The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-17


cense and 10 opportunity Of returning the comp-
ment or even ndng one messenger to let them know
We faw and heard them-in fact everything but felt
them. We had hosted colors fe " mi nutes before
the firing ard upon their continuing to fire, hauled
it down. and kept our couIsc for La Guayri chased
by them till near r. VI when they all hauled their
WINDS to the southwark and eastward. Ats p NJ they
on, Of sight. We had on board the Command
ant Of Cumana, Lieutenant Moowney and other
Venezuleans
The las, positive news we had of the squaJron was
that they had arrived at pampotan, island of Marsa-
ina The whole Island Is in confusion, and, on Seur-
Gsy, the 18TH The fQuadron of Monpgas consisting of
two furiGgtd and three hurmaphsdite briggs
and three fore al aft schooners failed to meet them
to stop on Their bling up at La Guayra, where they
had not arrived The 2lst. Before sailing, Com mo-
dore Gorcia vas removed and ordered To Caracas as
prisoner, and the command given to Bernard, of
The schooner La Fama have doubt but that We
thall socn hear Of naval combat and il the Coast
tntooal squadron behave well, predict, (athough
hat Of Mon,gas las nearly couble the number of
guns) victory lcr tlem
Goyernn tnt s dolrg all It can to make the others
have rad dealing with them, that wherever they /"
they p.y for what they take This is more thar the
irmy OF Monegas can ssy, in even single instance
In crossing the plains, they robbed and plum dered
wherever they coui1. in the most shameful ma inner
Let ne point out single instance of the results Gen
valerie who defeated Gen. PiDaogo at Taratara near
Cte' entered tbe latter place not worth a shilling nd
now owns more than ten thousand dollars in cattle
IN Aaraca ihipgs rtman in doubt for the present;
tut ultimately, Colonel Castelli must fall IIis re-
ouIc,s are so far reduced US to be scarcely able 10 ra
lion hi. troops He (Castelli) has rcsorted to the
most ulbesrd OF MISUNDERSTANDING his own ppo.
people tMsraoaiberos) into prison, for he purpos
q tAtoriing money from them, Eand prosecuting
every foreign merchant there for the amount of duties
phd by them to the former authorities Senten has
bttn lafed upon them, and their household furniture
enlarged for the ful6mc mt of the must demands ~
the government. "
II is Of The unost Importance that our government
ont one OF two vesels capable of crossing the bar
TO look after America interests go down on the oeib
with despatch Tor the foreign Consuls there 90
hio from The legation at Caracas shall either GO in
me hme ricah Dark irene OF PHILADELPHIA or his
Netperand mojettys brig of war Pyl; the comma nder
OF which has, In tb most handsome tend,red
ne paffsge. Ishsli return here Iva few de- in the
iater andtave Tor the States. shall the be able to
affairs. - ~ ~ $500 "
when arrived in Caracas from Cumana, I was not
nt'e surprised TO find the schooner Betsy, Of this
lsnd, mad been few days before delivered up by her
csptsin at Puerto Csbelo. for srmng by the govern
heht She Is now one Of the fleet his schoone had
been bought at this place by the Venezuelan agent.
GuzmB n, for government, for n stipulated sum-one
half to be paid casb and the balance II pagores at
four, six and eight months. The captain told me
bile In Caracas ron the Tth to the I0th) that no
TO the latter period he had received bus $780, be ng
eighth Of the cnsh payment and up to the 2lst he
wel ~ slaH .go. - ier !ogaiy .Aey hare net enc