The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-22


Interesting Intelligence fron Venezuela
osR CARACAS CORRESPONDENTS.
CARACAS, August rs, 1853.
Embarkation of ErPresident Targas for the Uss
ted Statss-B Biographical Sketch Of h'm-1h
Momagas Dymasty-ns Political Priso~~s-1h'
0xmama EarthqNakes-List Of Public buildings
Destroyed Proposed Removal of the Capital
The Shifting Politics of Venesnela-FIther ar
rests.
In the bark Thomas ballet, which left Layuayrs
for Philadelphia on the 18th instant, embarked ex
President Dr. Vargas on avist to the United States
Doctor Vargas is physician of great repute in Ven
ezuela. He received his medical education In Edin
burg; was elected second President Of Venezuels
General Paez being the rst); took the Presdentia
chair the Goth of January, 1885, and served his
stitutional term Of four years. You viii now have
with you the exPresidents II this republic, and no
doubt they viii profit by making themselves .,
quainted with the institutions of the great mother
republic Of the New World They will see the sd-
vantages of stable government, whose revolutions
are made by sovereign people through the ballot
box, and not, as in their country, by powder and
ball.
The jails Of Caracas and Laguayra are filed with
prisoners, who conspired to overthrow the govern
msnt of Monagas, and Notwithstanding there was .
simultaneous outbreak in every part Of the country,
they failed. In all these operations there is great
want of system. Cumana was the only province that
succeeded. The two great parties joined in one COM
mon cause against the general government formed
a provisional government and would undoubtedly
have kept the troops of Monagas at bay had not Pro-
whence interfered and freak of nature set every
house of their capital dancing fandango, until they
were nearly all demolished. Many long year has
elapsed since such melancholy catastrophe had taken
place in any part of the world and had the present
casualty happened in the night instead of the
day, thousands of the inhabitants would have been
buried under the ruins Of their houses; it is
two hundred persons lost their lives.
All the public buildings were destroyed, consisting
of five churches new one, built last year-the
town hall, including the Jail, and the palace, in
which was the custom house ana court of appeal the
college, the barracks hospital and powder magazine
the Castle of San Antonio built on Sugar Loaf hill
which overlooks and commands the city; this was
the prison of the illustrious exPresident General
Paez Immediately before his exile to the United
STATES. Also the bridge, one hundred yards long.
which connected the city It being equally divided BY
the river Manzanares. This will give an idea what
must have befalen the private dwellings, few.
however, withstsod the first general shock, but SUBJ
sequent one has completed the great work Of de-
vastation.
1t is proposed to remove the capital OF the pro-
vince to Aaturin, the residence of ex-Presdent
Monsgas, and the Appeal Court has been ordered to
be held 1t Barcelona
Notwithstanding the heart rending occurrence, al
luded to above the principal heads Of families have
been arrested conspratora wrested from their ia
miles and confined in the prisons Of Laguayra. Sena
tor Rendon, the chief of the operations, and many
other leaders, left the country for the colonies.
There has been, undoubtedly, great reason for
complaint against the prese At adm istration but 1t
would have been better to inpeach the President
at the next session of Congress- waited until the
next election to chose q better man.
Among the conspirators in the jail of Caracas is
Gensr Santiago Marine, Of the chiefs Of the re-
vouton for independence, and liberal supporter Of
the party Of the present administration. He has an
income from his estates of IS 900 year, .etired
salary for life of $500 per month and the Congress of
last year voted him 5000 as gift; yet, notwith-
standing be is seventytwo years Of age he has been
aires ed and confined in the common jail, awaiting
the result OF criminal trial, charge Of conspir.
ing to overthrow the government, which is of the
same political party as himself This will show the
restless character Of the people OF Venezuela.
BOLIVAR.