The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-17

w 1tn more troops Arrives.
Manila, October 12.-Genera1 Young,
with two battalions OF the Twenty
fourth infantry, nine troops of the
Fourth cavalry, and the scouts Of the
Thirty-seventh infantry, left Santa
Ana 1t 7 o'clock this morning and oc-
cupied Arayat at 9 o'clock, after a
skirmish lasting half an hour.
The enemy, estimated at 300, retreat
ed toward Magellan. The swanpy
character of the country prevented the
use of the cavalry. The men Of the
TWenty-fourth charged the trenches.
TIE ~hemy set the town on fire and
succeeded in burning a small section.
Five dead and three wounded FilipinOs
were left on the field. The Americans
had one man wounded.
General SchWan's column is now be-
tween Perez das Marinas and linus.
The roads are very heavy and there has
been no fighting yet.
RESULTS OF SCHWAN'S EXPEDI-
TION.
General Schwan's expedition having
accomplished it's object, the troops are
all returning to their former positions,
abandoning the towns taken.
General Schwan is en- route from
Perez das Marinas to linus with the
infantry, while the artillery and cav
airy and all mule teams are ~retracing
their route from Malabon to Bacoor,
with the signal corps removing the
wires.
General Trias with the organized
bodies Of insur ~ents, retreated to ST.
lang and Indal-e. at the base of the
mountain.
The movement Of the United States
troops was a fine display of American
generalship and energy, while the Fill
pinOs adopted what General Alejan-
drinO terms "Our peculiar method of
warfare"
The whole country is an immense
swamp, and the FfIipinos never ex-
pected that the Americans could or
would attempt to invade it during the
wet season. Moreover, the line of
march furnished a succession of sur
prises, the advancing troops being gen.
orally attacked from unexpected points.
In Cavite province, the scene of the
hottest fights and their greatest sue
cesses over the Spaniards, the Filipinos
might have been expected to make a
resOlute stand, if anywhere, but after
their W~hippings at Cavite ViejO and
NOVeleta their tactics consisted chiefly
in a continuous exhibition of their
agility and their transformation from
warriors to amigos.
The marines, while recOnnOitering
about the scene OF Sundays encounter,
found that the trenche have already
been r~eOccupied, although the enemy
manifested more than their usual will
lingness to retreat before the Ameri-
cans. Armed bands have
along the shore road between BacOor
and Rosario, and the troops returning
by that route expect another fight at
Rosario.
At Malabon, the Americans corralled
two or three hundre natives supposed
to be fighting men. a number of them
were caught with arms in their hands,
but large number were found in hid
ing, dressed in khaki, like the Ameri-
can uniform. A majority of them were
in the Garb of amigos, but they are
suspected of shooting at the troops
from houses, a growing habit, which
fourished throughout the advance
whenever small parties of Americans
strayed from the main body. The pri-
sOners are a white elephant on the
hands of the Americans. The Malabon
contingent spent an unhappy night in
carcerated in a church. A native
priest and an uncle of General Trias
were discovered in the Filipinos arse
nal outside the town. They are cred
tied with being two of the surrectiOn-
lists, but they vigorously proclaim their
innocence.
The leading citizens of Rosario are
temporarily engaged in towing a fleet
of canoes laden with the American
army's impedimenta to Bacoor. The
prisoners, with the exception of those
caught red-handed, will be turned loose
as owing to the fact that the insur-
gents have so many more men than
guns the keeping of prisoners is a use
less expense unless the policy of recon
centration which General Weyler pur-
sued is to be adopted.
In conversation with an Associated
Press representative, a leading mer-
chant of Rosario remarked: They
will all be engaged in their old bushes.
as soon as released"
When asked where the army had
gone, the merchant replied: "A ma.
jority of them are here. They simply
hid their guns when they saw a supe
rior force approaching"
The fighting falls the hardest on tn,
women and children Hundreds O.
them spent the night before the Amer
leans reached Rosario in boats, the bay
for miles being crowded with small
craft containing non-cOmbats, few O.
whom remained in the town
Washington, October 12.-The wa
department has received the following
from General Otis:
Manila, October IL.
The transport Columbia arrived las
evening; no casualties. The Warrel
leaves on the 18th instant; the Colum
Ola as soon as possible"
The Columbia left San Francisc,
september Sth, with headquarters an,
nVe companies of the Thirty-fourtl
united States volunteer infantry, Cal
oneI l. V. w. Kennon, commanding.
total OF is officers and 566 enlisted men