Arizona republican., 1902-12-14

Caracas, December 13.-The follow ing details of the capture of the Nene- zuelan vessels at La Guayra Tuesday by the Anglo American forces have reached here. At 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon thirteen boats manned by 2iO British and German seamen and towed by two steam launches. without giving any notification of their intention to the Venezuelan authorities. entered the harbor of La Guayra and proceeded to the docks. The German contingent, belonging to the cruisers Vineta and Falk, went on board the Margarita. formerly the torpedo boat Rayo. which was given to Venezuela by Ecuador. and with revolvers in hand compelled the men who were occupied in repairing her to abandon ship. The German sea men smashed the torpedo tubes, the compass and the machinery and left the Margarita in the dock in this dis abled condition.
 The Germans afterward boarded the Ossun, a freight steamer belonging t9 q Frenchman and chartered by the government for the transportation of troops, and ordered the few sailors on board to quit the vessel, which they die without making any resistance. The German steamers cut the anchor chain and lowed her outside the harbor.
 At the same time the sailors of the British cruiser Retribution boarded the General Crespo and the Tutmo and obliged their crews to lower the Vene- zueIan flags and leave the vessels. The Venezuelans made no resistance. Thc British bluejackets then cut the yes scls loose from their anchorage and lowed them outside the harbOr. The Venezuelan crews were allowed to re- turn to the shore.
 The captured steamers were seen al II o'clock a qiebt still in the sarle DO sition. Al z clock i.i ti4e ll.ul- hing z F,s British cruiser Retribution lowed thu General Crespo and the Tutmo furthel out, and the Venezuelan vessels nave not been seen since. The governmeu' asserts that the soldiers at the fort La Guayra saw them sunk with dyna mite. It is a fact that the Rehfbutior returned alone a few hours later to Ls Guayra, and it was impossible for ael to have conducted them either 10 Cura caO or to Trinidad.
 The government complains that tin German soldiers ate the meals preparet On board the captured steamers for thj Venezuela crews.
 BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED
 La Guayra, December 13.-Tne Brit ish steamer Topaz, from Cardiff wa seized by the rabble at Puerto Cabell' Wednesday and pillaged. The captain and crew were held as prisoners, bu were released today, and the steame will sail at noon tomorrow for .CieI. fuegos.
 The German cruisers Falk and Pan ther have arrived here and the Ger man training ship Slosch is cruisin, around outside on the lookout.
 The steamer Prinz William " en- tered the port at o'clock this after noon and discharged. She is about tC sail again. Other ships which arrived orr the port this morning will proceed with communicat ting.
 A commission composed O. leading merchants of Caracas, has arrived herC and has been on board the Britisl cruiser Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta. On the departure O. the committee the Vineta sailed for ar unknown destination.
 The fortresses have been evacuated and all the soldiers have left town. Tn, militia has been called out to maintain