The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-14

SAVANNAH. Ca, March 1.-THE re-
port of the landing of the British at
Bluefieids in the Mosquito reservation
was confirmed today by the arrival of
the steamer Elliot, Capt. 4. Brown. The
Elliot. which is a British steamer. left
Bluefelds Sunday morning. March 4. She
arrived there Feb. p. just one day too
late to witness the arrival of the Mic
araguans.
Capt. Brown says the Nicaraguans en-
tered Bluehelds on Feb p and 26. He
did not know their exact numerical
strength, but there was an armed force
of four OF five hundred of them at
Bluehelds when he arrived. They
brought no cannon with them. They
simply entered under arms and without
any resistance on the part of the natives.
They hoisted the Nicaraguan flag over
the custom house and over the other
public buildings. The flags remained up
during the time the Elliot was in port.
There was no lighting.
The Mosquitoes We're considerably terri
fled by the presence Of so large an
armed force as they were practically
without protection in the city. Capt.
Brown says the reports that reached
this country with regard to the name Of
the British warsbip there are in error.
1t was not the Cleopatra, he said. but
the lamar. The Mosquitoes, he states,
fearing that they might be attacked by
Nicaraguans. appealed to the lamar
for protection.
Thursday, March l. the lamar, with
out any authority from the British gov
ernment, as it had not had time to get
any such authority. sent three boat loads
of armed men ashore. Capt. Brown did
not know the exact number of men. but
between fifty and one hundred landed.
They were armed with carbines and cut
lasses The men went ashore in the
steam launch of the man-of-war and
carried with them two Gatling guns and
three field pieces. The British forces did
not land at Bluehelds, but at Bluefelds
bluff, about four or five miles north
east of there.
There was some understanding be-
tween the Mosquito chief and the officer
in charge of the Tamar, the chief ask
ing that the men be landed for the safety
and protection of his people. The Brit
ish soldiers went into Bluefelds from the
bluff. They could not go by land. but
naQ TO Use the steam ldulC0. III WHICH
they carried one of the Gatling guns.
There was no fight of any kind between
March 1, the day the men landed, and
March 4. the day the Elliot sailed. There
was little excitement among the people.
The Mosquitoes were frightened when the
Nicaraguans first entered. but after the
landing of the British troops all excite
ment subsided and the people seemed
willing TO rest easy and let things go on
as they we're until the trouble between
the Indians and the Nicaraguans is set
tied. The Nicaraguans, of course, OBJ
jected TO the landing Of the British
troops and charged the British officers
with an open violation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. Little attention was paid
10 this by the British. The Nicaraguans
wanted them to stick to the terms of the
treaty. The lamar sailed from Blue
fields Thursday night for Colon for the
purpose Of cabling TO England for ad-
vice. In the meantime the troops were
left in camp at BlueheIds bluff.
j he lamar returned TO Bluefields late
saturday night. Capt. Brown did not
learn the result Of the correspondence
with the English department of foreign
affairs. as ne was five or six miles away
from Bluefields and did not land again
before leaving Sunday morning, when
the soldiers were still in camp at the
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