New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-29

-, o- 80 and h,ovy n cou,plicated call on demon
sl;g.d fab horn. But these fellows VIII fight Ike
devils let loose as proved in the battle al MOD
kew Hill and their cOmbats inside the CITY Inc
vast majority of the inhabitants OF the lsthmus
savs never emerged from haf-savage condition.
or else have relapsed into that state but since inc
aav when the naked savages of Cetewayo broke the
hollow sonares of the English at The battle OF lsan
dula. no one can afford TO underestimate the Prov
ess of sayages when they mustered in swarms. as
thew can be here from the miasmatc morass and the
ungleclothed mountains.
oil POSITION or AMERICAN FORCES
Over at Panama the rebel chieftain A%puru Is IN
possession, the American forces being OUTSIDE the
city on the property of the Panama Railroad anu
Che Pacific Mail Steamship Companies Transit
ncross the Isthmus is kept open by the running OF
arnored trains and the sending of guards VITA the
uuarmorcd trains The naval force is disposed az
follows: At Panama Colonel Hayward IS IN com
r,and as before with force OF l30 men, mostly
marines. including battery OF GatlngS and bat
terv of howitzers. At this place Captain Highbie
commands a garrison of $50 marines and blue jack
ots At Matachin. about half way across tue is'n-
mus and in the high lands, is garrison com
,nandod by Captain huntington, who has hity ma
rn,ss and Il battery of one Gatllug and one 3-ihch
1iilcd breoch-loader lie has an outpost az san
Pablo upout four miles this sdo OF Matachm'
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River Twenty-Five men and a Calling are sra
t.,,,d there under FIRST Lieutenant Elliot OF the
marines There arc los mon with two HotchRlss
revolving cannon. two Gatiings and two twelve
pound smooth bore guns engaged in train-guaru
dnty under Lieutenant Mason.
In The harbor here the flag ship Tennessee
Admiral Jouett. a"d tho Alliance. The Swatara
rs gone To the soufhwnrl III search of Prestan. anu
The Calena has sailed to intercept Ruiz The
IT, Ion Ian and the English
b,at Lily are also hero. AT Panama is the SLenan-
do,h and n French man-OG-war Geuerai UlIoa,
who commands the Colombian forces here. is living
Mt the house of the French Consul, but no torces
except tho American have been or Will be innieu.
Captaiu Dow general agent of the Pacific Mali
Steamship Company has offered reward ol l'oOO
for Prosan, dead or plIvo Captain Dow was one
of the hostages seneh 10y Prestan. and was sen
fenced TO be shot. lie escaped in the CONFUSION oil
tho fight at Monkey Hill. The action ut Captain
Kane of the Galena is variOusly com mentod on; but
all agra, that Ind bc hren loss cautious on tho day
OF the seizure Of the steamship Colon every Ameri-
can in the city would have been slaughtered There
were 100 lneu before the Office Of the Panama Rail-
roaI Cou,r,ny OF that day with orders from Pres
Tan Ia cal ITO thro It's Of every Gringo there at
the first sdn the Ga,'na fired. 10 rs rnlnore" mere
tl,nt l;,,,rru Santo Domingo Villa has beaten the
rebels 1T CarthaGcna. The G"vetpuent forces nave
been ycLJrious ia the state ut 'anch l hty were
reported several DAYS ag" 10 he moving on lanama
Aill,nrn AT first treatrreI 20 burr the city OF ran
anna # m astcnipt was made disludRr him, Int
now his scheme is To- form coa'i"n with the army
Irarching against HIM .and sweep the Americans
INTO Tic sea-" Sweeping the Americans INTO the sea
is a pnpullr form of annscmn"t IN anticlpatiop
Among the half savagrs ct me s'hinuo' laoug1
circumstances ever which they have no control
prevent tie realization of it 1T present Numerous
armed rebels lnrklng in the hush near here Dlt
have not beeL fOollardy enough ~ Attack our ileS
THR RrBEL LEADERS.
