The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-05
THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN
PLAN TO ENTR1P GEN. RIO DEL
 PILAR'S FORCES FAILS.
The Insursent Leader Escapes to n Mountain Strongh ghold-Position of American Troops Last Night Indicates That They VIII Sweep the Peninsula of MOrOng TO-day.

That They VIII Sweep the Peninsula
 of M0rong To-day.
 Manila, June 4.-S D. m.--The position
 of the American troops tonight indi-
 cates that they will tomorrow sweeI
 the Peninsula of Morong, the land pro
 jecting to the south into Laguna dc
 Bay, where the insurgents are supposed
 to have large force near the town of
 Monrong as well as the battery on the
 western shore of the peninsula, which
 recently smashed the propeller of the
 gunboat Napidan. General Hall is
 marching from Antipolo about six and a
 half miles northwest of Morong, toward
 the peninsula, with his forces spread
 out to cover a large section. Colonel
 Truman, with the First North Dakota regiment and the Twelfth infantry, is advancing along the coast of the lake from Taytay, incidentally clearing sev- eral small towns, while Colonel Who'll ley, with the First Washington regi- ment has landed on the peninsula above the town of Morong. The army gum boats Napidan, Covadonga and Oesta are in a position to cooperate. The original plan was to surround the forces of Gen. Pic Del Pillar so that he must re- treat to the Morong peninsula where capture would have been inevitable. This was not complete success be- oot Ln1b be, < Izn country full of handicaps to marching. There were several streams to be bridg ed or forded and the troops frequently foundered through marshes waist deep an experience which under the terrific heat would too greatly exhaust tho Americans. General Pic Del Pilars column escaped northward, probably reaching Bosocoso, a stronghold in the mountains
 Colonel Wholley, having successfully completed his share of the movement, brought the Washington regiment to the River Pals, where last night a midnight the men embarked upon cascoes and started for their destination under the convoy of the gunboats. They encoun- tered a repetition of the experience un- dergone by almost every expedition on attempting to enter Laguna de Bay, as the boats went aground in the shadows at the mouth of the river and were de- tained there several hours. Major Gen eral Lawton in the meantime was inde- fatigably riding from one force to the other and supervising the loading of the cascoes without sleep for two nights.
 General Halls column, which assem- bled in the waterworks, or pumping station, late Friday night under cover of @ moonless sky, consists of the Sec ond Oregon volunteers, who marched to the point of rendezvous from the city barracks, battalion of the Second Wyoming regiment, four troops of the Fourth cavalry, one mounted on the big American horses, two battalions of the Fourth infantry, one battalion of the Ninth infantry, the first six com panies of the First Colorado regiment and two mountain guns. The men roll ed themselves in their blankets and lay upon the wet ground for few hours nuder a drizzling rain.
 At o'clock yesterday morning (Sat- urday) they commenced to cross the San Mateo river, and about noon easily repulsed large band of Filpinos about twelve miles east of Manila, between Mariquina and Antipolo. The oregon regiment the cavalry, the artillery and the Fourth infantry accomplished this task, driving the insurgents from the hills, the other troops being held in re- serve, but afterwards joining the main column in the pursuit toward the sea- "A running fight was in progress all the afternoon. A Filipino outpost first at tackled a few American scouts, where- upon the Fourth cavalry formed long skirmsh line and easily drove the in- surgents into the hills
 Then the Oregon regiment moved | across a wet, soggy rice field in eXtend- ed order toward the hills, where it was believed large force of the eneiny had | When the Oregonians !! were within about mile of the position the Filipinos opened a heavy fire, the | Americans replying and pressing for ward more rapidly. After few volleys | the insurgents were seen scattering over l the crest of hills in every direction and | their panic was increased when the ar tillery opened upon them and the shells began to explode all around them, caus- Ing great loss of life. The lombard ment by the batteries and the musket- ry was maintained for nearly half an hour, after which not a Filipino could he seen on the hills. The heat was in- tense and the troops suffered greatly; | but they continued on the trail taken by the fleeing enemy in the hope of driv- Ing them toward the lake,
 Colonel Wholley, with two battalions ,f tba First Washington regiment a battalion of the Twelfth infantry, two guns of Scott's battery and party of scouts under Major J. Eisenberger, left San Pedro Macati yesterday morning and after fording the river Pasig ad- yanced northeast upon Cainta; While General Hall approached the town from he opposite direction, the gunboats Ma ,idan and Oesta cooperating in the rlV- ,r. This important movement was kept SO secret that the public thought the ,Ian was to send General Ovenshine's ines forward against the insurgents who are intrenched south of the city. The signal corps displayed admirable enterprise in laying wires with the roops: but the native sympathizers cut hers behind the army.
 GENERAL HALLS MANEUPRE. Circuit of Twenty Miles Completed-