The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-08

adjourned. so that pursuit could be given
the enemy, whose strength was estimated
to be about 80 men. was osasfea
to take a detachment OF seventeen men
for this purpose, and lett without oeisy.
arriving at San GAugustin the next MORN
ing. We found the city deserted. and,
after skirmfshing around through tina
suburbs ana discovering no sign-s or tina
rebels we started on our return by
another trail and when about habL-
/. mile out while crossing an open ueio'
were fired upon from a ciuInp et bushes
! to our right, some of the bullets comma
pretty close. I promptly faced the men
about, formed a line of skIrm'shers, and
sent a vouey in the direction of tho
enerny's fire. then advanced cautiously
within about $50 yards. fixed baEonetSt
loaded magazines and chambers. and
charged the men yelling like mad. Well,
that veil took the starch out of them,
for they broke and ran in every direction
in a way to cause you 10 laugh unth
vour sides acled. It being simply
impossible to follow them, | made an
examina ton OF their works. whtcn
appeared to be of a very superior KIND.
There were trenches four feet deep ana
three feet wide. These. / found, wera
intended as a protection TO their supplies,
stored in a hut slightly to the rear, which,
upon investigation. was found TO contain
several thousand bushels of rice savs
orders that the hut and It's contents
should be burned. I returned to head
quarters on horseback (leaying the men
at Palo) the same evening. The expectl-
ton took twenty-four hours, during which
time we located the enemy, captured and
destroyed their base of supplies. killed
two. wounded one, and captured two OF
their soldiers and took the works without
loss to our detachment.
News has Just reached US from thu
Third Battalion. at Catbalosan. SamaFs
of a rather interesting nature. Lieutenant
Andrews of dhat battalion went out on a
..hyke" (march) and the squad or eighs
men, which he left to guard the city
while he was absent, was surrounded by
about 200 insurgents. who, after s"eVs
hours steady lighting, were forced 10
retire. leaving fifty-three dead. and "a Kins
their wounded with them -Four OF 'tnia
brave squad were wounded-onesInortai
I-he will likely die 1t was gallant
flight for eight men TO make against snch
great odds and they are regarded al
heroes The squad belongs TO co l., f'of-
ty-third Infantry, u s. V
Sergeant Haskell, of Co. c.. with sixteen
men. while on patrol duty. were De-
: sicged for five days in hut by rofca
! of between goo and 500 insurgents and
lost one man Burns the youhs l.at.
who was killed was shot through tina
stomach and lived thirty-three hours
without medical assistance but never within
pered. His last words were boys. they
have got me; but don't let them get my
n,,rn and misunderstanding me soma wa
ter and let ME say my prayers ehe,,
saving: az wish the Major was mere.
rnssed over the river conscious TO tina
last Think of these boys besieged fiSe
davis in a hut with dying courade, noun
sng to eat. without wink OF sleep, hoiu-
ing at bay and successfully withdrawiha
from a force of over ten times their NUM-
her. 4,rs
men killed and ten wounded. that OF the
enemy nearly 400 killed. The number OF
their wounded is unknown to US.
The natives are all right, but are AFRAID
| ~ side openly with us until they are as
sI,raa that we are here to remain, for
they fear they will be murdered II wa
leave and the Insurgents return. The chi-
nasa are our real friends. for they nave
suffered severely at the hands OF the
rabels who cut off their heads II trey
don't fork over all their money. Many
of them come In nearly every day Win
their "pig-tails'' cut off. We nave as
covered a number of murdered Chinaineh
or the road and always oury them.
Tjeutenan, Masur!er's (nisery, the NY.
l<er as he is Familiarity termed by MS SUI
! periors) headquarters are at 1asiooa az
/ where he has charge Of all outgoing re-
lief and other expeditions. and IS a.s'
afde-dc-camp 10 Brisadfer General hoous.
commanding the brigade 70 whicn tas
| Forty-third Regiment IS assigned