The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-28

= DION, COLOMBIA, Nov. Ian
American named Murphy relates
the following story corrobOrating
the report that the Colombian gun BOAT
General Pinzon fired on Porto Bello;
o. Monday morning Murphy was in
IN open boat bound for PlayadOnno on
a mining excursion Besides himself
there were three Chinese and a Colon
bian negro in the boat, which was
commanded by the colored men. When
they were passing Porto Bello a boat
containing soldiers from the Pinzon,
Their at anchor off Porto Bello, cap
tured Murphy and his companions.
After they had been made prisoners
and while on their way TO the gun
boat the General PinzOn fired many
sh0ts at Porto Bello.
On arriving on board the gUnboat
Murphy learned that no less than fifty
shots had been fired at Porto Bello.
He slso says that from the gUnbOat
one or two of the largest houses of the
place could be plainly seen to have
beer wrecked. Men from the General
PinzOn who went ashore at Porto BeilO
said the town was evacuated. Not a
single liberal vas to be seen any
bullets were used by the liberals as
one bullet brought on board the Pin
Eon was subsequently exploded.
Murphy was handed over to the Of
ficers Of the United States gunboat
Marietta when the Pinzon returned to
Colon.
Tt was peTsiStenuy TumOred this
morning that the government troops
had been driven back over the Barbs-
Goa bridge, but the rumor turned out
70 be incorrect. The facts in the case
are as follows:
Government Loses Ground.
Tn a skirmish at Buena Vista last
night the government troops lost
ground SomeWh; and retreated to
Tebernilla, losing 5000 cartridges The
government forces now occupy Taber-
nila, which is on the Colon side Of
Barbacoa.
General Solamayor, with go men,
commanded the liberal forces at Bar
hacoa bridge. Good authorities hold
That twenty men should have been able
% prevent the government troops from
crossing the bridge. Solamayor's con
duct is everywhere deserted. He seems
10 have sheltered himself and to have
supervised nothing personally, hence
She reckless waste Of ammunition.
which caused the eventual retreat of
the liberals, who lost less than & dozen
Hen yesterday. Generals Domingo
Diaz and LugO have been unable as
yet to arrive here with their troops.
1t was learned on the highest author
ity this afternoon that General Jeffries
IS with General Aiban on the Colon
SIDE OF BarbGC7a, and that 500 men
from Panama are now marching to Join
them.
Troops Are Dispatched.
Pie following dispatch has been re-
celved from Panama; THE Colombian
gunboaJ BOyaca was dispatched Tues
day. having on board about fifty sol
ciers, for Ch9mO or its vicinity, where
i, was said party Of liberals, under
General Torres, has received quite re-
Gently a fresh supply of arms and am
mUnitiOu.
san PaOlO and BaTbacOa are known
here 70 be liberal stronghoIds and
places very easy to defend. while TO
cross the bridge spanning the Chagres
river. now swollen, was mex to i'm
possible for an attacking force.
The reason the liberals abandoned
BarbacOa is not made clear. The death
rate on the government side was very
great. many bodies falling into the
river An attempt was also made to
make a detour on the river in boats,
but, tie Chagres being swollen, the
boats capsized and many were
drowned.
Feeling Against Americans.
General Castro commands the gov
eminent force at Bari acoa. The gen
crei tried to get a train yesterday
morning to convey 200 men To the
scene of the engagement at Rarbacoa.
but Captain Perv of the Iowa said
shat not a single armed man would be
allowed TO eutrain. The feeling here
against foreigners, particularly Ameri-
cans, runs high.
special train at Panama to con-
vey General Alban, alone and I'M
armed. awaited the arrival for hours
OF the morning train from Colon, but