The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-06
A CAMPAIGN
IN THE NORTH
Transports and GunSoats Have
Sailed From Manila.
GEN. WHEATON IS IN COMMAND
His Troops viii Make a Landing Under
Cover Of the Ships Of War;
AGUlNaLDUS LATEST STRONGHOLD.
Threatened BY Generals Wheaton, Macarthur and
Laglon May Socn Bs tiacs UnlanabIs for The
lnsurgsnl ChsfaIn- Concerted Operations.

Manila, Nov. 6,--I4ast evening a fleet
of transports and gunboats left Manila
for the most important expedition of the
autumn campaign. Its destination is
supposed TO be Dagupan or some other
northern port.
Cen Wheaton confrhands with a bri-
gade consisting of the 18th Infantry,
the 33d Infantry, two guns of the 9Th
Artillery and two Gatlings. The trans
ports Sheridan, Francisco de Reyes and
Aztec carry the troops with the gun
boat Helena as escort.
A dispatch boat was sent ahead to
arrange rendezvous with the United
States cruiser Charleston and the 9th
er warships that are patrolling the
north coast OF Luzon. The landing will
be made under cover of the guns OF
the fleet 1t is assumed here that the
purpose 'of the expedition is TO move
down the Dagupan and the Manila rail
road towards Tarlac. or to prevent Ag-
uinaldo's forces from making another
base further north.
INSURGENTS STRONGHOLD.
Dagupan and Apparri are the strong
holds OF the insurgents i'm the north
and II rs supposed the points where
most OF the filibustering parties land.
since the beginning Of hostAlities IL
has been the unanimous opinion of mill =
tary experts here that Dagupan should
be made base OF operations. but sufii-
cient troops have heretofore been lack
ing With Gems. Wheaton. Macarthur
and Lawton moving upon Tarlac from
three directions, and the mountains
hemming in the other side. the insur-
bent capital viii soon become untenable
Aguinaldo may atteSnpt TO shift his
headquarters to the rich tobacco coun-
try at the northern end of the island
Possibly he may slide around Gen. Law
tons front to the southern provinces
but as Macarthur and Lawton's troops
are spread across the country from An
geles to Cabanatuan, IL will be diff
cult for the insurgents to escape.
MAY END WAR SOON.
Should the concerted operations sue
ceed, organized insurrection on a large
scale should be at an end early next
spring, although guerilla warfare is
likely to continue for "A long time. No
one anticipates that the insurgents viii
make many hard battles
The problem is 10 move the troops
about the country, to maintain trans
portation, and TO hold the territory
gained. The general effect Of the ar
rival of a large American army is cal
-eH4ate -+ifaff-te-SaB AguinaldO's
strength by desertions and through the
loss of hope among the supporters of
the revolutionary movement.
SIXTY INSURGENTS KILLED.
The columns OF Gen. MacArthurs di-
vision Saturday took Magalang about
six miles northeast OF Angeles. Col
Smith. with two battalions Of the 18th
Infantry, two guns of the 1st Artillery
and a body Of engineers advanced from
Angeles. Mai. OBrien. with a battalion
Of the 18th Infantry and two troops OF
the 4th Cavalry. moved from Calulut.
Col. Smith killed IL insurgents. wound
ed 12S and captured so, as well as TAX
ing lot of insurgent transportation.
Maj. OBrien Killed 40 insurgents
wounded many and took 2S prisoners.
The mericans had II men wounded.