The state herald., 1890-08-08
THE sALvAooRAN TRAITOR.
Defeat and D..,h Of General RIvas

Defeat and Dsath Of General Rivas.
A special from LA Libertad, Saliva
dor, contains the following particulars Of
the death Of General Rlvas:
Rivas for some time before the death Of
President Menendes, had eudcavored to
start up revolution in Salvador, and
General Carlos Ezeta, tho president, met
Rivss and his army and defeated them,
and advised Rivas to seek sanctuary In
Honduras. Upon the death Of Menendez
Rivas was invited, among other military
officers who had been refugees under the
Menendez government, to return to his
country. Rlvas came back to Salvador
and told Ezeta that he would organize the
Cojutepeque Indians into an army to assist
him In his war against Guatemala. Ezeta
never suspecting treachery from Rivas,
assented, and tho latter armed aud
equipped 5000 men.
subsequently Ezcta learned that Rivas
contemplated move on the capital and
ordered General Antonio Eseta, his broth.
er, the hero of eleven battles with the
Guatemalans, to place able generals in
command Of the army Of occupation and
for the 1000 veterans to return to Saliva
doran soil and follow Rivas Indian army.
This movement was executed by forced
marches, but before the younger Ezeta
reached the city OF San Salvador, Rivas
made the attack. Then Ezeta came up
and the battle began. Rivas made four
teen attacks Oh tho presidents palace In
San Salvador hut was repulsed each time
His Indians attempted to loot the town
aud pillaged many stores. General An
tonic Ezeta finally forced Rivas to loave
the city and no reiterated TO Santa Aua
Tecls, town on the highway between
this city and the capital. Here Rivas for
titled himself and when Ereta came up
with him his surrender was demanded.
Rivas refused to capitulatc and one of
the hottest md most desperate battles
fought during the present war followed.
For sixty-cight hours, without cessation
the conflict was carried on with varied
success by both armies. Blood flowed like
water, the Indians fighting more like de.
mons than men. When they lost their
rifles the favorite knife was used with
most deadly effect At times the fighting
was so heated tina. they used clubs.
The Indians were mown down by the
deadly rain Of lead from Ezetas army,
which never wavercd from its duty. its
ranks. US fast US thinnod., closing up with
clock-like precision. The fighting ut night
was severe, the Indians preferring war
fare then rather than fight by day.
AT last Rivas was shot through the back
and fell dead in his tracks, and the in
dams became demoralized and were scat
tered by E1etas veterans like chan before
the wind.
With the conclusion OF this sanguinary
conflict the body of Rivas was publicly cx-
posed in the plaza after the battle, then
torn down and indignities hcaped upon IL,
rs in the case of other traitors.
II Ezeta had been defeated there would
have been no hope of u continuance Of the
victories over Guatemala. Hut with his
success II is believed that Guatemala will
be worstcd. Not u position already gained
and occupied by the Salvadorau army in
Guatemala wus abandoned by Eketa when
he returned 10 put down the rebellion. II
is said that Ezeta with his victorious army
will return to 3uatcmalan territory Mt
once