Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-18
tRy Telegraph to v,rsln,an-PIlo,.,

tBy Telegraph to virgIn.an- ProtJ
Washington, d. c.. May 17.-That the
insurgents are disintegrated and demor-
allied is perfectly manifest from the
press dispatches and the cable received
from General Otis to-day.
General Eawton, who was pushing the
line OF the rebel retreat along the Rio
Grande. has flung his advance, which,
ut last advices. was resting at San
Miguel northward' about twelve miles,
has taken San Isidro. the second in
surSeii+ capital, -apd-when- dis
patch was sent was still pressing the
enemy northward. The fact that he is
sustaining few losses in his forward
tinued contact with the enemy. is an
other proof of their utter demoraliza-
tion. According to General Otis cable
they stll continue to throw up in
trenchments, but General Lawton's
strategy outhnnks each position in
turn. keeping them in full retreat and
giving them no opportunity to recon
centrate their scattered forces. 1t will
soon be the mountains or the sea for
the insurgents. AS our troops could
be transported by sen TO the mouth of
IL
established there. it would be folly for
them TO take that course. Scattered,
demoralzed and disheartened, it is al
most certain that the rebels in despera-
ton will retreat into the fastness of
the mountains where they would be
safe from pursuit, and where they
could keep up a guerilla warfare in
definitely. or until their leaders came
20 their senses.
DRIVEN FIFTY FIVIJ MILES.
Although all the past efforts of our
troops TO get into the rear of the in
SURE, have failed up TO this time by
sheer force of the baitering ram, the
enemy has been driven back step by
step INTO the pocket, where nothing will
he left for them but surrender or the
mountains. Over iifty-five miles. as the
crow files. the rebels have been forced
back
INSURGENTS SITUATION DES-
PERATE.
Washington. ID. c.. May 1.-THE sit
llatiOn of the insurgents is desperate
Mac.\rIhur's division drove them back
along the line of the railroad 10 Dagu-
pan. on The Pay OF Lingayen, A. Ear rs
C"lumpit. All efforts to impede MS
progress by the destruction OF bridges
were frustrated The Insurgents we've
orccc "a. of their strongest =. siti,ua
Simultaneously General l..1wton moved
10 tne right IN a wide deiour toward
Norza1aray. the eastern limit Of ouen
country, with the intention of turning
ihe eneny's position and crushing MIN
A-1--..n the two cnlll,n = Il -Al..l.
unsuccessful in this, the enemy, %
make good MS escape. was compelled
to abandon his line OF retreat along
n railroad, and retire w the Rio
irande.
ADROIT IN ART OF WAR.
The Insurgents. by this move. dis
Ilayed considerable adroitness m the
n OF war as ii made II incumbent
iln the Americans to set their sup
r'es to the front along the new line.
RMS mas been comparatively easy
along The line OF the railroad which
had been repaired as the troops adj
fanccd. the change in the line OF re-
rtdt of the rebels stopped Lawton's
suined. as no movement until to-day
had been reported since Friday.
SUPPLIES SENT FORWARD.
Meantime. 1t Is presumed. supplies
We're sent forward up the Rio Grande
N Cascoes tnative barges). under the
escort OF the gunooats commanded nv
ed 10 have l,5u0 men with him. desl gned
FOR the reinforcement, of Lawton. These
supplies probably having arrived at 4
point opposite Lawton, whose column
had advanced along 4 line five miles
east and parallel with the river, were
delivered 10 him, and to-day he pushed
on into San lsdro This cleared the
words in General Otis dispatch must
not be literally as meaning that Law
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