The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-11

Aguinaido His Glory-Awuinalds
Now Far In the Mountains.
MANILA. Nov. 10 $50 p m.--The land
ing OF the American troops a, San SabtAn
Tuesday was the most spectacular Of its
kind since Gen. Skaters Decentralization at
naiouiri. The corporation Of the troops
and the navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained a terrific bombardmen, for an
hour, while the troops rushed waist deep
through the surf. under q heavy but bad
~ aimed rifle nre from tho Insurgents
trenches and charged right and left. pour
ing voliey after voliey at the fieeing rebels.
Forty Fiiipinos were captured. mostly nom
commissioned oficers. several insurgent
dead and Ave wounded were found In
building which had suffered from the bonn
bardment The town was well fortified. Tho
sand dunes were riveted with bamboo
twenty feet thick which afforded a fina
cover.
Gunboats Were Waiting.
When the transports arrived In the gulf,
they found the gunboats Princeton. Hem
nington and others waiting. After con-
suliation with Gen. Wheaton. Commander
Knox, of the Princeton. and Commander
Sheridan. of tho Remington. anchored on
the shallow two miles Of shore. The gum
boats formed a Tine inside. the Helena.
Callao and Manila close In shore.
Troops Iand without Confusisn.
With the first OF the bombardment. the
small boats wsre flied rapidly. without
confusion, by Maj Cronite's battalion OF
the Thirteenth infantry. While the Hines
of boats moved shcrsward the gunboats
poured the full force OF their batteries into
the trenches soon forcing the insurgents 10
fee through tho burrows dug back Of the
trenches About 200 men held their places
until the keeis Of the boats grated on the
shore. when their Mauser bullets COM
mencsd to sing overhead.
Insurgents Pmrsaed, Town Taken.
The hastal,ons formed In good order.
Capt. Buck with Pierce's and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on the
left into tho bamboo thickets. On the
righ. was frail foot bridge across the
river. leading 70 the town. Gen. Wheaton.
personally commanding. ordered charge
across the bridge and Capt. Howiand Of
his staff. led Colernan's and E,iio't's COM
panies Of the thirteenth and Shields COM
reny Of the Twen;ythird. who behaved
spIendidly under their frst FIRE. Into the
town. which was found to be nearly desert
81, except hy the aged and some spaniards
who had hidden in the buffalo waiiows. and
who came shouting ieIightediy toward the
Americans.
Two companies Of tho Th.rsy-third had
a skirm.sh along the Dagupan road with
the retrea,inz F5iipincs.
Maj. Shields. of the stan. with hts COM
mani. captured several insurgents.
Tho troops camped IN tho rain during
the night. and In tha morning Gen. whea-
ton established his headquarters In a
church, auartered his men in the houses
and sent tho captured FIiipinos beyond
the outpoets. with orders rot to return.
Aguimalde HAS = Yacht secreted.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically itnpassabie. and say they
believe ASuinaido has seeresed a yacht In
the river f<sngapo. near Suhig. for use
In his flight when he fnfa his capture In
inevitable
Several Roeomaoissanr~s.
Wednesday was devoted 10 rsconnois-
sanres. MAJ. Logan went narthward 70
racks Capt. Bucks Thirteenth went TO
san Jacinso and sssrose1 Of srnai, bands.
Msrsa's Twenty-thfra went toward Mag
daiena- on the Dsgupan road. and had
several sharp fights with small parties.
They killed eight men. brought in twenty
prisoners and had FIVE men wounded.
TIE San Temas read seems 20 be the
oysly possible means o. retreat for n large
bs-sy north OF Tar.ae. ard Gen. Wheaton
commands #. The insurgents Of this Sec
ton are going 20 reinforce Tariac.
Tire bstijesnip Oregon has arrived hero
from Hongkons.
CAPT. chenowifh and IAsuts, Davis. Van
Horne and Bradford. with two companies
os the Seventeenth regiment. reccnnoitsr-
ing northeast of Maiaaaca attacked and
routed battalion OF insurgents. killing
twenty~nins os them. Three Americans
were wounded
spanish Prisoners Released.
Gen whsasen reports by this bennington
tina, ~hsn ths landing was ms6s q, san
Fabian the insurgents encountered were
s0 recruits. who were On their way 70
pagupsn. whsre they expected the expe-
diticn 10 land. They resrsased 20 ths
mountains. Tsensy-efgtst Spanish prison.
srs were rescued.
The report 81 tho .an1lng AZ IAngayen
was drought nY the commanse- os tho
Manila. who sav the fight He get tire
geography nsaef
Rata Hanai~aps Expeditlsns.
II has been raining hard throughout tho
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