Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-21
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Tarlac and Zambales There is also
quite a large colony of former insur-
gent officers collected at this point. in
GLIDING Major Ortiz, who acted as in
terpreter for the Filipino commission.
headed by Gen Aejandrino, which Wis
tied Manila in September. Ortiz has
donned the Amigo clothing and an
nounces that he has abandoned the in
surrection.
The Spaniards say that the new in
surgent capital is Bengaet and that the
American prisoners are at Camitin.
They report having seen Lieut.. Gilmore
and his party in the north.
Manila, Nov. 21.-1l.30 A. M.-The
United States gunboat Helena arrived
at Cavite. this morning. with the crew
Of the United States cruiser Charleston,
which was wrecked off the northwest
coast of LuZon.
All the men are well.
Only fragmentary reports reach Ma
Mia of the operations north which.
when the story is known, will prove to
have been the most remarkable cam
paigning the Philippine war has
known. Gen. Lawton's division is
spread thinly over the territory beyond
San Jose, where the telegraph ends.
Gen. Young's two regiments of caval-
~ are continuing their rapid sweep in
TO the new towns, and the infantry is
being showed forward to hold the towns
the cavalry takes, all in country
whose natural difficulties are increased
indescribably by tropical rains making
rivers of creeks and swamps of fields.
Wagon transportation is supposed to
have been practically abandoned, the
American troops living on captured
supplies and the little produce the in
surgent levies have left.
Major Samuel NJ. Swigert's squadron
Of the 3rd Cavalry is reported to be
engaging a greatly superior force at
Pozorribio, northeast of Dagupan.
These troops have fought three en-
gagements and are now holding their
positions, waiting for reinforcements.
1t is believed at the headquarters that
this Filipino force is covering the re-
treat of the insurgent leaders to the
Binguet mountains, that the insurgents
planned to retreat northeast along the
Tayug road, which is stocked with
store houses, three of which the Amer
leans have secured. to draw upon on
route, and that only the insurgent ad-
vance force had passed the Tayug be-
fore the American occupation, the main
body Of Aguinaldo's army being with
in our lines. The majority of these
insurgents may disorganize and pose
as Amigos when the Americans over
take them.
Among the scraps of news Obtainable
are stories of The significant hardShlpS
the American army is meeting with. 1t
is reported. for instance, that General
LaWton narrowly escaped drowning,
while fording a river, when Lieut. Luna
and two privates We're lost. The gov
ernor of Neuva Nizcaya has determin-
ed like many other Filipinos in these
days, that the administration of his
province cannot change too quick, ana
is coming to Manila TO tell Major Gen
eral Otis of his loyalty, and incidental
" to request that he be retained in
office under the new regime.
Admiral Watson has received an adj
ditional credible report that Lieut. J. G
Gilmore and five of the captured sailors
of the United States gunboat York
town were at Tarlac. Nov. I. Lieut..
Gilmore was living in Filipino gen
erals house.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
starts for Lingayen, today, and the Am
erican admiral purposes to send an
other ship to Natiguin if the gunboat
Helena which is overdue, has not re-
turned to Lingayen.
The sailors from the gunboat Castlne
occupy IambOanga, on southwest eN-
tremity of the island Of Mindanao. The
business men. chiefly Chinese. request
ed Commander w. s. Very. of the Cas-
tine, to take possession of the place and
protect them from the insurgents.
Commander Very landed naval force
and although no details have been re-
ceived, 1t appears that he found he had
a large contract on hand and tele
graphed to Major General Otis. request
ing the presence Of troops. But none
are available, except by Withdrawing
part of the force from one of the neigh
boring islands temporarily.
The original plan was 10 have Brig.
Gen Alfred T.. Bates establish the
headquarters of the governorship of
the Mohammedan islands there, when
the new regiments arrived. 1t Will be
carried out later. when General Bates
returns from his trip to the surround
ing islands. He has been visiting the
garrisons of Jolo. SiasSi and Bongao.
The friendliness of the M0ros for the
Americans is increasing under General
Bates diplomatic administration. The
threatened feuds of the Datos, Jakain-
ms and Calos against the Sultan vii
probably be averted through the pa.
cific influence of the American officers
Mindanao villagers have seized {
smuggling schooner bound from Ilo-Il,
to Zamboanga and supposed to be ru,
by two discharged soldiers. They muir
dered all the crew.
Gen. Bates is now on board the York
town. bound on a months trip to Bala
bac and Borneo. to observe methods fol
lowed by the British in the government
of the Mohammedans.