The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-17
THE AMERICAN ADVANCE
PRECEDED BY AS RAPID RETREAT BY
THE FILIPIN0S.
THE CITY OF TARLAC CAPTURED.
Insurgent Army and Government Had
Retired to Some Other Loca1itv- Ru-
NOR that Agufnaldo Did Not uccee
i'm Getting Far Away. But Is Sur
rounded-His Secretary and a Lot of
Stores Captured The American Adj
vance on the Filipino Stronghold.

Manila, November 13.-When Colonel
Bell left Caps, ten miles from Tarlac.
at 1 O'Clock yesterday, he intended
merely to He had with
him the Thirty-sixth infantry, Slaven's
scouts. Troop z of the Fourth cavalry.
and a battalion of the Twenty-second
regiment and Calling guns.
The scouts, mounted, preceded the
main body up the railroad. They met
100 rebels at Murcia, but the insurgents
quickly retreated. The scouts found
the depot burning, but extinguished the
fire and saved the building.
The main column marched UP the
wagon road, but before reaching Tarlac
divided, entering the town on two
sides at s o'clock without a shot being
fired. The insurgents had evacuated
the place only a few hours before. set
ting fire to the railway Station and the
rolling stock. They left a rear guard
of 400 men who, however, failed to
make a stand and cover the retreat of
the main force of insurgents, as they
had probably been ordered to do.
The rebel is reported to
CO.. oOC1 llpPSo " liz OWu Ol DOn-
nell.
The Americans are continuing their
advanc so rapidly that the insurgents
have not time enough to destroy the
railroad.
General Young is supposed to have
reached San Nicolas, about thirty
miles east Of Dagupan, but his wagons
are far behind.
Colonel Hayes has captured Aguinal-
los secretary, and Major Coleman is
in Carranglan, with an escort of 1TJ
boomer, on his way to the province
of Neuva Visaya. The son of General
Llaneras n his family are prisoners.
The general barely escaped.
AGUINALDO SURROUNDED.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press with General Young telegraphs
from San Jose that A%guinaldo did not
escape to the northeast. He and his
army, the correspondent adds, are sur
ounde His last orders to the Fill
pinO commander at San Jose were to
hold San Jose and Carranglan at all
costs.
The recent encounters were too one
sded to be called fights. The insur-
gents are mortally afraid Of the Amer
leans, however strong their position.
They make but a brief and feeble re-
sistance and run when the terrible
American yell reaches their ears,
whereupon the Americans pursue them
and Stay any The moral effect Of
the news that 0 1000 troops are on their
way here has been unquestionably
great.
The insurgents are suffering more
from disease than the Americans, ow-
ing to poor food, a lack of medicines,
and filthy hospitals, with the result
that there is great mortality among
them.
General Lawton has intercepted a
telegram from an insurgent captain to
a Filipino general, reading: How can
only twelve of my company were able
to fight?"
OUR TROOPS ENTER TARLAC.
Washington, November 13.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from General Otis was
received at the war department today:
Manila, November IL.
'MacArthurs advance, the Thirty
sixth volunteers and a cavalry troop
under Colonel Bell, entered Tarlac at
7:1O o'clock p. m. yesterday. The enc
my had fled. By great labor MacAr-
thur succeeded in getting forward TO
Capas yesterday all artillery and quar-
termaster's transportation and will
have command in Tarlac today, his ad-
vance pushing forward to save as
much of the railroad as possible, which
the enemy are trying to destroy on
III ldh uO0C1 lC1S hdNC
come from the enemy, who passed to
Macarthur some thirty rifles yester-
day. The insurgents in that section
are reported to be short of provisions.
"Lawton is pushing forward with
great energy. His rapid advanc oblig-
ed him to leave behind all transporta-
ton and depend to great extent upon
the country for subsistence.
Colonel Hayes, with the Fourth cav
airy, in the vicinity of Carranglan, has
captured a large amount of insurgent
property and nearly half a battalion
of 400 bolomen transporting Aguinal-
dos property north over the noun
tains, together with his private secre-
tary and seven officers.
General Young, with the Third caval-
ry and Batson's -Macabee scouts, fol-
lowed by the balance of the battalion
of the Twenty-second infantry, leav-
ing behind all transportation, pushed
out on San Jose, Lupam, San Quenton
and Mayrug and scattered the enemy
stationed at these points, most Of
whom were driven southwestward.
"A vessel with a squadron of the
Third cavalry FASTENED forward to
Mayug, where the insurgents supply
depot was captured, securing several
hundred thousand pounds of rice, $500
pounds of flour, $500 pounds of salt n
other provisions, 1900 uniform coats
new, many blankets and other ar
ticles of clothing, also a number of in
surgent officers and sixty-nine Span
ish and two American prisoners.
"DetachmentS were sent north to
San Nicholas, and it is believed Gen
eral Young established communication
with General Wheaton's troops last
evening.
indications are that the insurgents
will not escape to the mountain CAPT.
tails at Bayonbong without great diff
ficulty and loss, if at all. Our troops
at Tarlac, Arago, Talavera, San Jose,
Bupao, Humingan, San Quentin,
Tayug, San Nicholas on through to
Lingayen gulf, with a strong station at
Aryat, San Isidro and Cabanatuan,
should cause insurgents some annoy
ance. Our troops have suffered great
hardships and have performed most Sc
we're service, but are reported in ex-
cellent condition n spirits. The en-
terprise and indominable will display
ed by the officers las never excelled.
OTIS"
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