Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-19
tBy Telegraph to v,rgln,nnrnoto

(By telegraph 10 Virglnian-Pilot)
Washington, d. c., April 1S.-The
Navy Department has given out the
following dispatch from Admiral Dew
,Ly: Manila. April 18th.
secretary of the Navy. Washington:
The Yorktown visited Baler. Luzon,
ca%t coast of Luzon. L. l., April ith, for
the purpose of resculng and bringing
away the Spanish forces, consisting of
eighty soldiers, three officers and two
priests which were surrounded by four
hundred Insurgents. Some OF the in
surgents. armed with Mauscr rifles
by natives. Lieutenant j.
G. Gilmore Willie making
ambushed were fired upon and cap
tured. Fate unknown, as Insurgents
refused to communicate afterward. The
following arc mssing Tho officer pre-
vously referred to. Chief Quartermas-
ter W. Walton. CoXswain J. Ellsworth
Gunncrs' Mate II. J. liyPard Sail
makers Mate Ncndgit Scamcn w. II.
1iynders and - w. Woodbury., APP
prcntices y. W. Ncuvinc. j. Peterson.
Ordinary Scamcn l.. HriSolesc. O. u.
McDonald. Landsmcn J.. r. Edwards.
]. Anderson, i. Dillon and G. ~ Nor
rissey.
tsisrcO DEWEY.
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no "lSpl{eh RON Noinif'l Dewey
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besid, considerable service on boards.
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Paul. then commissioned as an aux
Hilary cruiser. and served on that vos-
sol. uudol. C'qn.ain Giesbea ihro,,~hou,
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GAIT !'E DISCUSSED WITH FEEL
ING.
The canturc of the Yorl,town's mon
was discussed with much feclint. i'm ma
val circles. The misfortune was fel,
with added lSecnness as tho raw has
rrlded itself TINS far on in,nunitv rror.
rcverses. The Admiral's dispatch of
to-day was the first knowledge the De-
lartmcnt had that the Yorktown had
gone ON this special mission To relieve
the Spanish garrison ut Baler. That
the capture should have been effected
while the American forces were on a
mission of mercy toward the Spaniartls.
rather than in the prosecution of n
campaign, led TO the belief that Snaln
would have 10 further ground for ones
tionng the good faith with which the
Nhis!!t"HS We're seeking to relieve the
co'"'''oil o' me spanish prisoners.
TIE FIRST CAPTURE.
Although the dispatch gave no indi-
cation that Lieutenant Gilmore and his
men had lost their lives. Yet great anx-
iciy was aroused by the mystery sur
rounding their fate while in the hands
of an uneivllized enemy This is the first
capture OF any Americans. military or
i,,t.m., ~ ~; IN, - - uthhoWn now the
iyod ti,91, ,,.,,o ,,,,,s,i ,'.cn' II civil
could be quickly effected, rs Gnmarai
Otis has . large number of Filipino