The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-12
OLANGAPO
CAPTURED BY
GEN. GRANT.
The Enemy Encountered by Gen.
Grants Advance Fled to the
Mountains,
GENERAL YOUNG Al CONDOR
his Men Hungry, EoOtsOre and
Short Of Ammunition, but Az
ter Agdinaldo.


MANILA, Dec. II, e:45 p. m.-The adj
vance guard Of General Grants com-
mand, under Major Spence. arrived at
olangapo, sublg bay, during the night
Of Saturday, December o which place
was occupied With little Resistance. the
enemy fleeing. Major Spence had an
arduous march over the mountain trail
from Dlnaluplhian,
yesterday morning the Baltimore and
oregon and a chartered transport ar
rived at olangapo from Manila. The
navy was disappointed to ind the army
In possession Of the place, which they
had hoped to capture. A detachment
pt marines, under Captain Myers, occu-
pIed the navy yard at olangapo, and
will hold and occupy 1t as a naval sta
ton. The yard consists Of seven new
large buildings and some repairing and
machine shops, all damaged by the
bombardment Of September %.
During the morning Of December 10
the navy transported Major spSnce's
command from olGngapo to the town
Of subIg, eve miles distant The enemy
was seen deserving subig as the troops
landed, and the latter occupied it with
out resistance. They found the place.
abandoned by the retreating enemy,
who fred few shots. The Americans
deployed to the right and left of the
town and killed one Of the enemy.
General Grant and the remainder Of
his command arrived at olangapo yes
terday afternoon. He will proceed to-
day to sublg and join Major Spence.
General Grant viii move north along
The coast and will eject a juncture with
the Twenty-flfth infantry, under Col
onel Andrew s, Burt, who was reported
eight miles from Iba, December z. The
enemy encountered In General Grants
advance fed to the mountains and scat
tered. General Grant is not garrison.
ing the towns he occupies. No casual
ties are reported in his command.
Dispatches dated Conception, Decem'
ber ., from correspondent OF the Asso-
Clated Press with the detachment pur-
suing Aguinaido, have just reached Ma
Mia by messenger. The military wires
on all lines to the northward are con-
tlnually cut by the natives or are
crowded with government business
when working.
According to these advices General
Young was at Condor November 20,
having three troops OF the Third cav
airy, ounnIngham's scouts and Major
March's battalion OF the Thlrty-third
infantry. The nominal strength of his
command had been reduced one-third
by sickness. The horses were worn out
and handicapped by lack OF shoes The
infantry, after a march of hundred
miles from san JacInto were shOeless
and all were living on the country. The
troops had no ammunition except what
they could carry in their belts. Gem
eral Young, having then beer without
communication with General Lawton
for ten days. and not knowing the dis
position OF the other troops or whether
support was being sent forward, re-
solved to keep moving. Having re-
ceIved information that the insurgent
general. T!ho, with a thousand men,
was somewhere to the north, and that
Aguinaldo, with General Pillar. five
women and four hundred soldiers Of
his faithful Bulacan battalion, was In
the mountains to the east, General
Young decided, on November 10, to di-
vide his force. He proceeded himself
toward Yigan, hoping to attack Cen
eral Tlno with his handful of men and
to prevent him from Joining Aguinaldo.
Major March, with his battalion and
Cunningham's scouts, started over the
mountains toward Cerventes after
Agulnaldo. He was reported to have
been there on November %. This col
umn marched for thirteen hours with
out food.
The Associated Press correspondent
goes on to say;
THE Americans found that the In
Eurgents had impressed the Igorrotes,
compelling them to dig trenches and to
construct pitfalls along the trails, which
were fearful travelling at best. one
stream had to be forded twelve times
In the course Of mile. These lnotfen-
svc, stupid creatures, usually pictured
as blood-thlrsty savages, cheerfully
turned to ana actually went foraging
Tor the Americans.
The IlocnB region is the richest the
Americans have entered in the north
crn campaign. The people are pros
porous. intelligent and more than hall
civilized. They have excellent houses
and carry on hourlshIns industries
Many OF them are evidently Rich. Sew
Sral towns received the troops with
bands and the ringing Of church bells
Cattle were Killed and houses were
opened to the troops
How much OF this display was sin
cere and how much due to a desire tC
propltlate the conquerors II would b'
hard to say. There were evidences that
similar hospitality had been extended
TO AgainalGo. Tho people described him
az cheerful, huRging the hope Of sal
yatIon through American politics, ant
everywhere trying to retaia support By
proclaImlnE. with seeming sincerity
that the United states Congress woult
certainty recognize thu independene'
Of the Filipino republic in December