| Show NICARAGUA AM COTA niCA Before rCThivisrolgot1ho at San Juan del Mae San Diego Cat I May 16The United J1nI States evparner itlert artIved this Afternoon tram San Juan d1 Sur Nice ragua having touched a t Corlnlo anti Acapulco on route It We rot until the ship came to anchor In han Diego bal that Cnpt Ientz And the crew learned of Admiral Dewcys great Ictory at Manila I Tho Alert brings confirmation of the poaeo between Nicaragua and Costa ties The vessel had an xcltlng time during the troubles there Capt Lentz Be 8 We were under the fire of batteries at Ron Juan for two hours and 01 though no shot struck us the occasion walnter3I1ng enough topelleve the monotony or an othIe peaceful cruise During the firing the cabin ol the Alert was filled with women And children from San Juan to the number of tenty or thirty We were at that time proloclln the cable connecting San Juan with South America This was In February Tho occasion to which Capt Lentz referred was during the brief time hn the Insurgents captured San Juan TIle Alert sails for Sn Francisco tomorrow A |
