The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-05
men with some English, Japanese and
four Spanish officers.
THE MANUENSES SUPPLIES

men with some English, Japanese and
four Spanish officers.
THE MANUENSES SUPPLIES
Washington, November 29.-In re-
| Spouse to a dispatch sent by General
Weston inquiring as TO the provision
ing OF the transport ManuenSe, which
had such sever experience on the way
TO Manila, Major Baldwin, at San
Francisco replied:
'fSixty-six days complete garrison
| rations and liberal quantity sales stores
or board. Ships agent reports 40
days aboard for captain and crew;
each, of timed bacon, 200 OF flour, II
of coffee, (ground), AZ of dried fruit and
5 of candy timed
General Weston says that there were
rations for sixty-two days for each
man, and tina there would not be any
question about ample o supplies.
The quartermasters department a
telegraphed the quartermaster at san
Francisco inquiring as to the condi-
ton OF the ship when she sailed.
OTIS REPORTS ON THE SITUA-
TON.
General Otis advices to the war de-
partment today how hat the troops
are pushing rapidly ahead and indicate
that the Generalization of the insur-
gents is complete. Two dispatches
were received today. The first relates
TO the operations in the northwest part
Of LuZon and Is as follows:
The following from the northwest
Luzon says Young left San Fernando
on the 23rd instant, where March's
battalion of the Thirty-third infantry
arrived ON the 26th, On which day
Young vas at Namacpacan where sup
piled by navy gunboat Samara He
~o @,,% -n~+ ln1y Dc ft1aChin Or
egon landed 200 men at Vigan on the
oath instant; no opposition, sailors well
coined by inhabitants. Believed the
Spanish and American prisoners still
in vicinity of Bangued guarded by
sman insurgent troops at Bayombong;
Nueva, Viscaya province surrendered
yesterday to Lawtonis troops. He ad-
vanced by both the San Nicholas and
Caranglan trails"
The second dispatch states:
General Macarthur reports from
Bayambang that Bell with the Thirty
sixth and a company of the twenty
third infantry struck the enemy COM
manded by Generals San Miguel and
Alejandrino in the mountains west of
Mangalaren and by series of combats
through the mountains, has so scat
tered their forces that concentration
is impossible. Bell has captured all
their quick firing n Krupp guns,
ammunition, powder factory n arse
nal, with thousands of pounds of lead
and sheet copper, all their rt~ranSpOrta-
ton, engineering tools, clothing and
food supplies. Property scattered over
mountains 10Y being collected. Twen-
ty of the killed and wounded of the
enemy were left on the. field. Bell
does not report casualties; expected
this evening""
REPORT FROM ADMIRAL WATSON
The following cablegram was recefv-
ed at the navy department from Ad-
miral Watson:
"Cavite, November 90.
wilde reports the capture Of Vigan
on November 26th by the Oregon's
landing force under Lieutenant Com
mander McCracken with Lieutenants
Mccormick, Bostwick, Johnston n
Captain Williams and Lieutenant Ber-
meleye, of h marine corps. The land
ing was covered by the Callao, Tap
pam commanding, and the Samara,
Musting commanding. Slight resist
ance. No casualties. Inhabitants well
coined the flag. McCrackin is now hold
ing Vigan until relieved by the army.
Lieutenant Gilmore is we'll, with seven
men twenty-five miles from Vigan.
Received Meyer code letter from Gill
more by Albert Socichsen, newspaper
artist, who was with Gilmore seven
IL ollo SSCdpIo- DloOSlHl lSIC NY
Samar. News from insurgents through
a Spanish sergeant indicates Urda-
metals crew killed except the following:
Farley, Green, Powers and Burke.
Names of the Gilmore party are: Wal
ton, Vandoit, Ellsworth, Brisolese, An
derson, Edwards, Peterson. Some
wounded were left at Baler. Gilmore
has no news of them.
'FWATSON.".
The above dispatch, taken in n
ton with the adviceS received today
from General Otis describing the sue
cesseS of the movements of the army
under Young encourages the naval Of
fcials in the belief that perhaps by
this time the American prisoners
referred to have already been releas-
ed. With the naval contingent at Vigan,
only twenty-five miles away to the
west, and the army advance probably
little further distant to the the
the town of Bagued is nearly surround
ed and there is little chance OF the es-
cape of the insurgent force there if
they attempt ITO cucumber themselves
in their retreat with the prisoners.
Taking the list of prisoners of Gill
more's party given in the cable from
Admiral Watson as being at Bagued,
records Of the navy department
show that the following men must have
been left ait Baler, on the east coast Of
the island where the Yorktown's boats
crew was captured last spring: John
Dillon, Charles A. Morrisey, Era Nc
Donald, William H. Rinders, O.. w.
Woodbury., w. G. A. Venville and A. J.
Nygard.
Altogether the news from both army
and naval sources today is highly en-
couraging ITO the officials here as indi-
eating the practical end of the opposi-
ton OF the insurgents in the month Of
Luzon. So far as known the only for
midable force is that left in Cavite
province under General Tryas, and
that operating in Panay.
Manila, November 30.-S:35 a. NIT
is supposed that the insurgent garri-
son at ~Bayombong, province Of Neuva
Viscaya, numbering from 300 to 500
men, has surrendered to General Law
ton, who started for that point with the
Thirty-fourth infantry. Captain Mich
OILS, who commands a detachment Of
the Tw~enty-third infantry at Zambo-
anga, island of Mindanao, has estab-
lished a provisional government there.
The insurgents have Surron6aro6 m