The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-11
TnENATIyfSSCATTERED
They Abandoned Angeles without Putting
up Much Of Fight.
THE Big FIGHT OF LAST WEDNESDAY
Was Surprise TO the Philippines.
Most of Whom Were sleeping
when First Fired On.

! Manila, August ll.--General MacArthur's
troops remained last night at Callulet The
natives had evidently Hed beyond rife range.
for the American outposts were not disturbed
and not shot was ired during the night
| At daybreak this morning a reconnotering
party, consisting of battalion of the seventh
infantry with one field piece. started up the
railroad track towards Angeles. four miles
northward. The party approached within l2oa
yards Of the town and opened ire with the
field gun. The Americans were received with
badly directed rifle Are, which the bat
talon Of the Seventeenth returned with few
volleys. Tho strength OF thp Insurgents ut
Angeles not being known, the situation was
reported to General acArthur. who dill not
desire 10 send achievements and directed the
accommodating party to return unless the Fill
pinos abandoned the town. Soon after the
receipt of these orders It became evident that
the natives had set fire to the town and fed,
leaving the place TO be occupied by the Amer
leans.
| A battalion of the Twelfth infantry was also
sent on a accommodating expedition towards
the West: but no to noon no firing has been
heard in their direction and no word has been
received from them at General Macarthur
lhoaQQuaTttTs anu II 10 be''N' ~ 1880
lcountered nothing,
Everything indicates that all the Insurgents
have scattered for miles in every direction
around Callulet.
The insurgents lost heavily in the sghtinr
around Callulet. 1t is believed that hundred
were killed and three or four hundred wound
ed. The Iowa regiment killed thirty III oa'
place and n company of the Seventeenth SUD
Ia
killed twelve.
The American loss was Ave killed and thir'
ty-one wounded including three officers.
The attack was complete surprise 10 th'
insurgents. who had no idea that movement
was intended until the armored car opened
deadly fire with two Calling guns re'o'NtuI
cannon and six FOUNDER. The heavy sr''
lery opened on both tanks moment iateF'
majority OF the Filipinos were asiee'
when the attack was made. Men WIN iaFs'
bells we're heard running among the snack
arousing the soldiers. The Americans 'e
tanned almost perfect line four mixes 'ons
through canebrakes where they cou''
see nothing ahead, The mud In plaee
was knee deep In the rice helu
aud junges and through the ditehes ho"e
small rivers several feet deep. The Fliipiho
tried to ambush the Americans se'eie' ''t
the country in the neighborhood beng we
adapted to these tactics but the troops stoi
ped for nothing. forcing their way through
ever obstacles and firing wherever they coui
loo ate the fleeing enemy
! The officers highly commend tine recruit
OF the various regiments.
There is reason to believe the report re
: Gently received that the insurgents are sho'
of ammunition. as well informed natives
Calulet say the insurgents had only ior'
rounds of ammunition each and that ny
: rounds extra were issued just before I'll
fight
Since the American occupation of San Eel
nando the natives have torn up three mh'
OF railroad between there and Callulet and
, is impossible to get the armored car more tina
two miles beyond San Fernando.