The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
The Philippine Campaign.
Chief City on Second Island
OF Philippines Occupied.

Manila. Nov 20. 8 55 a. -Only
tragmentarV reports reach Manila Of
the operati ooo Dor'h, which. when the
story 's knowo. will prove to have been
the most remarkable cam psieuing the
Philippine war has known Gen Law.
tons division is spread thioly over the
territory beyond San Jose. where the
telegraph ends. Gen. Young's two
regiments of cavalry are con,iouiog
their rapid sweep into the new towns,
and the Infantry is beiDg showed for
ward to bold the towns the cavairv
takes. all in country whose natural
difficulties are increased indescribably
oy tropical rains making rivers out Of
creeks aud swamps of fields. Wagon
transportation is supposed to have been
practically abandoned. the American
troops living Cd captured supplies and
the little produce the iosurgeut leves
have left.
Maj. Samuel NJ. Swiger.'s squadron
OF the Third cavalry Is reported to be
engaging a greatly superior force at
Pozzo Rubia. northeast of Daeupap.
These troops have Tough, three engage.
msnts and are DOW holding their posi-.
ton. waiting for reinforcements. Il is
believed at headquarters this Filipino
force is covering the retrea. of the
iusurgeut leaders to the Biuguet mouu.
tairs. that thu insurgents planned to
retreat northeast. along the Tsyug
road, which is stocked with store houses.
which the Americans have secured. to
draw npon en route, and that only the
insurgent advance force had passed
Tsyug before the Auericao occupation,
the main body of Aguiualdo's army
being within our lines The msjori,y
Of these Insurgents may disoreauize
aud pose as amigos when the Ameri.
cans overtako them.
1870 p. N. Thirty Insurgents, under
a Smajor. escaped from Bayambaue
yesterday about teu minutes before the
Americans entered. Others, it is said,
threw their guns into ne river and DOW
play the role of amigos Many Span.
ish prisoners escaped from the Fiipinos
aud are at Bsysmbsug. among them
the former governor of the provinces
Of Tarlae and Zambales. There is also
quiet large colony Of former iusurg.
ent officers connected at that point, 10.
cludiog Msj. Ortiz. who acted as inter.
pretor for tho Filipino commission =,
healed be Alejaudrino who visited
Manila 10 September Ortiz had don,
ned the amigo clothing and announces
that be has abandoned the insurrection.
The Spauiards say that q new in.
surgeot capital is Beugaes. and that
the American prisoners are at Camitin.
They reported having seen Lieut. Gil.
more aud bis party in the north.
Gen. MacArthur's recon noisauce 60
tered Dagupan this afternoon. The
Americans found that no insureenls
had been there for four days. The
Thirty third Infantry was probably 10
Dagupan yesterday leaving last ni ght.
No insurgents have been seen any-
where near the railroad aud j. is be.
lieved that the only armed force of auy
size is iu the mountains 10 tho province
OF Z,mbeles. to the west, althroug b
there are reports Of insurgents copcen-
tratiog at SAP Miguel de Camilang
west of Psnique, aud at Magatrom Cor
Magalarou) west of Bayambaog Gen
Macarthur is prepared for the attrack
bis forces being disposed between
Durham. province Of Tarlsc and Dag.
upsn. The Twelfth Infantry. a battal.
ion of the Saveoteenth infantry, aud
two troops of cavalry. are with Gen
Macarthur below Dagupan.