The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-22
CAMPAIGN IN =LUZ0N.
Corona, Panique and Mon
cada Occupied.

W anlla, NOV 10, l" w
following dispatches have been re
ceived here from correspondents of
the Associated Press accompanying
the American advance nor.hward
Corona, Nov 18-Gen. MacAr-
thur entered Corona, as already
cabled, this afternoon The insur-
gents had fed last Monday, after
burning depot. Nothing else was
destroyed by them Corona is the
first town along the Manila-Dagupan
railway line where the natives did
not run at the approach of the
/ Americans. The Padres offered
quarters iu the church and convent.
TIE town has one good house.
Corona is the seat of heavy British
sugar interests.
The trip here was bard one and
occupied six hours in covering seven
miles and a half, most of the time
being spent in fording quarter OF a
mile food running out of the Rio
Tarlac. We have no wagons and
pack mules, and native bearers carry
all our supplies.
TIE natives here say that Bayom-
bong was occupied Sunday by mount,
ed troops, probably Gen Youngs 8
brigade of Gen Lawton's division
The people here are of better class
than we have usually found, and they
welcomed the Americans as they
evidently realize that their agricul-
tural interest will revive
Gen Macarthur said this evening:
eve seem to be entering different
political atmosphere The people
here seem to be less attached TO
Aguipaldo7s cause than those in
many towns we have entered on the
railroad line :"
The command will move northward
at daybreak tomorrow. toward Ba
yombopg. Corona will be garrlsoned
with two companies oe the Thirty
sixth
Immediately on entering Corona,
Shavens' scouts moved up the track
toward Panioue. On the way they
encountered and entrenched party Of
insurgents whom they drove back.
then entering the town and capturing
four locomotives and thirteen cars,
as already cabled They learned
that 500 insurgents had lelt the town
in the course of the afternoon.
Panique, Nov. 18-Geu. Mac
Arthur's troops arrived from Corona
in the course OF a morning The
railroad beyond this point has not
been destroyed The captured rail.
way stock istbeing repaired to han
die supplies. The expedition will
90 north toward Bayombong, proba
bly, today The signal corps is con,
structing lines with great rapidlty.
A native courier from Bayomborg
reports that the American troops left
the town soon after they entered,
and that many natives remain.
although no insurgents
Gen Macarthur discovered here
Maj. Joneson. formerly chief surgeon
on the staff OF the Filipino command
er, Gen. Mascardo. he resides at
Bacolor, ahd is about to return there
70 resume his practice Mai Jone
son says that all respectable FiIipinos
are disgusted with the behavior Of
the insurgents and are very glad that
the Americans have the upper hand.
A continuous procession of refu
gees is entering Panique from the
north, indicating the proximity OF
other American troops, probably off
the railroad line These refugees
say that the insurgents have not
knswn which way to turn, with the
Americans occupying so many places
in the north
Panique is a rich sugar town
Some OF the wealthy CEiDese and the
poorer natives fed at the first sp-
proach OF our troops, but they are
now confidently returning The rain
has ceased, the weather is fine and
the country is drying rapidly.