Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-25
INSURGENTS VERY ACTIVE.
Details Of the Capture Of Colombian Gunboat
BOyaca Outside Of Panama.
Former Colombia Vessel Guards the
Entrance To the Harbor, Named
By the Rebels.

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug 2i--Detars
Of the capture of the Colombian gun
boat Boyaca by the insurgents outside
OF Panama have reached here The
Boyaca was captured Aug. l by the in.
gurgent gunboat Padlla, after a short
and unequal fight, She had on board
at the time nearly 300 soldiers under
the command Of Gems. Ferrero and
Eano. who We're to reinforce Gen. Mo-
raies Bert at Aqua Dulce. The Bo-
ydCa also carried several cannon,
supply of ammunication and large
sam Of money
Flying the insurgent flag, the Boyaca
Is now guarding the entrance 10 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 a
siege Of several days, during which his
forces were subjected, chiefly at night,
to a severe artillery fire from the in
surgents, proved the hopelessness of re-
telving reinforcements and supplies
from Panama and was forced to sur
render TO the insurgents
II the reported surrender of the gov
crnment forces to Aqua Dulce is true,
the nsurgent general Herrera, is con-
'ronted by a big problem TO provide
food and shelter for and to control this
large and hostile element
Rumors are current on the lsthmus
that several attachments OF insurgents
no at Ia ID. eVa
along the railroad line between Colon
aud Panama and an attack at either
end Of the line Is expected at any mo
mont 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 az
possible. Fresh trouble, however, is
sad to be brewing In the interior Of
the republic, and owing to the frequent
refusals Of steamships to carry govern.
ment troops, the bringing OF reinforce
mCnts to the isthmus is apparently 20
easy matter The government gunboat
General Pin2on, arrived at Cartagena
week ago from Colon after having
made the voyage with difficulty
II is now said to be impossible FOR
the General Pnzon to go to sea again
in hef present condition. Important
parts Of her machinery have been com
rletely ruined.
Government officials on the isthmus
assert that the newly acquired govern
uent cruiser Cartagena shortly win
bring troops 10 the isthmus. In other
quarters. IL Is 'said, the Cartagena is
rcither at Savanila nor at Cartageno,
tut that she has gone 10 Santa Marta.
whence she viii proceed to the British
island Of Trinidad in connection win
the detention there of the steamer Lib.
orator, which has been In the service
OF the Matos revolution against PRIEST.
Castro Of Venezuela. The Colombian
government recognizes the revolution
airy situation 10 be serious
Many persons question the ability Of
the insurgents 10 hold Colon If they az.
tack and capture that port owing h
the fact that they possess no gunboats
on the Atlantic side Of the islands The
government is endeavorlng 10 purchase
another war vessel in the United
States for use on the Pacific coast
There is at present no foreign man
of-war az Colon