Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26


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Manila. November 2.-Insureents
made foint on linus last night. Three
enlisted men wounded. Their loss two
killed. one captured. Quickly withdrew.
Additional troops sent from Manila to-
day. Insurgents will be driven south.
Reports from Negos encouraging. chief
insurgent leader north Of island ourren-
dercd voluntarily More planting being
done. More suear-mills at work than az
any time since revolution against Spain
began. Officers report people apparently
cheerful and hopeful The form Of gov
eminent I'm operation we'll suited 10 condl-
tions. and working smoothly"
The War Department officials are dis
posed 90 account Tor tho sudden activity
developed by the insurgents south Of Ma
nila as reported this morning. on the
assumption that the insurgent general I'm
command there. who as believed 20 be Pho
del Pillar. has received notice through
some of bis spies Of the desperate straits
OF Aguinaldo. and IS manfuily trying 10
create a diversion I'm his favor by attack
ing the American force en- the rear. lie
occupies strong defensive ground. and ca
wife province the home " Aguinaldo. has
never been taken by the Spaulards since
tho first insurrection.
COUNTRY TO BE CLEARED.
Assisted hy the marines from the naval
station Cavite. our troops made a raid
through the territory last summer. but
10 was during no wet season. the swamps
were deep. ana beyond driving the insur-
gents Off temporarily nothing substan-
tial was accomplished. and the country
was abandoned 20 the insurgents Now,
however. with The advent Of the dry sea
son. the time SIS ripe for the execution Of
the plans Of General Otis to clear out the
country permanently and carry ont ls
favoute project FOR the ins'alment I'm ihe
province OF local municipal governments
and General Grant. in command there. is
being reinforced. with that special object
i'm view.
BUENCAMINO'S SURRENDER.
MANILA. November -Buencamino.
the brains of the Filipino instruction =
locked MP here. I'm charge of Brsadior-
General Edward h. WnHston. the pro-
vost-marshal. when Tarlac fell. Buen-
canine fled northward. with Asuinaldo's
3-year-0ld son and an old lady supposed
TO be the mother of Asuinald0. conf
Dental servant Tomas MaXarine, and
o guard Of a hundred soldiers. Reaching
the neiehborhOod of the coast November
18Th. Buencamino found American sol
dicrs ON every side and escape impossible
So he sought refuge iu n little village six
miles from Manaoag living in a mean
little hut belonging to natives who We're
lukewarm towards the Instruction.
ON learning his identity, some refugees
brought the news November 2)th 20 Colo
mel Luther r. Hare, commanding the
Thirty-third Infantry, garIis0ning Mana
Oag. After communicating with General
Wheaton. Major Marcus j.. Cronin's Bat
TALON surrounded the village November
Dist Buencamno's gl'ard had hidden
their rifles and uniforms. and Buen-
camino surrendered without resistance.
lie had only few clothes and 5000 in
gold. General Wheaton Kept the woman
and child. ana sent Bueuclmino 90 Ma
nila On the transport Brutus. i'm charge Of
Lieutenant Smith. OF the Twentieth In-
fantry. He seemed cheerful and rather
glad that Dis troubles had eliminated
BUENCAMINO FOR PEACE
on the Brutus's arrival az Manila this
morning Lieutenant Smith took Buen-
canine to Che Palace tie was only
few minutes 600 Major-Geucrm Oure
office The prisoner told General Otis
that Doc desired peace, and had FOR a long
time used his influence for peace. Agui-
naldo. he added. was retreatiug north
Ils
Otis then summoned Provost-Marsnal
WiIliston. who. previous TO driving away
with Buencamiu0 received instructions
TO lock him up in comfortable quarters
and allow no person % see him.
Buencamin0 is The chief author OF the
Philippine Constitution and most Of The
state documents
THE ENGAGEMENTS ~ PANAY.
MANILA. November -. 1880 j. M.-Thc
movement against the insurgents I'm the
Island Of Panay has resulted i'm their %.
ing driven to the mountains. twenty miles
inland. The troop engaged We're two lgt-
talions OF the Nineteenth Regiment.
battalion Of tho TWenty-siXth Regiment.
the Eighteenth Regiment. Gordun's
mounted scouts. and Brilgeman's Bat
terry of the Sixth Artillery. The Ameri-
cans. I'm an. lost five men killed and had
thiTty-oight men wounded General
Hughes. Colonel Carpenter and Colonel
Edmund Rice commanded during the va
rious fights. Thirty two Insurgents We're
Killed jim the engagements. and the ma
tivcs reported that nineteen carloads OF
wounded were taken away Among the
Americans Killed was q Lieutenant Of tho
Eighteenth Regiment and a sergeant Of
artillery. Twelve obsolete cannon We're
captured.
Santa Barbara and the Maasin arsenal
were deserted before the Americans ar
rived The insurgents. seeing 1T was i'm
possible 90 resist the movement, retired,
with most Of their stores
FIGHT NEAR SAN ILDEFONSO.
The Third Infantry. reconnotring frou
Balinag. met the in urgents ON the main
road. and had RAINING fight 90 san
Ildef0ns0. where they drove 300 Filipinos
from an old Spanish redOubt. Proceeding
towards San Miguel the Americans found
tho insurgents in % series Of strong
works. two miles south OF the town. prob
ably General Pic del Pillars old COM
mand. numbering go men. An officer was
killed and a private was wounded. The
insurgents had four men killed and ten
wounded. Nine FNipinos were captured.
This is probably the largest band OF In
surgent5 north o. the Pasig river.
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