The sun., 1910-02-06
ARMY OF MADUIZ HEMMED IN
ESTRIDIST FORCES on BOTH
STDES-WAR NEAR ITS END.
InsurEent Forces Pressing On 90 Near.
sguan CApitaI--GOVernment Troops
BADLY Beaten In Rear Guard Action
Bulletins From Mana qua Mere Laes.

BLUEFIELDS, teb. D, by wireless to
Colon.-News was received by special
courier and telegraph yesterday that
Gen Mena, commanding force of revolu-
tionists had inflicted a crushing defeat
on Gen. vasquez. the Government COM
mander
Two engagements were fought. the FIRST
at las Caritas. near the heights OF Santo
Tomas, where the enemy was routed from
a strong position with the loss Of 500 men,
and the second at Santa Clara. where the
Government troops attempted to make
another stand losing 900 men.
One maxim gun and many prisoners
we're captured. The utter rout OF the
Government force. which comprised the
rear guard Of President Madriz's army.
compels il TO fall back on Santo Domingo
Later Gen. Chamorro outfanked the
Madriz forces and marched TO Comoapa,
as miles from SarIto Domingo, where the
. combined forces Of Generals yazquez and
Rivas are expected 70 meet the revClu-
riOnists. Gen. vazquex is now at Santo
Domingo, between the armies OF Generals
Chamorro and Memo.
The latter occupies a strong positio n
Al Santo Tomas. Gen. Vasquez is thus
practically surrounded with all his COM
munication with the interior cut OF.
Gen. Chamorro holds all the lines and
roads TO the interior. Gen. Mona has
complete control OF the territory from
Santo Tomas to Rama. There is nothing
now to prevent the advance of Gen.
Chamorro to Granada.
Reports from the front confirm the
news that the revolutionists have COM
plete control OF the entire district OF
Chontales and Granada. Gen. Rivas
is only awaiting the advance Of Chamorro
to join Gen. Aurelio Estrada with 100
men in the hills ak miles from Mana qua.
This force will march with Gen. Chamorro |
to Managia, which is the destination OF |
Gen. Estrada.
The end Of the war is in sight. Il is !
declared here that the policy Of President
Madriz 10 as brutal as that of Zelaya. |
courier sent by Gen. Chamorro with !
dispatches to Gen. Mena was captured
by Governemnt troops and was shot
without a trial.
The xictories have caused great en-
thusiasm in the interior and at Bluehelds. |
In large numbers. 1t is estimated that /
Gen. Estrada's forces now number 0.OOO /
men
WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-The revolution
aTy forces under Gen Mena have defeated |
the Government troops at Acoyapa, |
Nicaragua. This information was re-
ceved at the Navy Department to-day |
in a despatch from Commander John II |
ShipIey, commanding officer of the
cruiser Dcs Moines. at Bluefelds. The |
defeated. army OF Government troops |
under Gen. Vssquez. the despatch added, |
was in a perilous situation as il was cor |
nered between two revolutionary forces. |
Commander Shipley's despatch to the |
Secretary Of the Navy was as follows:
Reported Gen. Mena. commanding |
revolutionary forces near Aooyapa. de-
feated rear detachment OF Madriz, num- !
herring 500: many prisoners taken; casual |
ties not reported. but said to be heavy.
-Mena proceeding west TO join Cha |
. MORO. Entire Madriz forces commanded |
by Gen. vasquez retreating westward and |
are between positions OF Mena and Cha |
MORO. Reported that revolutiouists hold |
all lines and roads and that Madriz forces |
are demoralizsd and in danger Revolu- |
tionist force estimated at 5000
Gen. Estrada. president OF the provis- |
onal Government in Nicaragua. does not |
like some of the news that has been finding |
's way to New York from Managua. In |
cable to his envoy. DR.. Salvador Cas- |
trilo, yesterday Gen. Estrada intimated |
that somebody was doing some taxing |
in the Nicaraguan capital in reference to |
Gen. Chamorro's position and the condi- |
ton OF his troops.
The message was received by DIR. |
Castrilo at the Hotel Imperial. Il is |
dated Bluefelds. February s. and trans
lated, reads:
News given out by Madriz is absolutely |
false. Our army IL very strong and occu-
pies the heart OF Chantales. Chamorro /
Is in Camoapa. Troops of Madriz do not /
dare 20 attack him. Estrada
According 70 the cable despatch
Gen. Chamorro is not over four or Ave
. miles from the border OF the department
Of Managua," said DR.. Castrillo yester-
day. and he is within fifty miles OF the
capital itself He has passed through
or over all the mountains that lie between
The capital and the eastern coast and has
accomplished march OF 300 miles through
one Of the most difflcuIt regions through
which troops were ever taken. He has
cut the wires. and Madriz In Managua
can have no possible means Of knowing
what he is doing.
'Chamorro is now within striking dis
snce n Managua. He could easily
reach the capital in two days. Az for
bis being cut of from supplies. that is
: oosh. That region is one OF the most
fertile in all Nicaragua, there are many
cattle ranges and he is among friends,
for b' is a native OF Chontales; and be-
sides Estrada was once Governor Of that
department. and the people hate Zelaya
and will not take to Madris.
As for troops We have over 5000 under
arms. ! am informed Madris has not
more than 1000 men all told. In Ma
nagua he has only 1000 men. while Cha
morro has 1000. The objection OF the
English to having British property in
Greytown damaged IL responsible for the
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