The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
MUCH REJOICING
IN BLUEF|ELDS
Report of Insurgent Victory Is
Cause Of Jubilation
LARGE NUMBER KILLED
General Menn's Victory at 81. Vicente
Has Encouraged the Insurgents
Greatly and They Believe That
They VIII Yet Conquer

Bluefelds, February 29.-Telegrams from
the front reporting victory threw Blue
fields into the throes of iubiation this
afternoon. In tie two kilograms GEN
eral Mena reported the complete rout of
the government forces a St Vicente. The
others stated that the important city of
Granada was in the hands of the revolu-
tionsts; that the steamer Victoria, which
piled Lake Nicaragua, had been cap
ured and that General Estrada with 100
men, has formed juncture with General
Chamorro and that their combined forces
were now marching northward and on
to Managua.
General Mena's telegram, which was
addressed to Provisional President E,s-
trada from st. Vicente, was timed D. m,
and read as follows;
II have the honor to notify you that &C.
cording to advices which were brought
TO us by the people of this vicinity
the enemy suffered in the last battle more
than we imagine The dsbanded men are
fleeing in every direction without app
parent destination and escaping in u state
OF great disorder despite the efforts of
the leaders to hold them The latter are
attempting transcription in this vicinity
but the natives are flocking to our side
every minute and in columns which pre-
cludes our arming all of them. Acoyana,
according to information brought from
there by citizens fleeing from CONSUMPTION,
has been abandoned by all save the Of
flcers who are hopelessly trying TO re-
cruit"
General Menas statement regarding the
governments losses at the battle of St.
Vicente was confirmed in an interview
had with the American Gordon, who es-
timated the Madriz loss at $50.
Wounded men from the government
camp, who crawled through the mountain
passes, were brought to Menas camp and
testified to the murderous effect Of the
fire which they endured. Mena's mI
acknowledged the great bravery of a &C.
tachment OF the enemy which crossed the
open plains to attack their position.
Suffering losses almost at every step the
remnant reached the crest, and drove
the PROFESSIONALS before them, but. with
their ranks depleted. they were unable to
hold it. Retrcatng under the continued
fire they reformed on another hill, only
thanking movement.
OF the 70 men who participated in this
Central American Balakalava only sew
enteen escaped.
Admiration is also felt by the provi-
SIGNALS for the devoted band of Off
GERS who although beaten February IS.
losing many more of their men by deser-
ton over night, remained to serve the
rapid firers the next morning to cover
the bringing in of the dead and wounded
between the two positions.
The remainder of the forces under
General Matuty reached San Vicente, Civ
ing General Mena 600 men exclusive OF
recruits. The first report of the capture
of the steamer Victoria was sent by
Mena ION trustworthy information and
shortly afterward q. prominent citizen of
Acoyapa wired that Estrada was certain
of victory This was taken to mean that
Granada was in the hands OF the provi-
SIGNALS and that Chamorro and Estrada
had former a junction. when this oc-
CURED can only be surmised.
1t is now known that General Chamorro
with his main body of troops never was
at Matagalpa and 1t is assumed that
this junction of his army with Estrada
occurred near Tipitapa- What is regarded
as of overshadowing Importance Is the
report that Granada now is open to or
has been occupied by Estrada.
In the absence of news during the past
week there were gloomy forebodings that
the people in the interior whose support
was essential to the success of the move
ment were not responding In sufficient
numbers.
General Mena's victory, however, has
dispelled these fears and the reports con-
corning Granada have aroused high hopes
of speedy entry into Managua.