The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-25

then operating in considerable numbers
between the Pampanga River and the rail-
way. so as TO enable General Macarthur,
then 1T Angeles. TO move forward TO Dag
upan. and. second. to release. if possible,
the Spanish prisoners known TO DE with
Aguinaldo. and the possible recaptdre OF
Lieutenant Gilmore. of the Navy. and his
party. The resume OF these operations
which was given out by the War Depart
ment yesterday. shows the accomplish
ment Of the main object: the manner in
which the second object was effected is
given briefly as 'ollows:
Reliable information as TO whereabouts
of the insurgent forces and their prisoners
was difficult to obtain, but General Young
on the evening of November II. being con-
WINGED that Aguinaldo had left Alava late
on the 18th, going toward Rosario wired
General Otis from Pozorrubio, as follows:
'Aguinaldo is now fugitive. seeking Sc
curity in escape TO the mountains or by
sea BY cavalry has ridden down his
forces wherever found. utterly routing
them in every instance. killing some. ap-
turing. and liberating many prisoners. and
destroying many arms, much ammunition,
and other war impsdimenta
Major Cronin moved out on that even
ing and marched to San Fabian. where he
Joined Major Swigert's squadron. Lieut.
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tachment Of troopers. Joined and was or
dered to overtake Major SWigert Early
or the following morning Lieut. NJ a
BatsOn. Fourth Cavalry. in command OF
the Macabebe Scouts. moved out o. tie
trail TO Rosario. followed later in the @ay
by Captain Chase, with two troops Of the
Third Cavalry. AT Alava it was asseT-
tanned that Aguinaldo was seventy-tNO
hours in the lead: at Rosario. that his
rear guard was at Tubac. Under guide OF
an insurgent deserter the column pushed
on over the trail 10 Tubac. where infoI-
nation was received that the enemy had
moved up the coast road 20 Join TiniO at
Aringay. A small force Of Macabebes
was left at Tubac and the command push
ed on to Aringay, where at dark on the
18th OF November the enemy's entrench-
ments were assaulted and CALAMITY car
ried by Lieutenant Batson and his Ma-a-
bebes- Following the assault Captain
Chase, OF the Third Cavalry. dismnunted
his men and pushed into the town in rear
OF the defences on the coast side Lieu
tenant BatsOn was here wounded in the
left foot, a casualty which General Young
characteTizes as very grave misfortune,
and one peculiarly disheartening TO the
Maeabebes, who had performed prodigious
work under him.
Carried InSurgenf Trenches.
Early on the morning of the 10th our
forces moved on the road to san Fernan-
10. N the Province Of Union. where Chase
with thirty-seven dismounted troopers
charged over an open rice field and car
ried the insurgent entertainments. held. as
it was afterward learned through prison
er. by a force Of SOC.
General Young left Chase in command
at San Fernando and rejoined the troops at
BOoang where he learned that Major Swi-
CERT had whipped the enemy and driven
him out of Santo Tomas early on the morn
ing of the 18th. Leaving force al Boosog,
General Young. with Swigert's two troyps.
Third Cavalry. followed on the trail OF
Lieutenant Colonel Wilder. Fourth Cav
airy.
on November p II was sscsrtained 5,sat
ASUinaldo had slept in Balaoang, on the
coast road. on the night OF November 90;
that he had passed through Bangor at 10
e. m. on the following day. and VAS at
that time heading for the Province Of Abra.
where. it was said. he had a force Of L. 400
armed men: that Tinio. with a retarding
foEce. was occupying and repairing
trenches at Tagudin. Colonel Parker
Fourth Cavalry. OF General YOung's stan.
who had left San Fernando on the Gath
with directions to Obtain endorsements
from the United States transports. having
failed in his purpose. appealed 70 the Navy.
and on the 10th a battalion Of marines.
under Commander McCracken. executive
officer of the Oregon. landed al the port
OF Vigan. which fact was learned by
Aguinaldo. who again changed his plans
The mass Of the people IN this section dis
played the warmest demonstrations OF
friendship for US.
On. the 27th Major Ma -ch. with his
battalion OF the Thirty thru United States
NT,N.. ~,
which was evacuated by Tinio, the iasur-
gont general. the day before. Aguinaldo
and TfEio had separated at Canyon. the
former going by mountain trail 10 Lepanto
leaving Pillar TO fortify and hold the noun
tain pass in his rear. and a captured let
ter showed Aguinaldo in Angaqui on the
2Sth. intending to go 10 CeTyaEues en- the
following day. TiniO was going north to
occupy aud fortify the pass in the TanSa-
dan Mountains. Natividad was in Bangued
guarding 1000 Spanish prisoners. On the
S0th, March was sent on AguinaidO's trail
with the assurance that protection would
be afforded his rear against Tinio. who
later withdrew his outposts and with re
newed energy returned to the work Of
certifying the Tangadan pass. Tinio boast
ed that the American troops would never
force the pass. and in moment of over
confidence, on the night of December 3.
detached 400 men and sent them down the
Abra River to take Vigan. held by a com
pany of the Thirty third United States
volunteer Infantry. and capture tho sup
plies landed there for our forces. The re-
suit of this affair was an overwhelming
defeat and utter rout Of the insurgents.
with loss to them, OF over u per cent
killed and left on the held
In Pursuit of AEuinuIdO.
Leaving March to pursue AguinaIdo.
General Young proceeded to dispose of the
insurgent force before him and to effect
the release of their prisoners With this
end in view. on the morning Of the Nth,
Howe and Penn, of the Thirty fourth u
S. Volunteer Infantry. moved out on the
trail leading to the Tangadan Pass under
guidance of an old native who had been
impressed to work on the insurgent
trenches at that point, and who was con-
seQuently familiar with the location of
the insurgent position. The first set of
trenches. near the road at the beginning
OF the ascent well screened from view by
scrub underground, was followed by a sue
cession Of trenches and redoubts each COW
ering the one next below il. Lieutenant
Colonel Howe. with one company of the
Thirty-fourth. supported by Hunters and
Chase's troops (dismounted) of the Third
Cavalry. occupied the enemy's attention
ON his left. Major Penn. with two compa-
MES of the Thirty-four U. S. Volunteer
Infantry. started on a detour through the
mountains to gain a position in rear of the
enemy's right. and Lieutenant Decker.
Thirty-fourth U. s. Volunteer Infantry
with his scouts. occupied the hills behind |
which Penn started on his detour 1t was
not intended to do more than occupy the |