The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
CAMPAIGN In LUZON.
Corona, Panique and Mon.
cada Occupied.

Manila, NOV ~. / q. m.-The
following dispatches have been re
ceived here from correspondents of
the Associated Press accompanying
the American advance northward
Corona, Nov l8.-Gen. MacAr-
thur entered Corona, as already
csbled, this afternoon The insur.
gents had fed last Monday, after
burning depot. Nothing else was
destroyed by them Corona is the
first town along the Manila. Dagupan
railway line where the natives did
not run at the approach of the
Americans. The Padres offered
quarters in the church and convent.
The town has one good house.
Corona is the seat of heavy British
sugar interests.
The trip here was hard one and
occupied six hours in covering seven
miles aud half. most of the time
being spent in fording q quarter of q
mile food running out of the Rio
Tarlac. We have no wagons and
pack mules, and native bearers carry
al our supplies.
The natives here say that Bayom.
bong was occupied Sunday by mount.
ed troops, probably Gen Young's
brigade of Ger Lawton's division
The people here are of better class
than we have usually found. and they
welcomed the Americans as they
evidently realize that their sgricul.
tural interest will revive
Gen Macarthur said this evening:
eve seem to be entering q different
political atmosphere The people
here seem to be less attached to
Aguinaldo's cause than those in
many towns we have entered on the
railroad line"
The command will move north W ard
at dsybresk tomorrow. toward Ba
yombong. Corona will be garrisoned
with two companies OF the Thirty
sixth.
Immediately on entering Corona.
Shsvens' scouts moved up the track
toward Panique. On the way they
encountered and entrenched party of
insurgents whom they drove back.
then entering the town and capturing
four locomotives and thirteen cars.
az already csbled They learned
that 500 insurgents had lelt the town
in the course of The afternooon.
/. Panique. Nov. 1s Gen. Mac
Arthur's troops arrived from Corona
10 the course Of q morning. The
railroad beyond this point has not
been destroyed The captured rail.
way stock is>being repaired to han
die supplies. The expedition will
60 north toward Bsyombong, proba
bly, today The signal corps is con.
structing lines with great rspidity.
A native courier from Bayomborg
reports that the American troops left
the town soon after they entered
aud that many natives remain,
although no insurgents
Gen Macarthur discovered here
Maj. Joneson. formerly chief surgeon
on the staff of the Filipino command
er. Gen. Mascardo. He resides at
Bacolor, aud is about to return there
to resume his practice Maj. Jone
con says that all respectable Filipinos
are disgusted with the behavior of
the insurgents and are very glad that
the Americans have the upper hand.
A continuous procession of refu
gees is entering Panique from the
north. indicating the proximity of
other American troops, probably of
the railroad line These refugees
say that the insurgents have not
knswn which way to turn, with the
Americans occupying 90 mary places
in the north
Panique is q rich sugar town,
Some of the wealthy ChiDese and the
poorer natives fed at the fret sp.
proaoh OF ouf troops, but shey are
now confidently returning The rain
has ceased, the weather is fine and
the country is drying rapidly.