The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-10
BERT HELD OUT
FOR MANY WEEKS
News of His Surrender Has Now
Been Confirmed.
HIS ARMY WAS WITHOUT FOOD
COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT WILL
FIGHT TO THE BITTER END.

II ANANA. Sent. 9.-The surrender 20
the Colombian insurgents OF the
government general. Morales BERT,
and the troops Of his command at Aqua
Dulce. which has previously been re-
ported and which was generally believed
TO have taken place. has now been con-
firmed. This news reached Panama
through some former conservative pris-
oners Of the insurgents who were liber-
ated Yesterday al San Carlos as a result
OF The landing there Of an expedition
from the government fleet of gunboats.
Made Heroic Defense.
General Berti who had been besieged
at Aqua Dulce by the insurgents since
July 2s only surrendered when his cause
was hopeless. In the act OF surrender
the insurgent general. Herreras. declares
ne recognizes the abnegation OF General
beru and his men. whom he succeeded
In dominating because OF the superiority
or his forces and the quantity of NUM-
tons OF war at his disposal. He 2rom-
Lses TO hold lnVlolate the lives and honor
OF his prisoners and he allows GGneral
Berti TO retain his sword as a mark or
honor IN RECOGNITION OF his heroic defense
Of Aqua DulCe. The surrendered general
and officers. who have be DarOled. also
will not be compelled 10 surrender their
fact that he is unable 10 accord more
generous terms 10 General BERT and his
men. and saws the necessities of war
compel him 10 keep them as prisoners,
but that he NAV exchange them.
Army without Food.
General Berti makes IL known that he
caDitul3ted 10 the enemy only when COM
PEELED 10 do so by lack OF food Of any
kind for his men and the conviction that
he
help.
General Berti was very popular and he
has the sympathy OF everybody in MS
present reverse. Ii is recognized that he
could not have done otherwise than sur
render.
II is believed that the surrender of
General BERT simplifies the situation for
General SalaZar. governor Of Panama,
who can now devote the forces OF MS
command 10 the defense of Panama and
Colon. The national government has ap-
pointed SalaZar supreme commander OF
all the government forces.
The strong entertainments which have
been erected In and around Panama are
| defended by 1850 men. and there are
over 1000 government soldiers at Colon.
Also a large number Of reinforcements
have left Ronda. on the Magdalena river,
for the isthmus and 5000 more men are
/ expected TO some in this week.
General Herrera is expected 10 change
| his field Of operations 10 the isthmus and
| he probably viii locate his camp some
where on the railroad line between Pan
/ ANA and Colon. 1t is believed that big
battle will take place somewhere be-
/ tween these two ports.
| The conservatives OF Panama are very
much disappointed at the delay in the
/ departure from Seattle. Wash, of the
new Colombia war vessel. the Bogota- II
| is believed that If the Bogota had reached
here in due season the government would
| have been able 10 defeat General Herrera
I by taking the offensive at sea and thus
preventing the insurgents from mobilizins
and otherwise carrying out their 2lans.