Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
IS PROCEEDING With A R
Occupation of Land Betv,
Manila and Dagupan'
MAG ARTHUR NEAR LATTERA
Wheaton or LaWton VIII p,I
ably Occupy 1t.
The Operations North the Most Rrm,,
Campaigning the Phii,ppine w,,1
Known = Railroad PrnottealIv N
Beyond Bamban. Except for f,ys M

beyond Bamban. Except for f,ye n,
Manila, Philippine Islands, M,
Tho American occupation n
country between Manila and DSs
is proceeding with q rush. Gen
Arthur is within five miles Of Dava
which place Con. Wheaton or
Lawton will probably occuw
railroad is practically intact h,
Bamban, excupt for a distance n
miles to tho moth, and the raN
that portion have been discoT
Large quantities of rolling stock
however, been destroyed. Gen,
Arthur is moving his troops by h
and the roads within Gen. f.aV,
territory are becoming passable,
Capt. Leonhaeuser aocomplishei
Of tho best coups Of the wal. ResrI
O'Donnell by Eight march l.
Capas,' on November 18th, he sartr
tho insurgent force, Numbering
and captured all Of them, with
arms, 10, 600 rounds of ammuntiou
four tons of Subsistence. One FiTN
was killed, but there were TO Amer
casualties.
REMARKABLE CAMPAIGNING.
Only fragmentary reports h
Manila of the operations north, wi
when the story is known. will pS
have been the most remarkable
paigning the Philippine war has knt
Gen. Lawton's division is spread N
over the territory beyond San
whore the telegraph ends.
Gen. Young's two regimens
cavalry are continuing their d
sweep into the new towns, and
infantry is being showed forwar
| hold the towns the cavalry takes, s|
country whose natural diliicutieI
| increased indescrihably by tu
| rains. making rivers Of creeks
swainps of fields. Wagon transp1
tion is supposed to have been H
tically abandoned, the American II
living on captured supplies and
little produce the insurgent levies |
left.
Major Samuel NJ. Swigert's squsl
of the Third Cavalry is reported 4
engaging a greatly superior ford
Pozorrubio, northeast of Dagu|
These troops have fought three end
ments, and are now holding their
waiting for reinforcements. II d
lieyed at headquarters that thisl
rino force is covering the retreat d
insurgent leaders to the Binguet NJ
tains, that the insurgents planna
retreat northeast along the Tayug i
which is stocked with storehOI
three of which the Americans
secured, to draw upon en- route
that only the insurgent advance
had passed Tayug before the Amel
occupation, the main body Of Az
aldo's army Being within nur !
Tho majority of these insurgents
disoreanize and pose as Amigos
the Americans overtake them.
AMERICANS sU FEkING HARDsHI
Among the scraps Of news OBJ
able, are stories of the hardship
American army is meeting with.
reported, for instance, that Gen.
ton narrowly escaped drowning,
fording a swift river, when l.
Luna and two privates we've lost
The governor of Neuva Viacay
! determined, like many other Filir
that the administration of his pro
cannot change too quickly. and IS
ing to Manila to tell Maior.Gf
Ohs OF his loyalty, and incidental
quest that he be retained in
under the new regime.
; Admiral Watson has received al
| ditional credible report that Lie
G. Gilmore and five Of the CAP
, sailors of the United States Gu
Yorktown were at Tarlac NoyembI
; Lieut.. Gilmore was living in o
| pino generals house.
, Tho United States cruiser Bait
/ starts fer Eingayen today, and
! Admiral Watson purposes to sen
} other ship to Natiguin, IL the gu
Helena, which is overdue, has d
: turned to Lingayen. .
Sailors from tho gunboat U
occupy Zamboenga, on the son'
extremity of the Island of Nil
| Three business men, chiefly Ch
) requested Commander s. W. VI
the Castine TO take possession
place and protect thom from the
gents. Commander Very landed o
force and, although no details
been received, it appears that he
he had a large contract on hap
te!egraphed to Major General o'
4 questing tho presence OF trooT
none are available, except by
drawing cart OF tho force from
the neighboring islands.