The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-05
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Managua, Nicaragua, Fcbruary A.
All indications point TO the immi-
nence of decisive battle for suprem-
acy in Nicaragua between the govern.
ment forces and the revolutionfsts un-
der the leadership OF General Estrada.
the provisional President OF the re-
public.
The insurgents are spreading tho
conflict over a wide area In the noun
tainous districts to the eastward OF
Managua. and also are holding forth
In considerable number about Grey
town. Everywhere they are confront
cd by the troops OF President Madriz,
however, who are disputing their every
advance.
Fighting Is of almost daily occur
renee. Yesterday the insurgents cap
tured Boaca, sixty miles east of Ma
nagua, forcing back tho government
troops to their main army at Teutopc,
to the northward OF Lake Managua.
The lighting lasted two hours. but the
casualties are not known here.
The town was defended by seventy
mel Barquero. The latter were sur
rounded, but fought their way through
the insurgont lines. the survivors
reaching the main body of tho gov
army at leutODe.
Have Force of 1000.
The insurgents are advancing In
three columns with an aggregate force
ndent that the advance will he, checked
at T.pftapa, twenty miles cast OF tho
capital. Five hundred additional men
and Il Maxim gun have been dispatched
to that point by the government.
On Tuesday, however, the vanguard
of the government army at Las Ga
ritas. in the mountainous district be-
tween La Libertad and Acoyapa, en-
gagged and defeated Il band OF insurg-
ents numerins 500.
Colonel Valdez, of the national forces.
threw out an ambuscade, and into 1t
walked the rerolutionists. He then
inflicted serious losses upon them. and
hnallv, after an hour OF nghting, fore
ed them to take refuge in the noun
tains. Nothing daunted. however, the
rerolutionists the same day made other
trnltless attempts TO take Las Garttas.
Nasquez, commanding tho troops OF
ceived here to-day, said that he en-
poets the insurgents to make other
and more desperate attempts to take
the town immediately, and that a de-
cisiye battle is imminent
Ihere was an artillery duel from the
heights, during which one Maxim gun
of the reYolutlonists was disabled and
much OF their equipment and many
tured by the government forces.
The insurgents have 600 men en-
gagged In the Little, and the govern
ment 1,100
Minister General Baca Tonight gave
out dispatch which he had received
from General NasqueZ announcing the
defeat of the insurgents in Santo
Tomas. These revolutionists were un-
der the command of Colonel Blandon
The battle began ut daylight Thurs
day and lasted five hours. when the in
surgents retired in disorder, abandon
ing their arms, ammunition and
wounded. Colonel Blandon was kill
cd in the engagement. and the insur-
gents otherwise sustained heavy losses.
The government troops took many
priEoners. General Nasnucz person
ally commanded his forces.
This evidently was continuation OF
the Las Garitas engagement. though
the dates conflict. Tho two places are
only three miles apart
On receipt OF the news tonight the
population of Managua celebrated tho
announcement Of the victory by firing
cannon and burning fireworks