Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-24

thousand men has formed a Junction
with General Chamorro ana that their
combined force WAS NOW marching
northward on to Manaeua. The onlN
disappointing leatVre OF the DAYS
news was the failure definitely 10 to-
cate the whereabouts of Chamorru
General Mena's telegram which was
addressed to Provisional President
Estrada from san Vicente. WIS timed
-. M and reads
n have the honor 10 notify vou that
according 70 the adViees which were
brought Ia MS by the people of this
vicinity. the enemy suffered in the
hast battle more than We imagine The
disbandcd men are fleeing in es,ry
direction without apparent situation
and escaping in a state Of gr,stt as-
order despite the ,'irf}s lf he ,"ad-
ers TO hold them. IN latter are att
tempting conscriptiDn ip this vicin-
ity but the natives ae flncNinr 10 Gu,
side ana ia volume which pre-
cludes our armng all of them Acoy-
apa. according to information hrnught
from there BY citizens, fleeing from
conscription. has been abandoned bv
All save the officers who are hopeless
~ trying to recruit"
General Mcna's statement regard
ing the government losses in the bat
= H..
an interview had With the American.
Gordon, who estimates the Madriz
dead at $50. lie declared that piles
of dead men are now being buried
Wounded men from the govern
mcnt camp who crawled through the
mountain passes We're brought TO
Menas camp anu transferred to the
murderous Eff which they endured.
Menas men acknowledged the great
bravery of detachment of the enemN
which crossed the open plain to at-
almost NJ every step, the remnant
reached the crest driving the
PROFESSIONALS before them, hul with
thoir ranks depicted they were unable
to hold II. Retreating under the con-
tinued fire they reformed on another
hill. only to be driven into the open
again by a thanking movement
OF the seventy men who partioiPat
ed in the Central American Baiak-
lava only seventeen escaped
Admiration is felt by the provision
ais for the devoted band of officers
~ ho, although beaten on February is
losing many more Of their men by
desertion over night remained to
serve the rapid fircrs the next morn
ing. in order to cover the bringing in
OF the dead ane wounded.
The rest Of the forces under Cen
eral Matuty reached san Vicente, Civ
ing General Alena 500 men exclusive
of recruits The first report Of the
capture Of the steamer Victoria was
sent by Mena ION trustworthy infor-
nation" and shortly afterward a
prominent citizen Of Acovapa wired
that Estranda was certain Of victory.
This was taken to mean that Granada
WAS in the hands Of the PROFESSIONALS
and that Chamorao and Estrada had
formed a iuncture. When this oc-
CURED can only be surmiscd
1t is now generally known that Cen
eral Chamorro with the main body
of troops never WAS at Metagalpa and
it is assumed that his junction With
occurred near Tipitapa. what
is regarded as overshadowing impor-
lance Is the report that Granada Is
now open or has been occupied bN
Estrada
In the absence Of news regarding
.he week there wore gloomy forebod-
ngs that the peonle in the interior
whose support was essential To the
success Of the movement. We're not
responding in sufficient numbers, Cen
aral Mena's victory, however, has dis
oelled these fears and the hopes of
speedy entry into Managua The
conservative foreigners here would
ike further confirmation Of the Vic-
Ory than has SO far been received.
rhe capture OF Grenada would null
ify the value of the government force
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