New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-24
CARACAS SENT AWAY.
DRIVEN FROML4 GUAYR4
4Hcs Bar Porto Ca6eHO ALsO to
american Ships.

Caracas safely entered the harbor of La Guayra
at o'clock this morning. The mail and pas
sengers of the Caracas were landed at 10
o'clock
There were five newspaper correspondents on
board the Caracas.
The Caracas left her berth before o'clock,
and has anchored outside the breakwater.
The Caracas was not able to land more
than two-thirds of her cargo Tomorrow the
steamer will cruise before La Guayra and take
on passengers and mail, but on no account is
she to enter the port
Mr.. Boulton, of Boulton & Co., has entered
protest against the action taken with regard to
the Caracas with the American Consul and the
American Minister here The Caracas VIII not
touch at Porto Cabelo. The steamship Merlua
will not go to Maracaibo-
The action of the allies in regard to the Car
acas is unanimously disapproved of here
Lieutenant Commander Diehl endeavored at
i O'Clock this afternoon to obtain from the
commanders of the foreign warshlps at Id
Guayra an extension of a few hours In the tllie
given to the steamer Caracas TO remain at her
pier in order that she might finish unloading
His request to this end was refused, and ne oiu
not insist The commanders OF the blocKadhs
,yarsbips explained that they acting on
the orders of the British admiral. and that the
orders given to permit the Caracas to discharge
mora than the mail had been given to satisfy
Commander DiehI.
The allies have advised the foreign consuls
here that steamers reaching La Guayra before
December 80 will be allowed to enter port ana
discharge their cargo during the day, out theS
will not be allowed to take cargo on board
This ruling has created much dissatisfaction
here as il tends to reduce the opportunities VI
tho stevederes TO make wages There IS no eA-
pori. duty on goods shipped from Venezuela; the
fTaP .
ment All mail steamers reaching here after
1,ecen,ber 30 will be boarded from the blockad-
ing SQUADRON and neutral passengers and the
mails will be sent ashore under a flag of truce
No execution to this ruling in the matter OF
nationality will be made.
\ schooner which attempted to enter port at
$50 o'clock tonight was captured
The decision to allow the Caracas to enter
port was not arrived at without some dlrhculty'
due IL is alleged here. to the lack of unity OF
action on the part of the allies. The commander
of the British cruiser Tribune yesterday notlfed
10 MIR. Schuck the consul of Great Britain. that
the Caracas could enter the port of La Guayra
TO-DAY The Tribune then sailed from here,
leaving the Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan IN
charge of the blockade. The first act OF the
commander of the Bausan was to inform the
agents of the Red D Line here that the Caracas
would not be allowed to land her passengers.
mails freight.
The commander of the United States gunboat
Marietta Lieutenant Commander Diehl; the
commander of the French cruiser Troude. ana
the limited States Consul were Immediately in
formed of the stand taken by the Italian COM
mander whose decision regarded as vlolat-
ing the terms of the DEGREES establishing the
blockade which allowed all steamers coming
from the United States ten days grace from the
date of the establishment of the blockade De-
cember 90. in which TO reach Venezuelan ports
Mr. Bouton of Boulton & Co. agents of the
line and all the foreign merchants, entered pro-
tests against the Italian commanders decision,
and the commander of the Marietta and the
United States Consul sent dispatches 10 Wash
iry+or for Instructions In the mean while
Lieutenant Commander DiehI. after an hours
conference with the Italian commander, sue
ceeded in convincing him he was wrong In his
Interpretation of the blockade DEGREES, and nnaI-
ly the captain of the Giovanni Bausan assured
Tientenant Commander Diehl that the Caracas
would be allowed to enter the port of La Guayra
without hndrance.
Mr. Boulton was then informed that the
Caracas would have free entry. and he cabled
70 Willemstad where she awaiting orders.
instructing Captain Woodrick to proceed to La
Guayra.
The German warship which passed La Guayra
on Sunday towing two large schooners, was the
Panther She captured the vessels near Mara
caibo.
The German cruiser Gazelle arrived at La
Cuavra yesterday morning and sailed again at
The Bausan and the Tribune captured the fol-
lowing vessels yesterday: The schooner Castor.
loaded with salt. from Araya the schooner
Maria Iuisa with cargo of cocoa on board.
from Carenero the so0p ar fron1 Care
nero and the sloop Cornelia. from Guanta-