The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-12
Facts From the PHILIPPINES.

The Washington. d. G Post says ::
So much b. $ been said about our
military operations in the Philippines,
and iucl hopt less confusion prevails
As 10 the real results of the cam
psign, it might fl more or less
urgent want t) giye here a partial
list of our achievements -sucn as
hey have been. The very interest
ing and remarkable statement follow
ing is quoted as having been sent to
the Cbicsgp r cord by cOrrespon
dent io the Philippines:
Pasig has been captured three
times and abandoned twice.
GuadalJupe has been captured
four times and abandoned three
times.
Mariquina has been captured six
times and abandoned six times.
Canita has been captured twice
and abandoned twice.
Antipolo has been captured once
and abandoned.
M)rong has been captured twlce
and sbant ned twice.
Santa Cruz has been captured
once and abandoned.
Pegssujsn has been captured
once aud abandoned.
Lougos has been captured once
and abandoned.
" Paete has been captured oDc g
ard abandoned.
d" Novaliches has been esp ured
twice and abandoned twice.
San MAteo has been captured
once aud abandoned.
" San Jose has been captured once
and abandoned.
Norzagsrsy has been captured
once and abandoned.
"Augot has been captured once
and abandoned.
" San Miguel de Msyums has been
captured once and abandoned
" Mexico has been captured twice
and abandoned once.
A" B4color has been captured twice
and abandoned once.
4" Macabebe. the only town friendly
to the Amerioaus. was taken and de
serted and allowed to be burned by
the natives.
"Quiuga was taken twice and
abandoned once.
" Guagua was captured once aud
Abandoned
As has been explained already,
this is only a part of the record. 1t
will serve, however, as the basis OF a
calculation. Here are twenty one
Philippine towns which have been
captured, many Of them twice or
three time, and one Of them as often
as six times. OF these we hold only
SIX, We have attacked thirty nine
times and abandoned the results Of
the bloodshed thirtythree times Oar
soldiers. therefore, have been sent to
needless peril and slaughter thirty
three times out of thrty-nine. Meas
ured by military standards. we have
made Just six considerable move
ments. The other thirty.three move
ments were wanton and stupid. If
we could not hold point, there WAS
no excuse for taking it. The lives
lost IN the thirty-three fruitless en-
gagements were simply lives thrown
away.
The number of these sacrifices can
be only conjectured. We might take
A recent bulletin from Otls-suppos-
| ing il TO be the whole truth-and
make a calculation :
"Msnila, Oct. Capt POore,
Sixth Infantry, attacked intrenched
robber band at Negros on the 1t
instant. Lieut.. Grubbs, Sixth Ia
fantry, killed DR.. Shlllock, three
enlisted men, slightly wounded.
Twenty Of the robbers killed twelve
rifles, large supply of ammunition
and stores captured. Capt. POore' s
action highly commended.
Insurgents west of Bacoor and
linus, LuzJn, attacked line of com
muuication. Capt. Eldridge. Four
teeulh Iufantry, killed; Lieut..
Buukees, Fifth Artillery, wounded J
number of enlisted men killed or
wounded, ten or twelve; full report
not yet received. Eoemy driven
west and south with reported heavy
loss.
Yesterday enemy s'tacked Cal
amba. Driven off some distance into
country. Our casualties two enlisted
men killed and seven wounded
There were sixty insurgents killed
number wounded unknown.
Fourth Cavalry reconnaissance
yesterday from San Fernando in the
direction of Santa Ana and Arayat
one m IN killed no other casualties
insurgents are driven with consld'
erable loss.
Advance picket post, three men,
cut San Antonio and santa Rita
west Of San Fernando, killed yester
day oy Bolo men result of careless
ness or overconfidence in natives.
Otis"
We have here Ave small skirmishesr
in which, according to the Manils
censor, thirty of our men were killed
and wounded. Figuring upon THU
basis, nearly $50 must have teer
killed and wounded in the engage
ments enumerated above, and hgur
ing further, more than 200 of these
were killed and wounded to no pur
pose whatsoever.
The friends of expansion and th'
advocates Of maintaining the dignity
and honor of the United States h'
Post being among these-may wei
ask themselves whether the sentimen
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