The leader., 1899-10-18
GEN. SCHwAN FALLS BACK.
M. Column Headed. over Almost Inn
passibIc Roads, for im"s-
From warriors to Amigos

Manila. Oct. 13.-Gen. Schwan's ex-
petition having accomplished its OBJ
| ieot, the troops are all returning to
then former positions, abandoning the
towns taken.
Gen. schunn En- Route to linus.
Gen. Schwan is en- route from Perez
de Marinas to linus, with the infantry,
while the artillery and cavalry and all
mule teams are retracing their route
from Malabon to Bacoor, with the sig
nal corps removing the wires.
Insurgents Retreated 10 SLANG.
Gen. Trias, with the organized bodies
| of insurgents. retTeated to Slang AMI
| Indang. at the base of the mountain.
| The movement of the United States
troops was a fine display of american
| gcheralship and energy, while the tlh-
Pine, adopted what Gen. AlcJandrlno
terms 'our peculiar method of war
| fare"
| The whole Country a swamp.
| Tho whole country is an immense
swamp, and the Filipinos never eN-
| ptcted that the Americans could or
would attempt to invade il during the
wet season. Moreover the line of
! march furnished a succession of sur
| pIises. the advancing troops general
| ly attacking from unexpected points.
| From Warriors to Amigos.
| In Cavite province, the scene of the
hottest fights and their greatest sue
ces ses over the Spanards, the Filipinos
might have been expected 20 make Il
res oiute stand, if anywhere, but after
their whippings at Cavite 'iejo AMI
| NCveleta, their tactics consisted chief
| ~ in a continuous exhibition of their
agility and their transformation from
warriors to amigos.
| Armed Bands Rcnppca-.
| The marines, while accommodating
about the scene of Sundays encounter
finG that the trenches have already
beer rcoccupicd, although the enemy
manifested more than their usual will
| inghcss to retreat before the Ameri-
cans. Armed bands have reappeared
along the shore road between Bacoor
and Rosario. and the troops returning
| By that route expect another fight at
| Rosario. At Malabon the Americans
COR allied two or three hundred natives
| SUI posed to he fighting men. y few
| Of them were caught with arms in
Their hands. but large numbers were
found in hiding. dressed in khaki, like
the American uniform. \ ma jority of
8 lN.,t
tLer are suspected of shooting at the
troops from houses. a growing habit.
4 White Elephant.
The prisoners are a white elephant
on the hands of the Americans. The
Malnbon contingent spent an unhappy
night incarcCrated in a church. \ ma
| tive priest and an uncle of Gen. Trids
wee discovered in the Filipino arsenal
outside the town. They are credited
with being two of the pillars of the
| ins direction, but they vigorously pro-
| claim their innocence.
| The leading citizens of Rosario are
temporarily engaged in towing fleet
Of canoes with the American army's
| impedimenta to Eacoor.
| Pr1SOnerS VIII De heienSeu.
| The prisoners, with the exception of
tEost caught rcd-handcd, will be re-
| leased, as owing to the fact that the
insurgents have so many more men
| thtu guns, the keeping of prisoners is
Il useless expense unless the policy OF
RECOMMENDATION which Gen. WcylC
pursued is to be adopted.
VIII Soon be Fighting Again.
| In conversation with a press repre-
sentative a leading merchant Of Ro-
sario remarked: They will all be en-
| gagged in their old business as soon as
| released.'
| When asked where the army had
gone the merchant said: "A ma. jority
| of them are here. They simply hid
thei, guns when they saw Il superior
fCIc' approaching"
Women and Children suffer Most.
The fighting falls the hardest on the
women and children. Hundreds of
them spent the night before the Amer
leans reached Rosario, in boats, the
bay for miles being crowded with
small craft containing non-combatants,
| few o. whom remained in the town.
THE PHILIPPINE CHAMPAIGN.