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he was being fired on from all directions and had two men wounded. Could 
not get up the river. 
While we were shooting and burning up the oottas at 
the Moros whom we had passed by on aocount of their white figs made a 
dastardly attaok on the native cargadores with the paok fcrain, o >tting 
one with oamnilan. General Wood returned to and oalled on 
the Datto to deliver up a man. who. under a flag of truoe. ohopped up a 
cargodor. Datto replied that three Horos who made the attaok were not 
aubjeot to his control. He was given 10 minutes in which to give up the 
man, with the alternative of being shot up. In 12 minutes the arti&lery 
fire oomnenoed, and four oottas were entered and fired within 16 minutes. 
With the oottas still burning the column at 12:45 oontinuod to advanoe on 
Taraoa. At 4 P. M. camped at Malungan, after shelling the place and 
shooting it up with heavy .irifantry fire. A large number of oottas 
were taken after being fired upon. There was a good deal of return firing, 
but no American hit. 
To be transferred to the hospital at Camp Marahui Vaughan, James N., 
Sergeant Troop "D" 14th Cavalry. Age 31. Birthplaoe Kentucky. Serf Ice 
3 3/12 years. Acute Dysentery. 
Taraoa River. 
April 5, 1904 . 
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Colonel Hans with 2 Troops 14th Cavalry and 2 companies 22nd Infty. 
arrived from Pehtad for conference with General Wood at 6 A. H. With him 
were my old friend Anjie (More) and Major Bullard. Drs. Lambert and Coffin 
reported. 
The two troops of Cavalry joined Colonel Oerrard's squadron aoross 
The two companies 22nd Infty. acted as escort to Col. Mans 
Taraoa River. 
