The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
The Philippine Campaign.
Chief City on Second Island
Of Philippines Occupied.

Manila, Nov 20. s 55 a. Only
fragneptary reports reach Manila Ct
tie operati oos 1:or;h, which, when the
story is krowo, will prove to have been
the most remarkable ear ?aieoiag :hs
Philippine aar has kuowp Gen Law
,on's d;visiou IS spread ;h:sIy oyer tie
tes.;sory beyond San Jose. Ehefe he
telegraph eads Gen. youag's two
rcgiuea:s Of ca7aisy are copriaoing
tkeir rapid sweep into tac new tovns.
aad the ;ofaot!y IS oaiug shoyed for
ward 20 bold the sowos the csvsiry
:esee, ail in couosry whose natural
difficulties are increased indescr;habiv
oy tropical ra;rs making rivers out 6:
creeks aud swznps Of fields Wagon
transportation is supposed to have beeo
practically abandoned. the American
troops living Cd captured supplies aad
the little produce the !osurgeat 'evics
have left.
Maj. Samuel NJ. svigert's squadron
Of the Third cavalry is reported to be
engaging a greatly superior force at
Pozzo Rubia. northeast OF Dagupao.
These troops have tough, three engage
menss aad are oog holding their posi-
ton, waiting for reinforcements II is
believed at headquarters this Filipino
force is covering the retrea: OF the
iusurgent leaders to the Binguet mouo-
tains, that the insurgents planned to
| retreat northeast. along the Tsyug
road, which is stocked with storehouses,
Which the Americans have secured, to
draw npou en- route, and that only the
iusurgeps advance force bad passed
Tayug before the American occupation,
the maIu body of Aguiualdo's army
being within our lines The majority
OF these Insurgents may disorgauize
aad pose as amigos when :he AmerI-
CAPS overtake them.
1880 p. N. Thirty Insurgents, under
major, escaped from Bayau5aog
yesterday abou; ,eo minutes before the
Americans entered Others, it is said,
threw their guns ic:o the river aud now
play the role Of amigos Many Span
isb prisoners escaped from the Fliipiuos.
and are at Bayambaug, among them
tbe former governor of the provinces
of Tarlac and Zanbales. There is also
quiet large colony Of former insurg-
ent officers connected at that point. To-
cludiog Mej Ortiz. who acted as inter-
pretor for the Filipino commission,
healed be Alejandrino who visited
Manila in September Ortiz had dom
ned the amigo clothing aud announces
that be has abandoned the insurrectioD.
The Spaniards say that new in-
surgeot capital is Beugset, and that
the American prisoners are at Capitin.
They reported having seen Lieut. Gil
more aud bis party in the north.
Gen. MacArtdur's reconnaissance en-
tered Dagupan this Afternoon. The
Americans found that DO insurgents
bad been there for four days The
Thirty third infau,ry vas probably 10
Dagupan yesterday leaving last night.
No insurgents have been seen aoy-
where pear the railroad aud i: is BE-
lieved tia: the only armcd force of eng
size is 10 the noantaius 10 tao pfo7ioce
OF Z,mbeles. to the west. al.hsougb b
there are reports of insurgents coDcen-
tratiog at San Miguel de Caniliang
wes, OF Panique, aOd at Magatron Cor
Magalarou) west of Bayaubaog Gen
Macarthur is prepared for the attrack,
his forces being disposed between
Durbau, province Of Tarlac and Dag.
upau The Twelfth infantry, battal.
ion of the Seventeenth infantry, aud
:ao troops of cavalry. are with Gen
NlacArtbor below Dagupau.
Calf nronorocico Teachersi Bibles full con.