Pumor has it that Ruiz has eluded the Galena
and landed near here, aud that hc is in command OF
The lurk,nc rebels. Prestan's whereabouts are
matter of doubt. He is ret orted to tie in dozen
different places at once The latest account has him
in E.nama with Aizpuru. This Aizpnru. who now
sits in his red palace at Panama and blcatheS ortn
fhrea;cnings and slaughter against the "Grmg goes"
is a nLlatL0 who, few wears ago, was waiter IN
a billiard saloon. lie lett that honest caIlhg Tor
Tia had ewIncuce Of a rcvolutionist. Prestan was
Oue Of his subordinate officers. hts fellow N
anxious 10 get sOpc Of the American officers IN his
power and hold thrm ms hostages IL is not sale for
an American 10 enter the CITY OF Panama ana no
purs,,, connected with the United states forces
thcIu is allowed ontsida the liD'S. The American
Consul s still in Panama in spite OF threats that
hirn.Iu womb SEIZE him az hostage. The Only
way of reaching the nRce of the Central ana South
American Cable Company in Panama rs through 'hc
messengers of the Panama Raj lroad Company, VINO
Faithfully and obIig' ngly deliver messages.
message sent 10 any on" else Is sure u IAN nto to
hands of Azpuru. lie seized u letter oil mine yes
ter,l,y which | sent by chance messenger Inc
manner in which England has protected Der snh;
let's III all parts of the world ~ known. IL wouIu
on,,ur even in the remote villages of the Amcr
can Isti,nus for Same "f the hints along the Panama
Rallryad have whiuc flags lying over them OH which
ale rudely tainted in black letters tiie words DiI-
ish Subject ., A., ,,
ruins of CuloL they captures" II considerable nnhhtr
of uri,puers As far % can learn there are now
mono in their hands They nsed to take them cut
to Monkey Hill aud shoot them hut az AMMUNITION
GOT scarus they tied then hands aud fct aud threw
them oil the ends nf tho rnined pHrs The last
batch was taken ~ sea and drowned last thursday;
The tbinT Of IoIico o tn" City of Panama is named
Arnbula General" OF course. i'o has been ~ the
habit of firing on the trans as they neared the
CITY. liz viii he shot on sight BY the train guard
il lie is caught at 1t again.
TIE SITUATION AT PANAMA.
Last Thursday afternoon won't over to Colonel
Heywarl's garrison at Panama From the vcranda
in front of the Coloneis headquarters not sound
could be heard that night in the city The only
lights seen were those of the street lamps. But IN
the morning we that the towers OF the
Cathedral had been pierced with ombrasures ana
soon a messenger from tue city reported that gun
had boon mounted in ono OF the towers aud trained
on the Quartet. The other emhrasures were for
rifles That morning Captain M"Cnlia came over 10
inspect tho GARRISON. Tho ceremonies ucmrnt 10
his sit woro over. and bo ut the headquarters
building on tine vcraDda oil which l was stttlnH;
Suddenly tho sound OF the long roll was heard.
went ind, back room for my stoi and by the time
got back all tue officers had Rushed 10 the oar
rackn / went into the street and found IL crowded
with wild, shouting mob OF negroes All urging "a
confused tumble Ut horses, carts ana innfS III tne
direction of the city. From no IN the dir''toh OF
the de,s,t cane the sound of hrng. By the time
reached tho barracks tho troops had fallen III Hnder
arms aud all ready for an attack. AS ran tow
ard the barracks glanced up toward the city an
saw tho balconies of the houses and tho towers OF
the Cathedral crowded with people all gazing ~
the direction of the barracks. The cnllse OF tne
alarm proved to be body OF armed mcn Who had
appeared before the American lines firing guns and
pistols and tried 10 impress into Aizpnrns service
some workinen. The gang was supposed 10 be led
by Ambula The people III the ty evidently knew
the demonstration was co take place:
The position of the American forces on tne
Joth a