The record-union., 1899-12-08
After a Hard But Successful Fight with
Superior Forces Of Rebels.
The Expectation Of Capturing
Aguina1do in the North Now
Said to Have Been Practically
Abandoned, the Belief Being
That He Will Now Turn South
ward Toward Cavite Province,
IF He Has Not Already Arrived
There.

| MANILA, Dec. S-Q2:5O a. ND
General Young arrived at Vigan, Prov
| ince of South Ilocos, Wednesday, De-
cember 9th, after hard but successful
! fight with greatly superior force of
F'ilipinos commanded by General Tfno.
The Americans had one man killed and
| twelve wounded. The enemy's loss was
heavy.
OTIS REPORTS YOUNGS ARRIVAL.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. Ito the re-
| lief of the War Department General
Young has been heard from after a
weeks absence in the interior of Luzon.
General Otis cabled this morning as fol-
| lows:
Manila, Dec. 9TH.
"Adjutant General War Department,
Washington: General Young reports his
arrival at Vigan on the evening of the
9TH, having encountered a force of the
enemy at Narbacan, twelve miles south
CT the city. whom he drove to the east
ward of the same, into San Quentin
Canyon His troops are now pressing
them back. The country is extremely
rough and strongly entrenched.
About 600 prisoners who escaped re-
ported that the insurgents allowed all
but the American and prominent Span
ish prisoners to escape from Bangued.
Later the insurgents were driven back
to the mountains.
viii send transportation with sub
sistence and medical supplies to-mor-
row to Vigan, to bring the prisoners to
Manila and to supply Young's troops
with necessary Quartermaster's stores.
Our casualties were one killed and
twelve wounded, wounds mostly slight.
The enemy left in the trenches twenty
five dead, few rifles, several thous-
and rounds of small ammunition and
forty shrapnel Young has sufficient
troops to meet all difficulties. OTIS"
HOPES OF CAPTURING AGUINAL-
Do ABANDONED.
| MANILA, Dec. 7.-(10:5O D. m.)-The
expectation of catching Aguinaldo in
the north has been practically abandon
ed. and the probability is now that he
will turn southwark, if he is not already
there, with his destination Cavite Prov
ince. his home, where the insurrection
began, and where it still has it's great
est strength.
The Filipino soldiers in that province
have recently been showing increased
enthusiasm and boldness, and captured
insurgents say that AguinaIdo is COM
ing to join them with a large army. The
same belief prevails among the natives
at Manila and elsewhere that Aguinaldo
intends to make his Headquarters in
Cavite Province
There are 5000 insurgents before
linus and Bacoor, keeping the Ameri-
cans sleeping on their arms and night
ly awaiting attacks. The Filipinos
have several cannon The first sIayor
of linus under the American regime
who ultimately deserted. is their leader
in the assaults, and is ambitious to
take the town. Three soldiers of the
Fourth Infantry have deserted, and are
now with the enemy.
Most of the Inhabitants OF linus are
so strong in their sympathies with the
insurgents that it is necessary to use
part of the regiment to patrol the
streets, and to prevent shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins.
The American forces in the north
have separated into many small com
mands. and are pursuing bands of Fill
pinos. General Macarthur is engaged
in clearing the mountain country west
OF the Manila Dagupan Railroad. Cen
eraI Grant is moving from Angeles to-
ward Subig with 800 men. Colonel Fell
is sweeping south from Mangafarem
Thus far the American commanders
have been unable to locate large bodies
OF insurgents, although there were
about 500 in San Clementine nine
miles south of Mangatarem. early in
the week.
Colonel Hood, with the Sixteenth
Regiment and cavalry, and General
Lawton, with a force from San Isidro.
are operating against General Pillar in
the San Mateo Valley.
Major Bachelor, with a battalion of
the Twenty-fourth Infantry. is making
daring expedition. He left Bayorn-
bong, province of Neuva Viscaya. a
week ago to march trough Cagayan
Valley to the north coast of Luzon. in
tending to reach Apart, at the mouth
or the Caiagen River, the most i'm
portant northern seaport of the island.
While no large forces are known tc be
in his path, 1T may be that he has had
some lighting, although the friendliness
of the inhabitants is counted upon to
help him. When he arrives at Aparri
he Will find a gunboat awaiting him.
The Spanish prisoners in the Ben
guel region are escaping from the Fill
ipinos and are f1ocking into Vigan. Sew
eral hundred are there already, and a.
steamer will go to bring them to Ma
Mia.
The transport Manauense which ar
rived here from San Francisco. Novem-
Der 18th, after terrible voyage. was
scheduled to start for home to-day with
discharged and sick soldiers. A large
force has been employed in repairing
her machinery, but it was impossible to
get her in condition to leave to-day
and her departure was postponed until
| next week. Her Captain secured a
crew of Chinese at Hongkong to take
her to San Francisco
| The steamer Rosario, chartered by
the Government to bring a load of cat
tie from the island of Mampulagan to
| Iloilo, left Iloilo Monday and went
ashore on the rocks near Mampulaga
Her crew and passengers were saved
J and taken to Negroes.