New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
TIE BATTLE OF COUTEPEQUE.
GENERAL. EzETA's BoLp ATTACK on THE Qua
rE,1ALAN ARMY ON JULY Il.

TEMALAN ARMY ON JULY IL
The following description of the battle of Coute-
peaue has 0ccn sent 10 the Associated fresS py
a correspondent who participated III the coh'!ic'
on the Guatemalan side: o-
On the Frontier, Ynpe. Guatemala July -
On I'm, morning Of Monday. july IL the troops "i
Guatemala moved up the valley Of Coutepcque to e
teru Of Atercateinpa where the troops OF salvador
had come In on the previous afternoon ana drl'eh
back 500 soldiers Of Guatemala. Tn army oi o'i'
vador was cemmandcd by General Ele'a' Dro'hI
of the President of salvador, and va, composed OF
1000 men, who first over the Inc at TINS Town
and planted their lag upon Guotcmalan soil witi'out
cause as the troops Of Guatemala were upon t'o
frontier oely TO protect their country aul a. war ''l
,, Leon DECLARED The Gnatenaan troop, came up
tbo next morning. and upon hill commanding the
valley planted their battery OF ten pieces supporter
hv ,I,or infantry General Ezeta had piantd h'i
battery upon hill about 800 yards away from ms
battery supporting ii by his artillery Oh the ieft ia
NJ th. valley Opening tIc upoa the Guaicnaais'
Ezeia attempted, BY keeping their bdit1f b"'!' ~
rush bis infantry on down tie valley TO attach CmnFo'
where the main body of the Guatcmulan troops "i-
staiioned and thu. cut tne army In t~O. I'M pal
however failed for the Guatcmalan Infantry at''h
ing him as he came down. wiilpood his IRE io' thie'
hours and then, falling back 20 Cocoa, fought aSdh
for three hours, Around Chingo. three leagues away.
thirteen pieces of sriiileTy kopt hring upon the hue
of piclscts until salvadors troops came by BON s'ue'
and attacked them in the and front by The oticr
road from Cou;cp3quo. Here General Fahrheh WHO
commanded fought for hfyiwO hour'. and male his
vav out to Papa'uc. taking with him hi, artillery
When the bat cry at COucpeque "a" they ah bcch ''
oN they fell back rear position and planting Ic'r
pirces opened fire upon the ealvadoriaiS. kilhg Il
large number taking 112 prisoners, and dr'nS INC
rest back across the frontier
At present owing to the gallant stand and suoSo
ront charge of the Guatemalans, thcSe Is not one
salvadorfan soldier on Guatenalan soil The %'IV;i
norians tclcgraYncd tlat the GGhicmd!ms sulccl
dcfcat and loss OF 1000 men. In aity the "nh'c
,,.Iao loss did not exceed 1000 men, all told la
the three engagements at Ccutcpcque, ChlhG0 ana
cocoa The salvahor!an loss WIS about $500 men
of 1Ge wounded on the Guatemalan side, about 10
diod and about twcnty OF the rcmalndc- cannot live
Al present the Guatlnalans, having moved th'lr
batteries 10 more advantageous positions command
vic,, Of thc entire frontier and 0; the roads Their
batteries consist Of six pieces Of artillery at fnpe
larce-sized IIotchlss guns and smaller piece ana
ten pieces at PGpatuo They have over 10000
men under generals Palma and sanchez, all we'll
AIMED and equipped. SalN adorlans are now encamped
Lcvoud Chingo and Cocoa and Comprise 5000 men
President Ialas has done wonders lie Was really not
prcpared for war, but since war has been declared
he has sent everything that would be of use in war
TO lie fontic-arrnS, clothes horses, food and com
foi1e for the merand he In fast Increasing Tie mum
ber OF his men to 5000. The Cuat:malan troops
fight with great SplflJ IhcA nav" t''S arc HEh'
inr for their homes and wives and can expect
no mercy from such nan a. EZet. 80
EIsincss. OF course Is dnll, but tue trouble viii
nndnnbtedly be over before IL can affect tho coffee
crop The Americans Of Guatemala cty-about thirty
I'm number-Lave offered their services and been az
cepted as bodyguard 10 the President
Yupc July 3O.-Of the seventeen guns here fifteen
we're a. Chlngo, large and small and the other two
uere taken from The Salvadorans by General sanchez
Of Cocoa Yesterday the battery from PapatIma
WAS brought down and all guns that were cracked
or Of no use were moved back to Jutiapa. The
Guatemalans are in excellent position 10 surround tho
anemv Al Yupe the number Of troops Is 8,C00. at
Camana q 900 and fIOm Altcrcaicmpd 70 Cmngo they
are Scattered along ihc line a. pckets 10 the number
81 600 II Is tie intention Of the generals here u
larger number OF troops and better position, they can
easily do. .,. a.. ,to ,,,,o,,,,o,.,,,
ont Of the 1I2 prisoners taken bv the Guatenalais
here nine days ago. eighty wcac Mcxicans ~
Honduras nov has on her fOnllef some 9oVo men
70 nro,ect her from invasion and assist Guatemala
hut she is an f,Lr of that she can do nttlc
Jutiapa Aug. 1,-News was rece'Vcn yoseruaS
M yupe that 1000 Savadorlans were making Tor
Meta some ten leagues from Yupe and about seven
leanes from here intending O cross the line Al tlst
point where there were about 600 Guatcnaldn troops
stationed at the time. Immediately some .'ooo
troops we're ordered there, but the report was ionn
90 be greatly exaggerated 10 the number oi tno
saivado1sns. There may be combat al uils point
the object OF Ezea scens 10 be u cut lnc uuaM
malan army In tive. Tie generals here are waciuni
vigilant, and il is thought Tie osIvaaoi.as WI.
lave 10 i!ght hard TO win the day. Ihcfe arr dt
present all :od, about 10000 men, well drllIcu anu
equipped, and brave under fire as any OF ue uOoPs
of Europe