The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-01
Driving the Rebels Out of Their Trenches,
Whe Flee TO the Mountains.
An Escaped Prisoner Furnishes an
Authentic Account Of the Expe-
rience of Lieutenant Gilmore
Those of His Party Who Were
Not Killed Were Ordered Exc
cuted by General Luna, but
Aguinaldo Interfered and Their
Lives Were Saved.

MANILA, Nov. 80, 6:10 p. m--Dls-
patches just received from 1llollo, ISL
and of Panay, say that at 1 O'CLOCK
on the afternoon of Sunday, November
10Th, the Eighteenth Regiment en-
countered an intrenched force OF the
enemy at Pavia, who opened heaVy
fire. The leading battalion replied, ana
after several volleys the Nineteenth
thanked the Filipinos, driving them out
of their trenches The enemy retreated
to the mountains. At the beginning OF
the fight one Captain and one private
of the Eighteenth were killed.
EXPERIENCE OF LIEUTENANT
GILMORE.
MANILA, Dec. 1, 100 a. m--When
the landing party of the United states
battleship Oregon, under Lieutenant
Commander McCrackin, took the town
of Vigan, province of South Ilocos, last
Sunday, they found there an escaped
prisoner, A. L. Sonnenshein, who fur-
nished the first authentic account OF
the experience of Lieutenant James =.
Gilmore of the United States gunboat
Yorktown, who, with party OF the
Yorktown's crew, was captured by the
insurgents near Baler, on the east
coast of Luzon, last April, While max
ing an examination of the mouth OF
the river in an armed boat.
NJ Sonnenshein was imprisoned at
Abra for a long time with Lieutenant
Gilmore and seven sailors, but con-
trived to escape, carrying a concealed
note, written in naval cipher, dated
Abra, November 18th, addressed TO
ANY Naval Officer and saying:
You may have perfect confidence in
anything the bearer says"
The note was signed Gilmore"
According to Mr.. Sonnenshein, when
Lieutenant Gilmore's launch entered
the river from Baler harbor, under
cover Of Ensign w. H. standley's gun.
the landing party was received with
three volleys. Two of the Americans
We're killed and two mortally wounded.
Every man was hit. Lieutenant Gil
more receiving a flesh wound in the
leg, and both his feet stuck fast Ill
the mud. 1t was a choice between sur
render and being slaughtered.
Lieutenant Gilmore asked the terms
of release The insurgents proposed
that he should procure the delivery 10
them of the arms and munitions OF the
Spanish garrisons, undertaking, II TINS
were accomplished, to send the Span
iards and Americans to the Yorktown.
A sailor of Lieutenant Gilmore
party carried this proposition to the
garrison. The Spanish commandment
replied that it was an insult to Spanish
arms. and expelled the sailor, a Span
ish soldier firing on him as he went
The Americans were then bound
hand and foot and taken to San lsldro'
when General Luna ordered their ex-
ecution They were marched to the
plaza. and in the presence of great
crowd were aligned to be executed.
Lieutenant Gilmore said: las an
American officer and gentleman, l pro-
test against being shot with my hands
tied
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented
the execution
When General Lawton approached
San Isidro last June the Americans
were removed to Abra, where they We're
kept confined in cells for two months
Subsequently they We're allowed great
er liberty, but the report that Lieuteh-
ant Gilmore was given a house and SER
want is untrue. He had the same quar-
tiers as the men, and the Americans
were given the same allowance as the
Spanish prisoners-5 cents day Win
which to buy rice and bananas, Vlrtu-
ally the only rations.
General Macarthur is now in Bayam-
bang (or Bayamban) preparing u
sweep the country on both SIDES Oh 'he
Manila Dagupan Railroad.
General Wheaton is at San Fap'ah'
and General Lawton at Tayug
The Gordon from San Fabian to san
Tsidro covers all the road and occupies
all the towns on the line. The Amer
lean policy is to prevent any more III
surgents escaping to the north, ana 10
force them toward the country west OIL
the railroad
Major March, with a battalion OF tue
Thirty-third Infantry, occupies Vlgaih
having made a forced march from Sah
Fabian. The remainder Of the resl-
ment is on the way
General Young, with a handfui Oh
cavalry and the Macabebes is in V1gan'
and Lieutenant Colonel Howse, WIN
four decimated companies of the Thlr-
ty-fourth Infantry, barefooted and rag
ged. is struggling toward Vigan from
Aliaga. When last reported he was
within forty miles of his destination.
There are 5000 Spanish prisoners in
Abra province whose release through
the military operations is expected soon.
1t is learned that Aguinaldo had a
large amount of stores at Bayombong,
which General Lawton's troops have
probably captured.
The steamer Francis Reyes has taken
q cargo of supplies to Dagupan, where
a base will be established. Hospitals
have been equipped at San Isidro, Ca
banaluan and Tayug.
Many of the American troops are suf-
fering from exhaustion, fever or dysen-
terry. and are in need of hospital treat
ment.
Captain Fowler's march after General
Alejandrino's brigade, with one COM
pany OF the Thirty third Regiment, was
one of the bravest incidents Of the war.