New-York tribune., 1899-06-05

A-EnsIgn standey's observation spot
cchurch in small Village where the spaniards have
held out for eight months
E-creek 60 feet wide cannot enter at low water
G-Place where STANDBY saw boat and people III '''e
water probably Glmores mem.
snerrv is energetic and had been up the west
side OF Luzon at Lingayan Cult, where he had been
successful, losing no one ana Dewey was P'eaJe &c.
with his management Wnen sPetf,y & ,ysrgents under
flag OF truce and succeeded on the open TsSSs'
but he got no ba Soaf @ come n into the
creek but 1t was low water ana sne dd noI so; 20,
he was for after talking II over thoroGgny
with the executive officer (Thomas). Gilmore Shavl
gs0TG 0GoS Sns sbS be anded to the left Before day
by Gilmore. and that then Gilmore shoun osa
aboe az me me as he had been doing the day before with
out Interruptions. 1t was STANDBY VINO went III
u'Iqe In discussing the affair STANDBY said he would
20 up the creek II ordered but that he regarded such
nb6e trip s st an the sdes Of the creek thick
bush and around the &c camp Gre was Wod POE BE-
lGad bad iudgment st' and it was decided that Gilmore
SSnd s%n and a%gy thst sna shen along
but keep an eye out for STANDBY ana take ni % on
more saw natives crossing the creek he should open
them, so as to keep stahaiey sdte ali pu aereed to
nor more' ,rcndinS Was nSt Gilmore II enter '"e
STANDBY was successfully landed with one one man man;
and MADE S1b MS way up pwheTe he Climbed tree and
sRefched in the Jay Of the land. While up the tree
srs he at oP an hour and looking up the river in about
the place marked @. he saw men spiashing IN ns ths
even hear them say in Spanish See that man. man
sngularly enough Standiey tnougnt tnr in
savage fashion so he took little account OF It ana
finished his sketch. Then he and his man IRE re-
the Yorktown sent in a whale boat and brought
them on STANDBY had secured precisely the In,
and his boat with fourteen men?
It seems that i vas not until then thnt any Se Tp
boat did not return, and is there yet II had
Colt gun in the bow but s;andley says he did not
heaT bs se hesra eS f Il he Would have known that
natives were hSynT brush h NTH 5e wser With the
boat were Gilmore and his men But how s did al. @
t,ncty understood that 10 DO that would be fatal?
No knows this vet and here where ne a all hsnos e
the river he whole layout being in sight from the
ship? This Is san tossy; ! DO not r know but t., I
opinion that It was not dore under sperry's eve;
Ssve fG Gs EnO%H SSn p6hpF 3 Wat 5 y going
about o'clock. when STANDBY returned ar ana Gil oli,
Gilmore got around the rocks at Io F. and .Insy 5hey
saw him sgan ehap' hin, me wben he got
we'll up the creek and cut loose on him. Once nre
was n tS epee being shoa have hopes that
some escaped. and some day we may see some OF
Sherry. fearful Of killing his own. peonle; re-
Trained from opening on the camp He did how
ever drop half-dozen 6-nch shrapnel into the
camp at another time. AZ dark that nignt ne nad
Nth a searchIieht every half hour. Boats patrol
w reach and bar" He lav there three davs and
tr,ed 70 communicate nv flag of truce. but could
mot so he came back. Sperry Is very unhappy. and
bis shin Is much denressed. All wanted TO land
IN the Jungle and clean out the camn. but they
would have been cut 10 nieces and could not have
secured their men, for n any were made prisoners
they were r'ell into the bush long ago IT Is GER
tain we shall have court OF inquiry not for the
purpose OF condemning anv one. but 10 clear up
the mystery Of the boats entrance to the creek
There has been no court OF inquiry. however, and
the mystery is not likely TO be satisfactorily cleared
until Lieutenant Gilmore is surrendered or escapes
or until some OF his men find their way back 10
Manila