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Show PHIVlllilll REBELS WiN BATTLE : NICARAQUAN INSURGENTS DEFEAT DE-FEAT GOVERNMENT FORCES IN FIERCE FIGHT. Victory of Little Band Will Havo tho Effect of Bringing Additional Reinforcements to Their Standard. v Bluoflclds, Nicaragua. Tho tug Dlanca which arrived hero from Grey-ton Grey-ton brings news of tho first Important Wttlo of tho revolution. General Chamorro'a forcea fought an engagement on Friday with 1,000 of Piosldont Zolnya's troops at a point below Boca San Carlos on tho San Juan river. Tho revolutionists won a dccislvo victory, 100 of tho government troops being killed and 300 woundod. General Gen-eral Chamorro's losses wcro slight. Tho insurgents captured two Krupp siege guns and 400 rifles. Tho defont doubtless will havo n deterrent effect on recruiting for tho government sorvlco at Managua.and is ilkeiy also to bring addition. u a-forcemeats a-forcemeats .to tho standard of tho Insurgents. In-surgents. Tho steamer Yulu, belonging to tho Emory company, also has reached hero with tho details of tho capturo of tho revolutionists at Capo Gracioa Adlos. This port' was easily takon, not moro than five or six men being killed and a small number wounded. This gives tho revolutionists control of the entire Atlantic oouhi. |