The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-12

We have already given fulr account Of the
recent revolution in Venezuela, and the down.
fall Of the MoDagas family, which has so long
tyrsnnised over that country, reprecsing its free
principles hindering its progress and exhaast-
ing its resources. The few additional partioa-
lars published this morning show how com~
plete the revelation has been. Whether the
change will be for the better remains to be seen.
General Castro, tho head Of the present move
ment hos long been supporter Of the late
President. and may prove unworthy of bis high
position.
veaezuels, or Little Venice, had its name froa
The circumstance that the natives had the habit
OF building their huts and villages on poles in
Ire water 1t was not discovered until after the
third voyage of Columbus, when the Spaniards
Beslslcaaar and vuesada, in 1886 took posses
eicn of the country about the Lake Maracaybs,
and settlements were soon extended to the ANA
ION. The colonies thus established remained
under the Spanish yoke until the year 1906
Franco SEQ Miranda native of Caracas, who
bad ira yelled extensively through the United
States IN 1888, and possessed great courage and
a large q pirit Of adventure, then undertook it's
emaneipa ton. This person, who bore the rank
of General, who had been cordially and inti-
mately rec, lived by Pitt and Catherine II. Of
Russia, who figured in the French revolution,
and was appo inted one of the Major Generals
under Dumoauiez but Loot caste at Maastricht
and Neerwi0d e, who finally fed to England to
save himself I. ON the vengeance Of che offended
Directory, ard on his return to Paris, in 1905.
was banished tG Napoleon, now turned his 81
tention to his o~n country, and came to this
city on bis way homeward. With force q
three hundred and sixty men raised In New.
York, be sailed for the coast Of Coro, snd UNI
| successfully attempted to arouse the people 10
| initiate the conduct Of tho North Americans,
and shake of their foreign yoke. In lslo'he
made second attempt, with better success, bat
was finally taken prisoner at Oarthagens b
the Spanish General Monteverde, who, violating
the articles of capitulation, sent him prisoner
in chains to Spain, where he died IN 1916 In ~
dungeon Of the inquisition-
In 1911, however, q spirit Of resistance TO-
the Cortes sptane up, and an independent gov
ernment was insngurated under tie name 81
the Confederate Provinces Of Venezuela, bse'
little Of consequence occurred until Bolivar.
who had been an officer Of Miranda's, and some
personal eecapes of his own to record, returned
in 1878 at the heed of six hundred me.. After
mcst romantic and apparently desperate strsg-
gle he became the liberator of bis couaTy. In
1926 Venezuela, which had been until :ten an
integral part of Colombia, desired to be
come independent herself, step which WAS
successfully taken, AID without much opposi-
I ton.
Among the most distinguished of the Press
dents who have ruled in Venezuela. is General
Paez, whose administration lasted from 1891 70
I 1876, and whose public career was marked BY
courage, skill and an enlightened foreign and
domestic policy. In 1885 he overthrow mill
tary conspiracy~by the exercise Of characters
tic energy, but he finally yielded the reins q
government TO an intriguing and rebellious CO.
bel, headed by the Monsgas family, whs suc-
; ceeded to the chief authority. So dreadful wss
their yoke, however, that several attempts were
I made to shake ii Off in which Paez took part.
But on every occasion be was defeated, ana
finally came to New York, where he has lived
for years, breeding over the wrongs done bis
+ beloved Venezuela, and amusing himseh in IL
, ps-quette at Niolo's A number of gentlemes,
, few years since, got up an expedition to aid
: Paez in o Las. Revolutionary attempt They
I purchased and fitted up war steamer at Q
: large expense, and took the Generals bonds fr
. the amount Of the expenditure. The vessel md
, ! with many disasters and finally fell into the
c wrong hands and was destroyed Though the
c late overthrow Of Moaagas seems 10 have been
quite impromptu, we imagine the design wal
+ well known to General Psez, Of whose landise
> at Carcass his friends in this city shortly ex
IL pect to hear. This, however, will depend upes
}, circumstances
d The population Of Venezuela Is L. 10000
d which about 100000 are whites, and mostly
y Spanish descent. The capital Is Caracas, viii
O. a reported population Of $4,000. The area o
- the country is 4O4, 900 square miles, and mucl
n Of il is UNEMPLOYED. The Oronooo Ia its grcs
river, interesting the country from west
In east, and often OVERLOOKING is links. I'll
n southern part consists of boundle9 plaina al
be fording pastussgc to innumerablc herds OF ca'
n tie. Coffee, cocoa, tobacco indigo and cotto
be are produced along the coast The good
10 imported are manufactured cottons, linen
d; | woollens, silks, four pork aud wine-smoun
ch ing in value 10 about five millions per annun
le Lsguayra is the port Of Caracas, with a sms
it's population. II il mere roadstead, and th
place lie hot, gloomy and unhealthy. Maracaib
he and Angosturs are the two other princip'
,ul ports The revenues Of the country are, r.
Of ceipts about two and half millions and ID
lat expenditures about two. Madame Monsgas,
W. is said, has taken pretty large share Of the
ct. ceipts for several years past
on- II may be considered doubtful whet
on. err Paez will be called to the head
is affairs, although his experience, his repu
ty lican tastes and his familiarity with u
the working Of our free institutions seem 70 Inc