The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-30
HARD WON VICTORIES.

it1 OH" INC EOlh kanSs
Iid regiment, joined Gen. Wheaton
brigade shortly after Maiinta WA
'aNen' approaching along the No,
aHchcs road westerly.
The soldiers were much cvbor,.ol
and there were several prostration
from the heat, which was intense. TIN
M oead and wounded were collocte,
~ IN the shade Of the trees and carrie,
on stretchers by Chinese across III,
river TO the train.
After lunch Gen. MacArthur's divi.
ION advanced toward Polo.
The cd Oregon regiment cncon,,,orod
c thousand Filipinos west of Malinto
VINO were rctreating from Malabon.
Inc enemy had taken up position be-
hind four rows Of intrcnchments. but
was driven out after an hours heavy
hring' One Orcgonian was killed and
hive were wounded
MANILA, March 2s-The Helena and
the army gunboats shellcd .Malabon
ana the country beyond, while the
Monadnock focused all its batteries
upon Paranque for two hours for the
purpose of destroying the military
stores there. A great smoke was
caused, but as the INSURGENTS are in
possession Of the town. the results of
the Smelling are not obtainable. The
evacuation of Malabon was p pictur-
esque rout, thousands of men, women
and children, loaded down with house
hold goods, fleeing to the country.
Ihe fllipinos at 9:15 a. n. Monday
burned tnelr stronghold at Malabon
and their forces fed from the city in
the direction of Maolos.
Gen. MacArthur's division is pushing
toward Malabon. The INSURGENTS
viii make their last stand probably at
Malolos.
MANILA, March 97.-Thc movement
OF the American troops Saturday swept
the insurgents back toward Malabon.
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis brigade is in l
front OF La Iona, where there is a +
stretch of mile of rough, open coun- t
try The insurgent trenches in the G
edge Of the woods are four feet dcep i
and furnish a good head cover. The
American troops advanced on the dou- Il
bic quick. yelling Gercely and occa u
sionally dropping in the grass and fir Y
ing by volley II
At o'clock the American troons II
oreakfasted and the Filipinos, noticing IL
he camp fires, their buglers called a
hem to arms. al
AT daylight Gen. Otis and Gen. Halls
'rigades advanced from La Iona "
hurch straight through the rebel lines. g.
utting the enemy's forces in two.
Upon this occasion the rebels ADOPT IS
d the American tactics of holding RI
heir fire until the attackers were about an
coo yards distant. The rebels also tn
red lower than usual. The Americans
red volleys with terrible effect and 40
len rushed forward cheering and car !
ing everything before them. nos
Once through, Gen. McArthur's di-
sion was swung to the left driving cel
&c rebels away on all sides. tina
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, in accord SUI
zee with instructions, remained i'm OIL
e trenches. Before joining in the an
1vemen., at noon, Gen. Whcaton's NJ
oops developed strong opposition pin
tween Malabon and the River Tluia- ihe
n. Nal
The brigades commanded by Gen. mac
rrson Gray Otis and Gen. Hale htr
vanced on Novalichos and Polo, the
ongly entrenched towns. SIX
n the meantime, Gen. Halls brigade thre
ppt the country clear to the water
rks and the foothills and Singalon,
turing San Francisco del Monte and N'
riquina. ''r"
bo ro,sros ..ooa until .ho ,.; upos
5 were within 200 yards of their po- "''
on and then broke and ran to the VIC
IDS. About so of them were killed NOM
h., out.l,;rts md n 49,, a., mao1o bail
inety minutes after the start-at " ""''
whole front for distance "'s
huoo ,,,;1oe - a., ,,o.,1, ha11s MahC
red. Gen. Hale's brigade had '''0
lltaneously swept in a northwest INC
direction, routing the enemy and "''" .
,ino tho town ~ San rronoisco do1 proce
tie and a number of scattered huts.
e1ine was then opposite Novaleche, WA
artillery advancing along good Gen.
from La Iona to No9aleche, the that
ms carrying pontoons, telegraph priva
lies and ammunition following. he h.
infantry moved in splendid order cent
Oke from the burning huts marked admit
me of the American advance Am order
ices and horse litters, led by Chi subie,
brought in the wounded, among ond Ii
q were few Filipinos.
, Pennsylvania troops took nine
lers, among them great naked NEW
in of the Macabebee tribe and OF tne
apanese. All the prisoners were ciatiol
ly terrified, expecting to be exc 1875
ont.