The sun., 1893-05-15
All this marching happened the last OF Janu.

All this marching happened the last Of Janu-
ary. this year.
With Q force little. II any. greater in num-
bers. vasquez marched out on Fob. 2 to meet
the invaders. On arriving he found his forces
UNEQUAL to the task OF carrying the works by
assault. In fact. they were not the kind Of
troops to carry anything at the point OF tho
bayonet, for thoy were about all Indians from
the mountains OF tho province Of Gracias. So
he set about taking the works In moro delip-
crate fashion.
WORK OF YANKEE sHARPsHooTERs
Among other resources at his command
were the Rringos-a squad OF foreign rifle
mon. among whom were seven citizens OF the
United States. an Englishman. and q German
This little squad OF nine was advised and
restrained" Ito uso his own words by Major
G. z Burke Of New Orleans. who was well
known in the States as the head OF the New
Orleans Exposition. and In other ways. The
Major denies taking any other part in this war
than that OF an adviser "of the boys" The
Gringo Tigers were without exception good
rifemen The town OF Tatumb bla is surrounded
by mountains. and the grlngos were placed on
spurs OF these mountains at from 800 to l.5oO
yards from the works OF Bonilla and set to
shooting down every Liberal soldier that ap-
peared in range. They mado 1t very hot for
the Liberal-hot and discouraginR. Then
vssauez had couple OF mountain howitzers.
built by Krupp. and these wero put In play as
circumstances admitted. but one Of the cir
cum stances being lack Of ammunition. they
served chiefly to frlghten the Indians that
had Joined Bonllla.
REBELS sURRouNDED.
What with the grinRos and tho little cannon
T. At~t.
-yasquez was able to detaeh force largo
enough to get into the rear. Gen. Manuel
Bonilla was In command OF his force ther0-a
force engaged In making Notifications to pro-
tsct the Liberal roar and In keeping open
communications with the base Of supplies In
Nicaragun-supposed to be the hnrbor OF
Corinto. Three mountain tops had been fort-
fed there when Vasquez In person lod the
attack on Bonilla's rear That is to say.
walls OF broken stone had boon built
three or four feet high to protect the
troops. Vasquez advanced on these one after
another. and carried them. He then had bis
enemy surrounded and supplies cut of. 1t
had taken from Fob. 2 till near the end OF
March to do what would have been done In
half day during the American war. but 1t was
pretty well done considering the character OF
the troops. and the Government sdherents
"oio o'erSWHoFo luil VI tojoIcluk Whou 'hoy
heard Oft.
REBEL ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL
As ! straddled q mule at San Lorenzo at
about that time to go to the capital. a friend
OF the Govern mept told me was too late to
see the war. but II / would keep the mule
jogging along would very likely arrive in
time to see the leaders shot as traitors. So 1
kept the mule jogging along. and. after ad-
ventures that will be related at another time.
found myself looking into the muzzle Of a
gun which an indian In the service OF the
Government. was pointing at me from behind
mud hut in the suburbs OF TeRucigalpa.
The Indian wanted me to stop. and
] stopped. Then he wanted u passport,
and l showed him ono that permitted
me to 20 to a mining camp seven leagues be.
yond tho city. Thereat the Indian called six
others, and they all gathered about mo ia the
most friendly manner. They thought me con-
nected with the mine. and therefore a grineo
OF importance in Honduras. / could 90 on.
certainly, but had better not try to 90 TO the
mining camn.
why notY' said |,
1T Is very dangerous"
How so2 Will the General want to keen
me from going there"
NO, no. But loog. There Is the trail up that
mountain. and the enemy have it,"
looked hs he told me to do. and there on
toy Of Picaeh0 Mountain. overlooking the Sapi.