The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-12
OCCUPATION OF sUBIG.
FiIipinOs Fled as General Grants
Troops Approached the Town.

MANILA, Dec. 1.-THE advance guard OF
General Grants command, under Major
Spence, arrived at Olangapo. Subig bay,
during the night of Saturday, Dec. g..
which place was occupied with little re-
sistance, the enemy fleeing. Major Spence
had an arduous march over the mountain
trails from Dinalupijan.
Yesterday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon and a chartered transport arrived
at Olangapo, from Manila. The navy was
disappointed to find the army In possession
of the place. which they had hoped to cap
ture. detachment of marines. under
Captain Myers, occupied the navy yard at
Olangapo, and will hold and occupy it as a
naval station. The yaro consists of seven
new large buildings and some repairing
and machinery shops, all damaged by the
bombardment of Sept. %.
During the morning of Dec. 10 the navy
transported Major Spence's command from
Olangapo to the town of Subig, five miles
distant. The enemy was seen deserting
Subig as the troops landed, and the latter
occupied 1t without resistance. They found
the place abandoned by the retreaing en-
emy, who fired few shots. The Americans
deployed to the right and left of the town
and killed one of the enemy.
General Grant and the remainder of his
command arrived at Olangapo yesterday
afternoon. He will proceed, to-day. to
Subig and join Major Spence. General
Grant will move north along the coast and
will effect junction with the Twenty-ffth
Infantry, under Col Andrew S. Burt who
was reported eight miles from Ioa on Dec.
Z. The enemy encountered in General
Grants advance fed to the mountains and
scattered. General Grant is not garrison
ing the towns he occupies. No casualties
are reported in his command.
Dispatches dated Conception, Dec. Q
from a correspondent of the Associated
Press, with the detachment pursuing Ag-
uinaldo. have just reached Manila by a
messenger. The military wires on all lines
TO the northward are continually cut by
the natives or are crowded with govern
n,ent business when working According to
these advices General Young was at Con-
don Nov. %. having three troops Of the
Third cavalry. Cunningham's scouts and
Major March's battalion Of the Thirty
third infantry. The nominal strength of
his command had been reduced one-third
by sickness. The horses were worn out
and handicapped by lack of shoes The in
fantry. after a march of 100 miles from
San Jacinto, were shoeless and all were
living on the country. The troops had no
ammunition except what they carried in
their belts General Young. having then
been without communication with Cen
eral Lawton for ten days, and not knowing
the disposition OF the other troops. or
whether support was being sent forward,
resolved to keep moving. Having received
information that the insurgent general,
Tino. with 1000 men. was somewhere to
the north. and that Aguinaido, with Gem
eral Pillar. five women and 400 soldiers of
his faithful Bulacan battalion was in the
mountains to the east. General Young de-
cided. Nov. 80. TO divide his force He
proceeded himself toward Vigan, hoping to
attack General Tino with his handful of
men. and to prevent him joining Aguinaldo
Major March. with his battalion, and Cum
ningham's scouts, started over the noun
tains toward Cervantes. after Aguinaldo
who was reported TO have been there on
Nov. %. This column marched for thir-
teen hours without food.
The Associated Press correspondent goes
on to say: "The Americans found that the
insurgents had impressed the Igorrotes
compelling them to dig trenches and to
construct pitfalls along the trails which
were fearful travelling at the best. One
stream had to be forded twelve times in
the course OF q mile. These inoffensive
stupid creatures. usually pictured as blood