Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-15
RBSTAURATVR TAKEN,
Venezuelan Warship. Once Gould 9
Yacht, Seized by Germans. Is
CASTRO DEF1ES HIS FOES
eseases t. Accept Ultinstun M.
ssesA ~ Germany - Detail. 81
Hepsshc's Loss Of WarsAips
In La Gaayra Harbor.

La Guayra, Venezuela, Dec. 18TH,
German cruiser Vineta has capturet
near Guanta the Venezuelan eunboa,
Rastaurador, formerly George !
Gsuld's yacht ATLANTA.
A crew from the Vinaa was MI
aboard and the captured vessel wa.
sent to Trinidad.
The following details of the capture
Of the Venezuelan vessels at La Guov
RI last Tuesday by the Anglo-Germar
forces have reached here:
At 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon thir
teen boats manned by 240 British and
German seamen and towed by two
steam launches, without giving any no
ddcatton of their intention to the Ven
ssueaan authorities, entered the harbor
ct La Guayra. They proceeded to the
docks. The German contingent be.
longing to the cruisers Vineta and
Fake went on board the Margarita
formerly the torpedo boat Rayo, which
was given to Venezuela by Ecuador
and. revolver, in hand, compelled the
men who were occupied in repairing
her to abandon the ship.
TAe German sailors smashed the tor
pedot tubes, compass and machinery,
leaving the Margarita in dock in this
disabled condition.
The Germans afterward boarded the
Ossan, 4 freight steamer belonging to a
Trenchman and chartered by the gov
eminent for the transportation of
troops. They ordered the few sailors
On board to quit the vessel, which they
did without making any resistance
The German sailors cut the anchor
chain and lowed her outside the har-
Dor.
venexuelaas Made No Fight.
At the same time the sailors of the
British cruiser RetrlbutiOn boarded the
General CrespO and the Tutulno. They
obliged their crews to lower the Vene-
zueian flag and leave the vessels. The
Venezuelans made no resistance. The
British bluejackets then cut the vessels
loose from their anchors and tOwed
then outside the harbor. The Venezue-
Ian crews were allowed to return to the
shore.
The captured steamers were seen at
IL o'clock at night still in the same po-
sition. At ? O'Clock in the morning the
British cruiser Retribution towed the
General Crespo and the Tutumo far
ther out, and the Venezuelan vessels
have not been seen since.
The government asserts that the SOL
dters at the fort at La Guayra saw
them sunk with dynamite. 1t is a fact
that the Retribution returned alone a
few hours later to La Guayra, and it
was impossible for her to have con-
Quoted them either to Curacao OF Trim
idad.
The government complains that the
German sailors ate the meals prepared
for the Venezuelan crews on board the
captured steamers.
Cnstro's Refusal.
A dispatch from Berlin says:
President Castro's reply to the Ger
man ultimatum is a refusal to yield on
any point.
The foreign office has not yet re-
ceived the text of the reply, but only
bulletin from the German charge
d'affaires. Herr Won Pilgrim Baltazzi.
dated Dec. 10, announcing that the
presidents answer had been placed in
his hands that day and that the presi-
dent refused to yield to the German de-
mands on all points. This telegram
with the text of the reply, was filed at
Port of Spain. island Of Trinidad.
With this exception the foreign office
has received no news since Friday to
indicate that the situation has grown
worse. A landing in force is not con-
sidered probable under any contingent
cy. The orders to blockade the coast
stand, and that is all the naval COM
manders are authorized for the present
to do
Any proposition that Minister Bow
en- might make in behalf of President
Castro would be received in good
spirit and carefully considered out OF
regard for the channel of its transmits
sion. But 10 proposition to arbitrate
has vet reached Berlin. Neither is the
foreign office aware that the United
States has made so far any suggestion
to arbitrate.
Herr Won Pilgrim altazzi is still on
board British vessel in the harbor OF
La Guayra.
Our Fleet and Venexuela.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec 13.-Ihe
American fleet here is deeply inter-
ested In the news of the Anglo German
action in Venezuela. The Kearsarge,
Alabama, Massachusetts, Iowa ana
Scorpion, with Admiral Higginson IN
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