Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-30
|NSURGENT ARMY ROUTED.
A Fierce Battle Fought on the Summit
of a Mountain.

COL BELL SURPRISED THE REB-
ELS, WHO WE'RE GATHERED TO
THE NUMBER OF TWO THOU
SAND, CHASED THEM INTO THE
SWAMPS-THEY LEFT TEN
DEAD AND MANY HUN
DREDS WOUNDED-THE AMER
ICANS CAPTURED TWO NoRD-
ENFELTS, ONE KRUPP, ONE
MAXIM AND ONE HOTCHKISS,
WITH MANY RIFLES AND CON-
SIDERABLE AMMUNITION.
VIGAN SHELLED BY WARSHIPS.
MANILA, November 29.-Col. Bell
has defeated and scattered the brig
AIDES OF Gen. Alejandrino and Gen.
San Miguel The engagement took
place on the summit of a mountain,
the insurgents being so confident OF the
impregnability of their position that
they had their families with them The
Americans captured all the enemy
munitions and artillery.
The fight in which Col. Bell defeated
and scattered the rebel brigades OF
Gems. Alejandrino and San Miguel, took
place on the summit of the mountains,
west of Mangataren, forming the divide
between the Dagupan valley and the
ocean. Col. J. Franklin Bells regi-
i,-+x VI infantry and
Fowler's company of the Thirty-third,
left Mangataren Monday morning and
marched "a hours, with four hours
rest, over bare and waterless ridges,
along narrow trails and through can
ons. At daylight, November %, the
troops emerged from timbered canon
upon the divide, running into the rebel
advance guard who retreated to the
main body before shooting.
Col. Bell, who was in advance with
the scouts and one company, had the
rebels in full rout before the main
body of his troops arrived, fleeing down
the mountain to the swampS between
Mangataren and Aguinas, leaving ten
dead and many wounded and abandon
ing two Nordenfelts, one two-lnch
Krupp, one Maxim and one Hotchklss
They were chased through the swamps
and thoroughly dispersed. Col. Bell
captured all their artillery, supplies and
clothing, many Mausers and Remlng-
tons. some American Winchesters and
a thousand rounds of ammunition. the
rifles, ETC., were abandoned in the reDel
retreat and were scattered along their
trail for two miles, the enemy escaping
empty-handed, with the exception OF
few rifles.
\. The women and children in shacks
in the camp had no time to escape.
Col. Ruscar, chief of the arsenal, and
a few other prisoners were taken.
The rebels had artillery trained to-
command the regular trail from Man
gataren, but Col. Bell approached from
the opposite direction. The rebels are
estimated to have numbered 1900 men
with some English, japanese and four
Spanish officers.
A dispatch from the Associated Press
correspondent at Namacpacan, prov
ince of Union, dated Sunday, November
26, says:
The Oregon, Samara and Callao, with
100 blue jackets and marines from the
Oregon, captured the port OF Vlgan'
province of South Ilocos, north OF here,
to-day. The Samara and Callao ran
close inshore, a few shots were fired,
and then the Samara, Callao and Ore
gon engaged in a sharp bombardment
of Vigan. The firing from the shore
ceased almost Immediately and marines
i 10
IT Is reported that 1,700 insurgents
under Generals Tino and Pillar are
massed at Tagudin, ten miles north,
and it has been concluded to wait at
Namanpacan for the rest OF the rein
forcements. The American artillery
force was still at Namanpacan Sun
day. but move north was expected to
take place Monday. Two companies of
the Thirty-thipd volunteers are on their
way north to reinforce the troops at
Namanpacan. A later dispatch from
Namanp&can says that when the blue
Jackets and marines landed at Vigan
thew found that the insurgents had
fed. They navy will hold the town
until relieved by the troops. Gen.
Young, with three troops of the Third
cavalry and a small detachment of
Macabebes commanded by Lieuts. Hall,
Quinlan and Blount, arrived at Nam
anpacan Tuesday, November Fl, while
Gen. Young was waiting at San Fer
nando, twenty miles south. The rebel
chief is now believed to be hiding in
Abra province. When Aguinaldo pass
ed through Namanpacan all his talk
was in favor of continuing the war.
WASHINGTON, November 29.-Gen.
Otis advices to the War Department
to-day show that the troops are push
ing rapidly ahead, and indicate that the
decentralization of the insurgents is
complete. Two dispatches were receiv-
ed to-day. The first relates to the OPP
erations in the northwest part of Lu-
zon, and is as follows:
's'The following from the northwest
Luzon coast: Young left San Fer
nando on the 23d inst, where Marsh s
battalion of the Thirty-thi infantry
arrived on the 26th, on which day
Young was at Namanpacan, where he
was supplied by the navy gunboat
Samar. He marched out the next day.
The battleship Oregon landed 200 men
at Vigan on the oath inst. no opposi-
ton. The sailors were welcomed by
the inhabitants. | believe the Spanish
and American prisoners still are in the
vicinity of Bangued guarded by small
insurgent force. Reports from the
northwest indicate that 500 insurgent
troops at Bayombong, Nueva Viscays