The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-11
Three Americans Captured by
the Rebels.
THE FAMOUS IRENE INCIDENT
A Spanish Colonel Among the Released
prisoners Gives an Interesting Ver-
sion of the Noted OCCUR
renee in Subig Bay

Manila, December 1880 D. m.-An ex-
pedition headed by the battleship Oregon
left Manila for Subig last night.
1t is reported that the Filipino commander
general, Alejandrino, with his staff, has
surrendered to General Macarthur, and
there is also a rumor that Alepandrino is
at Aguilar, suffering from wound received
in fight between insurgents and bandits,
and that he will be given an opportunity to
surrender and will be properly cared for.
Major Spence, with a column of the
Thirty-second regiment, captured new
Insurgent camp and uncompleted stronghold
in the Tassan district. He left Dinalupan
at daybreak yesterday and marched ten
miles along mountain trails, finally encoun-
tering a large band of insurgents, who re-
treated after brief skirmish. The Amer
leans had no losses.
The records of the treasury Of the So
called Filipino government, together with a
quantity OF paper money and another Nor
Three Americans who, with commits
sary sargeant of the Twelfth infantry, were
travelling from San Fernando to Angeles,
left their escort for a moment and went into
the bush. AS they did not return speedily,
a search was made for them, but they could
not be found. They were probably captur-
ed by the rebels.
mail orderly disappeared between An
beles and Bamban. He also is supposed to
have been captured.
The Irene Incident
Col Julio del Rio, who is among the re-
leased Spaniards that have just arrived
here gives an interesting version of the
famous Irene incident in Subig bay in July
of last year. He was formerly in command
of the Spanish troops in the Olongapo dis
trict. His narrative is corroborated by
Senior Raffel Rosello, a wealthy Spanish
merchant, who also fell into the hands of
the insurgents.
Both declare that the Spaniards surren-
dered to Captain Coghlan, of the United
States cruiser Raleigh, on an express agree
ment that they were not to be given up to
the Filipinos, and they assert that the Span
ish government has promised to press their
claims against the United States for thy
long imprisonment
According to their story, a thousand in
surgents were beseiging Olongapo, where
there were two companies of marines and
battalion of artillery, together with many
civilians. The German cruiser Irene enter
ed the harbor to take the and
children ON board. At this juncture the An
surgent's steamer Filpinas, flying THE in
surgent flag, started to leave. The Irene
threw a shot across her bow. claiming the
right to stop her, Germany had not
recognized the insurgent flag. The Filipinas
then raised white flag and departed.
When she returned she was flying the in
surgent flag and was accompanied by the
United States warships Concord and
Raleigh. The Irene was then leaving the
harbor with n-combatentes.
PRED without Warning
'Without the least warning" says Colon
el Del Rio and Senior Rassello, "the Ameri-
can warships began to lombard us, firing
about twenty-five shots. Seeing that re-
sistance was useless. our guns had never
been mounted we raised the white flag.
Captain Coghlan came ashore with sew
eral officers and 1T was expressly stipulated
that the surrender was to the Americans
alone. Captain Coghlan was asked to
promise that the Spandards would not be
delivered to the insurgents, and when he
had given his pledge the entire garrison
surrendered.
''The Americans sailed away on the even
ing of the 7th, leaving the garrison prac-
tically unarmed. They returned on the Sth.
Meanwhile the insurgents had repeatedly
fired upon the town. Captain Coghlan now
ordered the Spaniards to embark on the
Fibipinas. When they protested he said
that, although in the hands of the insur-
gents. they would be treated as American
prisoners.
Senior Rassello, who is chiefly responsible
for the foregoing statement, admits that
except for one attempt to rob the mer-
chants, for which Agunaldo punished the
officers of the Filipinas by reducing them,
all were we'll treated.
Colonel Del Rio. in separate statement,
says:
"Captain Coghlan gave his word that our
capitulation would be accepted as 1t was
made, that Is, to the Americans. He prom
ised that we should not be given into the