Show STORY OF S CAPTURE incidents of the expedition which cap anred the insurgent chief february 28 general funston came inep possession of several letters writ ten by agu naldo among them being one that troops should be sent to him as soon as possible the bearer of the letter was to guide the troops to his retreat funston planned to head a apt of Taga logs friendly to k and with the information contained in the letters endeavor to effect his capture the party sailed on the vicksburg march an 1 on march 14 at night ran ashore near Casi guran 80 milea rom aguinaldo s headquarters the ex insurgent officers ostensibly commanding the party announced that they were on the way to dia agymal do between and baler tha they had surprised an american sur beying party and that they had killed a number capturing five they ex general funston and the other americans as their prisoners on the morning of march 17 taking a small quantity of cracked corn the party started on a ninety mile march to calanan they marched seven days and nights and on march 28 had reached a po nt e miles from pala nan they no v so weak that it was necessary to send to aguinaldo a camp for food aguinaldo d snatched spat ched supplies tup plies and d erected that the amen can prisoners be kindly treated but cot be allowed to enter the town on march 23 the march was resumed the column was met by aguinaldo body guards general funston s men crossed th river in sma boats formed on tha bank and marched to i the right and then in front of the insurgent grena diers the entered the u where aguinaldo was suddenly the spanish officer botic ing that aguinaldo s aide was watch ing the americans bisp piously ex claimed now Macca bebes go for theia the Macca bebes opened fire but their aim was rather ineffective and only three insurgents were killed the rebels returned the fire on hearing the firing aguinaldo who evidently thought his men were merely celebrating the arrival of reap for cements ran fo the window and shouted atop that fool ashness quit wasting almun tion do one of the officers and a former insurgent major who was wounded in the lung by the fire of the kansas regiment at the bat tie of Calo threw his arms around aguinaldo excia m ng you are a prisoner of the americans when the firing began general funston assumed command and di erected the attack on the house per assist ng in the capture of aguinaldo the insurgent body guard fled leaving twenty rifles san t ago barcelona the insurgent treas aurer surrendered without resistance resi stence when captured aguinaldo was tre excited but he calmed down under general bunston s assur ance that he would be well treated the expedition rested march 24 and then marched sixteen m les the follow ing day where general funston found the vicksburg which brought him to manila |