Evening star., 1899-11-16
CHASED BY MARINES
Shining Addition to the Corps Roll
Of Achievements.
THE FIGH | IG:s, SOUTH OF MANILA
Report to the Department Of Lieut.,
Col Elliott.
GREAT DARING EXHIBITED

A shining addition to the roll Of achieve
ments of the United States marines during
the past two years is the report that
comes to the Navy Department from Col.
G. f. Elliott, commanding the marines at
CaNite, p. T., relating the events Of the en-
gagement Of October s. in which the ma
rlnes co-operated with the army under
General Schwau in the important move
ments which cleared the Tagal insurgents
out of the peninsula south OF Manila.
The army attacked Cavite Niejo, while
the navy took Noyeleta, effecting june
ton with the army at that point and
sweeping the country from the lake to the
pay. The marines were under the COM
mand OF Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, and
numbered 1856 men and 20 officers. The ad-
vance into the interior from the landing
point was conducted with the greatest
difficulty at one point through dense thicket
OF thorn bush absolutely impossible except
by single narrow road, the ground being
low and marshy and intersected by tide
water runs.
In the rice fields the marines We're sub
Jected to a heavy fire on their left flank,
When the men dropped, without orders, ac-
cording to Colonel Elliott, faced to the left
and opened rafting fusilade. 1t was with
difficulty, epoint through dense thcket
hring. The ships could longer assist by
clearing the advance, and forward move
ment was made by rushing through rice
fields deep from knee to arm pit In mud
and water. The men We're fairly well
Strengthened out before the Filipino in
trenchments, but were unable to charge
immediately, as they were absolutely
blown from the fast pace and heavy
ground. Meanwhile a tremendous fire was
kept up from both sides.
During its heat 1t was reported that DIR.
Langhorne, Lieut.. Hill and two men were
wounded some half a mile to the rear and
were being fired on at short range by
small party of the enemy. Lieut.. Harding
gathered fourteen men and drove away the
attacking party. Col Elliott says Lieut..
Harding's actions during the entire day
We're those of an excellent soldier.
When 1t came to the final charge the
officers, without exception, called on their
men to respond. and they finally broke
forward in a dpgged advance, without
cheering, as they were breathless. The
enemy abandoned the entire length of the
trenches.
bravery was shown among officers and men,
even up to reckless bravado, of which he
nigh dlsapproYes, and he believes they
would fight as we'll but with better jud-
ment, in the future.
DR.. Langhorne," while attending Lieut..
Hill, was wounded through the arm but
continued looking, out for the injured.
well as for nearly fifty men prOstrated by
the heat and overexertion. The two aids,
Lieut.. CrOsfey, who was hit ~by q spent
ball, and Lieut.. Rifelberick, did excellent
work in helping men in their first action to
the proper performance Of their duties. In
conclusion, Col. Elliott says: Il have a
private in my ranks who was born in Ba-
cOOr, near by. and who served in the Span
ish army. IbesaliegeS that on several occa-
sions the Spaniards endeavored to take
this place, but ware on every occasion re-
pulsed -