Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-03-06
SPECIAL DESPATCH TO TIE NEW YORK
HERALD.

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DESPATCH TO TIE NEW YORK
HERALD.
CARACAS, 1aa. q isiG.
herewith send YOU hasiy sketch Of tho present setc
ot tins city.
About one year az, Gen Noua1gas ced in the
Presidential chtr by the party called Ougarquls the
cuuce AS loorn nope at The loc, II he was The on
" person 10 oppose he candidate oi lie liberal party.
On the Arrival i the Puslcnt elect at La Gnayri, G.n
Pace met hun Un terms oI friendship, (althongh many
wears 81 dis so had existed between then) aud after
cordial embrace, thy up 10 tararas-Pdez used
his lofne and advice tolorn the cabinet, aph some
If our best ellIzen5 The government started quietly,
and confidence and hope animated The public. \ few
short weehs put end 10 expectations; several o
the rabnei feed III dlegn,t and the President kept the
btoach Widening, by the appointment 81 number If Oh
pudoTs against The tarnct governments Many ullucu-
lI u,n, and anou9 item Gen. Flores, tudeavurrd 10
heal the breach. Meetings wcrc held "Reminiscences
and hirals from the press poured ur Ii Ia volumes ;
finally II determined Ia mpcach the President be
tore the c1agress about 10 meet
In the mranne the President disaumcd the milicia
acrd and placed IN the hands Il the ucia Itscr
IA, known IL he mUst favorable L. the Liberal parry all
the old liberals aee invited toret0fn. and many
placed III liz. not bclug entitled oclllA lshlp-
Commerce became crippled, aud confidence destroyed
the govcrum nj hobhlcI with empty treasury, argc
hodIrs OF uoops preparing, Caracas and, on
the 2ilh u tins month, when tttrc VIE srarcrly mem
bcs enough 10 En aquorum in the House Of Il, pres
uv,s, Their Nee 900 troops aud noar the crty. On
the oprulna ri Congress sotuus Disorders commenced be
several nenhcrs hsh words drrW great crowd.
daggcrs We're drawn and It Is sal, member from the
ruy-Ilun Hem fe21lu Garcia ~ Stabbed mrnl cf from
from Narlcalho. Ion Antonio Sofas I he scene hch
eusu,d Vas tertIlIt those that could. lrd and when
the alarm roachrd The street, the citizens fled IL terror
4 body of solrs rushed IN front of he hall firing sew
oral volilrs Il Discriminatory INTO the windows. Several
members reached HE door, and were cnt dawn IKE dp.s
The Wounded mrmhtr. bleeding, Was recognized hy
lho soldiers oev tell o. hm-hs l,f check and ear
WERE shot away severe cut over tie head, and hs
head ntaly severed lutn his body and his bdy tcrlby
man lied with b, yonols. he honorable Julian Garcia
had sword rln through his body. and fell dead Cot.
SAITH WAS badly Wounded with the bayenet-scvt raj
others killed; some wounded. Those Who could not rs
cape front, Wienchrd oil the non bars OF back
dow and by o scttec, made bd 1e Il the top
of a wall where few poles we've found ;and with these
they escaped over srY raj walls, tom aud bruised The
whole sqGare surrounded by the Toos and the hon
uUhle members were pnSunCrs-sume With scarcely
clothes on-some without hats, tohs, udis ensahts;
some few shared better fllr The crowd rushed into
the hall destroying the furniture, and cutting pieces
Large portrait OF Bolivar In hall an hour, thousands
Of yagabonds were paIadrug the streets with all kind
OF weapons every house WAS Instantly closed all the
foreigners Who had nigs, uutml,d lht Tor PROJECTIONS
but those who happened Ia be the
every few minutes the harsh challenge quen viva, the
rush cavalry. broke the ear naht cluso III
darkness and Jcathl.o stiffness prevailed durlnp the
nIuht
On the morning o the 2Ith the citizens crept cautiously
out About noon the dead were inferred without crre
tnony Al one O'Clock the members were escorted t.,
the hall aud compelled nrr force 10 pass several r. s
ouIoGS.-A bmdo proclaimed, requesting the
czens 10 resume their business with an assurance of
prot, elton
On the 26 h the members met AGAIN. the Presiden,
and his guards beng IN the hall with the memberst
vhIc several fe, ulIons were passed exoncfanr thc
executive from all ccnsirc and a general amnesty ur,
claimed
In the mean tine the irs day. buirhcry IS SPREADING
T., d. ,J ia, ,nes,,,,p i ,sI,I IN ~, ~, Tor -
will Gen paez ran,7 All ewes are now towards the
MAINS If Ileof chief comes with Two or three III o,-
sand ,n,r,s a. iba sII,r, have c0llTane cn.p,h +,
face ibe,r slll hnrs and sh,rn ,o,.s we shall have
some bLslIy work au,ono us IN. pI.s,5,at is u,n.
rasino I(O0 hHsemro 4 few dave ,n,st nine
should another ono,rtuo,ty ,fr vii ,iysa,nT vL,,
Is to co,e
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