The record-union., 1899-11-28
The American Troops in the Field IN
the Philippines
Continue Scattering the insurgents In
EG,y Direction.
General Young still in Pursuit of
AguinaIdo, Who is Heading for
Banqued-Insurgen in Zam-
boango Surrender Heavy Artil-
lery to the Americans, and
Order Has Been Restored.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. - General
Otis to-day reports the situation IN the
Philippines in the following dispatch u
the War Department:
Manila, Nov. 2T.-Steamer from san
Fabian yesterday brought 1lo Spanish
prisoners, $4,000 of insurgent Govern
ment money and other property cap
tured by Lawton's troops near Tayus
on the 25th. Wheaton's troops ana
Fowler's company of the Thlrty-thlro ro
drove the enemy westward from Man
galaren. a few miles southwest Oh
Dagupan; captured five 3-inch muzzle-
loading guns, twelve rifles, IZ,ooo
rounds of Maxim cartridges, 1,Uuo
shrapnel, 500 pounds of powder ana
other property; also, ninety-four Span
ish and seven American prisoners. Bell,
with the Thirty-siXth Infantry, is IN
pursuit, and will march down the
Western Luzon coast.
Indications are that two or three
bodies of insurgent troops, numbering
probably 500 or more men each, in the
mountains west of the railroad, can be
readily handled by Macarthur. They
have the bulk of the insurgent artillery,
all of which will be captured unless
buried.
Young is still in pursuit of Aguln-
aldo, who is heading for Bangued,
few miles east of Vigan. Young with
cavalry and scouts is followed by a
battalion of the Thirty-third, and by
the balance of the battalion of the
Twenty second. Two battalions of the
Thirty-third are en- route for Vigan by
the military post road.
"Young's reception by the inhabl-
tants was enthusiastic. They gave all
aid possible.
"Aguinaldo has collected more than
LOCO of his troops at the north Prob
ably most will desert him.
"A number of small detachments OF
insurgent troops throughout the coun-
try north of Manila have been cap
tured. and the inhabitants manifest
gratitude for deliverance.
Indications are that the insurgent
force south OF Manila is disintegratii.s,
and troops going to their homes.
Reports from the southern islands
are favorable. zamboanga insurgents
have surrendered to our troops, and no
trouble is anticipated lneTe-
Later in the day the following dis
patch was received from General Otis;
THE Oregon landed marines at Vigan
yesterday. Young's column was al
Nainogpacan, twenty miles north OF
San Fernando, on the I'D, from which
point he passed north into the mount
aims. Troops will relieve the marines
at vigan on the 18th. The bulk OF
the Spanish and American prisoners
are reported at Bangued, twenty miles
east of Vigan. Wheaton, at San Fa-
bian, has just reported the capture OF
seventy three more rifles and 81, 1O0 i'll
money; also, that he has been Obliged
to take the mother and son of Aguin-
aldo under guard at San Fabian TO
prevent their murder by natives. They
will be sent here the first opportunity
and delivered to friends.
Natives in the vicinity of Bayon
bong, Nueva Viseaya, are offering SER
vices to drive out the insurgents there.
Reports from Zamboanga say the
insurgents surrendered heavy artillery
TO the navy, and since have surren-
dered to Nichols, commanding a bat
TALON of the Twentythird Infantry,
119 rifles, one Nordenfeldt and four
breech-loading cannon. Order restored
in town and vicinity. About eighty
Tagalos are scattered in the mount
aims
CAPTIVE AMERICANS ESCAPE.
MANILA, Nov 81, II 80 a. m-The
insurgents have evacuated Mangalaren,
province of Pangasanan. leaving seven
American and ninety-four Spanish pris-
oners. who escaped in the confusion OF
the Filipino retreat. The Americans
are P. J. Green and George Powers OF
the battleship oregon Thomas Edward
and Charles Bird of the Sixteenth In
fantry. Henry W. James of the Twelfth
Infantry. John Desmond of the Signal
Corps and F. H. Huber of Loves
Scouts. They report that two Amer
leans were unable to escape. and are
with the insurgents. They are David
Scott of the Twenty-fourth Infantry
and William Sherry of the Hospital
Corps.
Four deserters are with the Fflipin1s s
Howard Martin and Ford of the Cali
fornians and Watts, whose former reg
iment is unknown. Howard is thu only
one serving with the insurgents. He
is a Captain of artillery.
Colonel Bell of the Thirty-fourth Vol
,nteers arrived at MangalaIen last
evening. after "a hard march and ford
ing the Agno He found that Fowler's
company of the Thirty-third had occu-
pied the town for two days The in
s1rgents. General Alejandrino COM
manding. retreated to the mountains
behind the town. short of food and am
munition. Besides this, his men Eert
deserving. and six cannon which the in
surgents were dragging impeded theil
march.
Colonel Bell proposes to follow tbs
Filipjnos until he can bring about g
decisive fight, or they are scattered
Mangalaren was strongly fortified
with rifle pits commanding the iosd
but the insurgents abandoned the place
without firing a shot
5:52 D. m-Three hundred Spanish
prisoners who escaped from their cap
tors before the American advance, IN
cluding civil officials of rank. who hat
been in the hands of the F.lipinos fol-
more than a year, and many officers
have arrived at Manila during the pas