The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-10-11
OUR TROOPS ADVANCE.
More Severe Fighting With the
Filipino Insurgents.

american fofces NOW occupy Cavite NieIo
and Noveleta-Three American Officers
and Thirteen Privates Wounded, One OF
the Officers FataIIy-The Marines and
Naval Forces Aid the Troops.
NOVELETA Island of Luzon, Oct.
9.-General Schwans column, consist
ing of the Thirteenth infantry, a bat
talon of the Fourteenth, two troops of
cavalry, Captain Reilly's battery of the
Fifth artillery and owes scouts, ad
vanced from Bacoor and occupied Ca
vite Viejo and Novaleta. The Ameri-
fan loss was three officers and nine prl-
Yates wounded, one of the officers being
mortally hurt The less of the enemy
Is unknown. but the bodies of three Fill
ipinos were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts first encoun-
tered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to flight. continuing
their advance.
Captain Saffold's battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment with two compa-
MES of the Fourteenth. a number of
Tagalos, Captain McGrath, command
ing the troops from the Fourth cavalry
and Captain Reilly's battery, came
upon the enemy in a strongly en-
trenched position on the road between
Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. A fi-hi
lasting half an hour followed, resultlns
In the enemy being driven back The
American forces sustained considera-
BILE loss in this engagement, the men
being shot from the trenches and
shacks along the road
The column then pressed on TO Novel.
eta, which they found deserted and viii
remain there for short time.
The MARINES and naval forces CO.
operated with the troops The gunboats
Wheeling, Petrol and Calao lay off
shore near Noveleta and threw shells
into that town and Santa Cruz for ar
hour, preparing the way for the ma.
rines to land. Two battalions, con.
sisting of 45O marines under Colone
Elliott, advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite to Noveleta. The only way
was by narrow road through swamps
A mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly received witt
q volley from trenches across the road
A flank movement was executed and tn,
insurgents were driven from the
trenches, the marines wading through
rice fields in turning the flank Of tn,
enemy who retreated to strong .sanC
forts across the creek dividing the
peninsula, destroying the bridge acros.
the stream.
The marines waded through rice
fields, forded the river in water to theil
shoulders and carried the forts, meet
ing with feeble resistance, the frs
encounter having dsheartened thu
enemy.
Squads were sent to Noveleta anC
burned the town and the huts al
along the road from which the enemy
commenced the firing. There a juno
tion was formed with the scouts whit
had been sweeping the swamps anC
thickets. Thence the marines returned
to Cavite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieutenant Wynne. with a 3-poundeI
did good execution during the advance
General Lawton was in personal com
mand of this movement.
Captain Cowles' battalion of thu
Fourth infantry while reconnoiterine
found a body of several hundred in.
surgents near San Nicholas after 8
brisk fight lasting three quarters of al
hour the enemy was driven off. II
this engagement four Americans were
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 very slow