Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-05
CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR.
The Official Report to Washington Of
Admiral Ioustts.
ENDEAvoRs FOR PEACE SETTLEMENT,
General Perez Declines Jouette's Prop
osition---An Interview With
ReyoIutionists.
SICKNESS AMONG AMERICAN FORCES.

WASHINGTON, June Admiral Jouette
has made an official report to the Navy
Department of his trip to Carthagena for
the purpose Of taking number Of commits.
sioners in order to make, if possible, a
pesceful settlement with the revolutionists.
he arrived there on tbe 18th, after the
insurgents had attacked Carthsgena and
had been repulsed.
Admiral Jouette found that the whole in.
surgent force before Carthsgens, number
ing 1900 men, had embarked on board
their steamers and were ready to
retreat to Barranquills. He Immediately
sent an officer to the leaders of
insurgent forces, Gen. Gattan and Her
nandez, and informed them that they could
not leave the harbor with their steamers
without his consent and that if they at
tempted it he would prevent their departure
by force. He also informed them that he
desired to see them on board the flagship,
Tennessee, as soon as possible. Gen. Cat
tan and Hernandez both came on board
this vessel the same evening and the Ad-
miral had a long interview with them.
From their statements, and also from
the testimony of many outside parties, he
was convinced that although there may
have been some irregularity originally in
getting possession of the vessels, they were
only consequent to the state of war which
existed at Barranquilla. They were used by
agreement and insurgents were given com
pensation for their use.
Admiral Jouette did not regard it as ad-
visable to take forcible possession of the
steamers, or detain them longer during an
important military measure, even if tlty
were using vessels without compensation.
The Admiral urged Generals Gattan and
Hernandez to make efforts for peaceable
settlement between the political parties and
they consented to do so. General Gattan
sent two of his officers to Barranquills to
lay Admiral Jouettes proposition to medi.
ate, before General Felipe Perez. Three
days later Gen, Perez sent letter to Ad-
miral Jouette, thanking him for his PROPOSE
ton, but declining to take any steps IN the
matter until he should receive information
as to what steps the United States would
take The Admiral took no further steps
than to secure settlement of the troubles.
Admiral Jouette reports that
Sickness Among American
forces has increased rapidly. l am inform
ed bp the Board of Surgeons appointed to
investigate the matter that there are now
three vessels in the harbor Of Colon, all
with numerous cases of yellow fever and
that disease is also prevalent in cities Of
Aspinwsll and Panama. In regard to poll.
teal condition on the lsthmus, Re says: 81
am happy to State that matters seems to be
entirely settled and Isthmus now has better
and stronger governmenent, than it has
had for many years and this
promises to be prominent. The
Colombians he further says now have gar.
risous along the line Of transit and they
have ample force to protect it and for
eigners. They have relieved American
forces Of all duties on shore except guar ling
uains and they we're TO assume that duty
the 26th ult. The Colombian authorities,
the Admiral concludes, seem very anxious
to assume all duties of protecting the
transit and foreign property.