The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-27
THE HEMP
PORTS ARE
OPENED
General Kobbe's Troops Occupy Prin-
cipal Hemp Ports With Large
Quantity Ready for Shipment.
THE NASHVILLE BOMBARDED
The FortiAcations and Troops LANDED
at 1egaspi, Killing or MOrtally
wounding Fifty.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.--Gen. Gus
report OF yesterdays movements in the
campaign in Luzon is as follows;
MANILA, Jan. &c.
"Hayes' cavalry, reported at Santa
Cruz, drove the enemy out OF Luzena.
Tayabas and adjacent towns, rescued
twenty Spanish prisoners and Eve wom-
en-; other Spanish prisoners were moved
back in small detachments to the noun
talns. The enemy dispersed, and the
greater part are believed to be seeking
homes at Tayahas; found record dated
18th Inst. saying eleven American prls-
oners leave tomorrow; know not to
what place. Hayes casualties, one
killed. three mortally wounded, two
slightly wounded. OTIS"
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S,-Gen. Otis
to-day cabled the war department as
follows:
Gen. Kobbe's troops occupy the hemp
ports of sorsogen, Dunsel. Bulan, AL
bay and Legaspl. southeastern Luzon,
Virac island, catanduanos: win prob
ably occupy the ports of Calbayoc,
Cathbalogan and Tacloban on the ISL
ands Of samar and of Leyte before to-
morrow evening. No opposition except
at Legrspi, where eight hundred insur-
gents, strongly entrenched under Chi
nese Gen. Powah, made stubborn re-
sistance. Troops landed under the pro-
lection of the guns of the Nashville,
which fercely bombarded the fortIflca-
tons at close range. Enemy's loss over
fifty killed or mortally wounded. TWEEN
ty-eight killed at Bridge Head at al
most hand to hand encounter, refusing
to surrender. Our casualties: Capt.
Bradley Hancock, puartermaster of
volunteers. aide to Kobbe, wounded in
hand; six men. including one sailor on
the Nashville, slightly wounded. These
ports contain great quantity of hemp
rendy for shipment and will be open
18th inst.
MANILA. Jan. &c t6:45 p, MA de-
spatch from sorsogon. dated Thursday,
Jan. IS, says: Brlg,-Gen Kobbe's expe-
dItion has Occupied sorsogon, Donsol,
DuIau, Lognspo and Virac, on Catan-
duanes island. The only resistance was
at Legaspl. where five Americans were
wounded and forty-tive dead and fifteen
wounded Filipnos were found.
1t is estimated that there are l25,OOO
bales Of hemp in these provinces and
10000 bales in the ports Of sorsogon and
Legaspl.
The United States gunboat Nash
ville's shrapnel burned $4,000 bales in
Legaspl. The expedition arrived of
sorsogon Jan. 20 and the town displayed
white flags. Gen. Kobbe and Col.
Howe. with a battalion of the Forty
seventh infantry, landed and raised the
United States flag. The insurgent force,
numbering 300 men. evacuated the
place. The natives were passive. Dur
ing the morning of Jan, % the Nash
vile and Venus, with four companies
of the Forty-seventh infantry regiment,
under Major shIpton, approached Lee
gaspi. Filipino flags were flying and
the trenches were crowded. A detach-
ment Of l5O picked men. led by Major
shlplou, landed on the beach about a
mile north of the town. The Nashville
bombarded the trenches and the enemy
retreated to Albny. whence they were
easily dispersed to the hills.
Compelled Villagers to Fight.
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 were mostly villagers,
who were attempting to flee.
The expedition will proceed to Samar
and Leyte. where the Forty-thlrd in
fantry and battalion OF the Third ar
tillery viii be distributed
The natives complain of lack of food,
resulting from the blockade. They are
strongly opposed to the return OF the
frlars. Native priests are officiating in
the churches.
I4leut..Col. Webb &. Hayes has de-
feated an entrenched force of the enemy
at sarlAga. One American was Killed
and five were wounded, A record OF
eleven American prisoners was found.
Capt. Casteel, while scouting near
Baras with his company encountered
400 insurgents, He was reinforced by
Capt. GrncIe, and the enemy was driven
to Tanay. One American was killed
and one was wounded.
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