Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-29
A PRESIDENT SKIPS
Andrade Leaves Venezuela to Save
His Life and Goes to Amer
lean Country.
CONSERVATION IN CARACAS
The Government Requirements Go Over
to the Enemy After the Fashion That
Prevails in All South American
Countries.

| New York, September 29.-A dispatcl
to the Herald, from Port Of Spain
Trinidad. says: A private dispatch from
Caracas reports that president Andrad
has left the Venezuelan capital and i
| believed to have gone to Porto Rico o
! New York. General Castro's insurgen
forces are known to be within five mile
of Caracas. General Luciano Mendoza
ommander-in-chief of the government
forces has only 1900 troops with which
to defend the approaches from Castro'
assaults.
Refugees in large numbers are arriv
ing here by steamer. They report thai
CONSERVATION prevails at Caracas. The
press censorship is exceptionally severe
even nail matter being opened.
General Domingo Monagas, who has
great prestige in Barcelona province,
promised Andrade troops from eastern
Venezuela. He collected considerable
army at Cumana, but on landing at
Guanta, in Barcelona, the soldiers de-
clared in favor of the revolution and are
marching to form junction with Cast
ro's forces.
Washington, Sept. 29.-The state de-
partment has received a dispatch from
the United States cousul at Puerto Ca
ballo, Venezuela, under date Of the 18th
instant, in which he gives summary OF
several encounters between the govern
ment and rebel forces of that country.
The first encounter was between the
forces of the rebel Gen. Castro and those
of the Venezuelan government, and oc-
Cured near tho City Of San Cristobal.
The government forces consisted of four
or five hundred men under command of
Sarria. The rebel force was consider
ably larger. The rebels defeated the
government troops and captured the
leader, Gen. Sarria. The second battle
was in San Cristobal. A thousand troops
of the government commanded by Pea
losa engaged 1000 rebel troops COM
manded by Castro for eight or nine days,
resulting in Castro withdrawing his
men, having learned that Fernandez was
on the way there with about Z 900 troops
of the government. The third battle
was before and in the town OF FL Cobre
The rebels defeated 1.5O0 government
troops under command of Morales. The
general succeeded in escaping with bnt
~ men and an ammunition train.
The fourth encounter was at Lumba-
dor mountain, where General Weide-
mann with 2,5OO government troops
tried to stop the march OF rebels, 1900
strong. The fight ended in draw,
both claiming victory. At any rate
Castro's forces continued the march.
At the town Of Cordero, Castro was
attacked by nearly 5000 government
troops under Fernandez. His force
then consisted of 5000 men. A terrible
battle was fought, reports placing the
loss Of the government at nearly 1,5oO
killed and wounded. The rebel loss is
unknown, but it is thought less, as their
position during the battle was superior.
Again both claimed victory. After
tho battle the rebels marched to the
town of Tower. In this place the rebels
fought and dispersed 800 government
troops under Gutierrez and captured
arms ammunition and supplies.
At Arenales were massed, according
to report, nearly $500 government
troops commanded by Torres, Guevara
and Planes. The rebel chief defeated
them, capturing many rifles and much
ammunition. The rebel general, Castro,
Is resting his troops and animals before
marching to Valencia.