Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-11
MAUARTHUR'S ADVANCE,
The Rich Town of Angeles Cap
tured Tuesday.
The American Loss was 3 KILLED and
40 Neutrality-suspicious. Loss EstI-

The American Loss was = Killed and
40 Misunderstanding Loss EsII-
mated ut 1870.
Gen MacArthurs troops made an advance
Tuesday from San Fernando to Angeles, one Of
the richest towns north of Manila, which will be
made the base Of operations. The Filipinos were
surprised expecting the American forces to
move against Tico. They followed their usual
tactics of holding their. trenches until they be
came too warm, and then retreated in disorder
They are now falling back westward toward
Poric. The I2th and nth regiments had the
sharpest enga gements The country our troops
passed over is covered with rice fields and BAN
boo thickets, the hardest possible ground for
marching. The mu1 in places was knee deep.
About 1000 Americans and 60O0 Filipinos took
part in the engagement
The position of the Americans had long been
unpleasant at san Fernando. The Filipinos al
most surrounded the town and fired Almost night
ly into 1t, The Americans not replying except on
extreme provOcatIon. IL was necessary 70 keep
5OU or 6O0 men on out post duty constantly.
Capt Deems, Wtth provost guard, captured a
nUted Filipino fakir with several aliases, VINO, by
means of veutrilCquism, has persuaded the natives
that he has supv natu al powers. He raised
much money, Ustensibly for the instruction,
which he kept Tor himself, Our soldiers sur.
rounded his house ana corraed 80 Fihpnos.
Many o ners escaped The troops also captured
SlUUU lmmanue,, as the fakir is generally known,
has Teen predicting the fall OF Manila his
'pSOpnecltS' nave created excitement among
the natives who beieved them,
Repo. Is from native sources say $50 Filipinos
were killed ia Gen. Halls engagement at Calam-
ba aud 10 the subsequent skirmishes The Amer
lean loss In the lighting about San Fernando
Tuesday was known to De eight men killed and
| 26 wounded. Our e. oops are now about Angeles
waiting for the artillery, which has the greatest
difficulty IN moving, owing to the wet ground
The attack was opened at O'Clock la the morn
ing, battery of the let artillery Smelling Bacolor
| on the lett. simultaneously Bells Both infantry
| BacOOT
| tives out Armored cars, each with a six FOUNDER
and two Calling revolving cannon ON board, then
moved out on the railroad track in the centre OF
| our lines. Soon afterWard these guns did share
| execution. artery OF the I'd artillery and lOU
| men OF the Iowa regiment made tt1nt toward
| Mexico, while the man body OF troops, consisting
| OF the Iowa regiment. tue 18th regiment, anu n
| battalion of the &2d under Gen. Wheaton, on
right. and tine 9Th regiment, l2th regiment and
Bells regiment, under Gen. Liscum, on the left
advanced steadily, pouring their fire into tile
FIlipinos and r. ceivlnR he.yy fire IN return
The natives were well protected by trenches anc
seemed not to lack ammunition. They were uu
| able, however. to Withstand Tor any length OIL
| time the hail of shots our artillery and Infantry
| poured in on them, and retreated, leaving deaI
and wounded on the field. A dozen prisoners
were captured by our troops.
The reports indicate that the oh infantry SUI
fered the most though the casua ties OF all tn
regiments are not yet reverted. The weather
was extremely hot and our troops suffered great
ly, but there no falterlng. company o
the 10th regiment went to the relief OF Bells reg
iment Tues ay afternoon. According to reports
Bell, out of a total of 1872 has had many wounde
sent in, aud the insurgents are harrassinR him u
the rear.