The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-06
AN IMPORTANT EXPEDITION.
TROOPS SENT TO TAKE THE INsUR-
GENTS IN THEIR REAR.

They VIII BE Landed Under the
Cover of Gums In Northern LuxOn
and win Move Down Upon TarIac,
AguinaIdO's CnpitHI-ShOuId This
Movement He Successful, the Re
bellion Ought to lie Crushed Early
in the Spring.
Manila, Nov. s. o p. m.-This evening a
fleet of transports and gunboats left Ma
nIla for the most important expedition
of the autumn campaign. It's destination
is supposed to be Bagupan or some other
northern port.
Gen. Wheaton commands with a brigade,
consisting of the Thirteenth Infantry, the
Thirty-third Infantry, two guns of the
Sixth Artillery and two Gaungs. The
transports Sheridan, Francisco de Reyes
and Aztec carry the troops, with the gun
boat Helena as escort.
dispatch boat was sent ahead to ar
range a rendezvous with the United States
cruiser Charleston, and the other warshlps
that are patrolling the north coast of Luz
on.
The landing will be made under cover of
the guns of the fleet 1t is assumed here
that the purpose of the expedition is to
move down the Dagupan- Manila Railroad
toward Tarlac, or to prevent Aguinaldo's
forces, making another base farther north.
Dagupan and Appari are the strongholds
of the insurgents in the north, and it Is
supposed, the points where most Of the
fllbustering parties land.
VIII Make Tnrinc UntennbIe.
Since the beginning OF the hostilities 1t
has been the unanimous opinion of mill
tary experts here that Dagupan should
be made base of operations but sufficient
troops have heretofore been lacking, With
Gems Wheaton, Macarthur and Lawton
moving upon Tarlac from three directions
are the mountains hemmng in the other
SIDE the insurgents capital viii soon be-
come untenable.
Aguinaldo may attempt TO shift his
headquarters 10 the rich tobacco country
to the northern end of the island. Posi-
bly, he may Side around Gen. Lawton' 8
front TO the southern province; but, as
MacArthur's and Lawton's troops are
spread across the country from Angeles
TO Cabanatuan, it will be difficult for the
insurgents 10 escape
Should the concerted operations succeed.
organized insurrection, on a large scale,
should be at an end early next spring, al
though guerilla warfare is likely to con-
tnue for a long time. No one anticipates
that the insurgents wiA make many hard
battles.
The problem is to move the troops about
the country, to maintain transportation
and TO hold the territory gained.
The moral effect of the arrival of large
American army is calculated upon to sap
Aguinaldo's strength by desertions and
through the loss of hope among the sup
porters of the revolutionary movement.
Many Insurgents Killed.
Manila, Nov. 6.-Two columns of Gen.
MacArthur's division yesterday took Mag
alang, about six mites northeast of An
geles.
Col. Smith, with two battalions of the
Seventeenth Infantry, two guns of the
First Artillery and a body of engineers,
advanced from Angeles.
Mai. OBrien, with a battalion Of the
Seventeenth Infantry and two troops of
the Fourth Cavalry, moved from CalulGt.
Col Smith killed eleven insurgents,
wounded 1928, and captured so, as wen as
taking lot of 1nsurgent transportation.
Maj ,O'Bren killed 49 insurgents wound
ed mahy and took IS prisoners. The Amer
leans had eleven men wounded.