The record-union., 1899-10-13

eTal Young, with two battaliOns of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry, nine troops of
the Fourth Cavalry and the scouts OF
the Thirty seventh Infantry, left Santa
Ana at Z o'clock this morning and oc-
cupied Arayat at 8, after a skirmish
lasting half an hour The enemy, es-
timated at 800 men, rereated toward
Magellan.
The swampy character of the coun-
try prevented the use of cavalry.
The men of the Twenty-fourth
charged the trenches. The enemy set
the town on fire, and succeeded in
burning a small section.
Five dead and three wounded Fill
pinos were left on the field. The
Americans had one man wounded.
General Schwan's expedition having
accomplished its object, the troops are
all returning to their former positions,
abandoning the towns taken. Cen
eral Schwan is en- route from Perez de
MaTinas to linus, with the infantry
while the artillery and cavalry and all
mule teams are retracing their route
from Malabon to Bacoor, with the
signal corps removing the wires.
General Trias, with the organized
bodies of insurgents, retreated to ST.
lang and Indang, at the base of the
mountain.
The movement of United States
troops was a fine display of American
generalship and energy, while the Fill
pinos made what General Alejandrino
terms our peculiar method of war
fare" The whole country is an i'm
mense swamp, and the Filipinos never
expected that the Americans could or
would attempt to invade it during the
wet season. Moreover, the line of
march furnished a succession of sur
prises, the advancing troops being gen
orally attacked from the unexpected
points.
In Cavite province the scene of the
hottest fights and their greatest sue
cesses over the Spaniards, the Fill
pinos might have been expected 10
make a resOlute stand, if anywhere,
but after their whipping at Cavite,
Niejo and Noveleta their tactics con-
sisted chiefly in a continuous exhibit
tiOn of their agility and their trans
formation from warriors to Amigos.
The marines, while accommodating
about the scene of Sundays encounter,
find that the trenches have been al
ready reoccupied, although the enemy
manifested more than their usual will
ingness to retreat before the Ameri-
cans. Bands have appeared along the
shore road between Bacoor and Ro-
sario, and the troops returning by that
route expect another fight at Rosario.
At Malabon the Americans corraled
200 or 300 natives supposed to be
fighting men. A few of the were
caught with arms in their hands, but
large numbers were found in hiding.
dressed in khaki, like the American
uniform. A majority Of them were in
the garb of Amigos, but they are sus-
pected of shooting at the troops from
houses, a growing habit, which flour
ished throughout the advance when
ever small parties of Americans strayed
from the main body. The prisoners
are a white elephant on the hands of
the Americans.
a native priest and an uncle of
General Trias were discovered in the
Filipino arsenal outside the town
They were credited with being two of
the pillars of the insurrection, but they
vigorously proclaim their innocence.
The leading citizens of Rosario are
temporarily engaged in towing a fleet
of canoes laden with the American
army's impediments at Bacoor.
The prisoners, with the exception OF
those caught red-handed, will be re-
leased as, owing to the fact that the
insurgents have so many more men
than guns, the keeping of prisoners is
a useless expense, unless the policy
OF RECOMMENDATION which General Wey-
Ter pursued is to be adopted.
In conversation with an Associated
Press representative, a leading mer-
chant of Rosario remarked: They Will
all be engaged in their old business as
soon as released"
When asked where the army had
gone. the merchant replied: "A ma
jority of them are here. They simply