Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-30
ACUINALDO'S flight.
General Young Enters Another Town
Which He Abandoned.
BELLS HARD MARCH.
His Men Ran upon the Enemy and
Makes Big Capture Of Guns,
Ammunition and Takes
Some Prisoners.

Manila Nov. 20. a dispatch from
Associated Press correspondent al Nam.
aeapacan. province Of Union. dated Sum.
day. Nov %. says:
The Oregon. Samara and Callso with
100 blueJackets and marines from the
Oregon captured Port vigan. province
oil south llocos, north Of here today. The
hamara, Callao and Oregon engaged in
sharp bombardment Of vigan. Firing
ceased almost Immediately and sailors
and marines, with field piece, were
landed. II is reported that 1900 insur.
gents, under Generals Tino and Pillar.
were massed at Tagunen 10 miles north
and had concluded to wait at Namacap.
acan for the rest Of their reinforce.
ments. The American force was still
at Namacapacan on Sunday. but move
north was expected to take place on
Monday. Two companies Of the Thirty.
third volunteers are on the way north TO
reinforce the troops at Namacapacan &"
Later dispatches from Namacapacan
says when the blueiackets and marines
landed at Vigan they found the insur.
gents had fed The navy will hold the
town until relieved by the troops. which
are on the way. General Young with
three troops Of cavalry and a small de.
tachment Of Maccabees, commanded by
Lieutenants Hall, QuinlaA and Blount
arrived at Namacapacan from San Fer.
nandino on Thursday. Nov % There
they received the news that Aguinaldo
passed north through Namacapacan on
Tuesday Nov II, while General Yonng
was waiting at San Fsrnandino % miles
south. The rebel chief il now believed
TO be in hiding in Abra province. When
Aguinaldo passed through Namacapa.
can all his talk was in favor Of continu.
ing the war.
The fight in which Colonel Bell de.
feated and scattered the rebel brigAdes
Of General Aleiandrino and san Miguel
took place on the summit Of the noun
iains west Of Mangalaren. forming a al.
vide between Dagupan valley and the
ocean. Colonel Bells regiment the in.
fAn,ry and Fowlers company Of the
Thirty.third volunteers left Mangalaren
Monday morning and marched "a hours
with 4 hours rest over bare aud water.
less ridges, along narrow trails and
through canons
At daylight Nov 2S. the troops
emerged from the timbered canon upon
the divine. running into the rebels adj.
vance guard who retreated 10 the main
body before the shooting begon Col a.,
Bell, who was IN advance with scouts
and one company. had the rebels in full
rout before the main body Of troops ar.
rived They hseing down the mountain
t6iBs swamps between Mangalaren and
Asuitss, leaving 10 dead aud many
wounded and abandoning two Norden
fsldts, one tvv.ncb Krupp, one Maxim ,
and one Hotchhsa They were chased
through the swamps AID thoroughly
dispersed Colonel Bell captured ali .
their artillery, supplies and clothing.
many Aausers and Rsmingtons. some
American Winchsstsrs aud 1000 rounds
Of ammunition.
klhes. an etc. were abandoned in
the retei retreat and were scattered
along the trail for two mile. the enemy
escaping empty handed with the erc.n.
ton Of few rifles Women aud child. /
rem in the shack. ia the camp had no
time 10 escape Colonel Ruscar. chief
OF the arsenal and few other prisoner.
were taken. The rebels had artillery
trained TO command the right trail from
Mangalaren. but Colonel Bel approach.
Cd from the opposite direction The
rebels were estimated 10 have numt.,.
oil 1000 men with some English Jan.
Anese. French and Spanish officer.