The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
THE HONDURAS INSTRUCTION
Grapic Account of the Affair by Wiz
gilman who Participated in IT.


CAPTAIN Frank NJ. Imboden is brother
of General j. ID. Imboden, and has many
warm friends in Richmond. He was cadet
of the Virginia Military Institute, in 1861,
and was with General Henry a. Wise on
Roanoke Island when the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues, Captain o. Jennings wise,
held the place till the General could save
his command. 1t was in this encounter
that the gallant Captain Wise was killed.
CAPTAIN Imboden is now in Honduras,
where there are several hundred Americans,
and with them allied himself on the side OF
the Government during the recent insurrec-
tion of LOngarO Sanches. the chief general
of President Bogran, when the former at
tempted 10 seize on the Government. The
Americans on that occasion did good ser
vice for the President, and the following
letter from Mr. +. III. lmbOden Ga son OF the
General and nephew Of Captain Frank In =
bOdenl. who also participated III the lnsur-
rectiOn on the Governments side, gives an
interesting story OF the engagement with
| the rebels:
.TEGUCIGALPA, Nov. l6, 1890.
Dear Father: The mail goes out this
evening at o'clock, and / have only time
| for "A short note to make you easy IN regard
| TO all of us here. l cannot get pen nor ink,
so write in pencil.
ON November sth, while General Bogran
(the Presidency was absent from the
palace G. o'clock in the evening" his chief
General, LOngarO Sancbes, took possession
of the palace and all the barracks in the
city, and Sunday morning proclaimed HIM
self President of Honduras. | was in
Amapalla Ton the Pacific coasO when
heard this, and at the same time received
telegram from Captain Frank TO come at
once TO Tegucig alpa well armed. SO we
made all haste possible, and came within
six miles of the city Wednesday evening,
this was November 18th, the distance
marched about sixty miles through the
mountain. Could hear heavy firing
impossible to get to our friends
unless we could get on the
mountain back Of the town. on which
point we had heard they were. We rode
bard until O'Clock before we could make
IL. and found Captain Frank, at the head OF
all the Americans, had left just thirty mir
utes before on "A charge down the mountain
70 take lot of guns (cannon) that were
playing on BOgran's army. who were trying
| 10 take the city. We followed down and
Ioined Captain Frank. He had taken the
battery, and turned the guns on Sanches
Francisco. Bogran's troops had made the
city, but the enemy were all in the quartet
fort with food, water, and nearly all the
| ammunition B0gran had, and we knew il
would be hard work TO get them out.
All evening we lay under a heavy fire
from the quartet, which was not more than
a quarter of a mile off, we throwing shell
after shell into IT, Ii is evident the writer
m ans that the heavy fire Of cannon was
! from the captured battery aimed at the
tort, and not from tie fort. j. ID. l.. and
the sharp-shooters doing what they could.
| But the walls were so thick that they could
not be battered. At dark we came
down into the city. The fighting was kept
up until 3 o'clock Saturday morning, when
Sanches vacated and tried to get away, but
was Killed eighteen miles from here, and
HE body brought back TO the city this MORN
ing. But one American was hurt (Henry
smith, shot in the arm and head). Aunt
Mantle" wife OF Captain Frank NJ. limbo
den, with four small children "remained
quiet and cheerful through IL all, think
this will end all trouble in Honduras for
some time. aud the President has reason 10
be satisfied with us all. By the next mail.
week later, will be able TO write YOU
more fully. Am too much used up now TO
write, and will only add that we are all
well and out OF danger. To you this tight
would have been very small one. Only
about forty were killed in all. Give my
love 10 all, Your afectionate son,
-. ii. lMBoDEN."