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Had Been Sent to Relieve a Force of
Spanish Soldiers and Priests.
AMBUSHED AND CAPTURED BYFlllpINOS
Afterward the Insurgents Refused 10 Com
municate with the Americans.
FEARS ENTERTAINED FOR THEIR SAFETY
This u the First Capture Of Amer
leans mud Thcy Mny u" nar-
barousIy Put 90 Death.

Washington, April iS.--The navy de-
partmont has given out the following dis
path from Admiral Dewey;
Secretary of tho Navy. Washington.
Manila, April lS,-Yorktowu visited
Baler cast coast =, l., April II, Nor the
purpose Of rcsculng and bringing away tho
Spanish forces, consiBting Of eighty
soldiers three officers aud two priests,
who were surrounded by 400 insurgents.
Some of the insurgents armed With Mauser
rifles by natives. Lieutenant
!, G. Gilmore while making
ambushed and captured. Fate unknown,
as insurgents refused TO communicate
ancrward The following are missing
The officer previously referred to, chief
quartermastcr. Walton CoXswain j ELS
worth G1uner's Mate r. J Nygard, Sail
maker Nendiei steamer W. u. Raudors
and o. w. Woodbury. Apprentices d q, A.
Neville, a. }. Peterson, Ordinary Seaman
f, Rrisoles O, g. Mcdonald, IandEmen l..
r. Edwards, r. Andersen J. Dillon and G..
A. Morrissey. Dewey.
The IS denote portions of the dispatches
which could not be deciphered
Washington April Is The dispatch
ment in naval circles as soon as it's con-
tents became known, 1t was received late
IN The day, and considerable delay was
occasioned by the blindness OF some OF the
cipher words H. WIS impossible to COM
pletely decipher II, and the astcrlsks indl-
cate the unntellgibe words. Lieutenant
j. G. Gilmore. the ofhcer referred to as
captured, Is well known In Washington.
having been stationed here tor-some timo,
aud his wife and family live here, He was
born In Philadelphia July 10, 1851, and was
| appointed naval cadet In September, 1871.
He reached his present grade OF lieutenant
In 1891. HIS main service has been on the
Monongasela Marion, Bancroft, Vesuyius
and Macbias, besides considerable service
On he boards. Just year ago ne report =
ed to the 81. Paul, then commissioned as
an auxiliary cruiser, and served on that
vessel under Captain Slgsbee throughout
the war. ON January II, last, be WAS
ordered 10 the hospital ship solace, which
was about to sail Tor Manila. and on ar
rival there was signed by Admiral Dewey
10 the Yorktown. The others mentioned 10
the admirals dispatch are shown by the
naval records as follows:
William Walton, chief quartermahtcr,
enlisted Chico Foo, China born Mannheim,
Germany; relatives none.
John Ellsworth, coxswan, enlisted Mare
Island, Cal, born Portsmouth, ~ Ii
no relatives
Lyman Paul Edwards, landsman, enlist
cd al Mare Island Cali born Peru. inh;
next of kin, j.. b. Edwards, father, Mexico.
Ine.
John Dillon. landsman, enlisted Homo
lulu. born Galway, Ireland next OF kin.
George Cavener, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Paul Nandoit, sailmakers' mate enlisted
al Mare Island, Cal, born France; nnxt OF
kin, +, Vandoit, father San Luis oblspo,
Cal
Charles Albert Morrissey. laudsman. cn-
listed Mare Island. Cal, born Columbus,
Neb. next OF kin. Mrs, J. &. MorrisHcy.
Lincoln, Mob
oro b. Mcdonald, ordinary seamun, en-
listed NJ Mare Island, Cal, borusaC ammol
Valley, Cal; next OF kin. J.. Mcdonald,
father, ~ herey Cal.
William II. Rynders, coxsNsin, enlisted
Mare Island, Cal. born Amsterdam. Iiol-
land next of kin, Mrs NJ. H. Myhaus,
cousin. go Connecticut street, San Fran
cisco
silyio Brlsolese. landsman, enlisted at
San Francisco, born san Francisco; next
Of kin. Nicola Brisoleac, father san Fran
cisco
Albert Petersen, apprentice, third class.
enlisted San Francisrp. born Oakland Cal;
next Of kin. Louis Petersen, Oakland Cal
orrs-on Webb Woodbury., seaman, en-
listed Gloucester, Mass, born Lynn, Mass;
Mass.
DeGsel George Arthur Neville, appren-
tlce second -olass enlisted Mare Island.
Cal. born Dudley. England; next Of kin,
e. Marsh. Selwood, ore
Fred. Andersen, landsman, enlisted New
York, born Buffalo, n. Y. next kin. Chris
tiana Andersen, mother. 256 Bristol street,
Bunaio y, y
Edward ]. Nygard gunners mate third
class enlisted at New York. born Warsaw
Russia: next Of kin. Sophia Nygard, wife
1891 Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn ~ Y.