The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-12
OUR TROOPS IT SQBIG
Grants Command Occupying Towns
Without Remittance.
HARDsHIPs OF YouHgs TROOPS.

The Infantry Shoeless After . uun.
lrsa MILE March and the Cavalry
Horses Worn Oat-CunninshaA's
Scouts Chasing Aguinaldo.
Manila. Dec. 1.-THE advance guard
Of General Grants command, under
Major Spence, arrived at Olangapo,
Subig bay, during Saturday night,
which place was occupied with little
resistance. the enemy fleeing, Major
Spence had an arduous march over the
mountain trails from Dinalupihan.
Sunday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon and chartered transport ar
rived at Olangapo from Manila. The
navy was disappointed to- find the
army in possession OF the place, which
they had hoped to capture. A de-
tachment Of marines, under Captain
Myers. occupied the navy yard at
Olangapo. and will hold and occupy it
as a naval station. The yard consists
Of seven new large buildings and some
repairing and machinery shops, all
damaged by the bombardment Of Sept.
%.
During Sunday morning the navy
transported Major Spence's command
from Olangapo to the town of Subig,
five miles distant. The enemy was
seen. deserving Subig as the troops
landed, and the latter occupied 1t with
out resistance. They found the place
abandoned by the retreating enemy,
who fired few shots. The Americans
deployed to the right and left Of the
town and killed one of the enemy.
General Grant and the remainder of
his command arrived at Olangapo Sun
day afternoon. He proceeded yester-
day to Subig and Joined Major Spence.
General Grant will move north along
the coast and will effect juncture
with the Twenty-fifth infantry, under
Colonel Andrew s. Burt, who was re-
ported eight miles from iba Dec. Z.
The enemy encountered in General
Grants advance fed to the MOUNTAINS
and scattered. General Grant is not
garrisoning the towns he occupies No
casualties are reported in his COM
rland.
Dispatches dated Conception, Dec. 2,
from press correspondent with the
detachment pursuing Aguinaldo, have
just reached Manila by messenger. The
military wires on all lines to the
northward are continually cut by the
natives or are crowded with govern
ment business when working.
According to these advices General
Young was at Condor Nov. 20, having
three troops of the Third cavalry,
Cunningham scouts and Major
March's battalion of the Thirty-third
infantry. The nominal strength of his
command had been reduced one-third
by sickness. The horses were worn
out and handicapped by lack of Shoes
The infantry, after march Of hun
bred miles from San Jacinto, were
shoeless and all were living on the
country. The troops had no ammuni-
ton except that in their belts.
General Young, having been without
communication with General Lawton
for ten days and not knowing the dis
position of the other troops or whether
support was being sent forward, re-
solved to keep moving.
Having received information that
the insurgent General Tino, with
thousand men, was somewhere to the
north, and that Aguinaldo, with Gen
eral Pillar. five women and 400 SOL
diers Of his faithful Bulacan battalion,
was in the mountains to the east, Cen
eral Young decided, on Nov. 80, to
divide his forces. He proceeded him
self toward Vigan, hoping to attack
General Tino, with his handful of men,
and to prevent him joining Aguinadlo.
Major March, with his battalion. and
Cunningham's scouts started over the
mountains toward Cervantes, after
Aguinaldo, who was reported to have
been there on Nov. 49, This column
marched for IS hours without food.
The correspondent goes on to say:
"The Americans found that the in
surgents had impressed the Igorrotes,
compelling them to dig trenches and
to construct pitfalls along the trails,
which were fearful travelling at the
best. One stream had to be forded
y times in the course of mile. These
inoffenslve, stupid creatures, Usually
pictured as boodthirsty savages,
cheerfully turned to undo their own
work and actually went foragihg for
the Americans.
Americans have ontered On tba nor,h
ern camnaign Tho noonla aro nras-
nerous jntaIlieent and mnrs tbon boIf
civilized They have eXcellont houses
ana carr, On eorrjobina ;ndnstr;on
MANY NJ tben, arc evidant1v rioh g.
er,I towns reca;ved Tho troons Nth
hands and tho rineinv ~ churnh halls
Cattle rara LiI,os ard hnuson 49, 49,,