The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-09
Nine Prvates Received Mauser Bullets Dur
Ing The Engagements.
NAVY CO-OpERATEO WITH TROOPS
Town Of koVeleia eurnsd Second Tight Was
Near San hoala,, and Americans Had -Four
Men Wounded SIX Rebels Killed.

Noveleta. Island OF Luzon, oct. g.
Gen. Schwan's column, consisting of the
18th Infantry a battalion OF the 18th
TWO troops. of cavalry, Capt Relny s
Battery of, the 9TH Artillery, and Loves $
scouts, advanced from Bacoor yester-
day morning and occupied Cavite Viejo
and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being mortally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown, but the
bodies OF three Filipinos were seen
There We're two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts first encoun-
tered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them 10 flight. continuing their
advance.
HALF-HOUR'S FIGHT.
Capt Saffold's battalion of the 18th
Regiment with two companies of the
1fth, number OF Tagalo scouts. Capt.
McGrath, commanding the troops of the
4th Cavalry, and Capt. Reillys battery,
came upon the enemy in a strongly en-
trenched position on the road between
Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. A fight last
ing half an hour followed resulting in
the enemy being drfvenu back. The
American forces sustained considerable
losses in this engagement, the men be-
ing shot from trenches and shacks
along the road.
The column then pressed on to No
veleta, which they found deserted.
The marines and naval forces COOP
Grated with the troops, the gunboats
Wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay off
shore near Noveleta and threw shells
into that town and Santa Cruz for an
hour.
DRIVEN FROM TRENCHES.
Two battalions consisting of $50 ma
rnes, under Col Elliott, advanced along
the peninsula from Cavite TO Noveleta
The only way was by a narrow road
through swamps. A mile beyond the
marines outpost the column was sud
denly received with a volley from
trenches along the road. A flank move
ment was executed and the insurgents
were driven from the trenches the ma
rines wading through rice fields in turn
ing the flank of the enemy. who retreat
ed 10 stronger forts across the creek
dividing the peninsula. destroying the
bridge across the stream The marines
waded through more rice fields forded !
the river in water TO their shoulders,
and carried the forts meeting with fee |
ble resistance. the first encounter hav- |
ing disheartened the enemy. Squads |
were sent 10 Noveleta and burned the |
town and the huts along the road from |
which the enemy commenced the firing |
There a Junction was formed with the
scouts who had been. sweeping the |
swamps and thickets. Thence the ma
rines retuned to Cavite thoroughly ex-
hausted.
GOOD EXECUTION.
Lieut. Wyune. with three-pounder.
did good execution during the ad-
vance. Gen. Iawton was not in per-
sonal command of the movement
Capt. Cowles' battalion Of the 9TH In
fantry. while reconnoitering yesterday.
found body OF several hundred insur-
gents near sam Nicolas. After brisk
fight lasting three quarters OF an hour.
the enemy was driven off In this en-
ga cement the American casualties were
four men slightly wounded Six OF the
enemy were killed, but the number OF
wounded is not known.
The bad condition Of the roads made
The progress Of the artillery slow.