New-York tribune., 1899-12-25
LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL PREsIDEND.

nothing more. Insurgent trenches face us on the
north and west and outpost firing is to be heard at
any time.
With the coming of reinforcements-a battalion
Of the 18th and the 26th Regiment entire-GeneraI
Hughes. in the midst Of a typhoon that swept the
country with driving rain. flooded rice fields and
made quagmires Of the roads with an expedition
composed OF the 18th Regulars, under Colonel Car
penter; the ID Battalion OF the 2sth Regiment
two batalons OF the 18th, Light Battery q, OF the
9Th Artillery. under Captain Bridgeman, ana zap
tain Gordons mounted scouts OF the lSth KesimfeInL
advanced into the enemy's country The battalion
o. the 26th and the two battalions OF the lStn
constituted a provisional regiment under colonel
Rice While the FIRST and third battaliOns OF the
26;h garrisoned Iloilo and Jaro.
The directive point Of the eXpedition Ras Ine
eight miles north OF Jaro but as the dlTeGt road m
trenched the American forces made a detour to the
west IN order to 2pProafn santa Barpars on ~ com nm
mand had occupied successivey the villages Of
Oton, Ti-bauan and Gurmal on the coast, and west
Tigbauan. There was no resistance by the enemy.
their forces ret-eating as ours advanced; 49, .-,.
Company c. Of the 18th Regiment, had the only
contact with the rebels on the aret night out one
mand Of Lieutenant FaIes was seriously wounded
Two Of the enemy were found dead when the
trenches captured and considerable ammuni-
tion fell into our hands a result Of the brush
To-day General Hughess column Is resting In the
four towns mentioned. waiting for ammunition and
provisions be conveyed To 1t. and also for the
rains 70 stop and the country 10 dry.
This movement was handicapped and interfered
with from the start by lack Of proper and sufi-
client transporta ton. A totally inadequate number
OF army wagons and mules were recently landed
at Iollo. These were added 70 by a number OF
bulcarts and bulls and the sum total Of trans
one-third what IL should have been Consequently
It was with the greatest difficulty that the eXpe-
dition started or -"A-duie time.
Orders from Aguinaldo to the rebel forces IN
Panay. bidding them fall back advanced and
harass US when opportunity offered, recently came
into the hands OF the American authorities These
vance sand, furthermore the insurgents will prob
ably burn many of OF the villages they eyacuate
partially fired by the rebels when they thought
our troops were about to enter IT,
from N 5S Sussna Thsy a
gS, are mGs 40 Taga0ss from N s aRou 4T 80
Of this force are all Tagalogs and 70 the Tagalos
sdn its nhabans 6e Of derent 5
speaking different tongue and have never been
thority Of the United States e1t the portions Of
Panay not held by the Americans the Tegalogs are
In control Their rule is harsh and oppressive. and
there would 10 be good grounds for the state
ment that the natives Of Panay If left 10 them
selves would not oppose US. but would come quiet
The Tagalogs however, have been able 70
to our occupation Of their island spain had sew
eral regiments Of Nisayan troops in her employ.
were disarmed and sent to their homes. Many
a Of 70 an Ia%ay oGcTnaS He sdr IS dg g for b
quickly to take up again the more ar bTdG2es pursuits
or peace, ana II Is pTODdDle tndt lne greater
Der OF the Nisavans arrayed against our arms
down here are these former soldiers Of Spain, who
have been persuaded by the Tagalogs again TO take
up the trade Of fighting.
The TagaOgs they retire before our advance
will have little cOmpunctiOn about setting the towns
afre these being the property Of another people;
so the next few weeks will probably see the de-
structiOn OF considerable property in this island.
II seems clearly fact that the Panay revolution
is being kept alive by men arms and news from
Luzon. Not long ago seven hundred armed Taga-
logs landed on the Panay coast near Antique. and
the news OF this reinforcement. coupled with the
recent change in the form OF government from civil
70 military. the latter under the Tagalog General
Delgado. gave the rebels more confidence In their
little proves
News comes 70 the Americans down here that
matters being rapidly brought 10 a head in
Luzon. We hear Of General LawtOn's advance into
the foothills Of the northeast mountains. ana Of
General Wheaton's landing at San Fabian. II the
revolution Is broken in LuZon-and. judging from
the stories current here such bids fair TO be the
IN the future-there seems little doubt
that this will Of Itself terminate the revolution here