The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-11
|L|P|NOS STILL
OCCUPY ANGELES
The Americans Spend the
Day in Reconnoitering,
A BLOW BY OTIS AT TRADE
ENEMY'S PORTS CLOSED TO
INTER ISLAND TRAFFIC.
me soMBARDMENT OF SAN FERNANDO
MacArthur's Movements Clear Country for Some
Distance of the Enemy. Watson Break
ing up Traffic Between
the Islands,

ing up Traffic Between
the Islands.
Manila. Aug. 10.-5:45 p. Unofficial
reports received here from the scene
Of the recent lighting with the Filipinos
say the day was spent in reconnaissance,
during which the American troops found
few of the enemy But there were no
engagements of Importance. battal-
ion of the Seventeenth infantry under
Major O'Brien advanced very close to
Angeles. The Major reports there are
about go insurgents there. A battalion
OF the Twelfth made a reconnaissance
in the direction of Porac, but the enemy
there scattered. The main body of the
American army is at Calulum. The line
has been immaterially changed since the
advance was stopped yesterday, and now
includes the towns Of Guagua and Santa
Arita.
Major General Otis today issued an
order closing the ports in the hands of
the insurgents to inter-island traffic.
Aguinaldo issued a decree July 9th
dated from Tarlac, closing the insurgenr
ports to vessels flying the American flag
and inviting vessels under other flags
to visit them. Vessels under foreign flags
cannot traffic with these ports without
running the blockade.
The gunboats Concord, Yorktown, Cal
lao and Pampanga bombarded Sam Fer
nando Tuesday. The E'ilipinos replied
with cannon and musketry for an hour
and then fled to the hills, the gunboats
firing on them with their machine guns
until the rebels disappeared. The bonn
l.
afterwards and many houses were rid
died ana destroyed, but the town was
not set ON fire.
Inc gnnboats did not land men. The
rebel losses are not known.
The United States transport Sheridan
sailed for home today with 6tiT men of
the South Dakota regiment. 996 of the
Minnesota regiment and 205 men dis
charged from various organizations.
ENEMY DRIVEN NORTHWARD.
Washington, Aug. 10.-General Otis
today cabled the War Department as
follows:
Manila, Aug. 10.
"Adiutant General, Washington:
''MacArthur's movement yesterday
very successful. serves to clear the coun-
try rear and left and right CT Lnsur-
gents; has advanced north to Calulet, SIX
miles from San Fernando, whence he is
now accommodating; his casualties flye
killed, twenty mine wounded. Officers
wounded: Major Braden, Captain Aber-
nethy, Thirty Sixth volunteers, leg and
arm, moderate Lieutenant Williams,
Fifty-first Iowa, thigh, moderate.
These troops operated to the left and
rear toward SantaTita. MacArthur's adj
vance under Wheaton and liscum con-
sists Ninth, Twelfth, Seventeenth and
part of Twenty regiments, and
portion of Fifty-frst Iowa. Movement
very difficult on account of mud and
surface water. Macarthur reports IN
surgent loss 100 killed, some 800 wound
ed; they were rapidly driven northward
and last evening apparently abandoned
Porac line where they blew UP powder
IS;ened, "OTIS."
IMPORTANT LETTERS CAPTURED
Washington. Aug 10.-The following
cable has been received from General
Otis:
''Manila, Aug. 10.
"a diutant General. Washington
captured letters high insurgent au-
thority exhorting inhabitants to hold out
a little longer: that European recognition
will be granted by August thirty-iirst
and that present United States Admin
istration will be overthrown.
(Signed) OTIS.
BREAKING UP THE TRAFFIC.
Washington, August TO- Mail reports
received at the Navy Department show
that Admiral Watson is using every
means to break up the insurgent traffic
between the islands of the Philippine
group Commander Sperry, of the
Yorktown, MT Iloilo reported to Admiral
Watson early in June that, in his opln-
ion the insurgents We're throwing troops
into Negroes and Leyte from Lllzon and
the Island of Panay. Commander
Sperry sent the gunboat Samar, under
command Of Ensign II. C. Mcfarland
to break mp this traffic. In four days
he destroyed thirteen schooners along
the coast Of Panay, each one of these
vessels having a full cargo. In each
case the natives We're set ashore with
their personal effects
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