!li-
p!nos were killed.
Property Destroyed.
General Otis says the American army
ard Surhoa.s Eow command the lake.
He estimates that property oc the in
bu-gents. valued at 100000. has been
destroyed. while quantities OF rice and
sugar and four hundred tons of coal,
which Is very valuable here, has been
captured.
Many prisoners represent that the
Filipino soldiers are weakening. The
generous treatment that the Americans
administer 10 the native prisoners and
wounded seems to influence the insur-
gem army powerfully. In the opinion
Of the Americans. however, the Filipi-
no leaders Will continue to provoke
fghitng just as long as they can retain
ths!r hold upon their followers. because
they have everything to gain and moth
Ing 10 lose
The enemy have twice az many men
on their firing lines as they have arms
aad the fact that SO few arms are cap
tnrcd by the Americans Is because the
guns OF the wounded Flipinos and
many OF those who surrender are spirit
ed away.
The armed tugs Laguna dc Bay and
oeste have returned 10 San Pedro
aAd reported the result OF their tour of
the lake On Friday morning last they
fhel!cG the town OF MoronS. the rebels
neei1s without making any response to
'ae IRE. The Americans landed q party.
which destroyed q quantity of stores
una all the stone buildings, except the
church.
4 Town Shcllcd.
The expedition then proceeded to
Majayjay. where sugar mill and saw
NIL were destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz. town OF
LOO inhabitants, It was found that the
theinS was strongly cntrenched and
prepared 10 defend the position. assisted
by two gunboats and several launches
moreover the mouth OF the river was
blocked with rocks and bamboo.
j Few shells caused an exodus of the
c.liscns, but not OF the cnemy's troops.
lSe Americans did no. attempt land
!nr -
captain Grant. who Is In charge OF
we expedition. aaks for rclnforccments
nha Will probably take Santa Cruz to-
Horrow, "
The troops that accompanied the
,gsSp"di;iOn were detachment OF the
Id,~eaty-thrd regiment under Captain
dathtt, which was towed by the gunbOat
,aSca--a squarc-endcd, ilat-bot;omed
,n0a'' used By the Fillpinos as n lighter.
lHc Americans had captured four Cas-
90 at Iajapjar. where they encamped
on Friday night.
spanish Prisoners In Philippines.
MADRID. March 19.-Senor Silvcla,
premier and minister OF foreign affairs.
had n conference to-day with the
french ambassador regarding the lIber-
huUn OF SDnnIgh urlannDru I'm tho banda