The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06

ties Got Ashore In san Miguel Bay Men
Completely Exhausted After wAding a Few
Yards oats Stuck In the Mud-The March
ON Nueva Caceres and the Arrival Of Three
PARTIES Of Troops at the Same Time A
Sharp Fight In the Rice Fields Where
Probably One Hundred FNipinos We're
Kiied-Their Eraggart Leaders who Fled
-Picturesqus Trip Up the River to the
Town-Its Final Occupation by Our Troops.
L. \. Transport TARTAR.
SAN MIGUEL BAY. LrzON, l. l., Feb. 70
Najor-Gen. Bates left Manila about II week
ago with an expedition numbering 800 men
for the occupation Of the two Camarines, north
and south-the last provinces or the island OF
Iuzon-with tho exception Of the unimportant
principe. on the east coast 10 be- taken and
.Aerd BY United States troops. To-day saw
three hnttallons Of these men go through the
most amusing and annoying performance
that il has been MY fortuneto witness in a large
experience OF boat landings. II was an ex pedi-
ton OF considerable size. Col, Dorst's Forty
fifth Infantry which had been gallIvanting
about Cavite and Bahamas provinces, TO the dis
tress of their feet and tho entertainment OF
bughouses. were embarked on tho Tartar at
Naic. Cases battalion Of the Fortieth was on
the Salvatore and McNamee'5 on the Venus
aud Castellano. Col. Goodwin had been with
che other bat,aIion-Craiphu's-on the Fran
cisco Rever rendv to start for Nindanao when
cha cry for helm came IN from the frightened
Tortv-.eventh at leuaspI and he was hurried
oy down there to do a little OUTPOST duty SO
they could get some sleep.
Cen Rates meant 10 nick him and the battal-
ION IN on the way around to San Miguel Bay.
Fventy-four mule wagons and their stock
vera loaded ON the big horse boat Athen.an.
Tho headnartars' animals were put there also.
with two pack trains and a cavalry detacl-
mert Of fifteen men for Gen. Bates. Brig
Gen. J.. NJ. Bell. who il TO oommand the dis
trict went on the Tartar. Gen. Bates and his
stan are on tho gunboat Marietta, Capt. Gheen.
Can't. Ramsey, the Quartermaster. wanted to
tow along some cascos for use in drbarking
troops and stores, but he was vetoed 10y Gen.
Otis because they cost 50, 800, Mexican, each and
might bs lost. He was obliged TO get along
with the Quartermaster's launch Baltimore.
which has an ex-soldier for skipper and a
new crew OF F~ilipinos. Loaded on the different
ships were $1,000 field ratlons and 20.OOO travel
rations. There were 800 rounds OF ammunition
n man, and 10000 rounds OF reserve, There
was also n section Of G. Company Of the Thirty
seventh. This is Capt. koehler's artillerv
company. Capt. Koehler with two guns was
at Iegaspi. helping the Forty-eevenlh
So we steamed out Of Manila Bay on the even
Ing Of the 18th and wubhled along down the
coast as fast as the slow little Castelldno could
20. The Baltimore was in TOW Of the Venus.
On the morning of the 18th We had made
the Straits Of san BrrnardinO at the south end
OF lu2on. About 10 O'Clock Il steamer was
seen conling toward Vs.. The Marietta STOPPED
her and found that she was the little MUntaies
OF Manila. from Gubat Tor Bulan. She il one
of the few steamers that have been III The Nueva
CacereS trade. There are only three or four
small enough 10 get over the bar in san Miguel
Bay and up the crooked, muddy BiCol River.
Gen. Bates decided that the MOntafes was Just
the shin he was looking for and told the captain
10 come along. The skipper was willing enough
II he could 40 To Bulan first So the General
gave permission and off went the Montanes.
The skipper said that in GuOat whence he had
lust come, there were plenty Of cascos we couln
use. So while he was gone to Bulan the Balti-
more with Capt. Ramsey went TO Gubat for
the cascCs. The rest of the fleet went into q
cove at the entrance 10 the Bay Of Legaspl and
anchored Just at dusk. The land rose abruptly
ont Of the waters into sharp.high bills covered
with thick timber. spotted here and there
with flaming ire trees in fun bloom. over
Mayon, the huge volcano, a cloud of white steam
and mist hung hidinghi peak. The beach shelyed
or so rapldly that at 200 wards from shore there
Was no bottom al Nlri}-one iaihons.
The Marietta went ON to l.egasri and
Gen Bates went on shore Got Horn OF the
forty-seVenth had come mp rom Sorsogon
Withtwo companies 10 REINFORCE MaJorShip'on,
He told Gen. Bates that he couldn't possibly
spare Craighills battalion OF III" tortieth, and
30 the General LEI nm keep II, Uut ne DID decide
TO take Capt koehler and bis two guns and
Col Goodwin When the Marietta got back
10 its cove where ihe other ships weIo anchored
Che Baltimore had come with word hat the
water wastoor ouSh Tor her TO get SO
We all lay IN The cove on the lsth and INSPECTED
the nils ana The nre trees While the SdlNadora
ana venus went back with IN" Baltimore
AFTER those cascos The Montahes came back
from Bulan, went up 10 legaspi and took on
koehler and his men ond guns. The Venus
ana salvador came BACK ana reported a bril-
hant capture OF dubat. The natives had come
out through tho surf With chairs In which they
had carried Captltalnsey and W other officers
ashore There had been a procession headed
by a brass band speeches and ringing Of bells.
And the end OF II oil was that here were no
cascos In Gubat, but We got two torches or
double-ended sailing yavls OF considerable
Gze which may come IN handy LATER
IN BAN MIGUEL BAY.
Yesterday morning we got no anchor AZ day-
light and steamed over 10 this hav. where wa
arrived soon after dawn. The map viii show
Won that the bay of san Miguel is nearly sahara