Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-21

Commander s w. Very, or the 'a''i"''
10 take possession OF the place ana ~"
toct them from the insurgents 'onl
mander Very landed naval ior'e' 49,
oithough no details have been received
n appeore he found he had larfe con-
tract on hand. and telegraphcd Ni''"i
General Otis. requesting the presence 'i
,roops but none are available, except pF
withdrawing part Of the force iIon, o'''
~ The neirhboring islands. temporarily
BATEss SUCCESS.
The original plan was 90 have bt,t
5ior-Geroral Alfred H. Bates estao' u
the headquarters of the eovernorsAlP o'
mo Nfabommcdanists there, when me ne"
rc0imenfs arrived. 10 will be carried out
t,tc~ v.hcu General Bates returns ITO"
ia. ,-t, fo the southern islands. lie htr
Noon ,isiting the garrisons OF Jcio,
aee, and BongaO. Tho friendlines5 "'
Nforos for the Americans is mere
under General Batcs's oiplonalic "r'.'.
istratun. The threatened ieuuS o'
p.fohs Jakainins and Calois again
tbo sultan will probably be averte"t
through the pacific influence or the amer
lean officers. .,,,,,,,
cling schooner bound from lloiio JOY
ZamboanQa. and supposed 20 be run hE
TWO discharged soldiers. They mnIaei r'
al the crew.
TO STUDY BRITISH MEIhODS'
General Bates is now on board the
yorktown. bound on a months trip 10
Ralabac and Bornco. 90 observe the me-
thods followed by the British IN the gov
eminent of the Mohammedans'
TROUBLE At MUS
MANILA. November 20.--Tnere has been
a revival Of insnrgent activity south OF
Manila. particularly in Caviie pfoVln.ce'
Az INNS Yesterday the lllipinos iITed
emooth-bore cannon, but this was soon
suenced by the American artillery.
Ia the early hours of the morning Ma
ior Co,vies. with battalion OF the GU, 'H
Infantry and two guns, sca''eIeI Wv
enemy from tho districts around MUS
and in tho direction OK Iete@ ""a Ni'
rinas The Americans could not pursue
With tho retreating insurgents, because
thoir ammunition was exhausted. ne
rilinluos were under the command Oh
General Marine Trias.
spies report that the insurgents are
coming into Cayite province from "a
i,r,hs I'm Taguna province, and the other
e,.ntberlv provinces The insurgents nave
snootb -bOres and two modern cannon
Firing was IN progress this evening
and u IS reported that there are more IN
surcents in the vicinity OF mus IMAM
ever before. --,.., ,,r.e,.r-r,r,
thirty Insurgents, under major, es-
caped from Bayambang yesterday about
ten minutes before the Americans en-
tered. Others. It is said. threw their
Guns into the river and now play the
role Of amigos" Many Spanish prison
era escnued from the Filipinos and are
AT Kayambang among them tho FORMER
governors Of the provinces or Haih-
beles and Tarlsc There IS also quite a
large colony Of former insurgent oihcers
collected at that point. including MAJOR
ortiz. who acted as Interpreter TOT the
Filipino commission, headed BY General
AIejandrino, which visited Mania IN
September. Ortiz has donned the
amigo" clothing, and announces that
he has abandoned tho instruction.
The spaniards say that the new insur-
gent capital is Bengaot. and that the
American prisoners ere at Camitin- Ihey
reDort having seen Lieutenant Gilmore
and his party IN the north
MACARTHUR AT DAGUPAN.
General MacArthurs reconnaissance en-
tered pagupan this evening. The Ameri-
cams found that no insurgents had been
there for four days. The Ihirty-thrd
Infantry was probably i'm Dagupan yes
terdav. leaving last night no insurgents
have been seen anywhere near the rail-
road. and il is believed that the only
armed force Of any size IS I'm the noun
talns in the province of Iambelea 10 the
west. although there are reports OF insur-
gents concentrating at San Miguel dc
Camilang. west OF Panique. ana az Man
rataron Tor Mangalaron). west or bay -
ambang. General Macarthur is prepared
for the attack. The Twelfth Infantry,
battalion Of the Seventeenth Infan-
try. and two troops Of cavalry, are with
General Macarthur below Daeupan.
MINDANAO JUSTICE.
The people Of Gotta Bato, ON the south
western coast Of the Island Of Mindanao,
desire the establishment OF American
government there. and have addressed a
petition 10 General otis. asking him TO
send troops
In relating how they had appealed 10
the Dato to protect them against the
attempts Of Aguinaldos officials to collect
excessive taxes, they say I'm the petition
that the Dato. having compassion for
our sufferings. and IN the interest OF
peace" publicly beheaded half a dozen
Of these officials.
RELIEF FOR SPANIARDS.
MADRID November 2o~An official dis
patch from Manila says that 500 Spanish
prisoners have been sent 10 the Province
/ Of Panay. and that the Americans have
consented that "a vessel, with food and
clothing. shall be sent 10 get them.