The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-08
Venezuela
Correspondence Of The New Y0rk Herald

Correspondence OF the New Dfk HeIalu.l
CURACAO, July 8, ISL had this pleasure
last via Boston, and the bark j. A. Jesurun sailing
tomorrow for your port, enables me to give you all
the particulars we have up TO this date from Nene
zuela. On the 9Th inst, clerk Of the house Of
Schon, Willinck az CO., of Maracaibo, arrived
via Coro from Maracaibo and left for Caracas
this morning. He is the bearer of petitions from
all the foreign merchants residing in MaracaibO,
which petitions are addressed to their respective
Consul Generals at the capital earnestly appealing
10 them to send them vessels Of war for their pro-
lection, in the unhappy position IN which they are
now placed. He LETT Maraeaibo the 2lst ult;
and such has been the length of time that the civil
war has been protracted, that the laborers and
poorer classes are without The resources Of labor
and having expended all their means, and provis
IONS of all Kinds being very scarce and dear, it's
feared by the foreigners that they may rise against
them the foreigners) for the purpose of plumber;
and tie first steps taken 1t Is impossible 10 imagine
where il may end The troops, to the number of
S00men are under the command Of Col. Castelli,
an Italian hY birth, and desperate character. Of
tais number, about $50 are in the hospital the
rest badly fed and clothed, would in the event of
ah outbreak JON tie mob A few days prior to the
2ist tile heet demanded the surrender of the town,
stating that they had abandoned it to save blood
ahed. and that it would be impossible to hold out
against the strict siege that would be laid. Col.
Castelli refused All the pirOgues are in the hands
OF The besiegers, and Col. Weir, an Englishman,
commands the forces afloat in the lake. 1eser-
day at 3 r. M, the Dutch schooner Esther, of and
belonging TO this port Chs is the same vessel that
was captured by the squadron of MOnagas, and
Subsequently, released as an illegal capture,) APP
geared before the harboT from COro, where she
laid off and on a few hours and then proceeded on
ia Puerto Cabello. On board of her, as passenger,
was Gen. Marine, bound 10 Caracas This looks
very Ominous of evil for Monagas. He Gen. Ma
sino) complains of the treatment he has received,
and saps the Government have not repOsed that
confidence in him that belongs to hun and his ser
vices IN the cause of the administration. Yester-
CAV arrived the schooner Lafayette, from Santa
Martha BY this arrival we have letters from Gen.
Paey which have seen; their date was the 18th
Hlt. He expresses ms determmaton OF coming to
Ills island and of devotng himself to the cause of
constitutional liberty, of justice and humanity"
HI Venezuela He left on the 18th ult., in an En-
olisb bark olS8JN for London, which was to land
fim and his plitJ D., JaHAca; thence ne proceeds
10 st.sFhomas. y His3Eewell to the Granada
ans Ienclose in S2py oSthe original.
The U. S. ship IllbaFg still lays al Laguayra, as
also the Spanish fNeaie Isabel Segunda IL Is to
~ repretted that the class of these vessels precludes
ghe possibility Of their visiting Maracaiho; but no
vessel drawing over tenor eleven ieet OF water can
oct over the bar The American brig Ann and
Julia Is detained az the bar by Paezs fleet. Ihey
f NOT permit her 10 enter, but nave offered 10 ouy
her cargo. Us said she is coming here. "a
News from Maturin gives us ruInors OF conflict
i,etSveen the Government troops and the conStlttt-
fohallsas in which, IT is said, about elghy oil the
former were killed. Certain it is, something has
iranspired. You NAY look ere long TO much I'M
portant news from this movement on the Nam
The Dutch brig Of wsr Merkuur' returned To-
day from St Martins and So Eustauus, where she
had gone TO transport troops TO keep the negroes
slnder. SIZE brought back as prisoners seven
blacks one from st. Martins, the execunoner; the
ether six from Eustatius; only one OF the NUMBER
4 slave. In the former island all was quiet when
lie Merkuur left; and about 1000 were engaged IN
collecting salt the fine crop will no doubt, keep
ahem busy, and thus restore ultimately quletness
"a the hitter island there had been serious out
arsaits. three had been killed and five wounded on
the part Of the blacks this puts stop forthe pres
emit Their idea Of liberty is heennousness. and
theyhad determined TO kill the white males and ap-
propfiaie tie females to themselves. In this island
there are many attempts being made in the way Of
petitoning the King for emancipation with COM
f.ensation No doubt something will be done ere
long by the mother Government. The sum de-
sired by the owners is one hundred dollars all
round ButtheF lack a system, and master-spirit
among them, TO bring their efforts into use. The
Government of the Netherlands has no doubt en-
ferlained such thoughts for some time past, and IN
nv opinion the difficulties thar have taken place
here, as well as throughout Europe, has retarded
tleir action thereon.
We had an arrival yesterday OF an American
steamer, the Augusta. Of and from New Orleans,
said to be one destined for 0ronoko. Feremos