Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . THE PHILIPPINE ISLAADS. 399 commanded by Eslava y Bastos; the whole to be supportedby two piquets of fusileers. The Indians were no sooneron the outside of the fort than they began a loud outcry,which prepared the enemy for their reception ; and whenthe column, commanded by Rodriguez, arrived near theEnglish camp, the Indians hesitated to advance; but beingurged on by the famous Manalastas, their chief, they pro-ceeded and finding the church of Santiago abandoned, theyascended the tow
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . THE PHILIPPINE ISLAADS. 399 commanded by Eslava y Bastos; the whole to be supportedby two piquets of fusileers. The Indians were no sooneron the outside of the fort than they began a loud outcry,which prepared the enemy for their reception ; and whenthe column, commanded by Rodriguez, arrived near theEnglish camp, the Indians hesitated to advance; but beingurged on by the famous Manalastas, their chief, they pro-ceeded and finding the church of Santiago abandoned, theyascended the tower and began to ring the bells; but thepeals were of very short duration, for the English fell uponthem and scarcely allowed them time to retreat. The other column, which was ordered to advance onHermita, marched with the utmost silence until Orendaingave them orders to attack, when they began with theiraccustomed bowlings and beating of their drums, and thusthrew the English camp into complete disorder. The Eng-lish general put his troops under arms and commenced afire on the Pampangos, who were speedily
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