The record-union., 1899-06-05

S:45 .. m.-General Halls column, in
the movement on the Morong PENN
sula, completed the circle Of twenty
miles over rough and mountainous
country, having two engagements with
the insurgents, one of them severe,
and keeping UP an almost constant fire
against scattered bands of rebels for
nearly twenty-four hours from O'Clock
Saturday morning, when the column
left the pumping station.
The F'ilipinos were driven in every
direction, and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
thoroughly cleared up. At 10 o'clock
this morning the column reached
point few miles FROM Tatay, where
General Hall was met by General
Lawton, who had already entered the
town and found it deserted.
General Halls objective point was
Antipolo, ten miles off, and there was
desultory firing all along the line of
march. The gunboats could be heard
Smelling the hills in advance of the
column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Maria Chino,
about noon yesterday, with loss OF
but two or three slightly wounded,
proceeded with all possible haste to-
ward Laguna de Bay, the Fourth Cav
airy in the lead, the Oregon regiment
next, and the Fourth Infantry last. At
3 O'Clock these regiments fought their
second battle of the day, and it re-
suited, like the first, in the complete
rout of a large Filipino force located
in, he fo; hox yin ar
vantage of position. In this fight the
American loss was four killed, three
of the Fourth Cavalry and one Ore
gonian, and about fifteen wounded.
The Filipino loss could net be ascer-
tanned. but the terrific 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 impossi-
BILE, owing to the two fights and the
constant marching for more than
twelve hours with nothing to eat since
morning and no supply train in sight.
The troops. moreover, suffered from the
heat, many being Frustrated and all
greatly exhausted. Consequently they
bivouacked for the night on the second
battlefield
The cavalry, the Oregonians and the
two companies of the Fourth Infantry
had just crossed a small creek, about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and en-
tered upon a sunken road, from which
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ley surrounded on all sides by high
and heavily wooded hills when the
rebels, concealed in the mountains on
the three sides of the plain, opened a
hot fire and sent showers of bullets
into the ranks of the Americans The
latter deployed Immediately in three
directions.
Then followed a charge across rice
fields and bitches and up the hillsides,
from which the shots came all the
time pouring in terrific hail. while the
air resounded with the constant rattle
of musketry.
The Fourth Cavalry, being in front,
suffered the severest loss when the
attack opened, two of their killed be-
ing Sergeants and the other a private.
The oregonian killed was private.
The natives were unable to stand
the vigorous fire Of the Americans
long. and at the first sign of their
wavering the cavalry, Oregonians and
Fourth tInfantrymen broke into wild
cheers and charged still faster up the
hillside, pouring in volley after volley
until the enemy left the places where
they were partially concealed by the
thicket, fled over the summit in the
widest confusion. and disappeared in
the surrounding valleys
After the fight was over the firing
was continued by the Americans for
more than an hour in clearing out
the bush and driving away struggling
Filipinos.
The troops, after camping for the
night on the battlefield, started at )
O'Clock this morning for Antipolo,
where it was expected a strong re-
sistance would be made. Antipolo is
place far UP in the mountains. which
the Spaniards had said the Americans
could never capture. 1t has cost Spain
the lives of 300 troops
The progress of the column was con-
siderably delayed while passing up the
steep mountain grade by small band
of insurgents, but these were effectu-
ally routed by the Fourth Cavalry,
| which was in advance. and the troops
| reached AntipSlo in few hours Our
lines We're Immediately thrown around
on three sides of the town, and then
| the fnal advance was made, but it
was found unnecessary to fire a shot.
| Not rebel was visible and the town
was entirely abandoned
Two hours later, after a conference
| between General Lawton and General
Hall, the column proceeded toward
| Morang to drive any rebels found in
| that quarter
When the start was made for Anti
polo in the morning the Oregon regi-
ment and the Ninth Infantry were left
/ behind as rear guard and there was
considerable firing along their lines in
clearing the enemy from the high hill
between their position and the lake.
WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
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