The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10
AND NEW ORLEANS
The Vessels to Join the Philip
pine F1eet-Aguinaldo Orders soldiers
Of Northern Provinces to Resume
Farming-The Naval Expedition TO
Orani-Fflipino Plot to Burn Public
buildings In Manfla-Arrfval of a
Transport and a Gunboat.

return to their towns and to resume
ton, but the rumor may be in accord
ance with Aguinaldo's policy Of keep
the arrival of the troops and expresses
sible by using his men in alternate
shifts on the farms or under arms.
Dagupan. San Fernando and Delici-
met, which are under the guns Of the
United States warships, are supposed
to be evacuated. 1t is alleged that the
evacuation order calls upon the male
inhabitants to be orderly in case of
the arrival of the troops and express
the hope that the Americans will pro-
tect the towns.
The expedition sent to the Orani riv-
er under command of Captain Corn
Well. TO recover the sunken gunboat
Urdaneta, returned to Cavite yester-
day with the hull of the boat, after
bo~mbarding Orani and landing a force.
Captain Cornwell brought one prisoner.
Lieutenant Franklin, of the army gun
boat Laguna de Bay, guided the expe-
dition. There were no casualties.
On Monday morning the expedition
entered the river and anchored above
Orani, near the Urdaneta, the inhabi-
tants of the town simultaneously evac-
uating it and carrying their belongings
with them.
The gunboats bombarded Orani, the
beaches and the surrounding country
for half an hour, receiving a Mauser
volley in reply.
The Urdaneta was towed off the bar
about 10 o'clock that evening, the OPP
erations of the Americans being unmo-
Tested. The following morning the
bombardmen was renewed to a
Landing of $50 blue jackets and ma
rines about half a mile above the town.
On entering Orani the Americans ex-
perienced a slight rifle fire from the
Filipino trenches. They found the town
| untenanted and that the shells a
ignited a few huts.
INGS IN MANILA.
The archbishop of Manila notified
| General Otis that there was a plot on
foot to burn the residences of the gov
ernor general and the archbishop, to-
| gether with several government build
ings and banks, but The plot failed to
| materialize, possibly because of a dis
| play of force.
The first reports regarding the affair
| at Paranaque last night seem to have
been much exaggerated. The facts are
that a small band of insurgents, fol-
lowing the bay road, poured a volley
into the village and, later, another into
Las Pinas, with the result that two or
three houses were burned. The crack
| ing of the bamboo caused it to be tele-
graphed to Manila that there a been
much shooting.
The United States transport Warren,
from San Francisco, with 1,20O recruits,
has arrived.
The United States gunboat Wheeling,
from Vancouver, March 3rd, via Homo
lulu, while passing ST. Vincent, in
northern Luzon. shot down a Filipino
flag. The Filipinos fired a volley at
the Wheeling's men who were sleeping
on deck, and the Wheeling bombarded
the settlement.
TO REINFORCE THE PHILIPPINE
FLEET.
WASHINGTON, October THE navy
department was busily engaged today
in arranging to reinforce h fleet In
the Philippines as suggested yesterday
by Admiral Dewey in the course of hi;
conference with the president. In go
ing over the field Of available ships i
was found this morning that the plal
conceived last evening OF sending tn
Marietta and the Machias with tn
Brooklyn would have to be modified
as to drop the two gunboats.
In addition to the Brooklyn, the fol
lowing ships will be added to Watson
fleet: Nashville, New Orleans, a
croft and Badger.
1t is Admiral Dewey's idea that yes
sells of a larger type than were frs
thought of should be sent to Manila
He pointed out hat the smaller elias
of ygunboats would be exposed to
good deal of unnecessary danger i
they were sent out. To carry out tn
plans of cutting the insurgents OF
from their supplies, these vessels mus
be scattered rou among the island
often without cOnSOrtS, and thus ex
posed to sudden attack. The large
} vessels will not only be- able to TAX
care of themselves in such cases, bu
may serve as parent ships from wh1c
:. may be operated a number of the sma
launches that have been doing sue
good service.
By noon the department had complet
ed the ship movement and was in pos
ton to send sailing orders to the shir
chosen to go to Manila.
+ The New Orleans was telegraphed I
proceed at once to the New York nav
yard to I've some changes made i
the galley apparatus. This change ca
be made in six days, when the ship wi
start on her voyage. The Brookly
will be turned back from Hampto
4 E1hoodo as SOOA a. SA@ $500
signaling distance and sent to Ne
r York, whence she sailed this mornin
S before the department could reach hs
with orders. She will be ready to sa
by the end of next week. A cablegral
S was sent to the Nashville at San D,
e mingo to proceed at once to Manila VI
t Suez and she is expected to get O
/ within twenty-four hours. Orders we
also telegraphed to the Badger
q Mare Island to proceed to the Philil
pines Is soon as possible. No ordel
have as yet been sent to the Bancro
at Boston.
1t was suggested at the navy depar
ment that three of the four vessels no
under orders for Manila will pa
through the Suez canal. so they will
available to divert to South Afri,
should matters there take shape r
curing the presence of a United Stat
|. naval force.