The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-22
The Confederate Colony at Venezuela.


C1upAp BOLIVAR, GUYANA. VENEZUELA, March
% 1S67.-The grant to Or. Price iias been finally
executed and tho Government has issued certif-
Gates to each gentleman uf tho parry rcco:nlzlns
him as ono OF the colony founded by lis, AMI c!ti-
tied to all the vast privileges Of the grant. may
as well say hero that the Government has distinct
ly notified US that person coming here without
proof satisfactory to Frederick A. Johnson, the re-
preventative OF DR.. II. n. Price, at this place. will
be entitled to, put III the possession OF, the prvi-
1eges Of the graft
should advise no ono to come here without at
least flour and bacon Ito fry meat and iish) enough
20 last at least three mouths, as the rush to the
mines has made everything high. Flo, 7 is thirty
six dollars per barred llcre and much higher, am
informed, at the m..es, and present iid:calioi:s
look as though another California excitement is
about to t ke place. The population OF this cit
is reduced from five thousand to about tMo thor-
sand and horses and nlcs arc impossible to 10
obtained.
On our arrival here an appropriation os $3.50
one-eigh of the $4,000 set apart Tor our assist
ance, should We need lt-was paid over to U.S. and
Senior Dalla Costa the Representative Preside: t,
in behalf of the State has fully con,pied with the
grant and confirmed tue $ lne, giving ciiu"f the
State seal paper to cact man of the colony set
ting forth that he is cntitcd TO al. the privileges
under that graft. Aid these arc v&st. Lancv tue
right Of inpor. or export free of duties Tor 1--we
years, and tree Of military dut: fur ten.
Part Of our ompany, composed of the bone ;iid
s.inew of the cxpcdti III, have uu.t:: The au. ces
@. the Pres dent Antonio Dal:a Cos II, ior,nrd :.
company stypel the Dal!a Costa iiini;g Cos. .niv.
proceed this day to tic n!i;;cs III Tie in!nc.ttc
neighbOrhuo1 OF the place where We w.l. !, cate.
and from their known industry ami intelligence.
NC are confident that they viii Lea: Tie pr mivc
miners OF this Country. In one Instance Very
near this city cTcn, where the. have fJu::I s"tli''
quartz III lderatclv rich gold, aud from wl:c
we have seen some really fine s;nci::l".s, i:Ui
which from our iIulJGsAb;;tr u Put ~; quai Il
mill at present AID the Fact tia; there rr..'
and surface dgsnas with u cur si+i't, ii wnii.i
not paw us to work. 0ic CT ,ur ni.I wo:.t - ~urh
prospecting with vim that asionisr,t the ga
tiyes and did moro work Ill one :iOur tl.aii Gulli
twenty had done in dav-but they rakc l:ylus
att
How these people live il astonishing: TO h:e.
Thcy make no good let c.:. fi;c a!,i is yc:y ::l.
and all they do is to n,i.e . no!e with sticA l,ut
in their seed plant i'?ia:a stalk ;:l'l Wt!' :cr
it to grow, hocing it yr.: iti:c a!ii aolc lt' ai
all. Yans would grow t" perfection: Il ci'i!"a;G!
but they are contellct ':tii nilaeiaily io"l c;!e
not cultivated a:ai Wild. Fruits, rt"raliut
aud mangoes, gru'r without trouble; ami t.i.y lead
lazy life of enjoyment. which wvnl'i not su: Us
however.
Horses md laules are v"ry gi'. par:': fnm the
rush to the miics. a: pa :ir irn., ;iIc fleets ut
disease which deprived ;;e c",ii..:y uf s'o:h.
Oxen Gun inc hatl. hut plJu, l. n;'fIi."a; IL
deed, here, they To ,ot think there is al, .,a::,- IL
Spanish for one.
Beeves arc sli,pcl fror. .cr. f,cquc,r,i. f.:
Demerara, and fttci cher" S3. pc.t, XIII III t..
$50 here.
Asses, or buoros. scare, ani DIR. ..:i,oag
some of our !oys ayc succeeded ;:.t:;n. Il. :.
for S25 each.
Drays aud carriages are unkno"r, o;c.yihi..:
being put OH pac;riIl:s OF s%scs.