Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-20
Captain Grants Battery Shells
Towns from Aboard Gunboats.
REBELS ARE ON THE SPRINT
Another Force OF Insurgents Routed
with Heavy Loss, while Amcri-
cans sufer Pew Casualties.

Manila, March ie.-Somc OF the rebels
recently expelled from Cavitc and the
small towns In the vicinity OF PasIg
combined forces and last night-as al
ready cablcd-attackcd a company Of
the Washington volunteers. a detached
post ut Tagulg. about mile and half
southeast OF paslg. General Wheaton
Immediately reinforced the Americans
with two companies each Of the WASH
ington and the Oregon regiments. The
post had held the enemy In check. and
the ere Of the reinforcing companies re-
pulsed them. driving them across 10 an
island formed by the estuary. They
were thus In front Of the Twcnty-scc-
ond regulars.
ON discovering that they were en-
trapped the rcbcla fought desperately,
aided materially by the Jungle and the
darkness. but they were completely
routed with heavy loss. after two
hours fighting. The Americans lost
two killed and twenty wounded. among
the latter Lieutenant Frank Jones.
General Wheaton determined to pun
iHh the nhtivcs. and at daybrcnk today
his brigade started In the following or
der; The Sixth artillery. holding the
extreme right; Tho Oregon volun-
ton regiment kecpinR 10 the edge of the
lake. and the Twcnty-Hecond regulars
occupying the left OF the line, which
swept the whole country along the lake.
In aouthcasterly direction. toward
General overnhine'H position. The line
thus extended over two miles ~ coun-
try. rough and covered with thick jun
gle, advanced eleven miles. The enemy
fled. the last OF them being seen about
$3.50 this afternoon. AZ scarcely any
time did the Americans get within 1900
yards OF them.
The troops arr returning 60 paaig to-
night exhausted by the hard work un-
der n hot sun. The oregon regiment
had one man killed and four wounded.
and the Twcn,y.rccond regulars one
wounded. According to the official re-
ports no fewer than 200 Fillpinos were
killed.
General Otis says the American army
and gunboats now command the lake.
lie estimates that property of the vail
ue Of 100000 has been destroyed. while
quantities 81 rice and sugar and 900
tons Of coal. which II very valuable
herr, has been captured.
Many prisoners represent that the
Filipino soldiers are weakening. The
generous treatment that the Americans
administer 10 the native prisoners and
wounded seems 20 influence the insur-
tent army powerfully. In the opinion
Of the Americans. however. the Filipino
leaders viii continue to provoke fighting
Just rs long m they can retain their
hold upon their followers. because they
have everything TO gain and nothing to
lose.
The enemy has twice ~ many men on
their fring line NJ they have arms, and
the fact that 80 few arms are captured
by the Americans IL bccauH. the guns
OF the wounded Filiplnoa and many Of
those who surrender are spirited away.
The armed tugs f.nguna de hay and
OcHtc have returned Ia San Pedro Ma
cati and reported that results 81 their
tour OF the lake. on Friday morning
last they nhellcd the town OF MotlnRi.
the rebels fleeing without making any
response 10 the IRE. The Americans
landed q party. who destroyed guam
tl,y OF stores and all the store build
ingA except the church. The cNpcdi-
ton then proceeded to MaIaguay
whore sugar min and saw mill were
destroyed.
on arriving at Santa Cruz. town
OF 200 inhabitants. II was found that
tho enemy was strongly cntrenchcd
ana prepared Ia defend the position.
assisted by two Funboats and several
launches. Moreover. the mouth % the
river was blocked with rocks aud ham-
boo. A few shells caused nn exodus
~ the citizens, hut not of the cnemy'n
troops The Americans did not attempt
a landing.
Captain Grant. who II IN charge Of
the expedition, asks for endorsements.
and viii probably take Santa Cruz to-.
morrow. The troops that accompanied
the expedition were a detachment Of
the Twenty-third regiment. under Cap
tain Pratt. which was towed by tho
gunhoat ON "A iiat-bottomcd heat. The
Americans had captured four boats Mt
Majnguay. where they encampei on
Friday.