The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
Schwan's Column In
Hot Skirmish Near
Bacoor.
TWELVE AMERICANS WOUNDED.
Troops Shot at From
Bushes and
Trees.

Noveleta, Island of Luzon, Oct. s
(S.15 p. m.)-Gen. Schwan's column,
consisting of the Thirteenth infantry,
battalion of the Fourteenth, two
troops of cavalry, Captain Reilly's bat
terry of the Fifth artillery, and loves
scouts, advanced from Bacoor this
morning and occupied Cavite viejc
and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being mortally hurt The loss
of the enemy is unknown, but the bo-
dies of three Filipinos were seen
There were two sharp fights near Move
leta- loves scouts first encountered
the enemy near Cavite Viejo and soon
put them to fight, continuing their ad-
vance. Capt. Safford's battalion o.
the Thirteenth regiment, with two
companies of the Fourteenth, a mum
Der of Tagalog scouts, Capt. McGratt
commanding the troops from the
Fourth cavalry and Capt Reilly's bat
terry came upon the enemy in strong
~ entrenched position on the road be
tween Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. A
hight lasting half an hour followed, re-
sulting in the enemy being driven back
The American forces sustained con.
siderable losses in this engagement, the
men being shot from trenches anC
| shacks along the road. The column
then pressed on to Noveleta, which
they found deserted and will remain
there tonight. The marines co-operat.
ed with the troops The gunboats
wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay of
shore near Noveleta and threw shells
into that town and Santa Cruz, for ar
hour, preparing the way for the ma
rines to land. Two battalions consist
ing of 450 marines, under command OF
Col. Elliott, advanced along the PENN.
sula to Noveleta. The only way was
by a narrow road through swamps A
mile beyond the marines outpost the
column was suddenly met with vol
ley from the trenches across the road
A flank movement was executed and
the insurgents were driven from the
trenches, and the marines, wading
through rice fields in turning the flank
of the enemy, who retreated to strong
sand forts, across the creek dividing the
peninsula, destroyed the bridge across
the stream. The marines waded
through more rice fields, forded the
river in water to their shoulders, and
resistance, the first encounter having
disheartened the enemy. Squads were
sent to Noveleta and burned the town
and the huts all along the road from
which the enemy commenced the firing.
There a junction was formed with the
scouts who had been sweeping the
swamps and thickets. Thence the ma
rines returned to Cavite thoroughly
exhausted. Lieut.. Wynne, with three
FOUNDER, did good execution during the
advance. Gen. Lawton was not in per-
sonal command Of this advance
Capt. Cowles' battalion of the Fourth
infantry while accommodating today
found body of several hundred insur-
gents near San Nicolas. After a brisk
fight, lasting three quarters of an hour,
the enemy was driven OFF In this en-
gagement the American casualties were
four men slightly wounded. Six of the
enemy were killed, but the number OF
wounded is not known. The bad con
dition of the roads made the progress
of the artillery slow