The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
B0YACA Is NOW
A REBEL VESSEL
Former Colombian Gunboat Guards
Entrance to Panama HarboF.
INSURGENTS VERY ACTIVE
SITUATION SEEMS TO BE MORE
SERIOUS THAN EVER.

II NGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 24.-De-
r tails of the capture Of the Colon
bian gJnboat Boyaca by the
Insurgents outside of Panama have
reached here. The Boyaca was cap
tured Aug. l by the insurgent gunboat
PadiIla, after short and unequal tight.
She had on board at the time nearly
800 soldiers under the command Of Cen
erals FerEero and Eano, who were to
reinforce General Morales BERT at
Aqua DuIce The Boyaca also carried
several cannons, a supply Of ammuni-
ton and large sum of money
Flying the insurgent flag, the Boyaca
is now guarding the entrance TO Pana-
ma harbor Nothing definite is known
on the isthmus of the situation Of the
government general, Morales BERT, at
Aqua Dulce, but many persons believe
that the general, after withstanding
siege of several days, during which MS
forces were subjected. chiefly at night,
to a severe artillery fire from the in
surgents, proved the hOpelessnss of re-
ceiving reinfOrcements and supplies
from Panama and was forced to sur
render 10 the insurgents.
Big Problem to Solve.
If the reported surrender of the gov
eminent forces at Aqua DuIce is true,
| the insurgent general. Herrera, is con-
/ fronted by a big problem to provide
4 food and shelter for and to control this
/ large and hostile element.
/ Rumors are current on the isthmus
/ that several attachments of insurgents
/ have been seen at the various stations
| along the railroad line between Colon
( and Panama and an attack at either
| end of the line is expected at any mo-
! ment Because of the presence of IN
/ surgents along the railroad, the gov
! eminent is most anxious to obtain re-
/ Inducements on the isthmus as soon as
/ possible. Fresh trouble, however, is
I said to be brewing in the interior OF
/ the republic, and owing to the frequent
/ refusaIs of steamships to carry govern
ment troops, the bringing Of reinforce
/ ments to the iSthmuS is apparently no
/ easy matter. The government gunboat,
/ General Pinzon, arrived at Cartagena a
week ago from Colon after having made
the voyage with difficulty
Gunboat in Bad Shape.
It is now said TO be impossible foI
/ the General Pinz0n TO go TO sea again
10 her present condition Important
parts Of her machinery have been com
pletely ruined.
Government officials on the isthmuI
assert that the newly acquired govern
ment cruiser Cartagena shortly vii
bring troops to the isthmuS-. In othel
quarters. it is said, the Cartagena i:
neither a SaVanilla nor at Cartagena
but that she has gone to Santa Marta
whence she will pSDceed to the British
island of Trinidad in connection witt
the detention there of the steamer Lib
orator, which has been ia The services
of the Matos revolution against Presi
dent Castro of Venezuela The Colon
bian government recognizes the reVOlu
tionary situation TO be serious.
Many persons question the ability o
the insurgents to hold Colon if they at
tack and capture that port. owing L
the fact that they possess no gunboat;
on the Atlantic side Of the islands. TIL
government is endeavOring to purchase
another war vessel in the United
States for use on the Pacific coast.
There is at present no foreign man
1 Of-War at Colon.