The age-herald., 1899-10-13
A DISPLAY OF :" "ENERALSH|P
 -fT FiIipinos DidF < Make Resolute
 Stag : stxpected' ARAYAT -s OCCUPIED BY YOUNG
Most of the Prisoners Captured Will be Released, as it Would be Use- less Expense to Keep Them.
 Insurgents Hide Guns

Manila, October 12,-11:2O D. m.-General Schwan's expedition, having accomplished its object, the troops are all returning to their former positions. abandoning the towns taken.
 General Schwan Is en route from Perez Das MaTinas to linus with the infantry, while the artillery and cavalry and all mule teams are re-tracing their route from Ma labon to Baeoor, with the signal removing the telegraph wires General Trias, with the organized bodies of insurgents, retreat ed to Silang and Indanang, at the base of the mountain.
 The movement of United States troops was a fine display of American generalship and energy, while the Fdiipinos accom- pllshed what Gen. Alejanarino terms "our peculiar method of warfare" The whole country is immense swamp, and the Filpnos never expected that the Ameri- cans could or would attempt to invade 1t during the wet season. Moreover, the line of march furnished succession of sur prlses, the advancing troops being generally attacked from unexpected points
 Insurgents Show Agility
 In Cavite province the scene of the hot test fights and their greatest successes over the Spaniards, the Filipinos might have been expected to make a resolute stand, If anywhere but after their wafppings at Cavite Vejo and NoveGeta their tactics consisted chiefly in a continuous exhibition of their agility and their transformation from warriors to amigos.
 The marines reconnoitering about the scene of Sundays encounter find that the trenches have already been re-occupied, although the enemy manifested more than their usual willingness to retreat before the Americans Armed bands have re- appeared along the shore road between Bacoor and Rosario, and the troops return ing by that route expect another fight at Rosario. At Malabon the Americans cor raled two or three hundred natives sup posed to be fighting men. A few of them were caught with arms in their hands, but large numbers were found in hiding dress ed in khaki like the American uniform. A majority of them were in the garb of amigos, but they are suspected of shooting at the troops from houses, a growing habit which flourished throughout the advance whenever small panties of Americans strayed from the main body. The pris- oners are a white elephant on the hands of the Americans. The Malabon contin- gent spent an unhappy night incarcerated in church. A native priest and uncle of General Trias were discovered in the arsenal outside the town. They are cred- ited with being two of the pillars of the insurrection but they vigorously proclaim their innocence.
 Prisoners To Be Released
 The leading citizens of Rosario are tenn porarily engaged in towing a fleet of canoes laden with the American army inn pediments at Bacoor. The prisoners, with the exception of those caught red-handed, will be released, owing to the fact the insurgents have so many more men than guns the keeping of prisoners is a useless expense unless the policy of reconcentra- tion, which General Weyler pursued, is to be adopted.
 In conversation with an Associated Press representative, a leading merchant of Rosario remarked: 'They will all be engaged in their old business as soon as released" When asked where the army had gone, the merchant replied: "A jority of them here They simply hid their guns when they saw a superior force approaching"
 The fighting falls the hardest on the wo- men and children. Hundreds of them spent the night before the Americans reached Ro- sario in boats, the bay for miles being crowded with small craft containing non- combatants, few of whom remained in the town.
 
 masters departments, directed by Captains Riddle and Horton, were remarkable throughout. The transportation of sup plies from Rosario to Malabon seemed to be impossible. The wagons had to be re- peatedly unloaded and reloaded while be- ing dragged through the mire.
 General Schwan is marching back without the teams all the loads of baggage being shipped from Bacoor by canoes and the wagons going empty.
 A telegraph squad under Lieutenant Clark kept the wire abreast of the line to Malabon, but there the teams had to be abandoned and the wire carried by coolies.
 Young Occupies Arayat
 Young, with two battalions of the Twen- ty-fourth infantry, nine troops of the Fourth cavalry, and the scouts of the Thirty-seenfh infantry, left Santa Anna at o'clock this morning and occupied Arayat at o'clock, after skirmish lasting half an hour. The enemy, estimated at 300 men, retreated toward Magalan. The swampy character of the country prevented the use of cavalry. The men of the Twenty-fourth charged the trenches. The enemy set the town on fire and succeeded in burning a small section. Five dead and three wound- ed Ffp.nos were left on the field. The Americans had ore man wounded.