The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-30

CURACAO, May %, 1s4s.
By letters from San Jose de Cuouta, dated the 9th
and 9th instant, learn Of the departure from that
town Of General Paez by of his sons
(Savas) DR.. Quntero and others, and four Llaueras
their destination being Aucano, from thence it is i'm.
possible to say where their steps may be directed The
friends Of General Paez Of the opinion that he will
attempt to the Indian territory and thus reach
NIaracaibo. This win be quite circutous route, and
the assigned are that the road is occupied at
important pass (Which 1t is impossible to avoid by
General Ximenes and Pace having sent down his Liam
under Huetado, it would be throwing himself im
medatey into the hands of the despot's troops But
am of the firm opinion that he, General Paez) will
remain for the present in New Granada, waiting a
favorable opportunity to show himself among the
yenezueanos engaged in the attempts to, overthrow
the government Of Monagas
In Maracaibo there absut 1000 troops, command
ed by of the bravest officers in Venezuela, and
much enthusiasm prevails among them. Salas is in
constant movement about the lagoon, and some dsaf
fiction having shown itself among portion of the In
habitants. in regard to tho pronunciamento he has
threatened, in case of attempt to sell them to Mo-
nagas, to lombard the place with his feet He is
brave and determined man and has ut stake than
any other one individul engaged against the govern
ment, (having gone off to Maracabo with the govern
ment schooner "Constituton, - for arms and money
sometime last February
The ports of Maracaibo have been declared in a state
Of bockadethe decree says 1t will be sustained by
six vessels Mt present, and others to be added here
after But there in reality only four at present,
viz "a brig Of about hundred and fifty TONS and
three small schooners. They have been employed late
ly landing troops, to the number Of 1900 men, under
General Marino at "Laguna," on the western shores
of the Gulf of Maracabo, generally called the Indian
coast,) with the intontion of marching thence
Maracaibo distant about five days march Colonel
Minson, brave of the "Emcreld Ise,n (who was
engaged the revolutionary struggles of that country
sI has
ed there be doubt, but that he, General Mari
no, would pass to the Maracaiberos. Some few
Command of the fort .San Carlos,n Cat the
trance of the lake of Maracaibo,) offer Of $4,000
generashp for the price Of the surrender Of the
said fort it spurned and the letter sent in to Mara
caibo
the present month which allowed eight days notice 70
this Island &C., and which notice received on the
day of the expiration of that time About three days
schooner he Esther) of and belonging to this Island
sailed for that port Upon arriving In the gulf she was
and supplied with officers, &c, and despatched to the
bar with the intention of decoying out pilot for fur
Their use, &C., in all of which they failed. Thos has
nation committed not only gross and daring act Of
piracy but endeavored to convert the flag Of the captu
red vessel to base and improper On the evening
Of the goth, his Netherlands Majestys brig Merkuur,
Commander Baron Calls de Raets, sailed for the port
of Ell Saco where 1t is understood the fleet and captu
red vessel are at present laying Before sailing the
emergency. Her commander and officers are gallant
and we'll tried men-among the latter being the grand
she has in view the reclaming of five Dutch SAL
three of them deserters from the above brig and
others from another of the Dutch national vessels,
undergoing repairs in this harbor Two of u |
vessels composing the blockadng squadron, were ~ |
out in this harbor, and as government vessels, ~
not subjected to the search usual others leavi11e
| haI bor and another breach they committed WI ne
secretion, clandestinely of these mon, some Of en-
on board Of one or both Of these vessels-why mas
been quite clearly ascertained-and they WI e re.
claimed, and force used il necessary. The ng OF
the Merkuur for the gulf of Mexico was kept Pound
| had hayv
given out (and such her commander assured n Enat
her destination was Laguyra All this was toked M
pan in ignorance, not to allow him toapp the
meet I'D thus enable them to escape theirweil sea
punlsnmens - ..vsre lesson will no doubt be ignt
government will demand damages, 40.
Carupa has been the scene of boodshed rece on
the part of some attempting to rise against I'll brsh
measures pursued by government; and 1t has b\ put
down, owing to there being arms in the nds
of any other than government Cumana be-
ginning to display symptoms of dissatisfa :
A large body of guerilloes has appeared the |
neighborhood Of Calabozo and expect in my q to |
communicate much important news-showing a |
reaction is beginning which will be fearful. ThdX bps
are badly fed lily clothed and most shameful ro
vided for in all other respects, by those w pre- |
deceiving them for their own constitutional IN |
des,nsnts Monagas has deceived them by gs
torship, with himself as dictator Already in q
the capital with extraordinary power in the hs of
showing itself among the officers and others en- al
in sustaining the present despotc government.
the eyes Of some have the scales already falle |
which more anon. III
At the expiration of forty days from the battle
La vela de Coro, in which Gen Penango was defed
by the government troops, this bodies of the slain,
both parties, to the number Of about four hundred
fifty, were still lying unbured food for the vultu
People residing near have been obliged to fr
the efluva. An order has been issued forbiddng Il
expectation from Coro, and the neighboriug coasts,
all articles of produce.
Gusman arrived here about ten days ago from hill
interview with Monagas, and remained for while]
expecting Hurtado from Caracas with his papers, he
(G) says, Minister to the United States England
France and Spain. He is endeavoring to play deep
game, but will overreach himself. NAMEERF. :
AFFAIRS IN VEvEzuELa.-The following extracts
from the private etters of merchant in Boston,
show to what extent the civil war now raging has
reduced that country
"PoRro CABELLo. June 10.
The now prevailing topic Ia, whether or not Presi-
dent Monagas will sanction law lately passed by
Congress, which is extremely preudical to the COM
munity whole. Government is to issue bonos (go-
vernment bills to the amount OF ten millions of dollars
and oblge every one to receive the paper in payment
of all debts Of every description contracted
to April 10th, 1884 without any regard whatever to
.ne OF sncn contract TO refuse such paper
you SUBJECT yourselves to government tribunal from
which there is no appeal. What a ruinous situation
for the commercial interests of the country Conf.
dence is becoming daily shaken, and it is very
| in affars.n
"Gen. Paez, throughout the whole affair appears To
have been nearly abandoned by those whom he count
ed on az true friends He is said be in New Grena-
da, arrive ut St. Martha and then to 20 over
to Curacao. Monagas Is still in the vicinity of Mara
caibo which place IL said to have ndered to his
troops, but in fact no reliance can BE- placed the
many flying reports extant. The fact Is, we are in
complete stew" and there appears to be person
capable Of terminating these dsgracefu proceedings"
DISTRESSING ToRNADo.-The storm OF Friday
,as' was very v.olsnt in the vicinity of Westches-
.er "a, ana tnougn testing buta few moments, did
three or four miles from Westci,ester, upon the pro-
perry of Mr.. Samuel Sharpless, nearly one hunirsd
FOREST ana frult trees were torn down, and the
away, Several trees upon the farm Of smith
Sharpless, Esq, were also prostrated-one, a very
large cherry, falling upon his carriage house. and
north and south were scattered to the winds.
Fourth Of july. O. Fowler, wishing to