The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-15
VENEZUELA.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF the ReRaLD.


Another Popular RevoIution-The Province Of
Barceieny in Revolt-Expulsion of President
Arcspas considerations Falcon Entrenchcd at
Porto CnbellO.
LAGUAyRA, March 10, 1865.
We are trembling under another Of those violent
revolutions that have so often swept over portions
OF the republic. The province of Barcelona ofwhich
General Aresmenda is the constitutional President,
is in revolt At present 1t Is confined to the eastern
portion Of the province, and is headed by ex-Pres
dent Monagus-a powerful malcontent-to whose
standard influential revoutonists are daily rallying
and giving ecdt to the popular uprising On the 9th
inst the Venezuelan war amerPuerareche arrived
at this port having board large force destined to
operate against the insurgents, whose headquarters
are at Barcelona, the chief town OF the province
She put In here for coal, but was delayed several
days by the steym
Meanwhile General Aresmenda, the President I'M
der the Venezuelan government. was expelled by
the insurgents and arrived at Porto Cabell0 on a
small schooner where he rs IN consultation with
ciearances
On the 18th the Puerareche sailed for Barcelona
but returned with her machinery disabled. after
landing the troops at Porto CabeO, and the eX-
petition against Monagus has been temporarily
abandoned.
President Falcon has established his headquarters
in the town and fort OF Porto Cabello, with the
forces at his command, and will await the arrival Of
renforcements and the developments OF the rebel
leaders plans before assuming the offensive The
the entire province and result In the overthrow
of Falcons authority In Barcelona. The rebels are
very bold and active and Falcon seems to hesitate
| about attacking them. / have not yet learned the
cause OF grievance that has precpated the province
into revolution but from present appearances the
re-establishing its authority over the dsarected
province which has an area OF 1874 square miles
and mixed population OF 49, 900 or 900 mestizoes,
muattoes, creoles and Indians.
| Marshal Falcon Ready to Leave If Unsuccess.
full Against the Rebels-American Claims
Internal Improvements-Failures.
By late arrival at this port from Porto Cabeo we
| have Venezuelan advces to the ed Of March. The
| prospects OF an early termination Of the civil war
seemed more doubtful than ever, the beligerent par
ties being about equally divided, both as to numbers
and strength The States Of Valencia, Valdes and
Aragua, also the districts adjacent to Caracas,
had all pronounced against the government. Gene
raj Falcon the President was at Porto Cabello with
his army. To provide for his soldiers he had been
raising loans among the merchants OF that place at
the rate OF $1,000 a day. So straitened was the
government for means that for some time the
| employees OF the public civil officers had
| not been paid their salaries. Falcon had two
steamers at Porto Cabeo, and were said to be the
ments notice should the Revolutionary movement
become strong as to be Irresistible by the govern
ment Falcon is only in the second year Of his term
| as President, the term being four years.
| Mr.. Tamadge, the United States Commissioner ap-
pointed TO examine into the claims OF certain Ameri-
can citizens against the Venezuelan government
had returned TO Venezuela after having visited the
States The Commission to investigate the claims
had commenced its abors and would continue to sit
1t had been arranged till the LIST OF May next
The Caracas Gas Company, formed some time
back, had completed its arrangements for lighting
that city with gas. The pipes had been all laid and
everything made ready for commencement, but the
quantity OF coal on hand not being considered SUI.
cent to keep up the supply OF gas for any length OF
time it had been deemed advisable to await the ar
rival Of another cargo Of coal before beginning Ope-
ratiOns. All the materials for the works were I'm
ported from New York and Philadelphia, and the
works were constructed under the superintendent
OF American engineers.
A company in Caracas had obtained concession
from the government for the construction OF rail-
road begun some time ago. but subsequently aban-
doned, from Caracas TO Patare, distance Of about
forty miles in the interior of the country.
The house Of Halle x Co.. at Laguayra, O respect
able house OF long standing, had failed. Immense
losses had been sustained I'm cotton speculations.
The article was selling ut very low prices in Valencia
and other places.