Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
SEVERAL TOWNS TAKEN.
american Troops Occupy subiG, olnu-
Rnpo and snn Miguel-Meet with
Little Resistance.

Manllu, DeC. lS.-l ne auNunCe RuaTu
Of Gen. Grants command, under Maj
Spence, arrived at Olangapo, Subig bay,
during the night of Saturday, Decem-
Der o. which place was occupied with lit
tie resistance, the enemy fleeing. Maj.
Spence had an arduous march over the
mountain trails from Dinalupihian.
Sunday morning the Baltimore and Or
egon and a chartered transport arrived
at Olangapo from Manila. The navy
was disappointed to find the army in
possession of the place, which they had
hoped to capture. A detachment of ma
rines under Capt. Myers occupied the
navy yard at Olangapo and will hold
and occupy it as a naval station.
During the morning of December 10
the navy transported Maj. Spence's
command from Olangapo to the town
of Subig, five miles distant. The enemy
was seen deserting Subig as the troops
landed, and the latter occupied it with
out resistance. They found the place
abandoned by the retreating enemy,
who fired a few shots. The Americans
| deployed to the right and left of the
town and killed one of the enemy. Gen.
| Grant and the remainder of his COM
mand arrived at Olangapo Sunday aft
ernoon. He will proceed to Subig and
join Maj. Spence. Gen. Grant will move
north along the coast and will effect
juncture with the Twenty infan-
try under Col. Andrew S. Burt, who
was reported eight miles from Iba De-
cember Z. The enemy encountered in
Gen. Grants advance fed to the noun
tains and scattered. Gen. Grant is not
garrisoning the towns he occupies. No
casualties are reported in his command.
Manila, Dec. 12.-Gen. Lawton, with
the Thirty y-fifth infantry and four troops
of the Fourth cavalry, has occupied
San Miguel without a fight. The in
surgent commander, Gen. Pho Del Pillar,
who made his headquarters there with
supposedly the largest force of insur-
gents north of Manila, is believed to
have divided his men into scattered
bands. The inhabitants have petitioned
for a strong garrison.
Col Hayes, with cavalry, had two
brushes with the insurgents, the Amer
leans having two wounded.
Capt. Sturgis, with a troop of the
Eleventh cavalry, surprised 40 insur-
gents under Gen. Pando, near Norza-
garay. The insurgents had major
and two privates killed, lieutenant
and three privates wounded, and n
lieutenant and IA men, with 81 rifles
captured.
Manila, Dec. 12.-Dispatches dated
Conception, December 2, from a corre-
spondent with the detachment pursuing
| Arr1, oil i,,e+ ,nJ Ia,
messenger. The military wires on all
lines to the northward are continually
cut by the natives or are crowded with
government business when working.
According to these advices, Gen. Young
was at Condor November 20, having
three troops of the Third cavalry, Cum
ningham's scouts and Maj. Marchs bat
talon of Thirty-third infantry. The
nominal strength of his command had
been reduced one-third by sickness.
The horses were worn out and handi-
capped by lack of shoes. The infantry,
after a march of a hundred miles from
San Jacinto, were shoeless and all were
living on the country. The troops had
no ammunition except what they car
ried in their belts. Gen. Young, having
LlCu DCCh WlIllOul WITH
Gen. Lawton for ten days, and not
knowing the disposition of the other
troops, or whether support was being
sent forward, resolved to keep moving.
Having received information that the
insurgent general Tino with a thou
sand men was somewhere to the north
and that Aguinaldo, with Gen. Pillar,
, five women and 400 soldiers of his
: faithful Bulacan battalion, was in the
mountains to the east, Gen. Young de-
e cided on November 80 to divide his
t force. He proceeded himself toward
e Vigan, hoping to attack Gen. Tino with
D his handful of men and to prevent him
t joining Aguinaldo. Maj. March, with
0 his battalion, and Cunningham's scouts
: started over the mountains toward Ger.
r vantes after Aguinaldo, who was re.
e ported to have been there on November
n 30. This column marched for 13 hours
e without food.
o Washington, Dec. 12.-The followino
|, cablcgram has been received at the
: navy department, from Admiral Wat,
Y son telling of the part played by the
e navy in the occupation of Subig bay:
i Manila, Dec. lion the morning of the
4 9th, about II o'clock. received Telegram
from Schwan, asking, for Macarthur. oul
cooperation with Grants forces scattered
:. towards olangapo, Subig bay. l suspend
4 ed the Charleston court of inquiry anC
started the same evening for Subig witt
= the Baltimore, the Oregon and a company
d of marines from the barracks. We ar
/ rived at daylight on the 10TH with LANDING
. parties organized. Found Maj. Stevens IL
possession of Olangapo, having arrived a
= dark the eth Relieved the army force:
n by 100 marines, Myers commanding
" Transported the army detachment tc
Subig. The town was abandoned on oul
i arrival. Grant arrived in the afternoon
q We left the Oregon, the Gardoqui and tn,
Mindoro and returned to Cavite on tn,
n l1th. The O.angapo navy yard machinery
e is in fair condition, the shops damaged only
. by the previous attack.
Washington, Dec. IL. - Secretary
: Root says that he has sent no direction.
= to Gen. Otis TO open up the ports il
c tha pbilinDlnps The matter is in tb,