The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

MANlLAJ DbC. O.-LdSt utHuL IUTCG
Of insurgents estimated at 800, attacked
the American garrison of 200 men at
Vigan, province of South Ilocos. The
American loss was eight killed and
many wounded. After very hard fight
ing the Filipinos we're driven off and
through the mountains. leaving thirty
five dead. Colonel Bisbee is now re-
inforcing the garrison. Fears are en-
tertained regarding various small bodies
of General Young's troops in the prov.
ince of Abra.
MANILA, Dec. Col. Brisbee has
sent $50 troops, Third cavalry, TO rein
force the American garrison at Vigan,
which bad severe engagement last
night with the Filpinos. The gsrri-
son, which is only 200 strong, lost sew
en-, killed. Eight hundred Filipinos,
who made the attack, were driven off
after a sharp fight AT close range. They
escaped through pass in the noun
tains to the eastward. 1t is believed
the attacking troops were Gen. Tines
f rec, which fell back before Young's
troops at Tagudin.
MANILA, Dec. s The expectation
of catching Aguinsldo in the north has
been practically abandoned and the
probability now is that he will turn
southwark if he is not already there
with his destination, Cavte Province,
his home, where the instruction be-
gan and where it still has its greatest
strength. The Filipino soldiers in the
province have recently been showing
Increased enthusiasm and bodness aud
cap ured insurgents say that AguinaldO
is coming to join them with large
army. The same belief prevails among
the natives at Manila and elsewhere
that Aeuinaldo intends to make his
headquarters in Cavite province.
Three thousand insurgents are mass
ed before linus and Bacoor, keeping
the American soldiers sleeping on their
arms and rightly awaiting attack. The
Filipinos have several cannon. The
| first mayor of linus under the Ameri-
can regime who ultimately deserted is
their leader in the assaults and S anX-
ious to take the town. Three soldiers
of the Fourth Infantry have deserted
and are now with the enemy.
Most of the inhabitants of linus are
so srong in their sympathes with the
insurgt nts that it is necessary to use a
part of the regiment to patrol the
streets and to prev mt shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins.
The American forces in the north
have separated into small commands
and are pursuing bands of Fhipiuo9.
Gen. Mac Arthur is engaged in clearing
he mountain country west of the Ma
nils-DAgupan railroad. Gen. Grant is
moving from Angeles toward Subig
with 400 men. Col. Bell is sweeping
south from Maugatarem. Thus the
American commanders have been un-
able 10 locate large bodies of insurg-
ents, although there were about 500 in
San Clementine, nine miles south of
Msngatarem, early in the week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Ous cables
81 am informed that the outbreak in the
district of South Negros i the result OF
reported great insurg mt victories in Lu
zon and Pansy, which the nativ be-
lieve. The extent of the outbreak is
not ascertained One of our chief diff
culties arises from the circulation o.
falsehoods among the natives. Defam
atory newspaper articles of the United
States and Europe are promptly pub
lished in Spanish in San Francisco
Madrid and by the Hong Kong Junti
and circulated in the Philippines. Tht
insurgents have based all their hope
upon false rumors."