Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-10-17
THE PHILIPPINES.

NovELETA Island of Luzon), October
3.-GeneraI Scliwsn's column, consist
ing Of the Thfie nth infantry, a bat
talon of the Fourteenth. two troops of
cavalry, Captain Reilly's battery Of the
Fifth artillery and loves scouts ad-
vanced from Bacoor this morning and
occupied Cavite Viejo and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one Of the
officers being mortally hurt. The loss
Of the enemy il unknown, but the bodies
Of three Filipinos were seen.
There were Two sharp fights near No
veleta. loves scouts Arst encountered
the enemy near Cavite viejo and soon
put them to flight. continuing their ad.
tance. Captain 6affold Q battalion Of the
Thirteenth regiment with two compa-
nies of the Fourteenth and q number Of
Tagalo scouts, Captain McGrath com.
manding the troops Of ths Fourth cav.
airy and Captain Reilly's battery, came
upon the enemy In strongly entrenchsd
position on the road between Oavite
Viejo and Novsleta. A fight lasting
half an hour followed, resulting in the
enemy's being driven back. The Ameri.
can forces sustained considerable losses
in this engagement, the men being shot
from trenches and shacks along the road.
The column then pressed on to Novclota.
which they found deserted, and will re.
main there tonight. The marines and
naval foroos - <>x,ar, FOL xrr; ~ kko ts<ous
The gunboats Wheeling, Petrol and CAL
lao lay of the shore near Noveleta and
threw shells into the town and Santa
Cruz for an hour. preparing the way for
the marines to land. Two battalions,
consisting of 400 marines, under Colonel
Elliott, advanced along the peninsula
from Csvite TO Noveleta. The only way
WAS by narrow road through swamps.
A mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly received with
a volley from the trenches across the
road. A flank movement was executed
and the insurgents were driven from the
trenches, the marines wading through
rice fields in turning the fank of the
enemy, who retreated TO strong sand
forts across the creek dividing the PEN
insula, destroying the bridge across the
stream. The marines waded through
more rice fields. forded the river in water
to their shoulders and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the first
encounter having dishearteued the enc
my Squads were sent to Noveleta and
burned the town and huts all along the
roads from which the enemy commenced
firing. There u junction was formed
with the scouts who had been sweeping
the swamps and thickets. Thence the
marines returned to Cavite thoroughly
exhausted.
Captain Cowles' battalion OF the
today, found a body of several hundred
insurgents near San Nicolas. After a
brisk fight lasting three-quarters of an
hour the enemy was driven off. In this
engagement the American casualties
were four men slightly wounded. Six
of the enemy were killed, but the num-
ber of wounded is not known.
The Tennessee regiment has sailed
from Manila for San Francisco. This is
the last volunteer regiment in the Philip
pines.
Aguinaldo, according to a report
brought to Manila recently by a Domin-
lean friar from the north, has issued
orders to the Filipino soldiers in the
northern provinces to return to their
towns and to resume farming. This
story lacks contamination, but the ru-
NOR may be in accordance with Aguinal-
dos policy of keeping the country as
productive rs possible by using his men
In alternate shifts on the farms or under
arms.
While on the way typhoon struck
the transport Siam, carrying 3l7 mules
So horses for the army in the Philip
pines, and 300 of the mules were killed
and the vessel considerably damaged.