Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-06-08
MARCH TO THE BAY
Gen. Hall Whips the Rebels
in Two Battles.


sula, completed the circle OF 20 miles
over Rough and mountainous coun,,v.
having two engagements with the in.
sulSents, one Of them severe, and keep
ing mp an almost constant fire against
scattered bands Of rebels for nearly -
hours, from t O'Clock Saturday NOM.
ing, when the column lett the cumming
station.
The Filipinos were driven in eye,y
direction, and the country through
which General Hall passed was prctty
thoroughly cleared up. At 10 O'Clock
tins morning the column reached
point few miles from Taytay, where
General Hall was met by General Law.
ton, who had already entered the town
and found it deserted. General Halls
/ objective point was Antpolo, 10 miles
on. and there was desultory firing all
along the line OF march. The gun.
/ boats could be heard Smelling the hills
| in advance of the column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills neal Maria Chino,
about noon yesterday, with loss OF
but two or three slightly wounded. pro.
ceeded with all possible haste toward
Laguna de Bay, the Fourth cavalry in
the lead, the Oregon regiment next,
and the Fourth infantry la. At 5
O'Clock these regiments fought theil
second battle of the day, and it result
ed like the iirst-in the complete lout
of a large Filipino force located in the
mountains and having every advantage
of position In this fight the Ameri-
can loss was four killed, three OF the
Fourth cavalry and one Oregonian, and
about Is wounded The Filipino loss
could not be ascertained, but the TEL
rife fire which the Americans poured
into them for half an hour must have
inflicted severe loss.
In this engagement our troops made
one of the most gallant charges of the
war, and the enemy was forced to flee
in the greatest disorder. 1t was the
intention to press on to Antipolo last
night, but this was found impossible
owing to the two fights and the con.
slant marching for more than II hours,
with nothing to eat since morning.
and no supply train in sight. The
troops. however, suffered from the in.
tense heat, many being Frustrated, and
all greatly exhausted.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
companies of the Fourth infantry had
just crossed small creek about )
o'clock Yesterday afternoon and entered
upon sunken road, from which they
We're emerging upon small valley SUI
rounded on all sides by high and heav-
lily wooded hills, when the rebels. con-
ceala in the mountains on three sides
OF the plain, opened a hot fire, and sent
showers of bullets into the ranks of the
Americans. The latter deployed i'm.
medateIy in three directions. Then
followed a charge across the rice fields
and ditcLes and up the hillsides, from
which the shots came all the time pour.
ing in terrific hail, while the air re-
sounded with the constant rattle OF
musketry.
General Halls advance was first mo.
mentariv halted after he had crossed
the frs. range OF hills to the east OF
Monte, town in the valley at the edge
of the hills. The insurgents were
driven out of the town and 1t was
burned. The Second Oregon volun-
teers pocketed the Filipinos on three
sides, and brisk fight ensued. Gen
eral Summers threw a battalion on each
hill, and the Americans chased the
rebels for some distance. The Oregon
regiment lost three men killed and six
wounded. 1t is impossible, on account
of the terrific fighting and the condition
of the signal wires, to get particulars.
Not even the names have been sent &c
General Otis at this writing.
Tie Fourth cavalry, being in the
front. suffered severest loss when the
attack opened. two of their killed be-
inc sergeants and the other private
The natives were unable to stand sle
vigorous fire of the Americans long,
and at the first sign OF their waverlng
the cavalry, Oregonians and Fourth IN
fantrv men broke into wild cheers and
charged still faster up the hlllsite,
ponriug volley after volley, until the
enemy left the places where they were
partially concealed 10y the thicket, fled
over the summit in the widest coA-
fusion and disappeared in the surround
! mo valleys. Alttr lIlt ll-Hl " "H ''''t
the firing was continued 10y the Amer
icons for more than an hour in clearing
ont the bush and driving away stag
Cling Filipinos.
The troops, after camping for the
NIGHT on the battlefield, started at
O'Clock this morning tor AntlpoIo'
where it was expected a strong resist
ance would be made. AntIpoIo is
Mace far up the mountains, which the
Spaniards had said the Americans
could never capture. 1t has cost Spain
the lives of 300 troops.
When the troops reached Antlpolo
not a rebel was visible.
The Nodus Nivendi.
Washington, June cit Is learned
Mt the state department that the heso-
tiations now in progress in London be-
tween Am bassador Choate and LORD Sal
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