Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-13
SMELLING TRENCHES.
army Guaboats Bombarding the
Philippines Rebels.
MUTINY OF LUNA's SOLDIERS.

y Sattle between Two branches orthe
Filipino Army Avcrtcd ut the Last
Moment by A1uinaldo Ordering II
Court Mar.!al.
Manila, May 9-The army gunboats
guna de Bay and Covadonga have
had series of hot fights with the
rebels along the San Fernando river,
which flows through the province OF
>&mpanga.
They left Manila on Sunday and
crossed Manila bay, to open up COM
munication by water with General
MacArthur's army at the front.
Proceeding up the river they dis
covered bamboo distractions in the
channel and the shores lined with
trenches.
All the rapid fire guns on the two
boats were turned upon the rebel po-
sitions. Filipino sharpshooters made
a few Intellectual attempts to pick of
men on the decks. and then fled from
their defenses. Many dead were left
in the trenches.
Another stand was made at the VII
lage of Sepmoan. which was shelled
and destroyed by the gunboats. OBJ
structions in the river were then re-
moved. and the Laguna de Bay and
her consort continued up the river,
Smelling more shore trenches en- route.
A Filipino force fired upon the
boats from the town of Guagua, which
was then shelled and captured. The
town had been partly burned by In
surgents on the approach OF the Ameri-
cans. and is ROW occupied by our
troops. An insurgent launch at Qua
qua was destroyed in the fight. An in
spection OF the town graveyard showed
800 newly made insurgent graves.
Jose Enfante. the Mestizo governor
of Guasua under the so-called Fill
Pine republic. was still at the post
when the Americans arrived and did
not attempt TO escape. He informed
the invaders that 500 armed insurgents
retreated TO Bacolor upon hearing the
carnonading.
From 5000 to 5000 natives, the gov
crnor said, had been killed since the
beginning of the rebellion.
He furnished the first authentic con-
frmation OF the report that General
Luna had been seriously wounded.
The general was shot both in the
shoulders and abdomen at the battle
Of San Tomas.
There were no casualties on the
American side in the gunboats' run
ming fight along the river.
Sacolor will be the next center of the
American operations A force OF sew
eral thousand Filipinos has gathered
there. with the intention. it is be-
l;eved, of banking General MacAr-
thurs left and diverting his move
the northward
The decentralization OF the Filipino
army has eliminated in an open revolt
by General Mascardo and his 5000
men against General Luna, second only
TO Aguinaldo in command Mascardo
refused TO accept orders from Luna,
and there was almost battle between
the two Filipino armies. Finally the
controversy was submitted to Aguin-
aldo, who ordered court martial.
The capture of Balibog, Macabele,
San Tomas. Minalin and some small
villages was erected last week with
trfling losses TO the Americans, and
the week ended up with the capture OF
San Fernando Lawton's next move
will be the capture OF Balcolor, where
the rebel General Mascardo and his
5000 troops are located.
Colonel Manuel Arguelles and Lieu
tenant Jose Bernal, of the Filipino
army, came in under flag of truce
three days last week and conferred
with General Otis. They urged ces-
sation of hostilities until the Filipino
congress could be assembled. General
Otis. however, insisted upon an I'M
conditional surrender.