The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-30
PORT OF YIGAN TAKEN.
Marines Landed from Oregon Under Cover
Of Other Guns.
AGUINALDO FAvORS CONTINUING THE WAR
Bells Fight Was on Summit of Moun-
tnins and Resulted in n Complete
Rout of the Insurgents.

dispatch from the Associated Press CORE
spondent at Namacapacan, province Of
Union, dated Sunday, November 49, says
The Oregon, Samara and Callao. with l6t
blue Jackets and marines, from the Ore
gon, captured the port of Vigan, province
of South Iloios, north of here, today. The
Samara and Callao ran close in shore; q
Callao and Oregon engaged in a sharl
bombardment of Vigan. The firing from
the shore ceased almost Immediately and
the sailors and marines with field piece
were landed. 1t is reported that 100 in
surgents under Generals Tino and Pillar
are massed at Taguden, ten miles north
and 1t has been concluded to wait at
Namacapacan for the rest og the reinforcd
ments. The American force was still at
Namacapacan Sunday, but move north
was expected to take place Monday. Two
companies of the Thirty-third volunteers
are on their way north to reinforce the
troops OF Namacapacan A later dispatch
from Namacapacan says that when the
blue jackets and marines landed at Vigan
they found that the insurgents had fed.
The navy will hold the town until re-
lieyed by the troops, which are on their
way north.
General Young. with three troops OF the
Third cavalry and a small detachment OF
Aiacabebes, commanded by Lieutensn S
Hall, Quinlan and Blount, arrived at Ma
nlacapacan from San Fernandino de Union
Thursday, November 2S. There they re-
ceived news of Agunaldo from which 1t
hat ha
macapacan Tuesday, November 81 while
General Young was waiting at San Fer
nandino, two miles south. The rebel
chief is now believed to be hiding in Abra
province. When Aguinaldo passed through
Namacapacan all his talk was in favor of
continuing the war.
Washington, November 29.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
navy department from Admiral Watson:
Cavte, November 29.-Wilde reports the
capture of Vigan November &c by the
Oregon's landing force, under Lieutenant
commander McCracken, with Lieutenants
Mccormick. Bostwick. Johnston and Cap
tain Williams, and Lieutenant Bermely,
marine corps. The landing was covered
by the Callao, Tappan commanding, and
the Samara, Muslin commanding. Slight
resistance; no casualt. e5; Inhabitants
welcomed the flag. McCracken is holding
Vigan until relieved by the army.
Lieutenant Gilmore is well with sew
eral men, twenty-five miles from Vigan
Received Meyer code letter from Gilmore
by Albert Sosichen, newspaper artist, who
was with Gilmore several months and
escaped; brought here by Samara. News
from insurgents through Spanish sergeant
indicates Urdaneta crew killed except
four, as follows: Carl, Green, Powers,
Burke. Names of the Gilmore party:
Walton, Vandoil, Ellsworth, Brisolez, An
derson, Edwards. Peterson. The wounded
were left at Baler Gilmore has no news
of them. Watson.
The above dispatches. taken in con-
nection with the sdvices received today
from General Otis, describing the sue
cess of the movements of the army under
Young, encourages the naval officials in
the belief that by this time the American
prisoners referred to have already been re-
leased with the naval contingent at V!gan
only twenty five miles away to the west.
and the army advance probably 81
little further distant to the southeast
The town OF Banquet is nearly surround
ed and there is little chance of the
escape of the insurgent forces II they
attempt to cucumber themselves in their
retreat with the prisoners. Taking tho
list of prisoners of Glmore's party given
in the cable from ADMIRAL Watson az
being at Banquet. records OF the navy de-
partment show that the following men
have been left at Baler, on the east coast
OF the island. where the Yorktowns boat
crew was captured last spring: John Dill
lon. Charles A. Morrissey. Ora B. McDon-
aid, William II. Rynders, o. W. Wood
bury n. G. A. Venville, A. j. Nygard. |
Altogether the news from both army and
naval sources today is highly encouraging
to the officials here. as indicating the
practical end of the opposition OF the
insurgents north of Luzon.
So far as known the only formidable |
force is that left in Cavite province I'M
der General Tryas and that operating in |
Panay.