Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-09
FURTHER ADVANCE.
Gen. Schwan Captures Three
Towns of Luzon.
American Loss, 16 Wounded, One
MortaIIy--Fi|ipino Loss Heavy.
Yankees Have Hot Fight DisIodging Fi'pinos
from Their Road Trenches.

Noveleta, Island Of Luzon. Oct. s.
3.15 f. M.-Gen. Schwan's column, con-
ssting of the 18th Infantry, a battalion
of the 11th, two troops Of cavalry,
Capt. Reilly's battery Of the 5th Artili-
lery and Loves scouts advanced from
Bacoor this morning and occupied
Cavite. Viejo and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one Of the
officers being mortally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown but the bodies
Of three Filipinos We're seen.
There were two sharp fights near
NoVeleta. Loves scouts first encoun-
tered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to flight, continuing
their advance.
Capt Saffold's battalion of the 18th
Regiment with two companies Of the
18th. q number of Tagalo scouts, Capt
McGrath commanding the troops from
the 4th Cavalry and capt. Rellys bat
terry came up on the enemy on strong
ly entrenched position on the road be
tween Cavite and Niejo and NOveleta.
fight lasting half an hour followed,
resulting in the enemy's being driven
considerable losses in this Engagement.
the men being shot from trenches on
the road to Nov.leta. which they found
deserted ana Will remain there tonight.
The marines and naval forces CO.
operated with the troops. The gun
boats Wheeling. Petrol ana Callao lay
off the shore near NOveleta and threew
shells into that town and Santa Cruz
for an hour. preparing the way for the
marines TO land. Two battalions con-
sisting Of $50 marines under Gel. Elliot
advanced along the peninsula from
Cavite to NOVcleta. The only way was
by a narrow road through swamps. A
mile beyond the marines outpost the
column was suddenly received with a
volley from trenc"s acrcss the road.
A flank movement was executed and
the insurgents were driven from the
trenches. the marines wading through
rice fields in turning the flank of the
enemy. Who rctrcatca to strong sand
forts across the creek dividing the
peninsula. destroying the bridge across
the stream. The marines waded
through more rice fields, fordcd the
river in water to their shoulders and
carried the forts. meeting with feeble
resistance. the first encounter having
disnclrt"n,d the enemy.
Squads We're sent to Novcleta and
burned the town ana the hutS AL along
the road from which TIL, enemy com
menced the firing. There a junction
was formed with the scouts who had
been sweeping tile swamps ana thick
cts. Thence the marines returned to
CaVite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieut.. Wynnc with three FOUNDER
did good execution during the advance.
Gen. Lawton was not in personal com
mand Of today's movement.
Capt Cowles' battalion of the Attn
Infantry while rcconnoitcrinG. today
found tody of several hundred in
surgents near san Nicolas After Il
brisk fight lasting three quarters of an
hour. the enemy was driven off. Six
Of the enemy We're killed but the num-
Der of wounded is not known.
The bad condition of the roads made
the progress of the artillery slow.
1925 A. M.-The advance upon San
Francisco de Malabonis continuing
Gen. Schwan's advance guard entered |
Rosario this morning. meeting with |
slight resistance.