| Show WIN A BATTLE THE COLOMBIAN GENERAL BERTI surrenders HIS COMMAND to tho the then compelled to do so no ly by lack of rood food for me islen anti conviction that alit would not kot come the surrender to 10 I 1 III colombian lo in sur gents of 0 the ilia government general Al monies berti and the troops of his corn command mand bt at agua dulce which has previously been reported and which was generally believed to have taken place has now been confirmed this news reached canama through some gome former for itier conservative prisoners of 0 the insurgents who were liberated at san carlos as a result of the landing there of an expedition from the government fleet of gunboats gun boats general berti who had been besieged at agua dulce by the elie insurgents since july 0 28 8 only surrendered when his cause was hopeless la in the act of surrender the insurgent general herrera declares lie he ea the hie abnegation of general berti and ilia hie men whore whom lie he a Jece eded in dominating because of tile the superiority of his forces and the quantity of induni munitions lions of war at his disposal lie ile promises to hold bold inviolate the lives and ant lionor honor of liis his prisoners and he be allows generoli bertl to retain his sword award is a mark of lionor honor in recognition of lis his heroic defense of agua dulce deice the surrendered rendered ur general and officers who have hare been paroled also will not be compelled to surrender their arms tile the insurgent general deplores the fact that he is unable to accord more generous terms erms to general bertl and his bis men and says the necessities 0 war compel him to keep them as prison era but bul that ile he may exchange them general derli bert makes it known that lie capitulated to tile hie enemy only when compelled to do so by lack of 0 food of any kind for his bis men and the hie conviction that the government could not send him timely help general berti was very popular and he has the sympathy of everybody in his present deveise it is recognized that lie he could not have bare done otherwise than surrender it is the surrender of general berti simplifies the situation tor for general salazar governor of panama who can now devote tile the forces ot of his ble command to the defense of panama and colon the national government has 1195 appointed ted salazar ru supreme preme commander of all the government forces itlie strong entrenchments which have been erected ei acted iu in and around panama ma are defended by 2500 men anti and there are over 1000 1000 gove soldiers at Colon also a large numbers j reinforcements have left roada on the magdalena river for the isthmus and more men ore are expected to come in this week |
