The National tribune., 1900-10-11

and the best individual scouter in the
army. OF him Gen. Lawton said that his
loss was equal to that of u whole regi
ment. He was buried the next day al
San Isidro with military honors, and only
| recently his body was returned to this
country and was given another military
burial by the veterans of his regiment in
the military plat of the beautiful River
view Cemetery at Portland, Ore.
As soon as Gen. Summers, commanding
the leading brigade, heard the firing in
front, he sent the 1St Battalion of the
Oregons in haste to the support of the
Scouts, but when it arrived it found the
Scouts reclining comfortably in the shade
as uncOncernedly as though nothing had
happened: Dispositions were at once made
to hold the position and work was COM
menced upon new floor for the bridge,
which was completed before dark. At
daylight in the morning Gen. Lawton came
up and the army crossed over and de-
ployed for the attack upon San Isidro.
This being the rebel Capital, and Pillar
having some of the best troops in the in
surgent army. something of a fight was
expected. Especially was n defense of a
heavy wall around cemetery on the edge
Of town looked for, as intelligence had
been received of the wall being lOophOled
for that purpose. The 22d Regulars hav-
ing been in the rear for several days were
brought up and deployed on the left of
the road to advance upon the cemetery,
while one battalion each of the Oregons
and Dakotas were deployed on the right,
and then the advance was begun, gun
being sent down the road slightly in the
rear of the advancing line. When within
1000 yards of the town the Filipinos sud
denly opened up on the Oregons occupy
ing the right center. The line fell to the
ground and replied, while the Dakotas con-
tinued the advance on the flank and grad
ually turned it. In 10 minutes the enemy
fled, made their way hastily across the
broad stream of the Rio Grande, and the
line moved forward into the town.
One of the objects of the campaign was
to capture the Spanish and American pris-
oners held by Aguinaldo, but they were
always moved farther into the interior as
We advanced, our movements being too
slow to accomplish the purpose desired,
and also too slow for the impatience of the
volunteers, who fretted great deal about
lying inactive every few days while the
enemy made good their retreat and con-
structed new intrenchments to be cap
tured. In justice to Gen. LawtOn it must
be said that all of his movements were
directed by wire from Manila, and the
army generally understood him to be as
impatient of needless delay as were the
soldiers. All we found of the prisoners
were the bare walls of the military prison
whence they had been removed while we
were resting at San Miguel.
This was the end of the campaign. The
rainy season was Just setting in, and it
was deemed inexpedient to undertake to
hold this swampy country without a sat
isfactory base of supplies, and so all that
had been gained by month Of campaign
ing was abandoned. lie army retired to
the railroad, following down the Rio
Grande River, except the portion of the
Sd Regulars still with the column, which
returned by the way Of San Miguel and
San Ildefonso to baliuag, to rejoin the
remainder of the regiment and hold that
was attacked by the insurgents, who had
gone into the mountain stronghold, and
had a running fight with them for sew
eral miles, the Filipinos doing the run
ming.