The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-08-01

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hundred miles over mountains
through jungles, rice fields and bad
roads. After four days rest we set
out again for Manila.
We did not see SO much as one
detachment of the Fourth Cavalry
insurgents, although this is one of
the hot beds of the ineurreotion.
The fact of us having six compan-
les accounts.for this Had we at
tempted it with two companies, we
could get all the fight we could
handle. When we reached Calam-
bo, we were surprised to receive
fresh orders to proceed to Santa
CRUZ Immediately. AS the Ineur
gents seeing the American CARR
son reduced, were showing an in
clination to attack small bands of
Americana on the outskirts of San
tn CRUZ
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We remained three days in the
mountains but could do little work,
as the Insurgents knew the trails
SO well they could fool us all the
time. The second night in the
mountains as we were going into
camp. we were fred on by some
Insurgents ut long range, but did
no damage. The mountains are
their only protection and they will
not fight in tho open. Finally we
reached the town of Pate on the
3rd of February, whore we remain
ed for the night. Next morning
Companies Q aud q got orders to
proceed to the town of Pagsayin
for garrison. We started at 11:30
a. m the boys were all whistling,
Company Q was in the lead and we
marched in columns of tours, un-
aware of our immediate danger,
when suddenly the Insurgents,
strongly intrenohed on the noun.
tains, opened volley fire on both
companies which they kept up
for over 40 minutes; we soon
took shelter and returned the fire,
killing seven Insurgents including
a Captain. Corporal John Labur-
ger of our Company, WAS the only
man bit; he got bullet wound
over the left eye, but fortunately it
was only very slight. About a half
an hour after they made second
attempt to ambuse us but this also
failed, finally we reached the
town of Pagsaujrn at 500 Here
everything went on smoothly
until the night of Feb. 14th, when
one of our out posts was attacked
at midnight by a band of Insur-
gents and two of our boys killed,
namely, John Il. Larkin and VIM.
Shultz. They hanked the outpost
from the rear and leftit impossible
for them to retreat to quarters.
Larkin's was my tent mate and q
splendid fellow. He only gradua-
ted from Manhattan College, New
York, when ho entered for thepur.
pose of seeing the Islands. Shultz
was also deeply regretted by the
boys who swore they would avenge
their death. On Feb 10Th we were
relieved by the 37th Infantry, and
next morning we prepared to join
the post of the command at Patio
We started at 6 O'Clock a. M, and
when we reached the town of Low
long we could see the Insurgent
outpost signal on the mountains
at the exact place where they form
erly attacked us, 80 we prepared for
repetition of the former attack
So we marched in single file, and
as we passed the exact spot whore
they fred on us before they open
ed fire on US again. But this time
it did not come in the nature of a
surprise; we soon took shelter and
returned the fire, this time we got
seven more. AS soon as we reach
ed Pate one Of them came into
Pate for an order to take the dead
bodies through the American lines.
In the distance we could see Lieut..
Col. Beacon coming with re-en-
at double time, but
when he got up the scrap was all
over. We reached Pate in about
an hour, here we remained until
the next day, and the boys here had
quite lively time in one scrap.
Captain Dubois, of Co. F, got
in the shoulder, the bull
let being taken out of his back, and
a private from Co. FL, got wounded