The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-28
Landed at Vgan But viii be Relieved
by Troops on 29th.
SPANISH PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Three Hundred, Including Civil ON
cials and Many Officers, Have
Arrived in Manila During
Past Week - Buencamino
Lodged in Comfort
able Quarters.

WASi1lNGlONt nov -t.-Htii'io' D-+'
to-day reports the situation in the Philip
pines in The following dispatch to the War
Department:
MANILA, Nov. 21-Steamer from San
Fabian yesterday brought il5 Spanish pris-
oners, $1,000. msursent government
money and other property captured by
Lawton's troops near 1ayus on 9th.
"Nneatons troops fowIers company
3}d. drove enemy westward from Dah-
gataren. few miles southwest OF DdGupah'
captured five 3-inch muzzie-loading guns
J. rifles 1900 rounds Maxim cartlldses'
!. 900 shrapuel, 500 pounds powder ana ot"ei
property, also a spanish ana seven Ahe-
rican prisoners. Bell, with Imriy.siNlh
Infantry, In pursuit and viii mafeh dow"
western Luzon coast. indications are TWO
! or three bodies insurgent troops nunDei
ing probably 500 or more men each ln
mountains west Of railroad can be readily
handled by Macarthur; they have the bulk
of the insurgent artillery, an oil winch
will be captured unless buried.
YOUNG Is PURSUIT
Young stm in pursuit of Aguinaldo
who is heading Tor Bangued, few miles
east of VigaB Young, with cavalry ana
scouts is followed by battalion $50 ana
by balance battalion 2-d, two battallons
33d, en route for Nigan by military post
road Young reception by inhabitants
most enthusiastic. tney give all ana pos7i-
ble AguinaldO has collected more than
1000 OF his troops at the north, probably
many will desert him. Number of small
detachmeuts insmsent troops through
out country north of Manila, and inhaDi-
tants manifest gratitude for delivcrance
Indications are that insurgeni force south
of Manila disintegrating and troops COINS
TO their homes.
Reports from southern islands farora-
Bile Zamb0anga insurgents surrendered
to our troops ana 10 trouble anticipated.
Late in the day the following dispatch
was received from General Otis:
MARINES LAND.
Oregon landed marines at Vigan yes
terday. Young column al Naiuogpacau,
twenty miles north San Fernando, on
23d. from which point passed north into
mountains. Troops Will relieve marines
at Vigan. 18th. Bulk Spanish and Ameri-
can prisoners reported at Bangued. twen-
ty miles east Nigan Wheaton. san Fa-
ban, just reports capture of &C., more
rifles. xllO0 I'm money, also that De has
been obliged 20 take mother and son of
Aguinaldo under guard 90 Fabian 10 pre-
vent their murder by natives. Natives
in vicinity Bayombong, Nuestaviscaya,
offering services TO drive out insurgents
and request arms. Report only four hum
dred Insurgents there.
Report from Zamboanga says insur-
gents surrendered heavy artillery 20 navy,
and since have surrendered 10 Nichols
commanding battalion, 23d infantry, l,s
rifles, one NOrdenfelt and four brecch-
loading caunOns order restored I'm town
and vicinity. About eighty Tagal0s scat
tered IN mountains"
EVACUATE MANGALAREN
MANILA. Nov. 27.-l1.2O a. M.-The In-
surgcnts have evacuated Mangalaren
province Of Pangasinan. leaving seven
American and ninety-fOur Spanish pris-
oners who escaped in the confusion OF
the Filipino retreat
The Americans are p. ]. Green and
George Powers, of the battleship oregon
Thomas Edwards and Charles Byrd. Of
the Sixteenth Infantry; Henry w. James
OF the Twelfth Infantry; John Desmonde,
Of the Signal Corps. and r.. H. Huber. OF
Loves Scouts. They report that TWO
Americans, who were unable TO escape,
are with the Insurgents. Tney are David
Scott Of the Twentieth Infantry. and
William Sherry, Of the Hospital Corps.
Four deserters are with the Filipinos.
Howard Martin and Ford, of the Califor-
mans. and Watts whose former regiment
Is unknown. Howard Is the only one
serving with the Insurgents. lie is
captain of artillery
Colonel Bell. Of the Thirty-fourth Vol
unteers. arrived at Mangalaren last even
ing after a hard march and fording the
Ango lie found that Fowler's company
of the Thirty-third had occupied the
town for two days, the Insurgents Cen
eral Alejandrino commanding, retreating
to the mountains behind the town. short
Of food and ammunition Beside this
his men We're deserting and six cannon.
which the Insurgents We're dragging, i'm
peded their march
General Bell proposes 10 follow the Fill
pinos until he can bring about a decisive
fight or they are scattered.
Mangalaren was strongly fortified with
rife pits commanding the roads. but the
Insurgents abandoned the place without
firing a shot.
SPANISH PRISONERS.
MANILA. Nov. 27.-5:55 p. M.-Three
hundred Spanish prisoners, who escaped
from their captors before the American
advance. including civil officials of rank,
who have been in the hands Of the FIJI
pinos Tor more than a year. and many
officers. have arrived at Manila during
the past week.
Francisco Reyes brought one hundred OF
them from General Wheaton. They were
a motley-apparelled and bearded company
Some were IN and had to be carried from
Tayug 10 San Fabian IN army wagons
delegation Of these former prisoners
have visited Major-GeneraFO Otis in order
10 thank him for his hospitality. which
included the furnishing OF food and
clothes Senor Jamarillo. the Spanish
commander, Is making arrangements 10
send them to Spain on board OF Spanish
transports.
BUHNCAMINO.
Buencamino has been lodged in COM
Portable quarters at the police station
with his family. other prisoners are not
allowed 20 communicate with him. lie IL
classed as being the most slippery per-
sonage connected with the insurrection,