The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-09
CAVITE VIEJO AND NOVELTA IN
THE HANDS OF AMERICAN
TROOPS
ADVANCE STOUTLY RESISTED
THREE OFFICERS AND NINE PRI-
YATES WE'RE WOUNDED DUR
ING THE ATTACK
MARINES SENT TO SHORE

Gallant Showing Made by Soldiers
of the Sen-TOwn of NOveIta
Movement Executed Under Fire,
and the Insurgents Driven From
Their Trenches-sharp Fighting.
MANILA, Oct. 9-(2:15 a. m.)-The ad4
vance upon San Francisco de Malabon is
continuing. Gen. Schwan's advance
guard entered Rosario this morning
meeting with Slight resistance.
NOVELTA, Island of Luzon, Oct. s.
Gen. Schwan's column, consisting Of the
Thirteenth infantry, a battalion of the
Fourteenth, two troops of cavalry, Capt.
Reilly's battery of the Fifth artillery,
and loves scouts, advanced from Ba-
coor this morning and occupied Cavite
Viejo and Novelta. The American loss
was three officers and nine privates
wounded one of the officers being NOR
tally hurt The loss of the enemy is un-
known, but the bodies of three Finpinos
were seen.
1Qero were TWO sharp llShlS IlSdl 4NO-
velta loves scouts first encountered
the enemy near Cavite Viejo end soon
put them to flight, continuing their ad-
vance. Capt. Saffold's battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment, with two COM
panies of the Fourteenth and a number
Of Tagalo scouts, Capt. McGrath, COM
manGing the troops from the Fourth
cavalry and Capt. Reilly and his bat
terry came upon the enemy in strongly
entrenched position on the road be-
tween Cavite Viejo and Noveita. A fight
lasting half an hour followed resulting
In the enemy being driven back. The
American forces sustained considerable
losses in this engagement, the men being
shot from trenches and shacKs along the
road
The column then passed on to Novelta,
which they found deserted, and will re-
main there tonight
The marines and naval forces cooper
ated with the troops. The gunboats
Wheeling. Petrol and Callao lay off the
shore near Novelta and threw shells into
that town and Santa Cruz for an hour,
preparing the way for the marines to
land. Two battalions, consisting of 450
marines, under Col. Elliott, advanced
aIong the peninsula from Cavite to No
velta The only way was by a narrow
road through swamps.5
VOILEY FROM TRENCHES.
A mile beyond the marines outpost the
column was suddenly received with vol-
ley from the trenches across the road. A
flank movement was executed and the
insurgents were driven from the trench
es the marines wading through rice
fields in turning the flank of the enemy,
who retreated to the strong sand forts
across the creek dividing the peninsula,
destroying the bridge across the stream.
The marines Waded through more rice
fields, forded the river in water to their
shoulders and carried the forts, meet
ing with feeble resistance, the first en-
counter having disheartened the enemy.
Squads were sent to Novelta and burned
the town and the huts along the road
from which the enerIy commenced the
firing.
There a junction was formed with the
scouts, who had been sweeping the
swamps and tickets. Thence the marines
returned to Cavite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieut. Wynne, with 4 three-pounder did
good execution during the adgaace. Gen.
Lawton was not In personal command of
today's movement.
Capt Cowles' battalion, of the Fourth
infantry, while feconnoitering today,
found a body of several hundred insur-
gents near San Nicolas. After a brisk
fight, lasting quarters of an hour,
the enemy was driven off. In this en-
gagement the American casualties were
four men slightly wounded Six of the
enemy were killed, but the number of
wounded is not known.
The. had condition of bn
the progress OF the artillery slow.