Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
Fourth Cavalrymen Are Keeping
Philippine Insurgents Moving.
SHARP ENGAGEMENT LAST TUESDAY
Adyices by Transport Show Great
Debility Among Our Volunteers.
DECIMATED REG I M E n T S

MANILA July 13, 1870 p.m.-Lake La
guna de Bay is being patrolled by three
troops of the 4th Cavalry, under Capt Nc
Graw, and the army gunboat Napidan,
commanded by Lieut.. Larsen. The force
makes its headquarters on an island, living
on cascoes, in which the men are towed
about to make unexpected visits to towns
where there are small forces of insurgents,
for the purpose of keeping the rebels NOV
ing. On Sunday the troops had an engage
ment at Mantitupa, on the south shore Of
the lake They fought 500 insurgents there,
inrenched near the shore. The Napidan
shelled the rebels, and g party Of Amer
lean troops, numbering 135, landed and
drove them by a sharp running fire to the
hills, where they were too strongly in
trenched for the small force to attack
them.
Two of the cavalrymen were wounded,
and the bodies of ten insurgents were
found. 1t is supposed that the enemyS loss
IS thirty-five.
Serious Effects of Campaigning.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-Advices re-
ceived by the transport Newport, dated Ma
Mia, June IL, are as follows:
THE volunteers are greatly debilitated in
consequence of their hard campaigning
through three months of tropic weather.
Since IEe InluOl6 OF May LO volunteer I6Sl-
ment has had a sick list of less than 20 per
cent. Most of them at the present date have
% per cent i'll, and a few regiments have
less than one-third of their number on
duty. The Nebraska regiment has suffered
the worst. 1t came in from San Fernando
few days ago with less than 200 men in
the ranks. The South Dakota followed yes
terday, with 215 men on duty. The Mon
tana and Kansas regiments at San Fer
nando have not more than $50 available
men each. The morning after the WASH
ington troops took Morong, a week ago,
only 26S men responded to roll call. The
Washington men have been engaged since
March u IN preventing the insurgent
armies of the north and south from form
ing junction in the region Of Laguna de
Bay, often being engaged at the same time
with the enemy in opposite directions.
Many Killed and Wounded.
'-Twenty-four of the Nebraska officers are
on the sick list, and the Montana, Kansas,
Washington and South Dakota Regiments
show twenty or more officers in the hospi-
tails or sick in their quarters. These regi-
ments have borne the brunt of the fighting.
Their losses in killed and wounded range
from 10D in the Montana Regiment TO 2oU
Nebraska men. The loss of the Kansas
Regiment is second to that OF Nebraska,
while the Washington and South Dakota
Regiments follow closely, each with losses
of about 30. The Oregon Regiment also
suffered severely.
"Of the regulars the Sd Artillery is the
heaviest loser, its killed and wounded num-
bering 123."
City of Para Sails.
The City of Para will sail for Manila this
afternoon with four companies of the 2ith
infantry, Major Wigant commanding, for
two troops of the 4th Cavalry.
Oregonians May Parade.
The returning Oregon troops are to be in
vited ashore and given chance to see the
city. even if they are not mustered out here,
as most of them desire. AS the orders stand.
the troops are to proceed with as little delay
as possible on the transports to Astoria and
be mustered out in Oregon. But even if this
order is not revoked there will be a chance
for the troops TO parade here. for Colonel
Sommers said today that the troops would
surely be detained here until Friday after
noon. taking on coal and provisions.