Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-31
T H E co NCORD
THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

The question OF boundaries between British
Guiana and Venezuela, long in dispute, has
given rise TO much fruitless negotiation. and
resulted in 1887 in the rupture of diplomatic
relations subsisting between Great Britain and
Venezuela.
The trouble began in 1S4l and wrangling and
disputes continued.
In 1850 the public mind in Venezuela was
greatly exasperated by information to the eff
fect that Great Britain proposed to seize yene-
zuelan Guiana. Mr.. Wilson. then British charge
afaires IN Venezuela. fastened to contradict
II and affirmed that his government had no in
tention OF occupying the territory in dispute
and that it would not do so. At the same time
he asked for and obtained declaration to the
same effect from the Venezuelan government
In 1886 Lord Roseberry presented new
boundary proposition coupled with a proyiso
Tor free navigation and commerce on the
Or1noco river. which Venezuela declared to be
An inadmissible proposition and refused to ac-
| cept.
Pending the negotiations in London the
authorities of British Guiana proceeded to
occupy portion of Venezuelan Guiana. The
government OF Venezuela promptly protested
against this occupation and demanded of Great
Britain to withdraw her pretensions and the
latter having failed to comply with this demand
Venezuela dissolved diplomatic relations with
that government
oAico that EVENT the government OF teneZueia
mas been constant in her solicitations for the
good offices of the government of the United
States in order that Great Britain NAV be
induced, through the arbitration of friendly
powers, to consent to speedy and pacific
solution Of the question.
INPATIENT FOR THE coNcoRD's DEPARTURE.
All the officials express unmistakable impa-
thence about the concords departure. She did
not get under way as early as it was desired to-
day, but will probably sail before nightfall.
The voyage to La Guayra will occupy about
seven days. but the Concord will not loaf ON
the way and with good ather may break the
record.
The Concord is one of the new gunboats of
the type OF the Bennington and the Yorktown.
She Is a twin-screw with a speed of sixteen
KNOTS per hour. She carries a complement of
164 men and is well armed. Her battery con-
sists of six modern steel 6-inch breech load
ing rifles, two six-pounders two three-pounders
and one one-pounder rapid-fire gun and two
Eating guns. Following is list of her officers
commander, Edwin White, lieutenant COM
mander, T. 1. Wood; lieutenants, G. P. Colvo-
/ coresses, V. l.. Cottman and A. W. Grant. en-
signs, Marbury Johnston and Joseph Strauss;
| naval cadets. W. II. McGrann, H. II. Caldwell
and L. j. Sem; surgeon; r. c. Persons; pay
master. j.. A. Ring; chief engineer r. B. Hine;
passed assistant engineer, E. R. Freeman: as
sistant engineer, III. p. Norton; pay clerk, j.
Brooks
Inc Navy Department is sorry to be COM
PEELED to send q man-of-war to Venezuela at
TINS time. La Guayra is pest hole, this is the
worst season of the year and recent telegraphic
/ advices announce the presence of both cholera
| and yellow fever
Inc climate Is trying to a native of higher
iatitudes at this season, as the thermometer
ranges above 100 nearly all the time and the
atmosphere is damp and malarious.
IL Is probable that ward room chat on the
concord VIII not be OF lively nature for the
next few days.