The age-herald., 1901-09-12
Expedition Is Said to be Com- posed of 1000 Troops
 Under DeYiIa
NAVAL BASE ESTABLISHED
Venezuela Has Established Temporary Station at San Carlos and Not Far From the Entrance to
 Maraelbo Harbor.

wnlemstad, Island of Curocoa, Sep tember 1l-(via Haytien Cable. )-About September 1 the Pinzon took 45O Colom- bian troops from Porto Colombia to La Hacha.
 The cable between Maracibo and Cura- coa Is broken.
 Maracibo communicates with Caracas only over the government telegraph line which the public cannot use. Neverthe- less, 1t is learned on excellent authority, that an expedition composed of 1000 Vene- zuelan troops under Davila, the Venezu- elan leader, which left Porto Cabeila three weeks ago, bound for Maracibo, and left Maracibo September { on three schooners, towed by a small steamer, their destination being unknown, has ar rived at It's objective point and Is report ed to have safely landed on the Colombian coast a few miles northeast of La Hacha and that second expedition under the leadership of Colombian named Castil- 10, composed of Colombian liberals and Venezuelan sympathizers left Maracibo overland bound for La Hacha- Its pres ent whereabouts or destination Is un- known, but sufficient time has elapsed since it's departure to bring the expe- dition near La Hacha.
 The Dayila and Castillo expeditions to- gether number about 1500 troops to which should be added about 1500 Colombian liberals, more or less well armed, con- gregated about the frontier.
 In Case of Engagement.
 If a Colombian Venezuelan engagement occurs in the vicinity of La Hacha and the Venezuelans are successful 1t Will give the latter access to stretch of Co., lombian territory In Santa Marrthe pro- vince wholly liberal and in sympathy and therefore favoring the Venezuelan Liberals, and will permit the Venesuelans to approach the Colombians at San Cris- tobal and Cucta frontier points from the rear. Should the venexuelans succeed at La Hacha 1t is believed that their num- bers will be largely increased by Colom- bian Liberals.
 Venezuela has established a temporary naval base at San Carlos not far from the entrance to Maracibo harbor, where the government has stored provisions, arms and about 800 tons of coal
 The only communications between La Hacha, Maracibo and Curaco are by cour- fer between La Hacha and Maracibo.
 The Suchet brought the French consul and some twenty eight Frenchmen from La Hacha to Willemstad.
 Troops Landed.
 The French cruiser Suchet, which left Porto, Colombia, near Barranquilla, Sep tember 5, arrived here yesterday. On her way here she stopped at La Hacha, a town at the mouth of Rio Hacha, situated in Colombia, on the west side of the Guajira peninsular, about 100 miles north west of Maracibo. The Suchet brings a report that the steamer Alexandre Bixio landed thousand Colombian troops from Barranquilla and Cartagena at La Hacha September g. The Venezuelan gunboats Zumbador and Miranda and two others were off La Hacha. They were visible from the town, the inhabitants of which expected Venezuelan troops to be landed at or near La Hacha- The Colombian troops there were awaiting an attack Within the last week the Colombians at La Hacha have received considerable re- Inducements.
 The Colombian gunboat General Pin zon was on September off La Hacha, but immediately upon the arrival of the four Venezuelan gunboats the Pinzon put about and steamed away. The officers of the Suchet believe that fighting is likely to occur at La Hacha.
 The French steamer Versailles and the German steamer Ascania were at Porto, Colombia, September g. Their captains were approached by the Colombian au- thorities with a proposition to transport TOO troops to La Hacha. The Versailles asked for 5000 in gold and the Ascania wanted sl0000 in gold, which the Colom- bians were unable to pay, for the trans portation which was not effected. It is evident, however that the Alexandere Bixio later conveyed the troops.