Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-27
NASHV|LLE'S GUNS
Bombard the Port Of LogaSpl
at Short Range.
Gen. Kobbs's Expedition Occupies Sew
eraI Important Hemp Ports.
Stubborn r. sis,ance Made at LogaspI-Ihe
Ctber Places Easily Taken.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Gen. Otis ca
bled the war department, today, as fol-
lows:
Manila, Jan. 26.-Kobbe's troops oc-
cupy the hemp ports Of Sorgogen'
Dunsol. Bulan, Albay and Iogaspl'
southeastern Luzon. VIII probably
occupy the ports Of Calbayec, Cath
balon and TaclOb in the islands of
Samar and Lcyte before tomorrow
evening. No opposition except at Lo-
paspi. where 500 insurgents strongly
entrenched under Chinese General
Powah made stubborn resistance.
Troops landed under protection Of guns
of Nashville, which fiercely bombarded
Notifications at close range. The en-
emy's loss over so killed or mortally
wounded. Twenty eight killed al
Bridge Head at almost hand TO hand
encounter, refusing to surrender. Our
casualties: Capt. Bradley Hancock.
uuartermaster of volunteers. aide to
Kobbe. wounded in hand; six men. in
Guiding one sailor on Nashville. slight
" wounded. These ports contain great
quantities of hemp ready for snip
ment and will be open, Jan. 80.
Manila. JAN 26.-6.45 p. MA dis
patch from Sorsogen. dated Jan. %.
saws Brig. Gen. Kobbe's expedition has
occupied Sorsogen, Dunsol, Bulan, Lo-
easpi and Virao, on Catanduanes is
land The only resistance was at Lo-
gaspi, where five Americans We're
wounded and As dead and 10 wounded
Filipinos We're found.
1t is estimated that there are 15,0oo
\, - har in fhnca nrDVinnpS and
10000 bales in the ports Of Sorsogen
and Logaspi. The United States gun
boat Nashville's shrapnel burned
5000 bales in Logaspi. The expedition
arrived off SOrsogen. Jan. 20. and thu
town displayed white flags.
Gen. Kobbe and Col. Howe. With z
battalion of the 47th Infantry, landed
and raised the United States flag. The
insurgcnt forces. numbering 300 men.
evacuated the place. The natives We're
passive.
During the morning Of Jan. %. the
Nashville and Venus. with four com
panies of the 47th Regiment. under
Mai Shipt0n. approached Logaspl-
Filipino flags We're flying ana the
trenches We're crowded. y detachment
of $50 picked men led by Major ship
ton. landed on the beach about mile
north of the town. The Nashville
bombarded the trenches and the enemy
retreated II Albay, where they We're
easily dispersed t. the hills.
About 200 insurgents, armed with
rifles, forced 600 unwilling villagers,
armed with bows and arrows. to serve
in the trenches in the close range
street fighting before the enemy fled.
The Filipino dead We're mostly VII
layers who were attempting to flee.
The expedition will proceed to Samar
and Levto. where the 43rd Infantry and
2 battalion Of the 3rd Artillery will be
distributed.
The natives complain Of lack Of
food resulting from the blockade They
are strongly opposed II the return of
the friars Native priests are officia-
ting in the churches.
Lieut.. Col Webb G. Hayes has de-
feated an entrenched force of the en-
envy at Saragia. one American was
killed and five more wounded. \ rec
ord of II American prisoners was
found.
Capt. Casteol. while scouting near
Raras. with his company, encountered
400 insurgents. He was reinforced by
Capt Oracle and the enemy We're
driven to Tanay. one American was
killed and one wounded.