The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-12
GEN. NHEATON'S REPORT.
RELATING TO OPERATIONS IN IT
ION DURING JANUARY.
Recftes Movements Under His COM
mand TO the south of Manila
He Calls Attention to the Gal
liant Acts of Certain Omcers,

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE war de-
partment has made public report from
Brig. Gen. Wheaton, Y. s. A, concerning
the operations of an expedition led by him
early in January into the country stretch
ing south from Manila to Lake Taal. His
forces. consisting of the Fourth, Twenty
eighth. Thirty-eighth. Forthwith and
Companies d and II of the Thirty-seyenth
infantry and detachment of the Third
and Fourth infantry, concentrated AZ
linus and about one mile south OF that
point. On the seventh Of the month the
FIRST engagement occurred, in which Lieut..
Ward Cheney was mortally wounded while
leading detachment against the enemy.
so strong. The American loss was two
pnyafes killed and one wounded, while the
Insurgents lost fifty killed and wounded.
On this same day Col Birkhimer. with a
detachment OF the Twenty-eighth infan-
try, and Capt. Reilly, In command Of a
section OF the Fifth artillery. engaged the
enemy at Putol. where the Insurgents
we're routed with great slaughter, seventy
four dead bodies being counted in one por-
ton OF the battlefield. Our loss was eleven
men wounded Still another sharp engage
ment occurred on the eth. when Mai Tag
ears. with the Second and Third battauons
Of the Twenty-eishth infantry, attacked a
force OF insurgents estimated at Oll
strong near linus, driving them from the
hsld. killing sixty and wounding more than
eighty Maj Taggart had one man killed
and six wounded.
Lake Taal was reached on the 10th. and
several slight skirmishes occurred on the
northern and eastern shores On the 18th
Mai. w. II. Johnston, with three cnmpa-
MES OF the Forty-sixth infantry, met the
enemy at Lemering, 800 strong with four
cannon. and drove them across the river
to Taal. On the Goth he was reinforced by
three companies sent from Bantangs by
Col. Anderson, Thirty-eighth infantry, and
attacked and carried Taal Distressing the
Insurgents and capturing their cannon
Col. Dorst, with battalion OF the Forty
hfth infantry and squadron Of the Elev-
enth cavalry, was ordered on the 94,h 10
clear the country around Lemery, and he
was engaged upon that duty when this
report was forwarded. The whole prov
ince OF Cavite, so the report states, is
being thoroughly traversed by various
minor expeditions. All OF the principal
towns have been occupied I'm many of
them municipal governments being estab-
lishsd. and great number OF insurgents
have returned TO their homes and gone TO
work in the fields.
In conclusion Gen. Wheaton calls par
ticular attention TO the gallant conduct OF
Lieut. Ward Cheney. who lost his life In
the charge near linus on the 7th: to tho
"skillful as well as gallant conduct" OF
Col, Birkhimer. Twenty-eigtth infantry
IN combat at Putol. and to "the prompt
and energetic action" OF Col. George r.
Anderson, Thirty-eighth infantry volun-
tsers, while under his command. He also
mentions. as deserving great credit, the
sktllful and gallant services rendered by
MAJ. Taggart Twenty-eighth infantry:
Ma. Johnson. who led the attack on the
Taal; MAJ. Price. commanding the Fourth
Infantry; Capt. Rowland. Twenty-elghth
Infantry. and First Lieut.. f. NJ smith of
the Twenty-eighth infantry. who was act
ING aid upon the generals stan.