Jalapa.
Sept. 24, 1928.
COLONEL DUNLAP. Commander-in-Chief of Marines in
the Department of Nueva Segovia.
Swiss Replica Watches The present will serve to salute you
attentively. I have not written because I have
been personally looking over certain points.
Saturday I left for a trip around Guineo,
Carrizal, Blanco, Las Trojas, Teotecacinte and
the border line of Honduras and Nicaragua. Many
of the people that for fear of bandits, were
hidden in the mountains, presented themselves to
ask for guarantees to come to Jalapa from
Honduras. Many people, Nicaraguans are returning
to their homes.
Two reports I had before I gave you to the
Captain at Jalapa to communicate to those
headquarters to you. The one who is in with the
Sandinistas is the Commandant of Cifuentes. I
spoke to him Saturday at Guineo, I could not
find out what he was doing there but I believe
that he is waiting for Sandino around those
parts because when he left Cifuentes he told his
second in command, "If armed troops arrive and
they are many, let them pass. If they are just a
few disarm them." I asked him why he had entered
Nicaraguan territory without permission from
Jalapa and he said he had entered to go to
Guineo but I mistrust this Commandant whose name
is Captain Colindres.
In that round I made, of about 20 leagues, there
is nothing new, only that spies and runners from
Sandino pass to Honduras one after another, and
Captain Colindres of Cifuentes lets them pass
with all guarantees. The spies leave from
Paredes, to Carrizal, from Carrizal to Trojas,
where they take the road to Cifuentes. In
Cifuentes there are some Sandinistas who make
propaganda in favor of Sandino. I am informing
myself of Los Encinos every day and from
Teotecacinte from Magey and Trojas. Till today
there have been no bandits in those places but
in Cifuentes I sometimes get two informations a
day from Cifuentes but in that town is
Sandinista propaganda.
Today about 10 a.m. I received this information.
They assure me that on Thursday night General
Montoya slept near Limon and on Friday he
crossed the border of Honduras by the side of
Malacate. The man who gave me this information
is called Ramon Lopez. He says that Saturday at
10 a.m. General Montoya entered the valley of
Escuapa, Honduras. He had 15 unarmed men and he
alone had a pistol in his belt. All were afoot.
Ramon Lopez assures me that he is sure it was
Montoya because when he was leaving Escuapa
going towards Limon, Montoya was coming in and
he asked him what troops were in town, to which
he answered that there were none for the time
being and Montoya entered the hamlet. I have
constant information in Jalapa and no bandits
have appeared as yet in this town. Some inform
me that there might be bandits at Murra or on
the heights of Murra but the spies are afraid to
explore Murra. I do have information that there
are bandits there but they are in small groups.
I believe the Captain will send you all
information that I have given him.
I will continue working / p. 2 / actively
because the bandits have to look for an exit
from Honduras or they will be surrendered or
killed. They have to pass through Teotecacinte
to get out of Honduras territory and those of
Murra have to pass through there to go North of
the Rio Poteca as that is the only place where
they can cross to Cifuentes and I have 4 or 5
good spies to watch this route. At your orders,
P. Navas.
Colonel.
This other information I received at night from Audemars Piguet Replica Watches
the foreman of Santa Barbara who has been
working in Jicaro for 22 days and came here
today to give this declaration. He is a good
person and trustworthy. He has served as a guide
for the Marines several times and when he passed
through Apali I asked him to watch certain
points of that region of Chipote, Barrillal, and
Los Barrancos, and as I told him I was coming to
Jalapa, he looked for me to give me this notice.
He tells me that Saturday Ortez and 2 more went
to the finca to eat and afterward Sr. Castro
took them to the hiding place.
P. Navas.
In the house of Mateo Castro called Los
Barrancos, jurisdiction of Ciudad Antigua. This
man hides in his house Ignacio Ortez, Electorio
Venegas, and two sons of David Cardenas and a
brother. Besides these, there are three or four
from Guapinol in that same finca. That man is
hiding them and providing for them. I wish that
you force Sr. Mateo Castro to had over the
individuals as soon as possible. That S. Ortez
is an assassin and they were accomplices in the
battle of Quilali and Las Cruces. The men from
Guapinol were the guides in those combats. It is
necessary to press Sr. Castro to hand over these
bandits whom he has hidden. From Apali to Los
Barrancos there is two leagues and from Jicaro
there is three and a half leagues to Barrancos.
This place Los Barrancos is on the road from
Jicaro to Telpaneca. All have pistols and
rifles.
Ignacio Ortez and the men from Guapinol are the
ones who assassinated Catarino Herrera in the
first days of this month at Las Vueltas and they
stole $500 and took eight mules loaded with
coffee. You can give orders to Apali which is
nearest. This notice is given by a man who lives
near there. He came today to this town. He is a
good person and has served as a guide for the
Marines on various occasions. Los Barrancos is
in the jurisdiction of Ciudad Antigua.
P. Navas.
M28.09.24,
RG127/220/6
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