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with It, I suppose. I win close now, as
| have to take my relief out soon.
I'll Deposito, northeast OF Manila, Oc-

with It, / suppose. win close now, az
have to take my relief out soon.
Ill Deposito, northeast OF Manila, Oc-
tober I6, 1893.
| am out doing guard on an outpost
with only three men with me, and as |
knew 1t would be lonesome work, / took
/ my writing outfit with me, so I could
pass the time away writing. The day
after / wrote my last letter, October 8,
we had little brush with the insurgents.
On the afternoon of the 9th, heavy firing
was heard about two miles to our left.
We were ordered into the trenches in
front of the camp. We lay there about
an hour, and then received orders to re-
inforce battalion of the 25Gh colored,
which had been attacked by large body
OF insurgents. Bullets few quite lively
as we moved up, but by the time we ar.
rived on the line, the Insurgents had re-
treated. We lay in the trenches all that
night, waiting for them, but they had
cleared out entirely. We stayed on the
line for two days, and then returned to
camp. The same day that the insurgents
attacked US, another band attacked the
company of the 18th infantry, which had
relieved us at Mariquins, and drove them
out OF their camp. They held the camp
about an hour; by that time the 18th had
been reinforced by a troop of the 18th
cavalry. And they drove the insurgents
out OF the camp, and kept them going
for five n1iIan Tho tncn
the camp while they were in it, cutting |
the tents and turning everything upside |
down. This morning d. and r. comps-
nies were placed between our company |
and B. to strengthen the line. This af- |
ternoon battalion of the 18Th took the |
position vacated by D. and f. companies. |
1t is time that this part of the line was
strengthened, as it is very important |
position. The insurgents are trying hard |
to get at the water-works, which we are |
guarding. If they ever do capture them,
they would have Manila at their mercy,
as 1t ia the only supply to@the city.
There is not much danger that they will |
capture the place with our battalion, a
battalion of the 18th, and four troops of |
the 11th cavalry to guard IL. 1t is be-
coming quite interesting, even in Manila.
Nearly every day some one is found who
is playing the spy. Last Friday the su.
perintendent of the military prison, a
Spaniard, was caught aiding the insur-
gents. His house was searched, and a
number Of papers were found which con-
rainpH a Of inf |
the plans OF our troops. They also found
papers which showed that he he Id lieu.
tenant col0nel's commission in the insur-
gent army, besides large quantities of
food. It seems that b, had used his
house as a regular supply station, and
that was what caught him. So many
people were seen going in and out, that
he guards became suspicious, and the
place was watched, with good results.
de will probably get taste of his own
prison. Yesterday another important
ind was made right in one of the biggest
churches in Manila. AS the people were
,oing to church yesterday, one of the
yards noticed number of natives who
we're going in. They all seemed to be
anne. He got closer to them, and noticed
hat they cs FRIED something inside of
heir trousers legs which looked like a
.un. He reported the fact to his captain.
That afternoon the church was searched
nd 20 rifles and lot of ammunition
we're found stored away beneath the floor.
The authorities have been expecting an
in the city for quite while, but
he arrests that have been made, and the
editions soldiers stationed around the
ity, have Kept things pretty quiet. Sat-
rday, we had an earthquake here. No
amage was done. The shock was felt
be most at Cavite, where it shook things !.
r., and knocked down q few native q
ouses. l will have to stop now, as 1 il
ave to post guard. &