The record-union., 1899-12-11
II Left for Suhig Saturday
Night.
Major Spence Captures a New InsuTgent
Camp.
General Alexandrimo Reported to
Have Surrendered to General
MacArthur-Re1ea Spaniards
Claim They Surrendered to Cap
tain Coghlan at Subig Bay ON q
Promise They We're Not to be
Given to the Insurgents.

tain Coghlan at subig Bay ON q
Promise They We're Not to be
Given to the Insurgents.
MANILA, Dec 1O.-(4:30 p. m.)-An
expedition, headed by the battleship
Oregon, left Manila for Subig last
night. It is reported that the Filipino
commander, General Alexandrino, with
his staff, has surrendered to General
Macarthur, and there is also rumor
that Alexandrino is at Aguilar suffering
from a wound received in a fight be-
tween insurgents and bandits and that
he will be properly cared for.
Major Spence, with a company of the
Thirty second Regiment, captured
new insurgent camp and uncompleted
stronghold in Tassan District He left
Dinalupan at daybreak yesterday and
marched ten miles along mountain
trails, finally encountering large
band of insurgents, who retreated at
ter a brief skirmish. The Americans
had no losses.
The records of the treasury of the
so-called Filipino Government, together
with a quantity of paper money and
another Nordenfeldt have been found
at Mangatarem.
Three Americans, who with a Com
missary Sergeant of the Twelfth In
fantry, were travelling from San Fer
nando to Angeles, left their escort for
a moment and went into the bushes.
AS they did not return speedily,
search was made for them, but they
could not be found. They were prob
ably captured by the rebels.
A mail orderly disappeared between
Angeles and Bambah. He also is sup
posed to have been captured.
Colonel Julio del Rio, who is among
the released Spaniards that have just
arrived here, gives an interesting YER
sion of the famous Irene incident in
Subig Bay in July of last year. He
was formerly in command of the Span
ish troops in the Olingapo. His nara
tive is eorroborated by Senior Rafael
Rosello, a wealthy Spanish merchant,
who also fell into the hands of the in
surgents.
Both declare that the Spanish sur
rendered to Captain -Coghlan Of the
United States cruiser Raleigh ,-on an
express agreement that they were not
to be given up to the Filipinos and they
assert that the Spanish Government has
promised to press their claims against
the United States for their long i'm
According to their story, thousand
were besieging Olingapo,
where there were two compan MES Of
marines and battalion of artillery,
70
man cruiser Irene entered the harbor
to take the women and children on
board. At this juncture the insurgent
steamer Fflipinas, flying the insurgent
flag, started to leave. The Irene threw
a shot across her bow, claiming the
right to stop her, as Germany had not
recognized the insurgent flag. The
Filipinas then raised a white flag and
departed. When she returned she was
flying the insurgent flag and was ac-
companied by the United Stares war
ships Concord and Raleigh. The Irene
was then leaving the harbor with nom
combatants.
Without the least warming" says
Colonel Del Rio and Senior RosseIlo.
the American warships began to bonn
bard us, firing about twenty-five shots
Seeing that resistance was useless. as
our guns had never been mounted. we
raised the white flag. Captain Cogh-
Ian came ashore with several officers.
and it was expressly stipulated that the
surrender was to the Americans alone.
Captain Coghlan was asked to promise
that the Spaniards should not be deliv-
cred to tie insurgents and when lie had
ci hic nj
surrendered
"The Americans sailed away CT the
evening OF the 7th, leaving the garrison
unarmed They returned on
the Sth. Meanwhile the insurgents bad
fired upon the town. Cap
tain Coghlan now ordered the Span
iards to embark on the Filipinas. When
they protested he said that, although in
the hands of the insurgents, they would
be treated as American prisoners.
mine civilians, all merchants. were
placed on board the FTlipinas and do
spite their protests, were kept imnris-
oned on the vessels at Olingapo until
their recent release"
Senior Rossello. who is chiefly respon-
sible for the foregoing statement ad-
mfts that, except for one attarnpt to
rob the merchant, for which Asuinaldo
punished the officers of the Filipinas bv
reducing them, all were well treated
Colonel Del Rio, in a separate state
ment says:
Captain Coghlan gave his word that
our capitulation would be accented as
it was made, that is, to the Americans
He promised that we should nor he
given into the hands of the insurgents
and l believe he was sincere.
Later the Concord went to Cavita
for instructions, returning with an or
der from Admiral Dewey that we were
to be handed over to the insurgents.
Colonel Del Rio and Senior Rosse1lo
declare that the Irene left her anch
orage at b O'Clock in the morning and
the American warships arrived at half
past 10, passing the German cruiser as
she was leaving the bay They express
surprise at the popular belief that the
Irene slipped her cable on the appear-
ance of the Concord and Raleigh
A force of 100 insurgents Yesterday
attacked near Baliuag, a wagon train
escorted by thirty men of the Sixteenth
Infantry. A sharp engagement follow
ed. The Filipinos lost eighteen in kill
ed and nine in injured. During the
recent attack by the insurgents upon
vigan the Filipinos obtained possess