The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-30
CAPTURE OF PORT OF VGAN.
TAKEN by LANDING FORCE FROM
BATTLESHIP OREGON.

Insurgents Had Given Up the Place
and FIed-Insurgent Garrison at
Bayombong Has Probably surren-
dered TO Gen. LnVvton-AnOther
Party of Insurgents in MindnnaO
Has Also Surrendered-CoI. Bells
Hard Fight.
Manila, Nov. "a dispatch from the
Associated Press correspondent at Namac-
pacan, province of Union. dated Sunday,
Nov. &C. says;'
The Oregon, Samara and Callao, with
100 bluejackets and marines from the Ore
gon captured the port of Vigan, province
of South Ilcdos. north of here, to-day.
The Samara and Callao ran close in shore,
few shots We're fired, and then the Sa-
mara, Callao and Oregon engaged in a
sharp bombardment of Vigan The firing
from the shore ceased almost Immediately
and the sailors and marines, with a field
piece, were landed.
1t is reported that 100 insurgents, under
Gems. Tino and Pillar, are massed at Ia
gudin. ten miles north, and Il has been
concluded to wait at Namacpacan for the
rest of the reinforcements. The American
military force was stlll at Namacpacan
Sunday, but a. move north was expected
10 take place Monday. Two companies of
the Thirty-third Volunteers are on their
way north TO reinforce the troops at Ma
macpacan.
A later dispatch from Namacpacan says
that when the bluejackets and marines
landed n NiUap fhAy found "a
surgents had fed.
The navy will hold the town until re-
lieved by the troops, which are on their
way north.
Gen. Young, with three troops of the
Third Cavalry and a small detachment OF
Macabebes, commanded by Lieuts. Han,
Quinlan and Blount. arrived al Namacpa-
can from San Fernando de Union Thurs
day, Nov. 49, There they received news of
Aguinaldo, from which it appears that he
passed north, through Namacpacan, Tues
day, Nov. q, while Gen. Young was walt
Ing at San Fernando, twenty miles south
The rebel chief is now believed TO be
In hiding in Abra province.
When Aguinaldo passed through Ma
macpacan all his talk was In favor of con-
tinuing the war
Surrendered to Lawton.
1t is supposed that the insurgent garri-
son at Bayombong, province of Neuva Wis
caya, numbering from 300 to 500 men, has
surrendered to Gen. Lawton, who started
for that poipt with the Thirty-fourth In
fantry.
Capt. Nichols, who commands detach-
ment of the Twenty-third Infantry at
Zamboanga, island of Mindanao has es-
tablished a provisional government there
The insurgents have surrendered to him
four cannon and 200 rifles.
Officers from the steamer Manauense,
which bar Can
Francisco after a terrible voyage, bring
ing three companies of the Thirty-frst In
fantry say she was chartered for the
Philippines service and not as on ocean
transport and that sending a battalion
across the ocean on board Of her was an
experiment.
The captain declines to discuss the
steamers experience. He says he Is only
the navigating officer and has no jurisdlc-
ton over the engineering department.
The battleship Oregon landed men at
Vigan, hoping to find Lieut.. Gimore's
party, as 1t is known that he and his men
were there recently. The landing party
found that the Americans had been re-
moved to the mountains two days before
The navy has requested the army to go
in pursuit
Bells Fight on a Mountain.
CBy courier from mountains to Dayam-
ban, province of Pangaslnan)-The
fight In which Col. Bel defeated
and scattered the rebel btigades Of
Gems. Alejandrino and San Miguel, took
place on the summit of the noun tains
west Of Mangalaren, forming the divide
between the Dagupan valley and the
ocean
Col. j. Franklin BePs regiment, the
Thirty-sixth Infantry, and FowIers com.
pany of the Thirty-third left Mangalaren
Monday morning and marched twenty
fgtr 4.
bare and waterless ridges. along narrow
trails and through cannons.
At daylight Nov. 28 the troops emerged
from timbered canon upon the divide,
running into the rebels 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 10 the swamps between Man
galaren and Aguinas leaving ten dead and
many wounded and abandoning two Nor
denfelts, one 2-inch Krupp, one Maxim
and one Hotchkiss.
They were chased through the swamps
and thoroughly dispersed. Col. Bell cap
tured all their artillery supplies and
clothing, many Mausers and Remingtons
some American Winchesters and a thous-
and rounds Of ammunition. The rifles ETC.
were abandoned in the rebels retreat. ana
were scattered along their trail for two
miles, the enemy escaping empty-hanI-
ed. with the exception Of a few rifles
The women and children In shacks in
the camp, had no time to escape.
4 Col Ruscar, chief of the arsenal and a
few other prisoners were taken.
The rebels had artillery trained to com
mand the regular trail from NagaIaren
but Col Bell approached from the oppo-
site direction.
The rebels are estimated to have num-
bered 1900 men with some English, jap
anese and four Spanish officers.
INSURGENTS ARE SCATTERED.