Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-15
GRANT MOVES NORTH.
Olangapo and Subig Occupied
Without Resistance.
YOUNG STILL CHASING ACUINALD0.
American Force Worn Out and Des-
titute From the Long March-Thir-
teen Hours without Food-warm
Welcome to the Americans.

Welcome to the Americans.
MANILA, Dec. 1.-THE advance
guard of General Grants command, I'M
der Major Spence, arrived at Olangapo,
Subig bay, during the night of Saturday,
Dec. 8, which place was occupied with
little resistance, the enemy fleeing
Major Spence had an arduous march
over the mountain trails from Dinalupi-
han.
Sunday morning the Baltimore and Or
egon and a chartered transport arrived at
Olangapo from Manila. The navy was
disappointed to find the army in posses
sion of the place, which they had hoped
to capture. a detachment of marines, I'M
der Captain Myers, occupied the navy
yard at Olangapo and will hold and oc-
cupy it as a naval station. The yard con
sists of seven new large buildings and
some repairing and machine shops. all
damaged by the bombardment of Sept.
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During the morning of Dec. 10 the ma
Wy transported Major Spence's command
from Olangapo to the town of Subg, five
miles distant The enemy was seen de-
sorting Subig as the troops landed. and
the latter occupied it without resistance.
They found the place abandoned by the
retreating enemy. who fired few shots.
The Americans deployed to the right and
left of the town and killed one Of the
enemy.
General Grant and the balance of his
command arrived at Olangapo Sunday
afternoon. He proceeded yesterday to
Subig and joined Major Spence. General
Grant moves north along the coast and
will effect n junction with the Twenty
fifth infantry, under Colonel Andrew $.
Burt who was reported eight miles from
Iba Dec. {. The enemy encountered in
General Grants advance fed to the
mountains and scattered. General Grant
is not garrisoning the towns lie occupies.
No casualties are reported in his com
mand.
from a correspondent with the dotach-
ment pursuing Aguinaldo, have just
reached Manila by messenger.
The military wires on all lines to the
northward are continually cut by the ma
tives or are crowded with government
business when working.
According to these advices, General
Young was at Condor Nov. 20, having
three troops of the Third cavalry. Gun
ningham's scouts and Major March's bat
TALON of the Thirtythird infantry. The
nominal strength of his command had
been reduced one-third by sickness. The
horses were worn out and handicapped
by lack of shoes. The infantry, after IA
march of 100 miles from San Jacinto,
were shoeless, and all were living on the
country. The troops had no ammunition
except what they carried in their belts.
General Young, having then been with
out communication with General Lawton
for ten days and not knowing the dispo-
sition of the other troops or whether sup
port was being sent forward, resolved to
keep moving.
Having received information that the
insurgent General Tino, with 1000 men.
was somewhere to the north and that
Aguinaldo. with General Pillar. five wo-
men and 400 soldiers of his faithful Bula-
can battalion, was in the mountains to
the east, General Young decided on Nov.
80 to divide his force. He proceeded him
self toward Nigan, hoping to attack Gen
eral Tino with his handful of men and to
prevent him joining Aguinaldo Major
March, with his battalion and Cunning
hams scouts. started over the mountains
toward Cervantes after Aguinaldo who
was reported to have been there ON Nov.
20. This column marched for 13 hours
without 1Oou.
The Americans found that the insur-
gents had impressed the lgorrotes, COM
polling them to dig trenches and to CON
struct pitfalls along the trails which were
fearful travelling at the best. One stream
had to be forded - times in the course of
mile. These innifensvc, stupid crea-
lures, usually pictured as bloodthirsty
savages, cheerfully turned to undo their
own work and actually went foraging for
the Americans.
The llocos region is the richest the
Americans have entered in the northern
campaign. The people are prosperous,
intelligent and more than half civilized
They have excellent houses and carry on
hourishing industries. Many of them are
evidently rich Several towns received
the troops with bands and the ringing of
church bells. Cattle were killed and
houses were opened to the troops.