The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-14
Affairs In venexueis-The Dispute with Eng

Affairs la tenexucls-The Dispute with Eng
lind ami France.
Our advioes from Venezuela inform us that
the question between President Castro and the
British aud French Minister'S in regard to the
course TO he pursued with General Monagas the
exPresident Of the republic, Senior Gutierrez,
one Of his Cabinet ministers, and Signor Giu-
seppi, son-in-law Of the ex-President having
come to violent rupture between the Powers,
and that the allied fleets having proceeded to
open hostilities, the government had deter
mined to recede from its position and grant
passports to the parties In question. In order to
give clear view Of the pending difficulties in
Venezuela q ebcrt sketch of events is necessary.
General Jose, Tadeo Monsgss was elected
President of Venezuela, and entered upon the
administration Of the government in January,
1S4s: He continued to hold the Office through
repeated elections until quite recently, with the
exception Of the Presidential term from 1851 70
1885, fer which his brother, Jose Gregorio
Mensgas. was elected. During all this period
the Monsgas family has governed Venezuela
with . hateful rule, and three unsuccessful at
tempts were made to overthrow its tyranny. In
March last fourth attempt, made by General
Castro, who up to that time had been q
constant adherent and supporter of Monagas,
was successful. Seeing that he could
not make head against the revolution,
General Monagas resigned the Presidency on
the 18th of March last, and took refuge in the
French Legation from the fury Of the populace.
Castro was Immediately installed as provisional
President, and during the time necessarily con-
sumed in these changes, the flags Of all the
foreign legations in Caracas, including that Of
the United States, were displayed at the resi-
dence of the French Minister, for the protection
| of General Monagas
| AS soon as the government Of General Castro
was installed, he endeavored to obtain from the
| diplomatic corps surrender of the persons OF
| Monagas, Gutierrez and Giuseppe This was
refused; and after some negotiation, a conference
with the diplomatic corps was convoked on the
10Th of March by the Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, fully authorized by the cabinet, for the
purpose of sgreeing on the best manner Of full
filing the wishes both of the government of the
republic and Of the corps dplomatique in re.
gard to ths.early departure from Venezuela
| of General Jose Tadeo Monagas and his family,
| without detriment to the honor of the foreign
flags or the dignity of the government. At this
conference the following persons we're present.
| Charles Eames, Minister resident Of the United
States; Richard Bingham, Charge d'AGaires of
| Great Britain Leonce Levradd, Charge d'Af-
| fairies Of toe French empire Felipe Jose Pc
reira Leal, Charge d'Afaires Of the empire of
| Brazil Jose ii. Garcia de Quevedo, Charge
| d'Afaires Of Spain and Parma; Peter Van Rees,
special Commissioner Of His Majesty the King
of the Netherlands, and DR.. Wencslao Urruia,
Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela.
After some discussion a protocol was signed by
all the parties present, the stipulations Of which
we're not agreed to by General Castro, aud
Senior Urrutia, who had signed il on the part OF
the government, left the Cabinet
On the 29th Of March the government
presented TO the French Minister, as an ultima.
tum, that he should deliver the refugees to
the authorities or take his passports and
| leave the country. On this intimation being
received, General Monagas voluntarily mrren.
dered himself, thus leaving the diplomatic issue
| to be settled between the government and the
legations. The flags Of the other foreign mi
nisters were then Withdrawn from the French
Legation, except that Of Mr.. Bingham, who
continued to reside there. On the Goth Cutter
rez, and on the 3lst Giuseppi, severally sur
rendered themselves. General Monagas was
confined in private house with his family, and
the two others were imprisoned in the common
Jail. Ex President jose Gregorio Menagas was
arrested at Maracaibo, and was reported to have
died in The castle at that place. Private letters
from there, Of later date, s.ate, however, that
the report was not true Il has been also stated
that Gutierrez and Giuscppi have been treated
with great rigor by the government for refusing
TO answer questions.
On the 7sh Of May the British and French
| Ministers presented their ultiruaan TO The
| government, feet having been collected in
the meantime at Lsgusyra. This was that the
government should. within forty-eight hours,
surrender General Monagas, Jacinto Gutierrez
and J. Giuseppi, and permit them 10 leave the
country that the Governor OF Caracas be de-
| posed, and that compensation shall be made to
Mr.. Rondcr for arres.i1g him while bearer Of
ueFPatSnss i"A hA bihbuaih ni1" ivl 'ieHSn-
man who was murdered in druken Sroil in the
4 suburbs
This was refused By General Castro, and the
result, in the seizure Of the Venezuelan ma
tional and eoasting vessels, was, some days
since, detailed in our correspondence from
there. The Venezuelan government had, pend
ing these affairs, demanded the removal Of the
British and French Ministers; and Mr.. Frederic
Devotion ormc, British Charge at Bolivia, had
been ordered 10 Caracas 10 supersede Mr.. Bing-
ham. The present concessions of Gen. Castro
have been made 10 The new Minister, who had
arrived at LaEuayra
We have already commented, on q former oc-