The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
CREspVs PROCLAMATION.
He Says Mls Troops Are Well Armed and
He IL Abest % y arch on Caracas.

| He says M,s Troops Are Well Armed ssd
He IL Absst 20 - arch on Caracas.
| LAauAYRA. May 20.-A revolutionary bulle-
| tin says that Crespo is preparing to bring mat
| ters to crisis. He is concentrating his forces
| at Calabozo. and as soon as possible will
| thence march upon Caracas Calabozo Is an
important strategical point In the Guarico
| section. where Casanas came to grief In at
| tempting to dislodge the rebels. and 10 about
ak days march under good circumstances
from the capital.
The news of the concentration Of the rebel
forces 80 near To Caracas was preceded by q
printed proclamation OF Gen. Crespo 10 the en-
tire nation in which he gave his reasons for 80
long delaying the final blow-meaning. OF
course. the march on the capital.
In It he says that tho Congress standard has
not at any time lacked for suitable number
OF mon with whom to prosecute their cause.
The trouble has been In the matter OF arms
and ammunition. They have had more soldiers
than they could equip properly. for though all
have had machetes. and even horses were
abundant. still they were hardly adequate for
the capture Of such a well-fortifled city as
Caracas. However. they wcro progressing
favorably all things considered, in the matter
OF remedying the evil. since DR.. Rojas Paul in
Trinidad, and their allies in Curacao. New
1OTk anu I1utHDuIS Huo oaVSocNcu III uluhluk
many surreptitious shipments. In Arichuma.
small town on the O-inoco. near tho city OF
Bolivar a considerable supply has just been
received from the exled OK. President. while tho
success Of their arms over the Government
troors hlh IL number 81 Notable instances
From varlous sources &c Proclamation .,
auately. hut have sent 900 Peabody rifles
800 Peasndy and 900 Winchester riiies ito to
Cen Daz Arana Of the Fight wing With these
munition. The cavalry forces are moreover
well mounted and many other brapches Of the
shipped for u.s. and may be hourly expected.
y hSrsGs to T
and e1uippe.l and that n short time We will
assume an offensive attlitu . Instead Of de.
most favorable auspices possible.
from and oi his s1 esy
Sn ndss Sas S Il whsR The
Tn tie "st fifteen days there has been or
ganized on the plains an army OF 600 men.
an t ss rn
Luga. and others. l cannot describe to you
GOOD st fs s ss nig sGnS n1
forces, commanded by Gen. X. Aras, Arias
WAS defeated. losing twenty-five men.
The Government forces number 500 men.
They have not been able to get any one to fight
against the Legalists. The Government asked
Gen. Hernandez. and his answer was that he
would not so unless he had ! 900 men. Gems.
Luzardo and Tinoco wer. CALLED. too. but they
want to give the forces to Gen. Atlas because
they have not enough faith in him. They think
no is playing with two carda This is the state
OF affairs in the demoralized Government OF
Zuia. There is not a single village on the
coast that Is not up in arms.
The Loyal SITS captured Yesterday the
steamboat Santa Barbara and took away all
correspondence for the Government: This cap
tnre was, made BY a brother of Fathor Spleta.
and went over to the Legalists camp ut Belen
with fifty OF his men,. In Los Buertos Altagrn-
ella. Father Sulcta. with 100 armed men. fought
and defeated the Government forces under the
command OF Antonio Diaz- Diaz and four OF
his men We're killed. We can almost say that
in Zulia the Legaists have triumphed.
I'm Los Andes the Legalist Generals. Eleses
to Santo Morales were rtted against Caprl ano
the Government. The fighting was hot on both
sides. The last battle vas fought ut Jajo. and
was so terrible that Of the 900 men under tho
command Of Aranjo and Baptistp there were
hardly 800 left Here the Government was VIC
torious: but we cannot say the same thing Of
the battle OF Mocoty. whore tho Iesalist forces
under Gems. Aranlo and Baptista fought Gen.
The tr iumph OF the Legalist cause at IT.
chua has been something grand At present,
as I have told you. 1000 men arc marching on
to Barginsimeto."