The record-union., 1899-11-24

MANILA, Nov. %, 1850 o. m.-Col-
onel Carpenter on November 18th ad-
vanced to Santa Barbara, straight
north from Jaro taking trench after
trench, the enemy fighting and retreat
ing. General Hughes command has
steadily been advancing north to gain
position west of Santa Barbara. II
encountered the enemy in small de-
tachments. Six to ten Americans were
wounded in this column.
Colonel Carpenter started during the
night of November 10th, and opened
with Battery G of the Sixth Artillery
at daybreak November list on the
trenches. The enemy volleyed as the
artillery took up a position, wounding
four.
Two companies of the Twenty sixth
Regiment, garrisoning Jaro, moved
through Capez, attacking the enemy on
the right flank, just north of Jaro. at
daybreak ON November 21st, driving
them toward Colonel Carpenter.
The country between Jaro and Santa
Barbara is thickly intrenched, especially
near Pavia. The Sixth Artillery fired
on the trenches and the Eighteenth
Regiment charged, the enemy retreat
ing to the next trench. The Eighteenth
again charged, countering and attack
ing force of Bolomen who were hid
den in the long grass. and who severely
wounded several Americans.
During the afternoon of November
21st the fighting was severe immedi-
ately south Of Pavia, three miles north
of Jaro.
The Twenty-sixth companies returned
to Jaro Immediately after the flank
movement, having captured three six
pound smooth-bore cannon and guam
tity of arms and ammunition. The en-
emy's loss was not obtainable, but
seven men were found dead in one
trench.
The insurgents are falling back on
Santa Barbara, which it is expected
Colonel Hughes has attacked before
this morning.
A Spanish Corporal captured by the
FilipinoS has arrived here from Tarlac.
He says he saw Aguinaldo, accompan-
led by a prominent leader and fifteen
men, arrive at Bayambang during the
night of November 18th, hatless, his
clothes torn and spattered with mud
and his horse exhausted. Aguinaldo.
it appears rested a short time. He
seemed anxious, consulted with his
companions and the villagers as to the
nature Of the roads, secured fresh
horses and proceeded Immediately to-
ward Mangalaren in Pangasinan prov
ince, west of Bayambang.
The Corporal tells a straight story.
giving minute details He is convinced
he is not mistaken, having seen Aguin-
aldo several times during recent months.
Aguinaldo, it appears. would have had
time to leave Bayambang on Novem-
Der 18th and pass through General
Wheaton's lines on November 18th.
MACARTHUR RECEIVES AN OvA-
TION AT SAN CARLOS.
MANILA, Nov. %, $50 p. m.-Gen-
eral Macarthur has returned to Tarlac.
and has established his headquarters at
Aguinaldo's former residence.
During the entire movement from
Corona to Dagupan not a shot was
fired. The inhabitants of San Carlos
met the Americans with a band former
ly attached to the insurgent army, and
the Mayer with General Macarthur
and Colonel Bell In a carriage, headed
a procession through the town. Gen
eral Macarthur received an ovation
Explaining che Americans intention, he
announced that they intended to gar
rison all the towns on the railroad.
Hundreds Of men are in the field har-
vesting rice along the railroad The
foreigners in the territory assert that
A 10 OF limo ho A11on
lean advance for a month, when the
rains would have finished. He had per-
mitted a large part of his army to scat
ter to their homes and to do the har-
vesting. The soldiers had hidden their
rifles about their homes. If this be
true, many rifles are likely to be
brought in to secure the $50 offered
for each weapon seized.
The fording of Pampanga River above
Tarlac by the Thirty-sixth Regiment
and a battalion of the Seventeenth Reg
iment was a noteworthy feat The
river is broad and swift Part of the
command was ferried on RATS and the
remainder swan over holding on to a
life line strung across
General Wheaton, when General Mac
Arthur communicated with him. was
holding San Fabian and two or three
neighboring towns.
Captain Leonhauser's capture of the
town of O'Donnell was a remarkable
stroke. His command consisted of three
companies of the Twenty-fifth Regi
ment, Captain Albright and Lieutenants
Bates and Morton commanding He
! started at 6 o'clock at night. ard
marched fifteen miles in the mud. The
only regular approach was along a road
and over river whose bridge was
strongly fortified The entrance to the
town was intrenched.
The soldiers left the road and fol-
lowed cattle trail to the rear of the
town At daylight the crowd sep
arated, one company advancing on the
back of the town and the others flank.
! ing it, The insurgents were asleep, ex-
cept those at the outposts, who were
captured without shooting. One platoon
ran down the main street to trench,