The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-30
THE AMERICANS
CAPTURE WGAN
Bombardment by the 0rge-
gon, Samara and Callao.
THE FOES FIRE SILENCED
BLUE JACKETS AND MARINES
FROM OREGON LANDED.
WILL HOLD THE TOWN UNTIL RELIEVED
i,70o FiIipinos Reported at Tagudin Severa
Miles North. American Force at Mamacpa-
can Awaits Reinforcements. Aguinaldo
Believed to be in Abra Province.

Manila, Nov. 29.-10;20 a. ma dis
patch from the Associated Press CORE
spondent at Namacpacan, province of
Union, dated Sunday, Nov. 26 says:
'sThe Oregon, Samara and Callao, with
one hundred and sixty blue jackets and
marines from the Oregon, captured the
port of Vigan, Province OF South llodos,
north of here today The Samara and
Callao ran close i'm shore. few shots
We're fired and then the Samara, Callao
and Oregon engaged i'm a sharp bonn
bardment of Vigan. The firing from the
shore ceased almost Immediately, and the
sailors and marines with field piece
were landed.
1T is reported that LOO insurgents
under Generals Tino and Pillar are mass
ed at Tagudin. 10 miles north, and it has
been concluded to wait at Namapacan
for the rest of the reimforcements. The
American military force was still ut
Namacpacan Sunday. but a move north
was expected to take place Monday. Two
companies OF the Ihirty-tll.rd volunteers
are on their way mouth To reinforce the
troops at Namapacan. 4 later dispatch
from Namapacan says that when the
blueiackets and marines landed at Nigln
they found that the Insurgents had fed.
The navy viii hold the town until re7
Ieved by the troops Which are on their
way north.
General Young with three troops of the
Third, cavalry and small detachment
of Macabebes commanded by Lieutenants
Hall, Qufnlan andf Blount arrived at
Nanapacan from San Fernando de I'm
ion Thursday. November 23rd. There
they received news of Aguinaldo, from
which it appears that he passed north,
through Namapacan, Tuesday, Noyenl-
ber Dist, while General Young was wait
ing at San Fernando, 20 miles south.
The rebel chief is now believed TO be
i'm hiding in Abra Province
When Aguinaldo passed through Nam-
aDacan all his talk wis in favor of con-
tinuing the war
BELLS BATTLE AND VICTORY.
Manila. Nov. 29-10:35 A. M-tBy
courier from Mountains to Dayamban,
Province OF Pamgasinan.) THE fight In
which Colonel Bell defeated and scat-l
tered the rebel brigades OF Generals
Alejandrino and San Miguel, took place
on the summit of the mountains, west
tween the Dagnpan Valley and the
ocean. Colonel ]. Franklin Bells reg-
nent. The Thirty-sixth infantry, and
Fowler's company of the Thirty-third,
left Mangalaren Monday morning ana
marched twenty-four hours, with four
hours rest. over bare and wateriess
ridges, along narrow trails and through
canons. At daylight November 2Sth,
iVaffaa
canon upon the divide, running into
the rebels advance guard, who retreated
to the main body before shooting. Colo
mel Bell, who was in advance with the
scouts and one company, had the rebels
in full rout before the main body of his
troops arrived, fleeing down the mountain
TO the swamps between Mangalaren and
Aguinas, leaving ten dead and many
wounded and abandoning two Narden
feldts. one two-inch Krup, one Maxim
and one Hotchkiss. They were chased
through the swamps and thoroughly dis
nerSed. Colonel Bell captured all their
artillery, supplies and clothing, many
Mauseiss and Remingtons, some Ameri-
can Winchesters and a thousand rounds
of ammunition. The rifles, etc. were
abandoned in the rebels retreat and were
scattered along their trail for two miles,
the enemy escaping empty handed, with
the exception of a few rifles.
The women and children in shacks in
the camp, had no time to escape.
Colonel Ruscar. chief of the arsenal,
and few other prisoners were taken
The rebels had artillery trained to COM
mand the regular trail from Magalaren
but Colnel Bell approached from the OPP
posite direction.
The rebels are estimated to have num-
bered two thousand men with some
English, japanese and four Spanish Off
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