The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-05
OUR MEN AGAIN IN ACTION.
ICTIrE CAMPAIGN BEGUN AGAINST
REBELS SOUTH OF MANILA.
Gen. Pho del Pillars Force Driven from
Caintn and Taytay and Chased South
Toward Morong Plan Was 10 Entrap
Them, but Many Escaped Before Our
Lines Were Compiete-Our losses Were
Five Killed and Eleven Wounded.
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| Lines Were Complete-Our LOssos Were
Five Killed and Eleven Wounded.
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MANILA June 4-Aggressive operations
were resumed yesterday against the rebels to
| the east and southeast Of Manila. who have
| been active since the withdrawal of the major
| portion Of the American forces from that part
| OF the island. Gen. Otis recently planned to
| either capture them or again drive them out
| Of the positions they had been allowed to re-
| occupy when our main body was recalled forthe
| campaign against Aguinaldo in the north 1t
was known that big band OF insurgents had
gathered in the Taytay and Cainta hills
under the command OF Gen. Pic del Pillar, and
| II was hoped to entrap them.
| A force commanded by Brig. Gen. Hall. con-
| sisting OF eleven companies OF the Oregon
| regiment. six companies OF the Colorado regi-
| ment. three troops of the Fourth Cavalry dis
| mounted. and one troop mounted. eight COM
| ranles OF the Fourth Infantry. four companies
OF the Ninth Infantry. four companies OF the
| Wyoming regiment and four mountain guns.
| left the pumping station at o'clock in the
morning with the object Of crossing the San
| Mateo Valley foothills and striking into the
| hntipolo valley beyond-thus getting to the
east Of Taytay and Cainta. Then the force
was to recross the hills further south and take
| these two towns in reverse.
| Meanwhile. Col. Wholley. with the Washing
| ton and North Dakota regiments and one bat
talon of the Twelfth Regulars. was to wait at
| Pasig for the extension OF Gen. Halls line in
| the rear Of the enemy Then Col. Wholley's
command was to advance quickly and close
| the trap.
| The plans were kept secret as late as possi-
| bic in order to prevent any knowledge OF the
| intended movement reaching the rebels. and
the troops were marched to the front at late
| hour on Friday night.
| Unfortunately Gen. Halls advance met with
| unforeseen obstacles. and the troops did not
! get free OF tho valley until o'clock in the after
| noon.
| Gen Iawton. who realized that this slowness
| imperilled the chances OF baggng the Flipinos
| ordered Col. Wholley to advance from Pasig
without waiting for the organized plan to be
| carried out. The movements Of this command
| were plainly visible from the blockhouse at the
pumping station in the hills.
Col. Whollcy advanced mile north from
PasiG into the San Mateo Valley. where the
Washington regiment and the Twelfth Infan-
| try made detour to the northeast. and. under
cover. depoyed across the valley. A battery
| occupied the centre OF the North Dakota line.
and these guns began Smelling Cainta at 3
O'Clock at a range OF four miles.
| The advance continued cautiously across the
| fields, and at 4:30 o'clock the Twelfth Infantry
| reached tho outskirts OF the town from the
north. The North Dakota regiment threw
skirmish lires between Cainta and the north
| ern shore Of Laguna de Bay. where the army
gunboat Napdau was patrolling. to prevent
the escape OF the rebels in that direction.
Col. Whoey then brought his command to
| halt. and firing at long range awaited the
| coming OF Gen. Halls troops who were march,
ing along the foothills behind Taytay. which Is
further east than Cainta. Taytay was defend
ed by strong ntrenchments on the west or
Manila side and also to the north.
| The American advance could he plainly seen
from tho church in Taytay. and hundreds OF
| the rebels fled without waiting for an attack
and made their escape over the hills to Anti
polo. northeast Of Taytay. before Gen. Halls
| lines could be extended far enough to hem
them in. Those who remained made short
defence and then took to their heels.
Gen. Hall entered the town from the east
where there were no Qualifications. The in
surgents who did tho little fighting that was
| done here fed to the southeast toward Morong
After the town was in possession of Gen. Hall
the North Dakota regiment advanced and
| joined his right.
| AT night Gen. Lawton ferred troops from
| Pasig to Morong and these connected with tho
| left of Gen. Halls extended line In the hills
around Antpolo. thus completing a chain six
| miles long across the peninsula. a chain which
Is being gradually frightened. The gunboats
are patrolling the shores OF the lake. and the
escape of the insurgents in this direction is
apparently hopeless.
| Gen. Halls advance was first contested after
| he had crossed the first range OF hills to the
east OF Monte. a town in the valley at the edge
/ OF the hills. The insurgents were driven out
OF the town. which was burned
| The Oregon regiment pocketed the Fipinos
on three sides and a brisk fight ensued
| Col. Summers threw battalion on each hill
and the Americans chased the rebels for con-
siderable distance. The Oregon regiment lost
three men killed and six wounded.
| Considerable resistance was met with until
the command bivouacked for the night. The
Fourth Cavalry lost two men killed and four
| wounded while the Colorado regiment had
| ono man wounded.
| During the night Chinese litter bearer went
| to a spring located fifty yards from tho Ameri-
can line. and this morning he was found with
his throat cut. evidence Of how close the Fill
pinos had sneaked during the night
| To-day Gen. Hall continued his advance
| without resistance He occupied Antpolo and
| then swung toward Taytay
Meantime Major HaskeIl's battalion Of the
| Twelfth Infantry and two battaons OF the
| North Dakota regiment marched through
| Cainta and Taytay without resistance and met
| Gen Hall at 10 o'clock coming down from An
| tipolo.
| During the night the Washington regiment
| had embarked in cascocs for Morong. The
! general scheme was to chase the Fllipinos
| down the Morong peninsula and this after
| noon tho combined forces advanced south
| toward Morong. where a slight cannonading
| was heard at noon.
| 1t Is believed. however. that most OF Gen Pho
| del Pillars forces have escaped as the country
covered to-day was practically deserted.
There were thousand Of the enemy In tho
| trenches at Taytay last night, but this morn
| ing not more than dozen were left.
The final advance from Morong down tho
| peninsula tomorrow may result in catching the
| main body Of the insurgents. Many OF them
| however, apparently saw the trap that was
| being set for them and made their escape In
| time.
The telegraph wires have been cut on both
! sides OF tho pumping station and also at Mari
| quina Thy the small bodies Of the enemy who
got in the rear Of the American lines, The sig