The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-12
ALL THE GOVERNMENT FORCES
AND REVoLUTIoNIsTs ALL
ON THE MOVE.
BREASTWORKS ARE THROWN
Business on Both sides of the lsthmus
is at a standstill-Government
Thinks Situation a Serious
One

Kingston, jamaica, September IL
The British steamer William Cliff
reached here today from Colon, Col
omDia. Her officers reported consid-
cradle activity ON both sides of the
isthmus when the vessel left Colon
Monday and tnat the revomtionists
had already occupied Culebra, on the
railroad between Panama and Colon,
ana were advancing in strength.
General Benjamin Herrera is said
to be in command of the revolutions
airy forces. which seem to be concen-
trating at a point about midway be-
tween Panama and Colon. There are
strong government forces at both
ends of the railroad. and reinforce
ments are coming in. Breastworks
are being erected at Colon and Pana-
ma. Owing to the fact that the gov
ernment does not know where to ex-
pect an attack, it keeps its soldiers
moving along the 40 miles of railroad
The reyoutionists gained possession
OF Culebra without opposition and
their possession of that point has not
been u sturbed The government is
maintaining an attitude of defense,
and desperate engagement is ex-
pected shortly. Business on the 18TH
mus Is suspended and the people are
very fearful, especially since the rev
olutionist victory at Aqua Dulce.
one of the officers of the William
Cliff sad to a representative OF the
Associated Press mat he had been
informed from a reliable source at
Colon, that the Colombian government
reauzed the situation on e4e isthmus
to be serious and that a crisis was at
hand
When the William CHm lett Colon
the prevailing opinion on the 18TH
mus was that the revolutionists would
attack Panama before advancing on
Colon because of tie support they
would get from their gunboats on the
Pacific side of the istnmus in an at
tack on the first named city. The
reyolutionists have no gunboats on
the Atlantic side.
1t is believed the revolutionists viii
push their operations as quickly as
possible because of the problem which
confronts General Herrera of provis-
ioning the large government force
which surrendered to him at Aqua
Dulce, in addition to the other gov
ernment prisoners ne holds. 1t is be-
lieyed that some Of General Herreras
prisoners will fight with his forces.
The government is said to be chat
ing at the delay in the arrival at Pan
ANA of the new gunboat Bogota, re-
Gently purchased at Seattle, Wash
by Senior Concna, Colombian minister
at Washington.
Lack OF transportation facilities for
The government is said to be largely
responsible for the present situation
on the isthmus.
The Pinson at Colon.
Colon, Colombia, september IL
The government gunboat General Pin
son arrived here this morning from
Cartagena. She brought eighty mules
Government forces nave defeated a
detachment Of revolutionists at Pen
on, on the Magialena river. 1t is
now hoped that the reinforcements
destined for the istnmus will be en-
abled TO reach here without undue
loss of time. The government crui-
ser Cartagena is still at Cartagena.
Two government commissioners left
here for Sayanilla for the purpose of
impressing upon the governor of the
department Of Bolivar the immediate
necessity for additional reinforce