New-York tribune., 1902-12-11
At Ii GU4YR4
Tcae2ueian WarsMps Captured and
Destroyed

Ia c;uavra Dec. 1O-The combined Anglo
German fleet is entering this harbor. and the
first vessels are not three hundred feet from the
custom house The landing of marines has be-
gun
The Venezuelan fleet was captured yesterday
bv ten German and four British cutters. They
went alongside the Venezuelan vessels and or
dered them to surrender. and. without shot
being fired, the British and German forces seized
the Venezuelan fleet in the name of the German
Emperor and the King of England. Two of the
vessels. which were undergoing repairs, were
broken up The German cruiser Panther
steamed into the harbor during these proceed
ings with her decks cleared for action The
Venezuelan steamers were taken outside the
harbor and at . o'clock this morning the General
Cresno the T,tumo and the Margarta were
sunk The Ossun was the only vessel spared, in
view Of the protest made by the French Charge
d'AFaires. II. Quievreux, who gave notice to the
commodore of the allied fleet that the Ossun IS
the property of a Frenchman.
At 10 O'Clock last evening one hundred and
thirty German sailors were landed and proceeded
+o C,ardonal A suburb of La Guayra. in which Is
situated the residence of the German Consul
Ientz whom with his family. they escorted
hack to La Guayra, and placed on board the
warship Vineta. On their way back to this port
the German sailors met a party of venezuelan
soldiers but no collision took place AT o'clock
this morning landing party of thirty British
seamen went to the British consulate and con-
Quoted the British Consul. r. Schunck, and his
family on board the Retribution.
The German and British residents at La
Guayra have also been arrested, with the ex-
ception of Messrs. Fieldwick and Prince Lepage.
the manager of the harbor corporation. who bar
ricaded themselves in their house
The three Englshmen were rescued by the
forces of the allied powers and were taken on
board the Retributon.
The Englishmen's houses were surrounded by
Venezuelan policemen. but when a party of 3Zo
sailors was landed at ) o'clock In the after
noon and marched to their release the police
men made no resistance. and the inmates were
conducted to the Retribution without trouble
The British and German warships. however, In
the meantime had cleared for action.
The British torpedo boat destroyer Quail ar
rived here at . o'clock this afternoon The Ger
man cruiser Panther left this morning in the
direction of Carupano. and the German cruiser
Fake has sailed for Puerto Cabello on a search
for the remainder of the Venezuelan fleet 1t
is believed that the British cruiser Indefatigaole
is on her way to the Venezuelan seaport or
Guanta the port of Barcelona, where the Venez-
ueIan gunboat Restaurador is now lying
Troops are expected here from Caracas. as the
government is credited with the intention Of re-
pulsing any landing by the allied forces.
All the stores and banks here are closed Great
excitement prevails. the population fears that
the town may be shelled other action taken
by the AngIo-German vessels tonight.
No one here can explain the action OF the alleo
powers in taking action without giving Venez-
uela time to reply to their notes