The New York herald., 1864-10-21
INTERESTING FROM VENEZUELA.


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me spaash mail steamer Cuba has Just brought ~
dssss from vsasssea V the 24sh uitime ~ Po~cesiv
which believe. the govsrnmsat orgaa as Oaraoas DO.
scrbos tho oondioa Of the country much better than
II ives . couple Of weeks prsvousiy Tue attempt st
revolution said by this PAPER 70 have proved quite
ssoosssf the States Of Guarco and ArAgua owing 70
The energetic taken By the governors d thoss
States In the State OF 0uayana however, tho govern
nsat not quito fortunate In 70 establishing order
but the action Of the revoutionis iu this State will be
much orampsd BY their isolated position, being
rounded By Statea which do not sympathiss with
are afraid TO aid the movement. TAer dsoia-
ration Of Independence, which was published on the
20sh Of last August. has mss with response but
Indignation says the Porpeniv. The declaration
Of cosrss followed by aa appeal TO and y OWL
has actually famed out moro In the unhappy
republic. Az soon the national government wore in
formed OF the insurrecton at Cudad Bolivar the capital
Of Gusyans, BLOCKADE Il all the ports OF the state was
ordered and, accordingly those Of Booa do vagres Ma
vios the delta OF tho Ornooo and the shores Of that
sver. far 0iudad Bolivar, &c., now declared
olosed. President Falcon has established hs head-
quarters vaencis tho capital OF state OF Canabobo
the odge OF the beautiful lake VIII ch bears the same
name aud not ar from tho memorable battle ed whore
the independence or Venezuela sealed Hero have
been already assembled about three thousand mon,
while oontingens from othcr states expected 70
eight thousand In addition these forces the Governor
o the adjoining State Of Barcelona, General Beo. has
placed twenty Ave huudr red the frontier Of the
insurgent State, which AMOS herself confronted by
moro enemies than she can cope with The leaders have
Therefore become alarmed and sent 81 o.
them. so much tor the version Of ~ Provcnr which
must be taken with due caution for is naturally necss
that people abroad should be induced II possible to
lock the condition OF Venezuela with as much sat,sac
tou as possible For my part never had any faith in
tho pacacat0n OF the country nor have now. Let US
see how this thing ends.
sgsrcn OF THE STATE or aUAYAsA.
Prior TO tho dissolution or the Colombian republic tho
territory called Guayana was an immense island en-
closed between tho rivers Orinoco, Casquare, Negro
Amazon and tho Atlantic Ocean Political changes have
left but portion TO Venezuela or which the capital u
the city or Cudad Bolivar formerly called Angostura,
the foundations OF which laid 10 l76a precisely one
hill, on the south side Of tho Ornoco not than
little hundred feet above tho level Of tho sea,
miIss Tbs streets are regular most OF them running
parallel with the river, and contains the best market
building In the country and the only ons which Is built
dred and ntnstytwo square geographical miles, With
DOpuee9 es sy sX souls; more ss
speak their own dialects There more Of these abo
rspa natives ID this State than in any other OF Vens.
them sne GnaicaS and Gusribos, who have given tho
State It's name and iuhabit the mountain range which
extends between the upper tributaries OF tho orinoco
These Indians have never been subdued, and. prove
II In having preserved their language % lhey
have themselves from the nnnihation which has over
taken many countless tribes OF American abortgi-
mails, even while living in country so rich 10
minerals that it supposed 70 be the famous III
Dorado. During the struggle for Independence General
Par gained celebrated battle OF Ssa Felix 10 1877
wbtch gave hiu possession Of the capital Of the State.
where tho second Congress asscYbed. At time when
nearly a the rest Of tho country fallen once moro
under Spanish yoke and whence the 18th OF No.
vebcr Of the following year Issued the DecaratonN
Independence which successfully sustained W at
length trumphel 10 1910, under the genius and valor
OF Bolivar Strange to say. the VICTOR Of San Felix was
subsequently, arrested Tor conspiracy condemned aud
shot 10 TIE city which had once crowaOd him win
laQrelS.
There but few other 10 tho state, the most
remarkable being OAicarx the right bang OF the 0ri
noco remarkable for the rocks OF granite and sente
which abound Of them cut into colossal figures OF
croccdies tigers, images Of the and moon NC Smi
lar monuments found at Urbana town In he Same
canton country pi,abIted by tribes a. barbarous
70 day a. II tho Of .ths white had invaded
their soil. There IL aeo Esmeralda, wretched place.
where granite bouiders OF the Dida look much like
euaerads that the name Esmerada has been given it,
Further towards the OF tho Macava, Is the
conauy called Psrtma. whore dwell Tho neros and warKs
have given their mama TO ths STATE ss have
before mentioned.