The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-11

Correspondence Of the Associated Press-)
s.rs1san. Southern Luzon, Jan. %
Two DAYS ago military expedition Of
$500 American troops, under General
Eabbe. left Manila and proceeded on
several steamships 20 the southern end
of Luzou Island, there to occupy and
permanently garrison six seacOast
towns and villages. Up to the present
time three such towns have come under
tHe American flag and the control of
American army officers. and 10 one has
b..u hurt ON either side. Two or three
mon. places stiu remain to be garri-
ssr-I down here and then the eXpedi-
t..r ...H proceed to Samara and Leyte.
tF.ra tu occupy and hold the principal
towns of these neighboring islands.
General HOBBIES command is COM
p.-ed ur the Forty-third and Forty
seventh United States volunteer in
nutry auI Captain EandOlph's battery
Of the Third artillery. These troops
we're loaded 1u the transports Hancock
and Gfruuua and the local steamers
Venus. Aerolus. Salvatore and Castle
lara Conveyed by the gunboat Nash
vile the expedition left Manila Jan. Is
and slowly steamed down the coast to
.ne entrance Of tie deep bay that leads
from the sea up 90 the town Of Sorso-
eau near the southern extremity of
Luz1u.
Movement Of the Troops.
ON the morning Of Jan. 20 we met
the gunh0at Helena and the little Mar
ava.ps. The three warship5 leading the
transports I'm single file. the whole eX-
petition slowly proceeded up SOrsOgOn
ha- There had followed us from Ma
Mia a side wheeler steamer called the
Nun-z with a serviceable draft Of six
f..t. Her use and value now became
apparent. Two companies of the For
jy-spveuth were loaded into eight of
the Hancucks pull-boaJs and two more
companies passed aboard the NuneZ.
Then the NunpZ tOWed the whole outfit
toward S0rsogon, still eight miles up
the bay.
After an hour and a half the small
boats arrived off S0rsogon and we saw
the town was decorated with white and
American flags. The Helena, the Nash
vile and the NaraveIe= had preceded
tine NuneZ ana her boats 90 SOrsOgOn,
ana were anchored in front Of the
town.
General E0bba and Captain Darrell,
Colonel Howe az the Forty seventh
Captain Bradley OF the Hancock and
Lieutenant Hobbe. the generals son.
were ou board the Maraveles. This
gunb'Jt steamed close to the wharf in
front of The stone warehouses along
th, water front, and a pull boat set
the party on shore. They were
met by number of natives
and Su8niards. while crowds Of the
villagers stood. and gaped in wonder
and curiosity.
First Sight of Americans.
Il VAS their first sight of Americans.
Only three days ago the TagaiO leaders
had Cuuyncingly told them that Agui-
Ug.i1 had driven us out of Manila and
held us prisoners upon vessels in Md
Mia bay. The Spaniards told General
Kob5a that the insurgent forces had
evacuated the town that morning.
vhareupln Colonel Howe. with an
American Aas under his arm. and ac-
C1mNaulel 10y an orderly, walked rap
idly across the square in front Of the
church and raised the flag upon a pole
facing q building that had the appear
anoa Of % barracks
The sn'iiers from the Nunez were
landed ou the wharf and marched up
INTO town. The people seemed indiffer-
emf 'H our presence. their only visible
,y.'-....r.eilc being curiosity. All day
-l- .-.t looked az the Americans from
SL'e. corners, doorWayS and second
soIy windows. ana several times
crowds "- the curious had 60 be dis
7'sed i''m n front o. Colonel HOwe's
A..Ilu1.,eIs.
There we've several Spaniards in town.
a-. mo" ia"m was learned something
So. ,., ',.... ..tlpen.hES on shore- Sor-
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