Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-07
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PEACE AT PANAMA.

On the 3Oth ultlmO, Secretary whitney
sent the following telegram to Admiral
Jouett:
81 approve your steadfast maintainance
of this Governments position on the 18th
mus. The treaty guarantees the protection
of transit equally by this Government and
by Colombia. Measures necessary to effect
this will be supported. Have sufficient
force at Panama ready in case of need. Any
act of the Colombian forces involving the
destruction or embarrassment of the transit
is in violation of their treaty with this Gov.
ernment. An armed contest at place in
v0lving the same result is also breach OF
the treaty. recognize that you are in 8
delicate and critical position. | shall be in
clined to stand by you in the exercise o.
your best judgment under your general in
structions if your acts result in the safety OF
the transit property at Panama and the re.
establishment Of a stable Government"
On the same afternoon Admiral Jouett
telegraphed to Secretary Whitney as fol-
lows:
"Peaceful settlement between the Govern.
ment troops and Revoutonists at Panama
has been made to-day. l witnessed the
treaty and all points Of difference were re-
ferred to me. AlZpura surrenders uncon.
ditionally. The Government forces will
take possession of Panama tomorrow and
the trouble on the Isthmus will be practi'
cally ended"
The following has also been received from
Panama. under date of May1:
Gall is quiet here. The town has been in
charge of the National troops since l p. NJ
yesterday. During the armistice of forty.
eight hours many, probably the greater por.
tion, of the Rebels escaped, taking with
them their arms. The First battalion OF
United States forces is at Panama, the Sec
ond at Colon. Artillery with Gatling gun
are stationed along the line at Matachin,
San Pueblo and other places.
Admiral Jouett has gone to Colon and
has ordered the extra forces to return to
their station. The contingents from the
Pacific and North Atlantic fleets have re-
turned to their ships. The Second battalion
will probably return to their steamer on
May 6. The conduct of the United States
forces has been exemplary. Three deaths
have occurred during their stay here.
was shot in the left leg on the afternoon OF
April q by private Murray, of the Second
battalion, and died on the Goth. Brennan
was drunk and violent and assaulted Muir
ray with knife while the latter was assist
ing in preserving the peace. On the same
night private David Irvine, of Capt. Coch-
rams company, was shot by Sentinel James
Macaulay while trying to run the lines.
Brennan and Irvine were both buried on the
Both in the foreign cemetery. A board OF
investigation pronounced the sentinel blame
less, but he will be held for trial. Macaulay
is the same man who some months ago fired
at river thieves in the Boston navy-yard
and killed woman who was cooking in d
house on the opposite side of the river. An
gus Flemming, seaman, died from fever in
st. Thomas hospital on the 30th ult., the
thirty-first anniversary of his birth and the
day on which his terms of enlistment eX-
pired.
A detachment of the first battalion under
Col. Haywood expects to remain at Pana.
ma until peace and good government shall
have been assured. The last detachment of
blue jackets left Panama this afternoon,
but detachments remain on duty at Pairso-
Matachin and San Puebla under Lieuts.
Mason, Huntington and Elliott. The sick
list is small and there are no cases of seri-
Gus illness. Among over one thousand men
there has has been only one OF intoXication.
Gen. Aizpura is on board the French flag
ship ReinP Blanche.