The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-27
The Comp d,Eta, sn Colombia.

The arrest and Imprisonment of Preslueh'
MosGuera of the Republic of Colomoia' nav
already been chronicled. Mosquera' lad
President johnson, has been for some 'i''io as
odds with his Congress; 1t was even iepor'ou
Mt one fine that he had arrested that Dody EN-
,,,,oso=- II fnrrned out, however, that he had
s;n,nly dismissed them, after telling them that
az, aid NOT deserve the great blessing of SO
visa and maternal dictator as heaven had
oraeiously sent them. He even threatened to
resign his office and leave his ungrateful
country to its fate. Gen. Acosta, it seems,
took the President at his word, and arrested
him on the morning OF the ODD May. pro-
Vlslonal government was then organized at
Bogota, and on the 9Th June a commissioner
from the new government, Senior Gabriel Ven
gochea, reached Baranquilla, on the River
Magdalena, in the State of Santa Martha on
the Caribbean coast. From this commissioner
a correspondent of the New York Times de-
ri~es the following intelligence respecting
Acosta's coup d'etat: --...-. q.
On the Goth day of April, Mosquera dissoly-
ed Congress, and Gen. Santos Acosta proceed
ed to lay plans for the SEIZURE anu laiPils n.
confidence in Acosta, for shortly after his rup-
fura with CONGRESS- he named the latter Com
mander-in- Chief of all his forces. Acosta de-
farred the acceptance oil the promotion until
the 10Th or Goth of May, and would not have
accepted it at ALL had he not feared to excite
Mosauera's suspicious by persistent refusal
NJ, antime, he was gradually enlightening Off
GERS OF the national troops as to his plans, and
thus secured many coadjutors. .s''rlI r : ~
The first men to signify their adherence tn
Acostas cause were the officers of the battaI-
ion of Zapadores -Four of Mosouera's pris-
oners-two congressman, Zapata and Santa
Domingo Villa, with Santiago Perez. formerly
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs under Murillo,
and Senior ALABAMA, Governor OF the State
OF Carthagena, were then in duress in the
| barracks of these same Zapadores
At midnight on the 3D. the soldiers of this
| battalion Being on duty at the palace, the
| guard was relieved. The new guard which
Went on duty was composed of young men
trom-Be5 gotta, and included the prisoners to
| whom reference has already been made. these
| being attired in the full uniform of the corps
| At o'clock in the morning the four prisoners
with tour or five companions, and under the
| guidance OF an officer well acquainted with
the windings of the palace entered Mosuuera's
| bedchamber. The door was ajar, and the con.
| spirators entered the room, struck light and
surrounded the Presidents bed, and that with.
| out awakening him. After few minutes de.
law, and with some little difficulty, they arous
| ed Mosqnera, and then informed him that in
the name of the Republic he was their prison.
| er- For some minutes the captive was dumb.
| foundered. When he recovered partially from
his astonishment, he remarked: NDO Won
| know that You are gu lty of a great indignity
in making the President OF the Republic q
| prisoner?" He then rose and after drawing out
his watch and noting the hour he donned his
clothes. So quietly did the conspirators carry
their plans into execution, that neither the
prisoners wife who occupied q room adjoining
her husbands, nor any member of his house
hold knew aught of the occurrence until tive
hours later.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, a gun was fir
ed in the Plaza de Bolivar, and ere long tn,
"A the city was du fat of the events which ha,
taken place. During the morning Mosauera
at his own request, was imprisoned in an oil
government building. He was corried Their
in sedan chair, escorted between two files q
soldiers, by guard of fifty mounted civilian
and officers. Crowds of people ha gathere
in the Plaza through which the prisoner wa
carried and hearty shouts of "Viva Gen. Acos
tar "ViUa la C0nstitucionp' "Baye la Dictddu
RAJ! proved how well satisfied the people Wer.
with the result of the conspiracy Through
out the day the citizens became uneasy as t
the safety of their prisoner, and so urgen
We're they in their demand that Mosquer
should be assigned more secure prison, tina
the authorities toward evening caused him
be transferred to the upper room of the Ma
llonal Observatory. The body guard of til
Ex-President is composed of young men {
the city. His private Secretary, the Secretar
81 rere,gn AFFAIR, Roias Garrido Secretary
Gen. Herran, were also imprisoned. Hi
grandson, young Herran, wishing to see hin
was told he might enter the prison, but woul
not be allowed to leave it. Young Herran Wis
tied his grandfather and remained with him.
Now, that Monquera is prisoner, it is wei
to speak as leniently OF his past career as cir
cum<tances will allow. When history claim
her rights, however, fear that the good h
has done will hardly outweigh the evil. H
al IN taxy Al.
his misery habits being caused, it is averred
by the draughts made upon him by daugh
ter whom he fondly loves, and who, holdin
style BETTING her title His enemies charg
too, that his brain has been worked by e.
cessive drinking, and that he is, in fact, i
his dotage. Be this as it may, the countr
and Congress rejoice at the success of til
bloodless coup detat which has removed Mo-
guerra from power and frightened their hope
for the future of the country. The EXPIRES
dent will be tried either by Congress or b
the Supreme Court.