The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-03

Lard als plains accoloiHSy'y oono
months previously he had captured
the camp of the insurgeps Gen.
IILacuus, incidentally obtaining Lacu-
mss seal, official papers. and qdan
sisy ofsigned correspondence. From
this material TWO lettere were con
structed. ostensibly from Lscuns 20
Aguioahdo.
Oae ofthese contained information
as to the progress of the war The
other asserted that, pursuant to
orders received from Baldormero
Aguiusldo, fLaeuna was sending his
best company TO Presidente Emilio
.Aguineldo.
His plans completed and approved.
Gen FuDston came TO Manila and or
gauized his expedition. selecting 7s
Macabebes. ell of whom spoke Tage-
log Huently Twenty wore incur
gents uniforms aud the others the
clothing of Filipinos laborers The
Macabebe company, armed with so
Maasers, 'ls Remingtone and 10
&rag Jorgensens. was commanded
by Capt. Russell T Hazard of the
18th 70. 8. volunteer cavalry. With
him was his brother. Lieut. Oliver P.
NJ Hazzard, Of the same regiment.
| Capt Harry W Newton, .34th infan.
fautry, was taken because of his
familiarity with Casigursn bay. and
| aieut. .Burton.J. Mitchell, of the 40th
infantry. went as Gen Funston's
| aide These were the only Ameri
| cans accompanying the expedition
With the Nacabebes we're four ez-
iusurgeut o&sers. one being Spanish
aud The other three Tagalos. vhom Geo
Fuassou trusted implicitly
Gen Funston aud the American
officers wore plain blue shirts aud kbakl
trousers They carried each half
blanke, eut wore 90 insignia of rank.
TIE Maeabebsa we're carefully instruct.
ed to obey the orders of the four ez.
| 'O10OCic
Oe the Dight of March 9Th the party
embarked on she Uoi'ed States uoboat
V,cksbarg. It vas originally intended
to take easeoes frea the islaod of Polillo
sod to drifs to tee main lend. bat a
storm arose sod three Of the cascoes
were lost This plan Was sbsadoued
As2s. a. March IL the Visksburg
put her lights oOs and rae iushore 25
miles south of Cssigursu, province OF
Principe
The parsy marched GO Casigarso.
Tie Amerissos hsd aever gsrrisooed
this place. and she luhabitants are
strong iosurgeus syupashissrs Having
arrived there the ex iusurgeos oGcers.
osteosibly commanding the party an.
uouuced that they we're on che way to
join Aguiualdo between Pau,obagaD
and Baler, that they had surprised 80
American surveying party and the:
they bad killed number, eapsuriog
Eve They exhibited Gen Fuusson aud
the other Americans as the prisoners.
| The iosurgeps presidents of Gasigu-
rau believed the story. Two of the
Lacuna letters. previously ooncoe,ed,
were forwarded to Aguiualdo at Pala
nan. province Of Isabella. Gen Runsson
aod 'he others we're kept Imprisoned for
three days. giving orders st night. 90
the poroiug Of March II. taking a
susli qoansjsy of cracked corn. the
party started 90 80 mile march SO
Pslsoan The country is rough and
upiohsbised, sOd provisioes oould no,
BE secured The party ase small she'll
Gsh. bat we're almost starved Wsding
swift rivers, climbing preeipisous moao
saies and penetrating dense juugles,
they nsrched seven days asd aighta
sod 90 March % had reached 9 poin,
eight miles from Pslaosn. They were
now 80 weak that it was necessary &c
send to AguiOaldo's camp for food
| Aguiualdo dispatched supplies and
directed that the American prisoners be
kindly treated, but not allowed 20 enter
the town
% the morning of March 2S :he
advance was resumed The column
vas net by the staff officers Of Agui-
oaldo cod detachment of Aguinsldo's
body guard. which vas ordered TO sake
charge Of the Aneriesns.
While one of the ez iosurgeus
officers eooversed with Aguioaldo's 's
aide. aaother was sent ss . courier to
warp Gen Fuostoo aud che res: who,
with IL Mscsbebes we're about SO hour
behind Having received this warning
Gen Funssoo avoided Aguinaldo's de
tachmens snd joined the column, avoid
| ing observation The Tagslogs went
ahead to greet Aguinaldo and the columo
slowly followed, 6oaily arriving at
Pslaoan.
Aguinaldo's party had troops. so
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