The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10
GEN BERT sURRENDERS
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Colombian Government Forces Yield
10 The Insurgents.
THE SITUATION IS MUCH SlMPLlFiEO
The Governor Of Panama May Now Turn
Ills Attention to Defense Of
Panama and Colon.
THE SITUATION IS MUCH SlMPllflFO

Panama, september o-The surrender 10
the Colombian insurgents Of the govern
ment General Morales Bcrt snd the troops
Of his command at Aqua Duce. which has
previously been reported ana which was
generally believed to have taken place has
now been confirmed.
This news reached Panama through for
mer conservative prisoners OF the insurgent,
who were liberated yesterday at san Carlos
as resalt OF the landing there Of an ex-
pedition from the government heet Of gun
boats.
General Bertl, who had been besieged at
Aqua Dulce by the insurgents since July y,
only surrendered when his cause was nope
less. In the act Of Surrender the insurgent
General Benjamin Herrera declares ne
recognizes the ubue@tion OF General befH
and his men whom he succeeded Ia doml-
mating because of tine superiority OF hiS
forces and the quantity oil munitions OF war
nj his disposal. He promises To holu IN
violate the lives anu honor OF his prisoners
and he allows General Berti TO retain MS
sword "a recognition OF his heroic defense
Of Aqua Dulce. The surrendered generals
and officers nave been paroled dt Penonume
and Santiago de Neragu0e. The act OF sur
render also sets forth that in consideration
OF General Herreras respect for tue bray
cry Of the men who withstood MIS- siege,
they viii not be compelled personally 70
surrender their arms
In the last article Of the act OF surrender
General Berti makes It known that ne
only capltuiated to the enemy wnen com
PEELED to do SO by absolute lack OF food o.
any kind for his men and the conylcil1n
that the government could not SEND nm
timely help
II Is believed In government circles that
the surrender Of General BERT at Aqua
Dulce simpllhes the situation for General
Snlnzar governor Of Panama, who can now
devote the forces OF his command to the
defense of Panama and Colon. That the
National government Mas confidence IN
General Salazar Is proved by the tacI thaL
his appointment as Supreme commn1der OF
all the government forces 90 the. tsthmu
has been received by telegraph from DO
There is great uneusness here now that
the details Of the surrender Of Aqua Duice
have been known. The strong entrench-
around Panama are defended by $500 men
and there are over 1900 government soldiers
az Colon A dispatch was received today
from the minister of war &C BORota saying
that a large number Of achievements had
left Ronda. on the Magda.ena river, for
the isthmus and 30uo more men are e1-
pectcd to come in this week.
General Herrera Is expected to change
his field OF operations 10 the isthmus and
he will probably locate his camp some
where on the railroad lines between
Panama and Colon. Ii Is believed that d
big battle win take place somewhere be
tween these two ports.
The conservatives OF Panama are very
much disappointed ut the delay in the de
parture from seattle, WISH, OF the new
Colombian war vessel the Bogota, recently
purchased.
Members Of the liberal or insurgent,
party are being imprisoned In all the I'M
DOrtunt towns Of Colombia