The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-04-28
4 Small American Force Cap.
lled BY Rebels.
A LIEUTENANT IN 70 s,,,.saO
Ambusheo and Fate Unknown
hames-all From the Yorktown.
Perhaps a Ransom

WASHINGTON, April l9.-Tho Nav
Department having requested cJrrec
tion OF the portions Of Admiral Dew
ey's dispatch Of yesterday which wer,
not decipherabIe was today able to fur
nish the full text OF the dispatch. which
is as follows:
MANILA, April ls.-Secretary Navy
Washington: The Yorktown visited
Baler, LuzOn. east coast OF Luzon, L. l.,
April ~, for the purpose of rescuing
and bringing away the Spanish forces,
consisting OF eighty soldiers, three Of
6cers and two priests, which were sur
rounded by four hundred Insurgents
Some OF the insurgents armed wItn
Mauser rifles, as reported by natives
Lieutenant J. c. Gilmore, while max.
ing an examination Of the mouth of the
river in an armed boat, was ambushed
fired upon and captured. Fate un-
known, as insurgents refused TO com
municate afterward. The following are
missing: The officer previously referred
w. 'Hl'l Oudl l'l llliEA'i w w dlADut
Coxswain j. Ellsworth, Gunnersmate,
II J. Hygard, Sailmakers Mate Vend-
gil. Seaman W. II. RynGsrs and G. W.
Woodbury.; Apprentices ID. W. a. Ven
vile. J. Peterson, Ordinary Seamcn +.
Brisolese and o. b. Mcdonald, Lands
men l.. T. Edwards, f. Anderson J. DIl-
Ion (Of Honolulu, and c. 4. MOrrissey.
DEWEY.
The officials Of the Navy Depart
ment are confident that such Of the men
of the Yorktown as escaped beng killed
outright in the first ambuscadc will be
well treated by the insurgents.
The department has sent no insuuC-
tions to Admiral Dewey as TO the COuI 81
he shall pursue, believing that he Is
fully competent TO deal with the situa-
ton and resting secure in the assur-
Bnce that he will spare no efforts "a
rescue Gilmore and his men If they are
alive.
As soon as Secretary Long had in
formed the President OF the contents o.
Admiral DeWey's mess3ge Instruction.
we're sent 10 the Admiral 20 use ever
effort to secure the release Of Lieutcn
ant GILMORE and the enlisted men, win
are reported TO be missing, either b.
ransom or in exchange for some Of tn
insurggnts held by tho American for
oes. General Otis and Admiral Dewe
have about 1900 Filipino soldiers il
their posse sslOn. AgulHai0O's vel!
knbwn reputation for Icathering hi
own nest leads to the belief, however
that he will prefer to listen 10 over
lures for the purchase Of the freedom
or he Al ariCan5.
The President has at his dispose
three million dollars for extraordinary
expenses and some Of this money can b.
used in ransOming Gilmore and his con
panions II they are still alive. Al
ready the suggestion has been made
that the efforts OF Admiral Dewey tC
effect the release OF the captured mer
may open a way for CT"rtures for peav,
from Aguinaldo.
There has been a great deal OF mys
terry as to the purpose for which th'
three million dollars was secured, anC
il Is not beyond the bounds OF prob
ability that part or all OF 1t may be used
10 persuade Aguinaldo that his cause Il
hopeless. With Aguinaldo out of tn
way the backbone Of the u! rising W.
be broken. according to the belief here
II was said today that the suggestion
that 81. 600 900 be offered to AguinaldC
had been made to the government, bul
the War Department authorities pooh
pooh the idea, although they are eX'
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