Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-13
Progress Of the War IN the Phil
ippins Islands.
RELEASE REL: OF PRISONERS.
Who Will Resume Fighting the Amer.
ioan.-severai Ho.r,rh,. In cavlts
Province : Trenehe. Abandonca
By oar Troop. Arc auiekly Re- oe.S
cuplsd by Filir,no.-onicia Re.
port Of Operations of Genora,.
Young md schwan.
(By Telegraph to virglnian-pllot,,

(By Telegraph to Virglnian-Pllot)
Manila, Oct. 12.-11:2O p. m.-GeneruI
Schwan's expedition having accom-.
plished Its object, the troops are all re-
turning to their former positions,
abandoning the towns taken.
General Schwan is en- route from Pc !.
rez Das Marinas to linus with the In
fantry, While the artillery and cavalry
and all mule teams are retracng their
route from Malabon to Bacoor with
the Signal Corps removing the wires.
General Trims with the organized bod
les OF insurgents, retreated to Slang
and 1ndang, at the base of the noun
tains.
The movement OF tho United States
troops was a fine display OF American
generalship and energy. while the Fill
pinos adopted what General Alejandri-
no terms "our peculiar method OF war
fare"
The whole country Is an immense
swamp. and the Fiiiplnos never expect
ed that the Americans could or would
attempt to invade 1t during the wet
season. Moreover the line of march
furnished a succession Of surprises, thu
advancing troops being generally at
tacked from unexpected points.
u HOT FIGHT IN CAvITB.
In Cnvite province the scene OF tina
hottest tights and their greatest sue.
cesses over the Spaninr1s, the Fil!pinoe
might have been expected to make a
resolute stand lie anywhere, but afeer
their whippings ut Cav1te, Vtedo ana
Noveleta their tactics consisted chiefly
In q continuous exhibition of their
agility and their transformation from,
warriors to amigos az
me marines, while accommodating
e eIs the scene Of Sundays encounter,
loundN that the trenches have already
-, pe g, ,ae.oecupied, although the enemy
iiIlaillIested more than their usual will.
lnsness 10 retreat before the Ameri.
cans Armed bands have reaonnaret3
along the shore road between Banoor'
an Kosario and the troops returning
rosario. At MaIabon the Americans
eorailed two or three hundred na,tIves
supposed to bo fighting men, A few
~ ~ lhem were caught with arms In
found in hiding dressed In khaki Iite
me american uniform. A majority of
thcm were In the garb OF Amigos. Int
.hey are suspected of shooting Mt the
WIZ, rom houses, growing habit,
vance Whenever small parties Of Amsri-
cans strayed from the main body. Tha
prisoners are q white elephant on the
aands or the Americans. The Malabon
cone.ng EN- spent an unhappy night IN
an uncle or General Trias, was dis.
covered In the Filipihes st.seffaf OFT SIDE
me town. They are credited with being
Two or the pillars of the insurrec tion. &
nocence, tf<9 i715f Nii>-t - -
The leading citizens OF Rosario mr..
temporarily engaged in towing a fieet
OF canoes laden with the Americnn
army's impediments at Bacoor. 80
RELEASED TO FIGHT AGAIN.
The prisoners, with the exception of
those caught red handed, will be re-
turned, us, owing to the fact that the
insurgents have so many more man
than guns, the keeping OF prisoners ia
Il useless expense unless the policy of
recommendation. which General yYeyler Z
pursued. is to be adopted.
In conversation with an Associated
rress representative leading mer-
cnant OF Rosario remarked:
They will all be engaged in their old
business as soon as released" IA
When asked where the army had
gone, the merchant replied:
"A majority of them are here. They
SIMPLY hid their guns when they saw
O superior force approaching"
The fighting falls the hardest on the q
women and children. sls,,t' Il
Hundreds of them spent the night
before the Americans reached RosarIo
In boats, the bay for miles being crowd /;
Ell with small Draft containing non
comhatants. few OF whom remained, IN
the town. i tssl5 ~:
The work OF the Commissary Is nm; s
Quartermaster's Departments. djrent,.;Sa
by Contains Biddle and Horton, va q
remarkable throughout. The transnitt.. 81
tation Of supplies from Rolra rio
Malabon seemed to be Impossible. + TE.
wagons had to be repeatedly unload s,s.s.
and reloaded while being drasps 4;
through the mire. s
Continued on Eleventh pare.l