The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-30
How He Surprised
Filipinos on the
Mountains.
THEIR PRECIpITATE FLIGHT.
BIuejackets From Oregon
Capture the Town of
Vigan.


eed and scattered the brigades of Gen.
Alejandrino and Gen. San Miguel The
engagement took place on the summit
of a mountain, the insurgents being so
confident of the impregpability of their
position that they had their families
with them.
The Americans captured all the en-
emys munitions and artillery.
The following account of the brill
liant affair was received by courier
from the mountains to Dayamban
province of Pangasinan:
The fight in which Col. Bell defeated
and scattered the rebel brigades of
Gems. Alejandrino and San Miguel took
place on the summit of the mountains
west of Mangalaren, forming the di-
vide between the Dagupan valley and
the ocean. Col. ]. Franklin Bells regi-
ment, the Thirty-sixth infantry, and
Fowler's company Of the Thirty third
left Mangalaren Monday morning and
marched "a hours, with four hours
rest, over bare and waterless ridges,
along narrow trails and through can
ons. At daylight Nov. 2S the troops
emerged from a timbered canon upon
the divide, running into the rebel adj
vance guard, who retreated to the main
| body before shooting.
! Col. Bell, who was in advance with
the scouts and one company, had the
rebels in full rout before the main body
of his troops arrived, fleeing down the
mountain to the sWamps between Man
/ galaren and Aguinas, leaving 10 dead
| and many wounded, and abandoning
/ two Nordenfelts, one 2-inch Krupp, one
Maxim and one Hotchkiss. They were
chased through the swamps and thor
| oughly dispersed.
| Col. Bell captured all their artillery,
supplies and clothing, many Mausers
and Remingtons, some American Win
chesters and a round of ammunition.
The rifles, etc. were abandoned in the
| rebel retreat, and were scatterd along
their trail for two miles, the enemy
escaping empty handed, with the ex-
ception of few rifles.
The women and children, in shacks
of the camp had no time to escape.
Col. Ruscar, chief of the arsenal, and
few other prisoners were taken.
I The rebels had artillery trained to
command the regular trail from Man
galaren, but Col Bell approached from
the opposite direction
The rebels are estimated to have
numbered 1000 men. with some English,
Japanese and four Spanish officers.
"A hlopdlCi from the Associated BTSSS
correspondent at Namacapacan, prov
ince of Mon, dated Sunday, Nov. 20,
says:
/ The Oregon, Samaras and Callao,
| with 100 blue1ackets and marines from
the Oregon, captured the port of Wig
an, province of South Iloilo, north of
here, today. The Samara and Callao
ran close inshore, a few shots were
fired, and then the Samara, Callao and
Oregon engaged in a sharp lombard
ment of Vigan. The firing from the
shore ceased almost Immediately and
the sailors and marines and the field
pieces were landed. It is reported that
100 insurgents under Gems. Tino and
Pillar are massed at Taugden, and it
has been concluded to wait at Mama
capacan for the rest Of the reinforce
ments.
The rest of the military force was
! still at Namacapacan on Sunday, but a
move north was expected to take place
on Monday. Two companies of the
Thirty-third volunteers are on their
way north to reinforce the troops at
| Namacapacan."
A later dispatch says that when the
| bluejackets and marines landed at vi
gan they found that the insurgents had
| fled. The navy will hold the town I'M
| til relieved by the troops which are on
| their way north.
Gen. Young, with three troops of the
Third cavalry and a small detachment
of Macabebes commanded by Lieuts
Hall, Quinlan and Blount, arrived at
Namacapacan on Thursday, Nov. %.
There they received news of Aguinaldo,
from which it appears that he passed
north through Namacapacan on Tues
day, Nov. q, while Gen. Young was
waiting at San Fernando, 20 miles
south. The rebel chief is now believed
to be. hiding in Abra province. When
Aguinaldo passed through Namacapa-
can all his talk was in favor of con-
tinuing the war.
1t is supposed that the insurgent gar
rison al Bayomoong, province of Nueva
| Viscaya numbering from 300 to 500, has
surrendered to Gen. Lawton who star
| ted for that point with the Thirty
| fourth infantry.
The insurgents have surrendered four
cannon and 200 rifles. officers from the
steamer Manauense, which arrived
here Tuesday from San Francisco af-
| ter a terrible voyoge, bringing three
| companies of the Thirty first infantry
| say she was chartered for the Philip
| pine service and not as an ocean trans
port, and that sending a battalion
across the ocean on board of her was
| an experiment.
The captain declines to discuss the
! steamers experience. He says he is
only the navigating officer and has no
| jurisdiction over the engineering de-
! partment.
The tattleship Oregon landed men at
Vigan, hoping to find Lieut.. Gilmore's
| party, as it is known that he and his
men were there recently. The landing
party found that the Americans had
| been removed to the mountains two
days before. The navy has requested
| the army to go in pursuit.