The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-30
Seventeen Hundred Insurgents Said
TO BE waiting for the Americans
North Of vigan.
COLONEL BELLS VICTORY
DETAILS OF HIS FIGHT ON THE SUM-
NIT OF MOUNTAINS
FfIipinos Surprised and All Their
suplie. Captured-News from Gil
more and other Prisoners.

MANILA, Nov. pa dispatch from the
Associated Press correspondent at Nam
acpacan, province of Union. dated Sunday.
Nov 26, says: THE Oregon. Samar ana
Callao, with leo bluejackets and marines
from the Oregon, captured the port or
Vigan, province of South nocos. north OF
here, to-day. The Samar and Callao ran
close in shore a few shots were fired. ana
then the Samar, Callao and Oregon en-
gagged In a sharp bombaidment OF Vigan.
The firing from the shore ceased almost
Immediately, and the sailors and Marines
with field piece. were landed. 1t Is re-
ported that loo insurgents. under Generals
Tino and Pillar. were massed at Taguden.
ten miles north, and IL has been concluded
to wait at Namacpacan for the rest OF
the reinforcements. The American military
force was still at Namacpacan on Sunday.
but a move north was expected to take
place on Monday. Two companies OF the
Thirty-third Volunteers are on their way
north to reinforce the troops Of Namacpa-
can.'
4 later Dispatch from Namacpacan says
that when the bluejackets and marines
landed at vigan they found the insurgents
had fed The navy will hold the town un-
til relieved by the troops, which are on
their way north.
General Young. with three troops Of the
Third Cavalry and a small detachment or
Macabebes. commanded by Lieutenants
Hall, Quinlan and Blount, arrived at Mann
acpacan from San Fernando de Union on
Thursday, Nov. %. There they received
news Of Aguinaldo, from which IL appears
that he passed north through Namacpacan
on Tuesday. Nov. q. while General Young
was waiting at San Fernando. twenty
lieved to be hiding in Abra province. When
Aguinaldo passed through Namacpacan all
his talk was In favor of continuing the
war.
Advices received by courier from the
mountains in the province Of Pangasinan
say: ''The fighting in which Colonel Bell
defeated and scattered the rebel brigades
of Generals Alejandrinao and San Miguel
took place on the summit Of the mountains
west Of Mangataren, forming the divide
between the Dagupan valley and the
ocean. Col. j. Franklin's regiment. the
Thirty-sixth Infantry. and Fowler's COM
pany of the Thirty-third left Mangataren
on Monday morning. and marched twenty
four hours, with four hours rest, over bare
and waterless ridges. along narrow trails
and through canyons. AT daylight Nov. =
the troops emerged from a timbered canyon
on the divide. running into the rebels adj
vance guard, who retreated to the main
body before shooting. Colonel Bell. who
was In advance with the scouts and one
company, had the rebels in full rout be-
fore the main body Of his troops arrived.
fleeing down the mountain to the swamps
between Aguitas and Mapgataren, leaving
ten dead and many wounded. and abandon-
ing two Nordenfeldts. one two-inch Krupp,
one Maxim and one Hotchkiss. They were
chased through the swamps and thorough
ly dispersed. Colonel Bell captured all
their artillery, supplies and clothing. many
Mausers and Remingtons. some American
Winchesters. and a thousand rounds OF
ammunition. The rifles, etc. were aban-
doned in the rebels retreat. and were scat
tered along their trail for two miles. the
enemy escaping empty-handed, with the
exception OF few rifles. The women and
children. in shacks in the camp. had no
time 10 escape. Colonel Ruscar. chief OF
the arsenal. and few other prisoners were
taken. The rebels had artillery trained to
command the regular trail from Mangata-
rem. but Colonel Bell approached from the
opposite direction. The rebels are esti-
mated 10 have numbered two thousand
men, with some English, japanese. and
four Spanish officers"