The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-17
PRESSED HARD BY
TAREE NATIONS
CASTRO DECLARES ALLIES HAVE
VIOLATED ALL PRINCIPLES
or WAR
inactivity Prevails in Venezuelan Gov
eminent Circles Since the Appeal
for Arbitration-All Mer-
chants Gene.

Caracas, Venezuela, December i6,--
inaclion raigns in government circles
mere fhe officials do not know what
to do and are depnding entirely upon
tle United states 10 assist them.
a movement is on loot mere headed
by prominent doctors ana lawyers. 70
sequ, ST President Castro to resign ana
TO ash Vice President Ramon Ayaia
TO assume the presidency and form a
cabinet without party tendencies. II
is also proposed TO summon congress
10 upoint a temporary president and
arrange Che questions in dispute in a
niaaaer satisfactory 70 all concerned.
General Hernandez El Mocho, vino
has just Deen released nom prison AT
Maracaibo is expected al Caracas To-
morrow His parusans ans actiye and
iuther trouble is apprehended.
The Venezuelan government an
nouuces lhat Great Britain has opened
lhe navigation of the Ormoco river.
The @arships patrol The mouth q the
liver ana the river itself. Ihis meas
ure applies only to foreign ships.
Vessels flying the Venezuelan nag are
excluded
The patriotic parade here yesterday
passed OF without any extraordinary
iuc.eents President Castro during
tho day visited the Tomb Of Bolivar.
The government reported that the
German cruiser Panther is going toI
Maracaihe 10 destoy the forts there.
Fear a eonbardnent.
Minister bowen. at the request Of The
Dutcn minister, tr. Von Leyden, who
is sick at Curacao. has taken charge
cf the Dutch interests here.
Tie lead,ng merchants Of La Guayra
arlyed here last night. announcing
thai owing TO the fear it would be
saelled they lett.
Aus O'Clock yesterday afternoon louT
loud explosions alarmed inc city 81
Puerto Cabollo On investigation it
was found that British MARINES had
blown up the usbterranean prison ctils
ol Casue Iibertador with dynamite
They also burned The wooden buildings
surrounding The castle and carried
away everything that could be trans
ported. After the bombardment Of the
forts at Pueito Cabeilo and the land
ing marines on the island where The
castle Is situated, the forces OF theI
powers acted just as though they were
at home, causing great indignation
among the Venezuleans. When every
thing had been destroyed the marines
re-embarked. The Venezuelan govern
ment warship Miranda escaped the
vigilance of the German cruisers Fake
aand Panther which were searching
for her. and arrived at Maacaibo yes
terday
Manifesto by Castro.
The following presidential NANTES
TO is now being profusely distuibrted
mere:
Another act Of very grave natue on
the part OF the perfdious foreigner has
just been effected against tile city OF
vSaslto Cabeilo, viz: The lombard
10 that port by the combined
of England and Germany without
declaration OF war or the
~ OF the formalities es
for CARRYING on an act
act against the
Seople Of Venezue-
general principles
sgainst those ma
assets in that
- have a per
Nght to exfeNeA eA<azsVfulhllment OF
necessary formalities in such cases
Which were utterly ignored, no time
was given for the withdrawal Of the
men from the dangers Of the lombard