St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-13
PHILIPPINES SCATTER.

Manila, Dec. 1.-THE advance guard
OF General Grants command. under
Major Spence, arrived at Olangapo,
Subig bay, during the night of Dec. 0,
which place was occupied with little re-
sistance, the enemy fleeing. Major
Spence had an arduous march over the
mountain trails from Dinalupihan.
Sunday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon and chartered transport ar
rived at Olangapo from Manila. The
navy was disappointed to find the army
In possession of the place, which they
had hoped to capture. a detachment
Of marines, under Captain Myers oc-
cupied the navy yard at Olangapo, and
will hold and occupy 1t as a naval sta
ton. The yard consists Of seven new
large buildings and some repairing and
machinery shops, all damaged by the
bombardment Of Sept. 3d.
During the morning Of Dec. 10, the
navy transported Major Spence's COM
mand from Olangapo to the town Of
Subig, five miles distant. The enemy
was seen deserving Subg as the troops
landed, and the latter occupied 1t with
out resistance. They found the place
abandoned by the retreating enemy, who
| fired few shots. The Americans de-
| ployed to the right and left of the town
and killed one Of the enemy.
General Grant and the rest of his conf
mand arrived at Olangapo Sunday af-
| ternoon. He will proceed at once to
Subig and join Major Spence. General
Grant moves north along the coast, and
will effect juncture with the Twenty
fifth infantry, under Colonel Burt, who
was reported eight miles from Iba, Dec.
7. The enemy encountered in General
Grants advance fled to the mountains
and scattered. General Grant is not
garrisoning the towns he occupies. No
casualties are reported in his command
General Lawton, with the Thirty-fifth
| infantry and four troops of the Fourth
cavalry, has occupied San Miguel with
out fight. The insurgent commander,
General Pho Del Pillar who made his
headquarters there, with supposedly the
largest force of insurgents north Of Ma
Mia, is believed to have divided his men
| into scattered bands The inhabitants
have petitioned for a strong garrison.
Colonel Hayes, with cavalry, had two
brushes with the insurgents, the Ameri-
cans having two wounded.
Seventy insurgents attacked a COM
missary bull train returning from Capas
to Tarlac. The drivers escaped with the
loss of their rations and effects.
Captain Sturgis, with troop of the
Eleventh cavalry, surprised 40 insur-
gents under General Pando near NirZ-
garay. The insurgents had major and
two privates killed, lieutenant and
three privates wounded and lieutenant
and IA men, with q rifles, captured.
Dispatches dated Conception, Dec. 2,
from correspondent of the Associated
Press, with the detachment pursuing
Aguinaldo, have just reached Manila by
messenger. The military wires on all
lines to the northward are continually
cut by the natives, or are crowded with
government business when working.
According to these advices General
Young was at Condor Nov. 49, having
three troops of the Third cavalry, Cum
ningham's scouts and Major March's
battalion Of the Thirty third infantry
The nominal strength of his command
had been reduced third by sickness
The horses were worn out and handi-
capped by lack of shoes. The infantry
after a march of 100 miles from Sar
Jacinto, were shoeless, and all were liv-
ing on the country. The troops had nc
ammunition except what they carried
in their belts.
General Young, having then been with
out communication with General Law
ton for 10 days and not knowing the
disposition of the other troops, OF
whether support 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 thai
Aguinaldo, with General Pillar, five
women and 400 soldiers of his faithful
Bulacan battalion, was in the mountains
to the east, General Young decided or
Nov. 80 to divide his force. He pro
ceeded himself toward Vigan, hoping t.
attack General Tino with his handful O
men and to prevent his joining Aguin.
aldo. Major March, with his battalion
and Cunningham scouts, started ovel
the mountains toward Cervantes after
Aguinaldo, who was reported to hav
been there on Nov 49, This column
marched for 1S hours without food.
The Press correspondent then goes OF
to say: THE Americans found that tn,