Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-10-12
THE INSURGENTS REITERATED.
American Troops Under Gen. Schwan
Occupy Noveleta and Cavite Viejo
Several Battles Fought.

Noveleta, Island of LuZon, Oct. 6,
| s:15 p. m.-Gen. Schwan's column, con-
| sisting of the Thirteenth infantry. a
| battalion of the Fourteenth, two troops
of cavlary, Capt. Riley's battery of the
Fifth artillery and Loves scouts, adj
| vsnced from Racoor this mroning 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 were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
| Noveleta. loves scouts first en-
countered the enemy near Cavite Vie
| 10, and soon put them to flight, con-
tinuing their advance.
Capt. Saffold's battalion of the Thir-
teenth regiment, with two companies
of the Fourteenth and number of
Tagal scouts, Capt. McGrath command
ing the troops from the Fourth caval-
ry, and Capt. Riley's battery, came
upon the enemy in strengthen
trenched position on the road between
Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. fight
lasting half an hour followed, result
ing in the enemy's being driven back.
The American forces sustained consid-
cradle losses in this engagement. the
men being shot from trenches and
shaoks along the road.
The column then pressed on to
Noveleta, which they found deserted.
and will remain there tonight.
The marine and naval forces coop
Grated with the troops. The gunboats
| Wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay off the
shore near Noveleta, and threw shells
| into that town and Santa Cruz for an
hour, preparing the way for the ma
rines to land. Two battalions, con-
sisting of $50 marines under Col. FL
lott, advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite to Noveieta. The only way
was by narrow road through swamps.
A mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly attacked
with a volley from trenches across 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 retreated to 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,
meeting with feeble resistance, the
first encounterhaving disheartened the
enemy. Squads were sent to Noveleta
and burned the town and hutS all
alCng the road from which the enemy
commenced the firing. There a juno
ton was formed with the scouts, who
had been sweeping the swamps and
Tickets. Thence the marines returned
TO Cavite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieut.. Winnie, with three-pounder,
did good execution during the adj
vance. Gen. Lawton was not in per-
sonal command of to-day's movement.
Capt. Cowles' battalion of the Fourth
infantry, willie accommodating, found
a body of several hundred insurgents
near San Nicholas. After brisk fight,
lasting three-quarters of an hour, the
enemy was driven off. In this engage
ment the American casualties were
four men slightly wounded. Six of the
enemy were killed, but the number &c
wounded is not known.