The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Back in cavite.
The Filipino Chief Has His Greatest
Strength in That Province.

The expectation of catching Aguin.
aldo in the north has been practically
abandoned and the probability is thai
he will turn southwark if he is not
already there, with his destination
Cavite province, his home, where The
insurrection began, and where it has
the greatest strength. The Filipino
soldiers in that province have recently
been showing increased enthusiasm
and boldness, and captured insur
gents say that Aguinaldo is coming
to j,in them with a large army. The
same belief prevails among the ma
Ntives at Manila and elsewhere thai
Aguineldo intends to make his head
quarters in Cavite province.
There are about 5000 insurgents
before linus and Bacoor, keeping the
Americans sleeping on their arms
and nightly awaiting attack. The
Fllipinos have several cannon. The
first mayor of linus under the Amer.
ican regime, who ultimately deserted,
is their leader in the assaults and is
ambitions to take the town. Three
soldiers of the Fourth infantry have
deserted and are now with the en-,
emy. Most of the inhabitants CT
linus are 80 strong in their sympa-
thies with the insurgents that it is
necessary to use part of the regi-
ment to patrol the streets and topre
vent shooting from houses when an
attack begins.
The American forces in the north
have separated into many small COM
mands and are pursuing bands Of
Filipinos, Gen. Macarthur is en-
gagged in clearing the mountain coun-
try west of the Manila-Dagupan rail-
road. General Grant is moving from
Angeles towards Subig with 400 men.
Col. Bell is sweeping south from
Mangatarem. Thus far the Ameri-
can commanders have been unable to
locate large bodies OF insurgents, al
though there were about 500 in San
Clementine, nine miles south Of Man.
gartarem early in the week. Col.
Hood, with the Sixteenth regiment
and cavalry and Gen. Lawton with a
force from San Isidro are operating
against Gen. Pllar's army in the San
Mateo valley. Maj Bachelor, with a
battalion of the Twenty-fourth in
fsntry is making daring expedition.
He left Baysmbang, province OF
Nueva Vizcaya, 8 week ago to march
through Cagayen valley to the north
coast of Luzon, intending to reach
Aparri, at the mouth of Cagayen
river, the most important northern
seaport of the island. While nc
large forces are known to be in his
path, it may be that he has had some
fighting, although the friendlipess o1
the inhabitants is counted upon tc
help him. When he arrives at Aparrj
he will find gunbost awaiting him
The Spanish prisoners in the Ben
gueS region are escaping from th'
Filipinos and are focking into Vigan
Several hundred are there already
and steamer will 60 to bring then
to Manila.
NEWS OF GEN YOUNG.
Washington, December ITO tn
the relief of the war department
Gen. Young has been heard from at
ter a weeks absence in the interio
of Luzon. Gen. O-is cabled ,thi
morning as follows:
Manila, December Z.
Gen. Young reports his arrival a
Vigan on the evening of the 5,h, hav
| ing encountered force of the en-
emy at Narbacap, II miles south O
the city, whom he drove to the east
ward of the same into San Q lenti
Canyap. His troops are now press
ing them back. Country is extremel
rough and strongly eDtrenchec
About 600 prisoners who escaped re
port that the insurgents allowed a
but the American and prominer
Spanish prisoners to escape frol
Bangued. Later the irsrrgent
were driven back into the mountain
VIII send transportation to bling th
prisoners to Manila and to suppl
Young's troops with necessary quar-
masters stores. Our casua!ti IS wei
one killed and twelve wounded
wounds mostly slight. Enemy le
in trenches 25 dead, few rifles, Sc
eral thousand rounds small ammun