Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-03
THE HONDURAS REVOLT.
Story or the Bombardment and Capture o.
Puerto COrtez.

story OF the BOmbardment ana Capture OF
Puerto COrtez.
A passenger on board the Miranda. which ar
rived at New York Wednesday, told the following
Of the bombardment of Puerto Cortez Honduras:
1.-The Miranda left New York for Kingston April
30. From there she went to Greytown, to Cape
Gracios a Dios, north to Truxille, to Belize,
British Honduras, Livingston. Guatemala,
where 1 joined her. This was Tuesday, May H.
At midnight we left for Puerto Cortez, arriving
there at 5o'clock in the morning. The first
sounds that greeted our ears were the reports
Of two cannon and couple of solid shot
dropped into the water not far from where we
lay. Instantly brisk rifle shooting began. which
Stopped in a few minutes. and the revOlutiOnists
and government troops, the supporters of Pres
ident Leira, appeared, running this way and
that upon the beach. There were probably two
dozen of the rebels under Gen. Borneo and
half dozen more on the side of the govern
ment. The agent of the steamship came
aboard as soon as he could and told us that
the custom house and the most important part
of the town were in the hands of the filibuster-
ing party. which arrived the night BEFORE and
surprised the government officials. The latter.
retreating with the keys to the custom house
and all the public moneys they could get their
hands upon, had tried to knock out the rebel
lion with an old piece taken from a dismantled
man-of-war, but had missed the invading
army and come within an ace of putting
hole in the side Of foreign vessel lying in the
harbor.
"When the officers of the government found
that the progress Of the invaders was not iu,-
peded by tho artillery they took to the bush
with the government property. 1t was of no
use, therefore, said the agent, to try to do any
thing with the cargo. Besides. there was yellow
fever in the town. Gen Borneos troops, it
was declared. came from Livingston part in
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but revolvers and machetes. rough cutlasses,
until their arrival at Puerto Cortez. when they
captured rifles and ammunition. At noon on
the 18th we weighed anchor and star ted back to
Livingston. As we were going We saw the gov
eminent forces in three divisions return to the
attack. The result Of their effort, of course,
we did not know until we arrived at Livingston,
when we learned that the rebels were routed.
Half dozen men were killed or injured in the
two battles before the town. Through Living
ston, where we remained until the I'D, the de-
feated army of Gen. Borneo passed on the re-
treat from Puerto Cortez. The troops were
used up. They were tired, wet and hungry.
They all got very drunk, and, as result, two
of them died"
LEADING REBELS CAPTURED.
While the insurgents were in Livingston Gen.
Borueo and four of his officers were captured
by the government troops and put in prison,
where two Of the officers died from fever The
army of Borneo then retreated to the forests,
where they remain. making nightly sallies into
adjoining towns, Selling guns and ammunition
wherever found.
Don Miguel Golerrio, stanch supporter of
Gen. Borneo, was passenger on the Miranda,
and while he had little to say about himself or
his purpose in coming to this country his fell
low passengers said he came here to secure
arms and ammunition for Borneo.
The fact that Gen. Borneo armed and
equipped his followers in the state of Guate-
mala and then embarked unhindered for Hon
duras has greatly excited the people of the
latter state who claim that the revolution is the
| outcome Of jealousy on the part of Guatemala,
and serious complications are likely to result
| between the two states