The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-13
TIE REVOLUTION
IN COLUMBIA.


movements OF the revolutionists in Co.
lombia have been received by their agents
here and II all has gone we'll, conlirma-
tory news of a startling nature Is soon
to be expected.
The Red d steamer Philadelphia
the agent for the revolutionary party in
this city. Interviewed. he said:
Altogether in Colombia we have now
an army Of more than 10000 men. we'll
armed and equipped. General Tribe
Tribe has ten thousand well drilled troops
under him and, according to our adVices,
was to start on his campaign of inva-
sion of Colombia at point below San
Cristobal on August g.
Before his lines is General Gonzales
valencia, with nearly an equal number
of Colombia troops to oppose him.
AT Rio Chacha, which is the seaport
at the northern part OF the Department
Of Magdalena, with population of TO-
900. we have two generals with force Of
1900 men, who now have the city sur.
rounded. General c. Castillo is in com
mand, with General j. NJ. Castillo
is next in charge, with the forces divid-
ed about equally between them.
Rio Chacha will be attacked both by
land and sea- and we expect, will speed
lily fall. Then We shall take Santa Mar
Ia, further down the coast, and hold both
seaports of the Magdalena province. 1t
will not be difficult to control the entire
department. Between Rio Chacha and
General Uribe-Uribe's position near San
Cristobal is stationed General Camacho,
who has a force of 1000 veterans. For
some time they have been without am
muniton, but about eighteen days ago
new arms and u large quantity of am
muniton were successfully gotten to
them, and they are now In fine shape.
Near Honda is General Marin with
1900 seasoned men, and in the Causa
province in the south are two generals
and General Herrera. / cannot speak Of
the size Of their forces or Of their move.
mcnts.
when General Camacho and his troops
join with General Tribe Tribe, the De-
partment of Santander will be virtually
/ in their hands.
! 1T is my belief that the Colombian
gunboat Pinzon will never Come back
over the bar AT Baranquilla. 1t is very
easy TO go in, but so difficult to go out
that steamboat navigation of the river
has been practically prohibited.
! General Alban committed n grave mis-.
take when he carried her there
we learned also that when the gun.
boat Popa was lost five rapid fire guns
loo rifles and 100000 rounds of ammuni
ton, besides other military stores, wen
down with her"
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept 4, via Hay
ten cable.-The German second-class
cruiser V.neta and the Italian third elias.
cruiser umbr!a have arrived at La
Guayra, the port of Caracas.
SINKING OF LA POPA.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The brief cable
mention of the recent sinking of the Co
ilombian gunboat La Popa has been sup
Iplemented by further particulars regard
ing the accident by mail, says the Til
hume. General Joaquin Velez, Governor
of Bolivar. charges that La Popa was
sunk by rebels, and has caused the i'm.
prisonment of the four survivors, charg.
ing them with completely in the plot.
The Government has used every en-.
deavor to suppress the details of the
wreck. On this account 1t is not definite.
ly known how many lives were lost La
Popa was carrying troops from Carta
gena to BaranQuilla, and none of then
was saved The warship. which wen
down about sixty miles from the por
OF Svanilla, also carried a cargo of
half million cartridges and 1000 rifles
the loss Of which will be seriously fel
by the Government.
The sinking of La Popa will also Grip
Pile the naval fighting force, as Colon
bia recently sold the Cordova, which wa!
her largest ship. and is now left will
only one gunboat of account. This Is tn
General Pinzon. formerly the American
yacht Namouna. One hundred Thousand
dollars has been sent to General Vele.
from Bogema with which to purchas,
another vessel.
Coincident with the receipt of the fore
going details comes the news that tn
reVolutionists are preparing a simultane
Gus land and sea attack on Rio Hacha
and the Atlantic side of Colombia. 1t 4
the object of the rebels to secure contro
OF at least one sea port, which will great
~ facilitate the introduction of mum
uons OF war. They possess a fleet tina
is almost, II not quite, equal to that o.
the Government This planned attack
VIII be directed by General Jose Maris
Castillo and General C. Castillo, who's,
FORCES have united for that purpose.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 4. via Hay
uan cable.-The German second-clas.
cruiser Vineta and the Italian third elias.
cruiser -umbria have arrived at Il
Guayra, the port Of Caracas.
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