Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-07-13
Highland Boy In the Philippines
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An Interesting Letter, Especial
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.rs PART IT,


weather goS sufficiently dry thai
an aggressive campaign. would
be inaugurated. On the 8 of Nov
We packed all our property and
marched to the wharf and on board
of a waiting vessel, in a pouring
rain, but, before we sailed such q
storm was raging that after.a has.
ty consultation the officers conclud-
ed i would be impossible to land
that night as. they had planned:
So we came kasliore and started by
Hand. That YVES a night long to be
remembered. we stumbled along
through mud and wadirg swollen
streams uatIl after midnight,
when we layed down in the mud
thoroughly exhausted and snatch
ed a few hours sleep.
Our command was to make "a
wide det,nr of several days march
and get in the rear. Of the fortified.
territory while the other forces add
vanced in front. At day light the
next morning we resumed our
march aud continued for several
DAYS until we reached a town call
ed Leon. We arrived at this place
in the forenoon and Immediately
after dinner we started out in an
eastprly direction looking for trou-
bic, which we found.
We had proceeded about three
miles when brisk fire was opened
on us from a line of@hills IN front |
and on the right. We were quick
ly deployed and sending yolleys in
10 their trenches with the regulari-
ty of machine. 1t was not long
until they began to get ratified and
then good hearty yell and a
charge and it was all over. We
rested on the hill short time and
started to return to Leon to await
sor our Wagon train to oyer take
IS with provision and. ammunition,
which WAS delayed far in the rear
jy swollen streams and almost i'm
,assible mud holes. When we
tarted to return the Insurrecto's
,egan Struggling fire from brushy
ills. v. here they had run to W hen
We charged them. We paid no at
entlon to them except the rear
!uard who gave them few shots.
We we're destined to make the ac- ;
uaintance Of this field much more q
uily and with Far, more excitement. "
he enemy had been dislodged I
rom their position in front Of "
loile and retreated to the position !:
Ie had vacated there by strength !.
Mug the forces that were IN that =
icinity, who became very bold
that they had a great r
ictory on account Of us withdraw '
lg. They established; All outpost "
n high hill ID sight of our camp I
nd at the first call for reyeilee in Il
ur camp of mornings they would {
lvariably fire volley in our d.
9ctiOn. g
During the period that. the troops y
ere inactive here the Insurgents y
ere busily lfurrying reinforce II
ents to this place and strongly "
it, Finally our sup4 %
les arrived, also the Goth Z. S. V, Vi
e 1st Battalion of the 10Th,
apt. Gordon's mounted scouts and
ms OF the 9Th Artillery. re re
We began the advance at dav %
sht on the Goth of November and l"
e first platoon of A. Co. began III
e attack at 8o'clock and it soon d.
came general. Tie Insurgents e ~,
1ck to their position manfully VI
r about five hours, when they VI II
'rted to vacate to the accompani- ~
mt of bursting shrapnel and We
.rful volleys from the rifles. 10y
We camped on the field that atP
ght as the awful heat and exer- al
n had completely Frustrated the
N. Then we began a long. hard ~ ~
rsuit of the fleeing rebels, over ue 1
,h mountains where the sun "0'
med like a furnace specially
pared for our enlistment, then ,ny
yn in low dark valleys where at I u
lday it seemed like twilight. Or
brought on an engagement I I
h them at town called Passai. ~,
is only lasted IN hour but was al !
decisive. AT ore time the Ar ~ 81
cry fired shrapnel into them at o "
Mt blank range. 1t was no Vi
able to find good niggers on this
any where you looked. From |
place we crossed a mountain cou
into the Province Ct Capiz the
towards a town of the same Cot
he. The enemy at this time opp
broken up in small bodies and mel
tered to the four winds. The K
lie Of this province seemed glad had
re US and frequently a delega- join
headed by band would come Can
to meet us and act as: an escort fore
the town. How much OF this. Yel
ome was real and how much Gale
med we could only conjecture. ing
VI the soldiers have far differ Il