The record-union., 1899-12-05

| MANILA, Dec. 4.-(lU.oU p. m.)-An
Associated Press dispatch from Santa
Cruz, Province of South Ilocos. for
warded by courier to San Fabian, says
that General Young, with three troops
of the Third Cavalry and Major Peyton
C. March's battalion of the Thirty third
Infantry, arrived at Santa Cruz to-day.
The Americans left Hamapacan, Prov
ince of Union, this morning, expecting
to have hard fight at Tagudin, South
Ilocos Province, but they found on ar
irving there that 600 rebels under Cen
eral Limo had evacuated thirty-six
hours before, deserving an almost inn
pregnable position.
| The insurgents had been entrenched
at Tagudin, on the north side of the
river, where 100 well disciplined troops
could have slaughtered whole brigade
crossing the river with the men up to
their armpits in water.
The residents of Tagudin received the
Americans outside the town with a
brass band. They had been robbed of
almost everything by the insurgents,
and We're glad to welcome friendly and
protecting troops.
A similar reception awaited General
Young at Santa Cruz. Prominent citi-
zens, headed by a band, escorted the
American officers to houses, where rest
and refreshments were provided.
General Young's command was almost
without food. The men had been liv-
ing on the country, which affords but
little, and the horses are completely
worn out, most of them without shoes.
! The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and
| of other towns through which the
Americans passed say that Aguinaldo
and his entire refugee army have gone
into the mountains eastward, since the
1 Oregon, Samar and Callao attacked vi
gan Island and landed q force there
In several towns General Young was
shown letters written by Lieutenant
| ffilfTere, showing that he had been
kindly treated by the citizens, and had
been entertained by them when he
| passed through last May. Reports in
dictate that all the American prisoners,
some twenty-five or thirty, were at one
time in Benguel Province, but it is sup
posed now that they have been removed
to Lepanto Province.
| General Young's desire is to pursue
the rebels into the mountains. There is
no communication between his small
command and any of the other Ameri-
can columns. except indirectly, perhaps,
by sighting and signalling United States
gunboats bound to or from Manila
Captain Rubold. with thirty-f1ve men
of Company G, Thirty Infantry,
while escorting the Signal Corps laying
the wire from Porac to Florida Blanca,
charged and routed seventy insurgents,
killing Captain and several privates.
The Americans found on the Captain
the sword and revolver that were taken
from the body of Naval Cadet Welborn
c. Wood, who was killed by the in
surgents while in command of the gum
boat Urdaneta, when that vessels was
captured in the Orani River.
The Spanish transport Aliva, and the
gunboats Villa Lobes and Quios, with
the Spanish garrison and civilians of
the Caroline Islands. arrived here to-
day. They report that the German
Governors of the islands, who arrived
on the warship Jaguar occupied zap
November Sd, Reipan November 10th
and Ponape October Sd. They garri-
soned the places with fifteen men each.
The Spanish Governors of zap and ,Po-
nape said they considered the small
German garrisons in danger of the ma
tives
The Spanish gunboats will probably
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Government.
IL p. m.-An Associated Press dis
patch from Dagupan, containing adj
vices later than those from Santa Cruz,
says that General Young hopes to find
Aguinaldo in Benguel mountain pass.
and to capture him there. Both en-
frances to Benguel are fortified. Two
whole forces of cavalry will reinforce
Canaro1 vo,1rC IN, tho rocc
Colonel Hood, while accommodating
near San MIGUEL, drove a force of insur-
gents from Ildefonso, killing several
Five Americans were slightly wounded.
GENERAL WHEELER.