The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18

from pursuit, and where they could keep
up guerilla warfare indefinitely, or until
their leaders came to their senses.
Although all the nast efforts Of our
troops to get into the rear of the iusur-
gents have failed UP 90 this tlpe by sheer
force of the battering ram, che enemy
has been driven back step by step into
position where nothing viii be left for
them but 20 surrender or the mountains.
over fiftyfive miles as the crow flies,
the rebels have been forced back.
The situation of the Insurgents Is des-
perate. MacArthurs division drove them
back along the liue OF the railroad to Da-
gupan on the Bay OF Liugayen, as far as
Calnmpit. AN efforts 20 impede his pro-
gress by the destruction OF bridges were
frustrated. The Insurgents were forced
out of their strongest positions.
simultaneously, Gen. Lawton moved to
the right in wide detour toward Norza-
gary, the eastern limit OF open country
with the intentlon of turning the enemy's
position and crushing him between the Two
columns. Although unsuccessful in this,
The enemy, TO make good his ESCAPE, was
compelled 10 abandon his line OF retreat
aioug the rairoad, and retire up the Rio
Graude,
The Insurgents by this move, displayed
considerable adroitness in the art OF war,
as it made II incumbent upon the Amerl-
cans to get their supplies 20 the front
along the new line This had been COM
parauveiy easy along the line Of the rail-
roau which had been repaired as the
troops advanced. The change In the line
OF retreat OF the rebels. stopped Law ton :
advance for several days, II is presumed
as no movement until to-day had been
reported since Friday.
Meantime. It is presumed, supplies were
sent forward Up the Rio Grande In cas-
Goes (native harges), under the escort OIL
gunboats commanded by Maj. kobbes.
The latter was reported TO have 1,500 men
with him. designed for the reinforcement
of Lawton These supplies probably hav-
ing arrived at point opposite Lawton
whose column had advanced along line
Ave miles east and parallel with the river
were delivered 10 him, and to-day he
pushed on into San Isidro This CLEARED
the province OF Bulacan, although the
words in Gen Otls' dispatch must not be
taken literally as meaning that Lawtor
has covered" all of Bulacan province
but only the open country of that PROV
ince, or all west Of Norzagary.
East Of Norzagary is "a wall of noun
iains extending to the sea. These noun
tains run directly north on the left fianl
of the rebel retreat along the valley OF th'
Rio Graude, to about ten miles north oi
San Isidro where they trend westward
and form the source of that river. II Il
into the foothil of these mountains tha
Lawton is now driving the scattered anC
demoralzed forces OF the insurgents.
Iawton has with him the Third an'
Twepty-second Infantry. one battalion o
| the Seventeenth, the Second oregon, Firs
| North Dakota, Thirteenth Minnesota am
a squadron Of the Fourth Cavalry.
No information has yet been receive
as to the Twelfth Infantry and Light Bat
| terry E Of the First Artillery. which hav
arrived at Manila. The Ninth Infantry
| which arrived with these two commands
| has been sent to Join Lawton.