The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-14
NEW TROOPS UNDER FIRE.
rion OF Them in LATHE at San Fa-
olan and Do Splendid work-Army
and Navy tO-Operated.

MANILA, Nov. 1.-THE landing OF
the American troops at San Fabian
tuesday was the most spectacular AT.
.aAr OF It's kind since Gen. Skaters
'solsem oarkation at Daiquiri. The CO.
operation of the troops and the navy
was complete. The gun boats main
talned tt rriic bonn uardment for over
AN hour while the TROOPS rushed waist
deep through the surf, under a heavy,
out BADLY aimed, rife fire from the in.
sSurgent trenches, and charged right
ana left, pouring voliey after volley at
Une heelng rebels. Forty Filipinos
Were captured, mostly non-commis.
stoned officers. Several insurgent
dead and five wounded were found in a
building which had suffered consider
ably from the bonn bardment
The town was we'll fortified. The
asand dunes were riveted with bamboo
20 feet thick, which afforded fine
cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with Gen. Wheaton
Commander Knox, of the Princeton,
and Commander Sheridan, of the Ben
nlngton, anchored on the shallow two
miles off shore. The gunboats formed
"a line inside, the Helena, Callao and
Manila close inshore. With the first
of Al 4
boats were filled rapidly without con-
fusion by Maj. CrOnite's battalion of
the 23d infantry and Capt. Bucks bat
TALON of the 18th infantry
While the lines of boats moved
sshoreward, the gun boats poured the
full force of their batteries into
the trenches, soon forcing the insur-
gents to flee through the burrows
dug back of the trenches. About 200
men held their places until the keels of
the boats grated on the shore when
their Mauser bullets commenced to
sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Capt. Buck, with Pierces and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on
the left into the bamboo thickets. On
the right was frail foot bridge across
the river leading to the towns. Gen.
Wheaton, personally commanding, or
dered charge across the bridge, and
Capt Rowland, of his staff. led Cole.
mans and Elliott's companies of
the 18th and Shields company
of the 23d, who behaved
splendidly under their first fire, into the
town, which was found to be nearly
deserted, except by the aged and some
Spaniards who had hidden in the
buffalo wallows and who came shout
ing delightfully."- toward the Americans.
Two companies of the Esd had a
-skirmish along the Dagupan road with
the retreating Filipinos.
Maj. Shields, of the staff. with his
command, captured several insur-
gents.
The inhabitants describe all the
roads as practically impossible, and
say they believe Aguinaldo has Sc
creted yacht in the river Longapo
ASdI 4ON uSC III WACA
he finds his capture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to recon
noissances. Maj Logan went north
ward to Santo Tomas and burned the
Filipinos' barracks. Capt Bucks 18th
went to San Jacinto and disposed of
small bands. Marsh's Odd went toward
Magdalena, on the Dagupan road, and
had several sharp fights with small
parties. They killed eight men,
brought in twenty prisoners and had
five men wounded.
Capt. Chenowith and Lieuts. Davis,
Vanhorne and Bradford, with two
companies of the 18th regiment, re-
sconnoitering northeast of Mabalacal,
attacked and routed a battalion Of in
.surgents, killing 30 of them. Three
Americans were wounded.
Maj Bell has been engaged in an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
Both infantry and Lieut.. Hawkins and
10 men of the 4th cavalry, he crept be-
hind trench containing hundred
Filipinos, rode them down and killed
and wounded 20 and captured six. He
also brought back 80 Mausers.