Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-22
OUR FORCE AT PANAMA.
1900 MEN WITH 80 GUNS READY
FOR A SCRININIAGE.


The Rebels at BuenRYentura Refuse TO
Treat with the Peace COmmissloner
and Seize Their LaunCh-An Attack on
Panama City EXpected-The COlom-
bian Governments Steps.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The Secretary
of the Navy has received a telegram from
Admiral Jouett, at Colon, stating that the
swatara had just returned from Carta-
gena, and that the Colombian Gen. villa
writes him that he will soon come to the
isthmus and re-establish constitutional
government, when necessary barracks
will be erected for the accommodation of
the men.
HOUSING OF THE MEN.
They are now comfortable at the bar
racks at the bridge, where Lieut.. Elliott
has marine guard of 80 men. On
Sunday night the guard there discovered
man applying dynamite to the
house of the canal officer at Matachin.
Capt. Huntington, with $50 men and
battery of guns, has suppressed the
troubles and yielded good service to the
interests of peace at Panama. The first
battalion, consisting of 800 marines and
90 sailors, with 6 guns, under command
of Col. Haywood, is comfortably
housed in large warehouses of the
canal company and has complete
command of all the approaches to the
railroad and canal property at Panama
station. The members of the battalion
have no communication with the town.
Strict discipline is enforced. The health
of the officers and men is eXcellent-only
two, with light fevers, heing on the sick
list. There has been no trouble with the
natives, and none is expected. The
| United States steamers Tennessee, Al
lance and Swatara are at Aspinwall.
The Galena is cruising in the vicinity of
| Carthagena, and the POwhatan is at
PathpOrt. The Yantic is expected TO ar
rive there shortly. The Shenandoah IS at
Panama.
1900 MEN WITH 80 GUNS.
The force available and within easy call
for shore service numbers 1,S00 men with
so guns.
A French man-of-war and an English
man-of-war are at Aspinwall. Two Eng
lish and two French warships are at Pan
ANA. The Peace Commission from Pan
ANA reached Buenaventura on Friday.
Their mission was ignored, and the canal
launch conveying the members Of the
commission was captured. The warship
and the canal launch is towing
the Italian bark Geneva, with
1000 men on board, who will attack
AiZpuru at Panama. The revolutionary
leader AYERS that he will resist this force,
and states that their presence is an in
VasiOn of one sovereign State by another,
and is not a national effort to enforce au-
| thOrity, Troops are reported TO be em-
barking at Buenaventura for this place.
! Serious trouble is expected, and, it is be.
| lIeved. can only be averted By foreign in
terYention. The canal work is hindered.
Business is being destroyed, and the in
| habitants are in constant state Of alarm.
| Many families are leaving the city.
AMERICAS FORCE ON THE IsTHAfUs.
PANAMA, April 2l.-The arrival of the
steamer Acapulco places a very strong
force of American marines and sailors on
the isthmus. It was expected that the
landing of this force would cause much
irritation, and this was tIue-more feeling
on the subject, however, being displayed
by the French than by the COlOmbians.
The latter understand the cause Of
the proceedings better than the former.
All opposition has now ended. The
American force is distributed as follows:
Two battaliOns, consisting of PA marines
and lao sailors, with battery Of HOtch-
kiss and Gatling guns and Dahlgren
hOwitzer, under command Of Capt. Hig-
bee, are stationed Mt Aspnwall. Capt.
COllulu' company - AT bue HfOLesLdub
chapel and hospitals. Lieut.. Harrington
and his detachment are at the light house
point and at the general superintendent's
residence and Offices. Lieut.. AllibOne is at
the Royal Mail wharf, and Capts. Reid
and Muse are at the Pacific Mail wharf.
Capt Reid's company furnishes guard
to trains on the Panama Railroad, max
ing SIX trips daily with arm0red cars with
Gatling and HOtchklss guns.
A CRITICAL SITUATION.
The situation last night and to-day has
been critical. Hand-bills have been issued
melting the natives against the for
eigners. Gen. Aizpuru is quoted as say
ing that he would not fight in the city.
The cathedral towers are being loop
holed, and it is reported that quantity
Of dynamite has been placed in the Guar
tells and soldiers quarters 70 be fired I'm
case Of defeat Well-known criminals,
liberated in the recent fights, are now
seen in the hotels and elsewhere. Firing
is frequently heard on the streets at
night.