The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-24
MUST LEAVE PORT
LINERS CAN'T STAY IN LA GUAYRA
HARBOR AT NIGHT.
CARACAS ALLOWED TO ENTER
p1rT HAD TO GET OUT BEFORE SHE
HAD UNLOADED.

Red ID Line Steamer Was Held Up
Inv the RIOckaders at First-FinaI-
Nv She Was Permitted to Enter.
Italian Commander Had Misunder-
stood Terms of the BIockade-Ef-
fort to secure Permission to Have
Her Remain in Port for a Few
Hours Unavailing.
Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 2S.lThe
Red D Line steamer Caracas safely
entered the harbor of La Guayra at s
o'clock this morning. The mail,
freight and passengers of the Caracas
were landed at 10 o'clock.
The captain of the British cruiser
Tribune notified the commander of the
Caracas that throughout her stay at
La Guayra she must leave the harbor
every night. This measure is regarded
as vexatious, and causes great expense
to the owners of the steamer.
The decision to admit the Caracas
was not arrived at without some diff
Guilty, due, it is claimed here, to the
lack of unity of action. on the part of
the allies. The commander of the
British cruiser Tribune yesterday noti-
fed MIR. Schuck, the consul of Great
Britain, that the Caracas could enter
the port of La Guayra to-day. The
Tribune then sailed from La Guayra,
leaving the italian cruiser Giovanni
Bausan in charge of the blockade.
PROTEST WINS Entered,
The first act of the commander of
the Bausan was to notify the agents
of the Red D Line that the Caracas
would not be allowed to land her pas
sengers, mails or freight. The agents
of the line and all the foreign mer-
chants entered protests against the
Italian commanders decision as vio-
lating the terms of the decree estab-
fishing the blockade. Meanwhile Lieu
tenant Commander Diehl of the Mari
eta, after an hours conference with
the Italian commander, succeeded in
convincing him he was wrong in his
Interpretation of the blockade DEGREES,
and finally the captain of the Giovan-
nj Bausan assured Lieutenant Com
mander Diehl that the Caracas would
be allowed to enter the port of La
Guayra without hindrance.
The German warship which passed
La Guayra Sunday, towing two large
sehooners, was the Panther She. cap-
tured the vessels near Maracaibo.
The German cruiser Gazelle arrived
at La Guayra yesterday morning and
sailed at noon.
The Bausan and the Tribune cap
tured the following prizes yesterday:
The schooner Castor, loaded with
salt from Araya; the schooner Maria
Luisa, with cargo of cocoa on board,
from Caronero; the sloop Josefita Car
min de Vega, loaded with a general
cargo, from Caronero; the sloop Cor
nelia, from Guanta.
Refused an Extension.
Lieut.. Commander Diehl at 4 o'clock
this afternoon endeavored to obtain
from the commanders of the foreign
Warship at La Guayra an extension of
a few hours in the time given the
steamer Caracas to remain at her
dock in order that she might finish
unloading. His request to this end
was refused and he did not insist
The commanders of the blockading
warships explained that they were act
ing on the orders of the British Ad-
miral, and that the orders given to
permit the Caracas to discharge more
than the mai1 had been given to satisfy
Commander Dlenl. Inc caracas cOnSe-
quently left her berth at La Guayra
at O'Clock. whence she had landed
rot more than wo-thirds of her car
go. Tomorrow the steamer will cruise
before La Gauyra and take on pas
sengerS and mail, but on no account
is she to enter the port.
Mr.. Boulton, of Boulton & Co., agents
OF the line. has entered protest with
the American minister and American
consul here, against the action taken
with regard to the Caracas