New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-27
AMERICAN FLAG lNSULTED.
REFUGEES DRAGGED FROM A SHIP FLY.
ING IT.
A VENEZUELAN GENERAL FoRcrBLY TAKES SIX
MEN FROM THE STEAMSHIP CARACAS-A
PROTEST TO HIS GOVERNMENT.

PROTEST HIS GONERNMENT
The American steamship Caracas Of the Red
ID Line from Venezuela arrived here yesterday.
When she was in the harbor Of Puerto Cabello
what looks like an outrage on the American flag
| took place on her decks Six refugees who had
gone on board the Caracas were forcibly taken
from the ship by body Of armed men. in spite
of the protests of Captain Woodrick and the Amer-
can Consul. The Caracas was lying at Puerto
Cabello when three ex-members OF the Venezuelan
Congress came on board and engaged passage
Three other venezucIans. who were lawyers.
came with them. All six desired to get out Of the
country and thought that they would be safe II
| they got board an American ship. Gen.
eral Urdaneta, who in command at Puerto
CabelO, went on board and demanded the sur.
render OF the six men, Captain WOodrick refused
TO deliver them and appealed to the American Con-
sui, Mr.. Riley. The Consul protested against the
men being taken from the ship, but Urdaneta In
sisted upon having them, and brought of an armed
guard from the shore The captain yielded to
force, but told Urdaneta he must find the men him
self.
The Venezuelan soldiers then made thorough
search OF the ship and dragged the men from their
hiding places. The refugees protested and strug.
gled, but were forced over the side and taken
ashore The Caracas went then to La Guayra.
where a report of the was made to the United
States Minister at Caracas by the captain and
formal statement made by Consul Riley. The
Minister at once made demand on the Vene-
zuelan Government for an explanation. When tho
Caracas left La Guayra General Urdaneta had been
| summoned to the capital. some said to answer for
the Caracas affair and others that he was coming
to help the Government shape its future policy.
The Venezuelan Consul in this city said
yesterday that Urdaneta had been summoned for
| consultation. The outcome Of the matter will he
watched with interest. The officers Of the
Caracas are indignant at the action Of the Vene-
zuelan General as were many Of the passengers.
Those passengers Of the same political faith az
Urdaneta Of course thought his action all right.
The Caracas brought news of a battle which
took place at Ciudad Bolivar just before the
steamer sailed The information about the fight
WAS meagre but a large number of killed and
wounded were reported. The Government forces
were commanded by Careras, and the revolu-
tiOnistS by General Guerra. Careras had 700
men and Guerra 1,lo0, according to the moro
or less trustworthy Government report. The fight
took place outside the town. The revolutonists
were armed mostly with machetes. They re-
pulsed the first charge of the Government troops
was surrounded by the enemy and killed by a
blow from a machete. The Government forces
finally drove away the revolutlonsts
There were rumors also of big fight at Villa
de Cuba on August le,. in which l,500 are re-
be an exaggeration. The revolutiOnsts were re-
ported TO have gained the day in the battle OF
Villa de Cuba, and 10 have almost annihiated
the Government forces sent against them.