The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-14
LATE NEWS NJ OUROWN WAR.
FILIPINos DRIVEN OUT OF TWO
TOWNS IN SOUTH OF Luzoy.
Forty-sevcnth Infantry Has Five
Men Wounded-Many Filipinos
kiiIed-Nashville shells Insur-

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
ON BOARD THE STEAMER VENUS,
Legaspi, Luzon. Jan. 23.-Five companies
OF the Forty-seventh volunteer infan-
try. aided by the gunboat Nashville. to-
day fought their way inc the native
towns Of Legaspi and Aibay. We had
five men slightly wounded. Forty-hve
dead Fiipinos had been counted before
nightfail and we are caring for a dozen
OF their wounded. Shells from the Nash
Vile ignited two warehouses filed with
haled hemp These fires could not be
put out. and 5000 bales with total valu-
alton OF sl20.o0 were destroyed by night
fall After the fighting was over and
the men had time TO talk. one officer said;
My God, Is this what I've been waiting
thirty years to see-the shooting down
Of black men as II they were rabbits?'
scene After the BattIe.
The distorted shattered and bloody
bodies OF our former enemies lie In two
rows I'm Legasprs principal street two
blazing warehouses glare and roar in the
darkness. and the American soldiers are
stumbling through the village streets
working to get settled for the night
Companies II, F, G. e and c. OF the
Forty-seventh. came back on the Han
cock from Manila TO Sorsogon. For con-
veyance from Sorsogon 10 Legaspt these
companies were transferred 10 the local
steamers Venus and Castellano. accom-
panying the expedition as transports, and
late yesterday afternoon the two vessels.
conveyed by the Nashville. with Gen.
kobbe on board. sailed from sorsogon
bay for Legaspi Sorscgon I. on the
west and fsegaspi on the east side OF the
southern extremity OF Luzon island. The
run between the two ports is about 10
r4yxf . 49,
miles overland. SO the insurgent soldiers
who abandoned Sorsogon to US three days
ago have had ample time to come over
TO Iegaspt and swell the ranks OF the
garrison there. granting, OF course. that
they did not prefer the greater security
of the mountains
Filipino Flag Seen.
Early this morning the Venus, closely
,nell9wed by the Castellano, with the
Nashville an hour and a half behind them,
steamed into Albay bay. and three miles
on Legaspi waited for the warship I4e-
gaspi on the coast and Albay mile
Mayou volcano. on the southern edge
OF LeEaspi and at our left as the ships
steam In there Is a steep hill used as a
lookout station. Here can be seen, with
the aid OF strong glasses "A Filipino flag
There are no flags over the warehouses
OF the town. and these two facts point to
probable resistance to our landing we
have heard that Gen. Panan. a Chinese
half-caste, commands here and that he
viii fight. At I;t5 the Nashville passed
VS. and steamed close into the beach.
She examined the shore. and from the
Venus we could see long line OF black
sand trenches to the right OF the town;
also between the stone warehouses in
the center of the village there were other
trenches and heavy stone walls The
trenches were crowded with men, some
With rifles and uniformed. others In white.
they watched the actions OF our vessels
closely but no shot was fired on either
side. The Nsshviile's inspection OF LIE.
gaspi WAS long and careful.
English Gunhoat Goes Along.
The English gunboat Piover came in be-
hind us this morning and followed the
Narhvtlle close to the beach. Her big
white Tag swung out In the breeze telling
those on shore she was not OF our party
but merely neutral and inactive spec.
At s;45 the Nashville came alongside the
Venus and Gen kobhe megaphoned TO
MAJ. sh,pton; commanding the battalion
on board, move your ship into the first
wharf and land your men"
There is deep water OFF Legsspi and
coastins steamers can swing their sterns
into any OF the several bamboo docks in
front OF the hemp warehouses; Rut the
captain Of the Venus demurred He had
seen the trenches lined with Fillplnos
he had seen ganopinr officers giving or
ders. concentrating their soldiers into
positions from which they would have his
vessel under cross fire II he landed at the
wharf, ana he explained that u was I'm
possible to get into this dock with less
than one hours backing and hauling. FUR
Their that his stern lines had to he taken
ashore and made fast TO the sand anchors
well upon the beach that his crew would
be shot TO pieces II he attempted to land;
IN short. landing there and then was cut
OF the question.
N. VI. =. Flower Lands "a BOAT.
Meantime. a boat from the plover had
gone 20 the Nashville and from there 10
the beach Her misslen was 10 remove
any EnTishmeu who might be in the town
from the danger % the threatened tight
ing There we're two Enxlirhmen In I =
Easpi. but the Fiiipinos declined 70 allow
them 20 leave. Then the piover's boat
returned and during the subsequent nght-
ing the English gunhoat remained half
a mile on, Of the hay.
Capt Bradley ausrtermaster captain %
the Hancock. Wss on board the Nashville
with Gen Kobbe. He was sent 70 the
back Into the dock as directed The span.
ish captain % the Venus again explained
how long this operation would take and
Capt Bradley went hack Ia the Nashville
60 report From him q was learned hat
She Filiplnos had removed the pianklng
In che docks. leaving only the bamboo
Nashville. soon Capt Bradley returned
saying that The landing would he made
at a point about haif n mite down tho
beach. 30 the mouth Of Lessspi. and about
90 yards beyond the end OF the heavy
sand intrenr hments. that this iAndinK
fArty would advance into the town and
that the Nashville would shell the en-
amys works In front Of our men as they
caFue along the beach Then there was
much hustle ana activity on beard the
Venus. es details - the sharpshpoters
from each of the four Companies were
loaded into cur own three available heats
and the two boats sent ever from ne
Nashville 60 help In ire landing oar
men embarked from our staTsoard side
eYty'a trenches only 49, yards away The
enemy missed splendid opportunity to