Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-14
SURROUNDED.
Aguinaldo Is Penned Up by
the American Forces.
Fled from TarIac But Is Within the
Lines of Our Army.
The Cruiser Charleston Wrecked on luzor-
All Hands Saved.

Manila. Nov 13.-When Col. Bell left
Capas, 10 miles from Tarlac, at l
O'clock. yesterday. he intended merely
to reconnotre. He had with him the
seth Infantry. Slaven's Scouts. Troop
+, of the 4th Cavalry, battalion of the
22d Regiment and Calling guns.
The scouts, who We're mounted. pre-
coded the main body up the railroad.
They met 100 rebels at Murcia, but the
insurgents quickly retreated. The
scouts found the depot burning but
eXtinguished the fire and saved the
building. The main column marched
up the wagon road, but upon reaching
Tarlac divided. entering the town on
two sides without q shot being fired.
The insurgents have evacuated the
place only a few hours before. setting
fire to the railroad station and the roll
ing stock. They left rear guard of
400 men, who. however. failed to make
a stand and recover the retreat Of the
main force of insurgents. as they prob
ably had been ordered to do. The
rebel ordnance is reported to have
been shipped to the town Of O'Donnell.
The Americans are continuing their
advance 50 rapidly that the insurgents
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the railroad.
General, Young is supposed to have
reached San Nicholas. about 50 miles
east of Dagupan, but his wagons are
far behind.
Col. Hayes has captured Aguinaldo's
secretary. and Major Coleman is in
Carranglan, with an escort Of 115 DO
lomen. on his way to the province of
Nueva Nizaya. The son of General
Llaneras and his family are prisoners
The general barely escaped.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press with Gen. Yong telesraphs from
san Jose that Aguinaldo did not escape
to the northeast. He and his army, the
correspondent adds. are surrounded.
His last orders to the Filipino COM
mander at San Jose We're to hold San
Jose and Carrangian at all costs.
The recent encounters were too one
sided to be called fights. The insur-
gents are mortally afraid Of the Amer
leans, however strong their position.
They make but a brief and feeble re-
sistance and run when the terrible
American yell reaches their ears.
Whereupon the Americans pursue them
and STAY many. The moral effect of
the news that 10000 troops are on their
way here has been unquestionably
great.
The insurgents are suffering more
from disease than the Americans, oW-
ing to poor food. lack of medicines and
filthy hospitals. with the result that
there is great mortality among them.
Gen. LaWton has intercepted a tele-
gram from an insurgent captain to
Filipino general, reading: How can
YOU blame me for retreating when only
l. of my company were able to fight?
Later in the day the department re-
ceived a second dispatch from Gen.
Otis. as follows:
Manila. Nov. 12.-No news received
Of LaWton's advance, MacArthurs
troops took Bamban and CapaS. four
miles north of Bamban. both on rail-
road and Conception to east of rail-
road yesterday. Insurgents reported
1900 strong retiring rapidly north.
making slight resistance. Our casual
ties second, Lieut.. Davis, seth VOlun-
tecrs. killed: three enlisted men re-
ported wounded. Strong reconnaissance
in direction of Tarlac. today. Condi-
ton of roads and streams render gem
eral advance with wagon transporta-
ton impracticable. Enemy appear to
be in demoraliZed condition and show
much disOrganiZation as indicated by
captured Geographic dispatches and
deserters from their ranks