The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-23
From the New York Herald, May 90
Latest from Venezuela.

A"teh from Vcnezuela.
The provinces of Maracaibo, Coro, Tregeo. and Me-
da, In consequence oil the hord massacre committed in
the capital January gath, have risen against The ,vran
meal power OF President Monagas, and declared war
In the former OF these departments which is rendered nv
It's geographical position the centre of operations there
exists respectable force; aso otilla consisting of
five vessel Of war and a corvette completely armed and
be wondered at that the other provinces of the repnblc
have not also risen up and declared against the tyran
when considered that they are held in check nv gov
errors appointed Tor this purpose by General Monagas
whose base tools and instruments they are But the day
will come and is not far distant when they ALSO will raise
April his eXcellency General Paez was in the province
OF Apure at the head of about 5000 men, Generals
Loubethe, Zamora and other chietains, were also in
for the defence of the constitution in other parts of
the republic great number of assertions is constantly
taking place from the troops of Gen. Monagas and there is
much dissatisfaction among the officers who are serving
with him, which IS necessary consequence of the tried
cause in which he is engaged The mutlated remains
of the Congress still stopping Caracas where
Gen. Monagas keeps them, threatening to butcher them
and their families if they do not submit to him. He has
already made them pass several highly Injurious TO
the country On the 25th of January the unfortunate
deputies were forced TO meet in the place which still was
eekng with the blood OF the murdered and there to do
all the will of Monagas and to submit all his require
ments He had the audacy appear the bar of the
House, accompanied with three hundred evi-mnded per-
sons armed with daggers who drew them and threaten
ed the Congress In OF the least resistance Some
MEMBERS however, amid the greatest danger, conrved
to escape and reach Maracabo where they have pro-
tested against the violence put upon the Chambers
We learn in Maracaibo,, by way, Of Curaeoa that
Congress meets very seldom, and that some of its
members are continually getting away. All the prop
erly OF General Paez-and it is said also that of all
other citizens engaged in this noble struggle against
the lyrant-has been ordered to be oonfiscated. The
provinces still held by Monagas terribly agated on
account of the exortons to which they daily subject
ed continual emigration, which cannot be prevented
is going on to Curacoa The provinces in revolt have
nominated Gen: Paez chief of the constitutional army,
have deposed Monagas from being President, and de-
claed all his acts and the of the Congress at Carac-
cas-, null and void We beg leave 10 inform the especa
BILE editor of the New York Herald that the principal
cause and agent OF all the miseres which, at this day.
alct the republic of Venezuela, Senior Beord Hinton
Wilson, charge daaires of Great Britain at Caracas
From the first day he entered the country, he manifested
his evil intentions and his conduct was so bad that
General Soubee was obliged to request his recall OF the
British government thing which necessary for
the tranquility of the country No fled into his house
the oath January; whereas the houses of other for
egn minister's especially OF Shields and David were full
OF people. In word, this is the of all the
evi-he directs Monagas These two men are the chiefs
of the present revolution Wilson is the director OF all
and Monagas is the executor.
I'VE give the above received it, and the reader
may take for what it is worth Aul, diterem parton
is necessary caution in reading such violent illusions