The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-25
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Colombian Troops Are R1shing
Rapidly to the Front. N

Colomb blian Troops Are Rushing
Rapidly tc3 the Front.
ANsARMY: GATED BYATIAurA
omcers Parley on the Bee ch and q ID
the Colombian Commander N.
Hands tho Americans q t;f
~ s.E3s Written Protest. Y4l l3lss Is
a dispatch from Colon saws the
Uni On1ted States cruiser "A tlanta, Com
m;ander n VIM. II. /. Turner, returned
there Thursday night from the Gulf Of
Darien. She discovered December s
a detachment Of Colombian troops,
numb bering Yisually " about 500 4 men,
butt according to IS their statements.
totaling ] 500 orr, 900 men, at Titu..
matt, on the western side Of the gulf.
just north Of the mouth Of the Atrato
river. The commander of the A Atlanta
sent ashore an officer who conyersed
with the Colombian commander. The
latter protested energetically against
the presence Of American warsllips in
colombian waters, in so much as war
between Colombia and the United
States had not been declared and no
litely request the Atlanta to leave the
gulf because 1t belonged to Colombia.
Commander Turner ignored the re.
quest and the Atlanta returned to
Colon TO report to Rear Admiral Cogh-
ian. The Colombians are clearly busy
with protective and strengthening
measures. Although they treated the
Americans courteously they decidedly,
resented the presence Of the Atlanta's
landing party. Tho Colombian force
was composed partly OF tine men landed
recently at the Atrato river by the CO..
lombian cruisers Cartagene and GEN
eral Pinzon. : T -
EARLY In the morning Of Dec. Is the
Atlanta sighted a small schooner In
Ghe centre OF the Gulf Of Darien and
followed her to the western shore.
where the schooner attempted to hide
behind an inlet. Lieut. Harlan p.
Perrill of the Atlanta was ordered to
board her and thereupon a whaleboat
was lowered and pulled towards the
schooner. Through the courtesy of
the naval officers the correspondent Of
the Associated Press accompanied the
party. 1t was found that the schooner
had on board 100 armed Colombian
soldiers, commanded by Gen. sRafaelot
Noyo, who said Gen. Daniel Ortiz. !;
commander-in-chief of the Colombian
forces OF the Atlantic and Pacific, had
a large camp a mile away on the
Gen. Noyo requested Lieut..
Perrill to land and confer with Gen.
Ortiz. After temporarily returning
to the Atlanta, Lieut.. Perrill went
back to the schooner, and in the
had taken up O position Off |
a beach within small bay. Great
excitement prevailed among the Col
ombianss on. the whale eboat's approach.
There We're repeated cries Of Viva
6 Colombi lon !lasand there ,s'a. .-f # 81 sudden
}'.' s .5mbian[
OILS ana liu. Guile fance UIs ~ 4
buscade. Cen Otiz appeared j, siie
beach when Lieut.. Perrill wen, ,Epshore,
the wllaleboat in the meantime sing
close by Gen. Otiz insisted tIMt
Lieut., Perrlll should fly the Colombian
flag at. tile bow. of the whale boat, or
lower the American flag at her stern,
because she was in Colombian waters.
Lieut.. Perrill replied that he did not
have q Colombian flag and refused to
lower the Stars and Stripes. Gen.
Ortiz did not insist upon his SO doing,
but he protested In writing against
the presence OF the Americans in Col
ombian waters. Lieut.. Perrill accept
ed the protest and conveyed it to Com
mander Turner, b who handed it. to
Rear Admiral Coghlan on his arrival
here. W
During the conference with the Col
ombians ashore, Lieut.. Perrill was
surrounded by Con. Ortiz's staff, while
inland, n few PAGES, there was semi
circle OF armed sentinels. The beach
in both directions was also lined with
sentinels. Gen. ortiz did not permit
Lieut.. Perrill to leave the point OF the
beach where he landed. While Perrill
was awaiting the Colombian protest,
First Lient. Edward B. Manwaring,
commanding the marine guard of the
Atlanta, rowed up in cutter for the
purpose of communicating with Lieut..
Perrill and to gain certain military in
formation. Lieut.. Manwaring went
ashore and the cutter joined the whale
boat of the beach.
The Colombian camp appeared to
be permanent, was we'll provisioned
and probably destined to be used as a
base OF operations. Gen. Ortiz and
others freely expressed the determine
tion Of Colombia to fight to the bitter
end in case Gen. Reyes visit to Wash
ington is not successful and Panama
is not returned to Colombia
A Fair Sample.
The Columbia State says: Gov.
Odell'S moro active participation in