Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-06

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DEAR SIR:
If you can give me space in your pa
per | will describe our trip or campaign
in the southern part of Luzon, Province
of Batangas and Cavite, beginning Jan.
/, 1900, and lasting until Feb. 10, 1900.
We started Jan. t, brigaded under Gen.
Schwan, with detachment of cavalry
and artillery from San Pedro, Macati.
We were equipped with blanket,
poncho, haversack, canteen, gun, belt,
one hundred rounds Of ammunition and
rations for three days. You can see we
had something of load in as warm IA
climate as here in Luzon. We marched
eight miles, bivouaced for the night and
in the morning marched on TO Mt
Lupa,a distance Of eighteen miles, where
we camped for the night. In the morn
ing we advanced on Binang and took
the town after sharp fighting. Com
panies h and + lost two men and two
wounded. We took large stores of am.
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prisoners. The enemy's loss was heavy.
We went into quarters at 200 D. m
The next morning formed in column
and marched ten miles where we bivou.
aced for the night and marched next
morning to Slang, a distance of seven
miles, from where we ''hiked'' TO Indian,
distance Of ten miles, and went into
quarters. This town was taken by cav
airy in advance of the infantry. viii
say right here that the town Of indian
could not have been taken without a
siege if the natives had fought and held
their ground, its natural advantages
giving il all the protection necessary
The next morning, Jan 10, we marched
two miles and established an outpost
We then sent out scouting parties, capt
uring ten prisoners and killing one mig
ger. Your humble servant with five
men was out two miles from the out
post and in very thick jungle came
upon a bright fire with three caribcos
(the species of OK they have there tied
TO trees near by. II looked very much
like hot time for US and | deployed
my little squad. We did not 60 but
short distance when started out three
insurgents who ran like deer | com.
manded them to halt two or three times
but they did not seem inclined TO do so
and gave the order TO fire one fell,
shot through the heart, the other two
getting away. The next day we capt
ured 2S of the rebels Jan. l3 we
formed at 90 a. IN. and marched TO ST.
lang a distance of eight miles, halted one
hour for dinner aid marched TO Talisay
a distance of ii miles. Here is the most
| beautiful scenery on the island. The
Lake of Taae, with volcano in the CEN
ter, very high mountain on one side
and valleys and rivers on the other. We
came upon the lake from the mountain
side and looking down upon the lake,
volcano, town, valley and rivers, TO a
man exclaimed, 1.-The most beautiful
scenery ever witnessed" " We camped
here and the next morning marched to
Tananan, about ten miles, and on the
10th marched TO Lipa, seven miles,
where we halted for dinner ana then
marched seven miles to Itaan. Jan.
| 10th we marched seven miles TO Batan-
gas and went into camp. Here we had
short engagement of no account al.
though we took several prisoners and
liberated about 100 Spaniards held by the
insurgents. Jan 10Th We started at 300
p. III. (here was our long march, and
marched TO San Pablo, distance of 40
miles in 2G hours. | send letter of
commentator from headquarters for
the work done on this march but the
letter cannot describe IL as il was. l
can say that another days march like
this would have decreased the command
one-half. Jan. 2l we started at noon
and marched five miles TO where We en-
countered the natives on San Digo Hill
fought for about two hours. using two
large mountain guns, one Troop of cav
airy and one Regiment of infantry. We
killed about 100 insurgents and wounded
great number Our loss was slight
The next day we started after them and
after marching about two miles en-
countered them and chased them mp the
mountain side. Our company killed
four. The next day we marched 10 Ma.