The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-03-05
A MARCH IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
Lieutenant John N. Dunn
Writes Interesting Let
terS.

Lieutenant John N. Dunn has written
wointsrestiDg letters to his mother, Mrs
II \. Dunn of No. ll0l Madison street.
In the cours, OF the lrss letter he says:
"We left Big Bend Inst sunday MORN
ing ut $50. At thnt time we could hear
the sound OF u battle to the northeast,
which afterwards proved to De the First
Battalion Of our regiment engaging the
enemy about five mlie. away.
I'VE marched south to linus and do.
ployed as SIX rlnishers just Inside OF the
town, Ihe Second Bat nliun on the left Of
tho road running south from linus, and
the Third battalion On the right oi the
same road. We had four mountain guns
on tho road. The engagement opened by
sheling the onemy in awoods that skirted
road running east and west, which we
nht been ordered TO capture; 1t was about
1900 yards away. Tho command forward
was given and we moved forward into the
open rice fields. As soon AS We came into
tbs open the enemy, 0J1 strong opened
fire and you could hear The bullets whist
ling owe: your hoad and crushing through
the bamboo.
Il uismounted from my horse to fight
on foot We advanced steadily through
the folds and at about 500 yards opened
fire. After an hour we crossed the road
and emerged again on the other side.
The enemy opened fire again. huy 90
yards away; we took up TIE advance and
drove them out Of their entertainments.
We then fell back to our position on the
road and camped for the night. IL was
beautiful 10 rec the shells from tho ar
tilery bursting among the enemy, hurl-
ing them in every direction. We were
opposed by about 1.0DO insurgents, our
forces numbare about $50. We lost two
killed and ten wounded, while the cnemy's
loss was about 2o0 killed and wounded.
This is called the battle OF 1ancaulnma,
and my first,
"Major Taggart was command and in
his report OF Mo engagement hd compile
mentGd Inc for brt very during the fight.
1.-The next day we marched down here
and Luve been III tho same DlaCe ever since
resting We ARE now preparing to cha o
the nlEgefs down into The mountains in
BntnDgas Province. where our troops nev-
er have been. fin In the best or health
and ready for scrap every day"
The second letter Is equally as interest,"
ing. 1t reads as follows. This is beau.
tuul day, Ihs sun is SHINING, but there
Is Il cool breeze blowing and ths telpper-
uture is about 70 degrees. We have doue
nothing since the day OF the fight but sit
around here. Everyone 10 loud in praise
of the Twenty.eigns We have been con
grniuia ed ON ali sides for the manner
IN which we licked the insurgents. l did
not feel IN Jhe least part nervous when un
der fire and the only Thought ! had was
30 get nearer TO the line Of fire which was
everywhere in FROM Of us. l suppose 1t
was inherIted.
"It is runo:ed that we are going down
into BHtangas Province to do garrison
du,y. That Is the southernin0st part Of
the island, land right up IN tha mountains.
We are hoping that we will be sent
there"
Under date Of Calambra January 22. In
tho same letter. Lieutenant Dunn says:
"N hile ! was sitting in my shack In Das-
marinus last saturday afternoon, We re-
ccived an order for our battaiiUn 10 pro-
ceed across country 10 Calambra. We
started about p. III. and marched all
night over IL very rough county, up and
down gullies and through raviues. About
o'clock our guide, one Of the SCOUTS Of
the regiment, had taken us US far tis he
knew tho trail and We were at loss to
know how to proceed 1t was verv dark.
We sent five men up the road to look for D
trail and wher they came back they had
captured three Filipino prisoners and one
native girl. The prisoners proved to be
Captain Aguinaldo and iwo soldiers with
whom he was out on some business con.
nected with the revolution,
"The girl had been kidnapped by them
and was terribly beaten aud laoerated aud
almost covered with blood. They were
taking her to General Nonss. She infOr m.
cd us who the prisoners were and we COM
psllsd them to guide US to . place called
Carmona."