Show MANNED BY AMERICANS Rebel Gunboat Awaiting Appearance o of Colombian Colombian Colombian Colom Colom- bian Vessel for or Fight SAN SAX FRANCISCO Oct 2 2 ln In the opinion of the officers of the steamer City of S Sydney which ha has Just arrived from Panama the Colombian Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment gunboat Bogota now preparing In n this harbor for probable conflict with the Colombian Insurgent gunboat Pad Pad- lla llla ilia might remain here permanently rather than go out for tor a fight ht The Padilla was in the harbor of when we passed d down the coast coa t ta a few Cew weeks a ago o said one of or the Sydney's Sydney's Syd Syd- net ney's officers but we did not call can there thereon on the return trip and therefore did not se see the thc vessel She Is presumably stilt still there here and waiting g for a gunboat that thatIs thata Is a fitting out here There are Americans In n charge of the Padilla guns and the they hey have been drilling drilling- for months mouths The commander I Is an En English lIsh naval who h has s made up a crew of oC Americans and Chileans f |