The times., 1899-11-12
no CRUSH AeuTNALpo.
General otis Plans for a Naval Ex
nnaifinn 10 ArnrrI


Reports received yesterday nj the War
Department from Manila Indicate that Gsn
eral Otis and Admiral Watson are eear-
ing 20 send military and naval cxpediticn
to Aparri or the extreme northern coast Of
LuzOn, where the great Rio Grande de
Cagayan River empuCs into the Cainl Sea
General Otis has reported that mum
Der Of Official insurgent despat hes cap
tured Friday By troops under General
Young indicate an abandonment by the
F1lipinOs CT the country I'm the vicinity Of
Cabanatuan and san Jose and hurried
movements over the mountains 70 Bayom-
bong, thence on 20 Aparri OthzT repcr-s
show that AguinaldO IS not alone in his
Tight, but that he is accompanied b. many
followers. ard expects TO be jcin@1 Dy tre
( insurgents now retreatiug before General
foung's advance The landing o. General
Wheaton at san Fabisn prevented the re-
bel forces In the vicinity OF L.ngaycn Gulf
from reaching the read leading to Bayom-
bong and their retreat to the eastward has
been cut on by General Wheat-u's eXpedi-
ti0n.
/ It is the purpose OF the military uthorf-
/ ties TO prevent " possible Aguicaido.s
I escape TO ApaTri. and TO catch him between
/ two columns, one moving nOrthwsrd under
/ General Young or General Wheaton. aud
/ the ether moving suuthward from ApaFri
I ~ - 4c14 Attt LAat NLtht4A t4lIl1 now
! being made for sending this expedition 70
/ the extreme north country. BayOmcong IS
/ on one Of the tributaries Of the Cagayan
River. and the road nOrthward 70 Bayom-
( bong and from there 70 Aparri follows the
course OF this river. The Cagayaa ia be-
lieyed to be navigable for a great dis
tance from its mouth. and The pen n0w
under consideration Contemplates the land
ing of probably two thousand troops at
Aparri in the same name. in wh.ch Gen
{ eral WheatOn's force was landed at San
+ Fabian. The guuboats would then push Up
/ the Cagayau River, assisting In the advance
( Of the troops inland. should AgulnaldO
abandon BayombOng and move nOrthward
I he would Of course, encounter this expedi-
tiOn Meanwhile General Young and Gen
eral LawtOn viii continue their advance
northward and follow in Aguinaldo's rear
General Wheaton viii move to the east
and will either join the column under Gen
Z eral LawtOn OF operate in the vicinity Of
san Nicolas, to prevent any further flight
!, Of the rebels nOrthward. aad protect the
rear Of General Lawton's column
II is the intention of General Otis and
/ the War Department officials 20 do every
{ thing to prevent Aguinaldo's escape from
the islands, and with the plans nov out
lined it is thought that he viii either be
captured or viii be compelled 70 abandou
north country for safety. he gunbOats
can do considerable damage In their ad-
vance up the Casayan River. as il is navi-
gable for many miles toward BayOnb0ns
and they viii be able 20 shell the line OF
march to be taken Dy AgIinado from
Bayomb bong 70 Aparri. This r.vsr IS about
a third OF a mile wide at the entrance.
I with , and IL fathoTus Ou the bar, deep
eniug to . and fathoms within the bar
. The coast to the eastward Cf the river IS
/ fiat, and long range Of mountains. begin
ming at CaTaballo de Baler. runs IN n-rsh-
I easterly direction to Cape EngauO near
ApaTri. This ridge is the most important
ia the whole Philippine archipelago, and
! ia some places rises 10 a height OF n-arly
1900 feet. It is this range. extending
. distance OF over Two hundred miles parallel
to the coast and 70 the River Cagayan,
which Is expected TO prevent the escape Of
Aguinaldo 10 the coast on the east CT
Luzon- This mountain range is about six
miles interior from the coast and it ex-
tends almost to the River Cagayan- To
the west Of the river are other mountain
ranges which are almost imp3ssabls for
any large body OF troops, and this c0adi-
tion encourages War DepaFtEs Mt ofiic ais
; 10 believe that the result OF The plans as
mapped ont by General OTIS VIII effect
either Aguinald0's capture o. the disin e
grafton OF his forces
The operations under General AIaeArt- ur
are 10 be continued Hith the same vigOr as
if the principal scene Of the can pa gu and
not shifted TO the north country He viii
continue his advance in the direction Of
Lingayen. and is expected to reach Tarlac
before the beginning Of another week
From General Otis report resolved Fri
day. il is expected that General Young
has already reached Carranglan. The in
formation is that his advance is consider
ably delayed, owing TO the submerged con-
ditiOn OF the country.
The Secretary Of War was considerably
puzzled yesterday when he reeelysd General
I Otis despatch regarding the capture Of IN
surgeRt dispatches and giving the text OF
one OF the messages sent out by Agulnaidc-
The despatch as given TO the ns"spape 3
was exactly as received by cable but there
were a number Of errors which made some
parts of il unintelligi1le. General Otis has
been asked to repeat this ca5iesram, and
War Department officials expect an answer
I some time today or Monday b ga A my
official speaking of this. said yes srdly-
/ There is sufficient informal On IN Aguln-
aIdO's message. however. 10 show 10 the
/ officials Of the department from What
/ source he homes to secure aid. This con-
firms previous reports that the flip NJ
army has been held together in great
measure by assurances from Agulnaldo
that rebel sympataizers in the United
States would be able to prevent con
rinuance Of the war. The result Of the
recent election has probably changed MS
mind and he has determined 70 get away
from the Islands if possible aud abandon
his army as soon as he ge-s the Oppor-
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