The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-24

Manila, November 2f--The United
States gunboat Helena arrived at "a.
maguin during the night of November
18TH The watchers OF the wrecxes
cruiser Charleston saw her lights ana
thought there was a fire upon a nearby
island, whereupon they began 10 talk.
steps TO help those endangered. but as
h searchlights OF the Helena com
municated her presence. the village
where the men of the Charleston were
located rang with their cheers.
a party from the Helena and Char
lesion visited the stranded vessel No
vemoer 18th. IL was found tina her
bows were clear and that her after
bridge was submerged. making AZ
doubtful whether anything can be sal
vaged. The Helena left for Rampa-
gum November 14th. but heavy wealth
err obliged her to return to Camaguin
for shelter until the 18th. She sig
nailed h Baltimore at Lingayen last
night.
The crew OF the Charleston were
first landed on a small island hear the
town, not knowing what kline of n re-
ception they would meet with from
the natives. When the Americans
learned the natives were friendly, the
occupied the towns huts and the in
habitants supplied them with beeves.
rice and fruits. In order to guard
5o'hS tcSsipit dlldth ltOIf1 the mann
land, ~detachments of the Charleston's
crew patrolled the island, and a post
was established on a hill. 4 few OF
the men experienced slight attacks OF
fever, owing to exposure.
A court of inquiry will be appointed
to inquire into the loss of the Charles
ton and any subsequent action will de-
pend upon the fixing of the
bility for the disaster. which is de-
pendent on the courts findings.
The coast is carefully pa
trolled by warships in order to prevent
the escape of A~guinaldo.
1t is believed the Baltimore has pro-
ceeded north to receive the American
prisoners from the Filipinos.
WHEREABOUTS OF OUR ARMY
NOT KNOWN.
The whereabouts of Generals Law
ton and Young is becoming as mysteri-
Gus as Agninaldo. The belief is be-
ginning to grow at anil that Gen
eral Lawton has struck the trail of
the inSurgent government and Is
pursuing the ministers into the Bin
quet mountains. 1t has beer his am
bition to capture the Filipino leaders.
and he and General Young believe
that a cavalry brigade, living on the
country, a run them down to any
part of the island.
One agu report brought by Span
iSh prisoners is hat Aguinaldo and
others were nearly surrounded by the
Americans soon after the insurgent
chief left Tarlac. but he escaped
through the lines in peasants clothes.
Officers and soldiers arriving at Ca
banatuan from General Lawton's force
describe the campaign as one of great
hardships. Many men dropped sick
and were left at various towns with
out adequate supplies n attendance.
some of them making their way back
across the terrible roads. A number OF
horses were dying and many of the
soldiers, and even some of the officers,
were marching on, half naked, their
clothes having been torn to pieces in
getting through the jungies. Some of
them were u almost to breech
clouts an5 hundreds were b~arefooted.
their shoes being worn out, n all
were living on any sort Of provisions.
Bread was rare n caraboo meat and
were the staples.
General Lawton foresaw that the
campaign would INVOLVE such hard
ships, but he considered it the quick
est and completest way Of ending the
war.
The last number of The Independent
cia, published at Tarlac the day be-
fore the An orleans entered thas place,
contains a respondent v~aledictory en-
titled "Adieu." The tone of the article
showed the writer considered the game
played out. He said: "Obliged by cir
cunstances, we have found 1t neces-
sary to interrupt with this number the
pleasant labors of defending out ideals
and interests. We take leave Of the
public and our readers with grief most
profound and bitterness most cruel"
The paper also contains news" IL
Illustrating in what M~unchausen world
the Filipino leaders I'VE tried to keep
the people. A Washington dispatch
dated September 14th describes Sena-
tor Hoar as opposing the McEnery
resolution in the senate that day.