Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-11-15

Gen. Wheaton established his head
quarters in a church. quartered his
men In the houses and sent the capt
ured FilIpInos beyond the outposts,
with orders not to return.
The inhabitants describe all the
roads as practically impa ssable and
say they believe Aguinaldo has secret
ed yacht in the River Longapo, near
Subig, for use in his flight when he
finds his capture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to reconnis-
sances. Maj. Logan went northward
to Santo Tomas and burned the Fill
pino barracks. Capt. Bucks Thir-
teenth went to San Jacinto and dis
posed Of small bands. Marsh's Twenty
third went toward Magdelen On the
Dagupan road and had several sharp
fights with small parties. They killed
eight men, brought in 20 prisoners
and had five men wounded.
The SantO Tomas road seems to lie
the only possible means of retreat for
a large body north from Tarlac, and
Gen. Wheaton commands it, The in
Surgents of this section are going to
re-enfOrce Tarlac. The battleship Ore
gon has arrived here from Hongkong.
Capt Chenoweth and Lieuts. Davis,
Nanhorne and Bradford, with two
companies Of the Seventeenth regi-
ment reconnoitering northeast Of Ma
balacal, attacked and routed a battal-
ion OF insurgents, killing 20 of them.
Three Americans were wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports. by the Ben
nington, that when the landing was
made at san Fabian the insurgents
encountered were 300 recruits who
were on their way to Dagupan. where
they expected the expe dition TO land.
They retr"atcd 10 the mountains.
Twenty-eiGht Spanish prisoners were
rescued.
Fh" report Of the landing at Linga-
laif was brought by the commander
OF the Manila. who saw the fight. Uc
got IN" geography mixed.
II has been raining hard through
ont the week. handicapiug Gems. Law
ton aud Mac Arthur. The transport is
the chief difficulty. In the advance
Gen. Lawton depended on the river to
get his supplies. The san Isidro river
is fed by mountain streams and is al
ternataly too shallow for navigation
or too swift. Two and three launches
were necessary TO pull the canoes
moving the supplies from San Isidro.
and the mule trains moving supplies
from San lsidro over the muddy roads
made only two or three miles day.
Three troops were on short rations
most OF the time. The only provisions
the country yields are rice, a few
chickens and buffalo. The officers car
ry supply OF cash to pay the natives
literally for all they take.
The highlands are cool and the
health of the troops is good.
Gen. Young has captured another
large share OF insurgent ammunition
and munitions Of war which they
were obliged to leave in their hurried
retreat.
Gen. MacArthur rs bringing sup
plies from Angeles by the use of mule
and carabo teams.
Reconnaissances along the front
have discovered the insurgents strong
ly entrenched before Bamhan, with
several cannon and a rapid fire gun.
but they are short of ammunition.
Mai. Bell has hepn engaged in an
her daring rXplmit. While scouting
with tive officers and two men of the
Thlrtv-s'Xth infantry Liant. Hawkins
and 10 men of the Fourth cavalry he
cr"pt behind trench containing 100
FlIlpin0s. rode them Gown and killed
aud wounded 20 ard captured six.
u" alS" brought beck 20 MauSnrs.