The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25
GOVERNMENT
THREATENS To
RETAKE CITY
Federals Would Turn the
Guns Of the Pinzon
on Colon.
Foreigners Notified to Seek
Refuge on Board of the
Warships.
Uncle Sam, However, Will Instruct
the Commander of the Machias
Not to Permit the Proposed
Bombardment.

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boat General Pinzon arrived in this har-
Dor at $50 clock this morning After an
exchange of notes between the United
States gunboat Machias and the General
Pinzon General Alico, commanding the
Pinzon, which has 900 men on board, Off
cially notified the American, British and
French warships now in the harbor that
he intends to lombard Colon at noon to-
morrow (Monday), thus giving twenty
| four hours notice.
The various Consuls are notifying their
respective fellow-citizens that refuge may
be had on board the warships.
To lombard the town of Colon it is alb
solutely necessary to fire across the rail-
road tracks, and the railroad employees
will probably refuse to work.
| Lieutenant Commander McCrae of the
| Machias is the senior naval officer, and
he awaits instructions from Wash
ington regarding the threat to lombard.
Breastworks at Panama.
Breastworks are being erected in the
public thoroughfares of Panama. The
| townsfolk in the vicinity of these are
hastily removing to safer places. All
persons known to be Liberals are ar
rested on sight. The Government has
declared It's determination to contest
| every fHch Of ground IL an entrance to the
city is effected. 1t is rumored that some
seventy men who were wounded at
Perequito were landed on the island of
Taboga. facing Panama harbor, to avoid
threatening alarm in Panama. Taboga
&c oh icIf fro
The Government is very anxious that
marines should be landed from the
United States battleship Iowa, but Cap
tain Perry, her commander, has not COM
piled with this request.
Prisoners Are Recovered.
The Boyaca returned to Panama a sec
ond time yesterday afternoon with Gen.
enemy and recovering all the prisoners
previously reported taken with the ex-
ception Of two. Anon the number re-
covered, according to the Government
version, is the Alcalde of Taboga.
The Liberal version of the incident is
that the Alcalde was afraid to fight, and
when captured offered Domingo Diaz, the
Liberal leader, $1,000 If he would release
him, that the offer was accepted and that
the Alcalde was allowed to go after CIV
ing his word of honor not to attempt to
escape. The Liberals also assert that
General Alban effected landing at
| Chorrera after the Liberals had with
drawn to join the Liberal forces march
ing to the Empire station.
1t is asserted that the steamer Darien,
which the Liberals recently captured
from the Government, escaped the Bo-
yaca under cover Of night, but it is gen.
orally believed that she went to Tumace
| some time ago.
May Attack the Liberals.
The Government asserts that the Choir.
rera troops are momeptarily expected at
Panama, and that on their arrival prep
arations would be made to attack the Lib.
eral advance guard, and that these will
not cease until Colon has been recaptured
| Great hopes are entertained that the
news of the capture Of Colon will induce
| the authorities. of Barranquilla to send
| big reinforcements to land at Colon and
annihilate the enemy.
| 1t is rumored that the Liberal gunboat
| Z
on board left La Libertad, San Salvador,
November 21, bound for Panama
| The United States gunboat Concord,
Commander Harry Knox, arrived at Pan
anna yesterday.
| Colon has become red city, being In
Liberal hands. A large red flag bearing
| the words "Patria Libertad" Is flying
| at the cuartel.
No Bombardment, Says Uncle Sam.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. A.-The lombard
ment of the town of Colon and conse-
quent interruption of .raffic across the
isthmus of Panama will not be permitted
| by Commander McCrea. commanding the
| gIlnboat Machias, stationed at that port
Secretary Of the Navy Long said late
| this evening that he had received no in
formation from either Commander Nc
Crea or Captain Perry, commanding the
Iowa at Panama, regarding to-day's de-
| velopments in the situation on the 18TH
mus. Both of these officers have been
given comprehensive instructions, so that
| they are prepared to act in accordance
with precedent already established AS
surances were given by Secretary Hay to
Senor Herran, the Colombian Charge
d Affaires, few days ago that the
| United States would not permit the BON
bardment of the city Of Panama by the
rebel troops. Probably the administra
ton will oppose as vigorously an attack
| by the Government forces on Colon. I'm