New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
MORE PRIZES CAPTURED.
Vessels of the Blockading Fleet Are Busy

cuaxrs Dec. 21-The Italian cruiser Go
vanni Rausan has captured a sloop "i
coming from the east o,
The British cruiser Tribune left mere at mum
to-day for Port-of-Spain. Trinidad "i'h '"e
schooner Mercedes in tow :
-so German training ship Stosch has arrive
,are bYt she left port this afternoon 10 'ahe
Mime Won Pilgrim Baltazzl' VIE VI 'Ne
Charge d'Affaires TO Curacoa- r
.ca-r,ar cruiser supposed to be the eIa|eiie'
r.ssa5 this port to-day towing TWO i"i
schooners in the direction of Irlnlodu'
The commander of the French cruiser 1rouue
-=-..aa ri oujeyreux, the French Charge Al
<eires at the French Legation in caracas ~
5.v The Troude will leave here to-hlSn'-
o,a o4 the results of the blockade is that liie
.y.-nor CORPORATION and shipping firms mere
have dismissed their laborers- over nNe nun
5rea men are therefore out OF WORN
~. 90, S,.,r Trinidad Dec. 21.-The block
.5a or Venezuelan ports was begun Win aii
~o+,,a force at midnight last night. Inc
british have the cruisers 1ndefatgaple' AleA
and Tribune the special service sueainei
,ur,hine and the torpedo boat destroyer hoeN0
alone the coast. The cruiser Arlaone' tie nos
shin of vice-Admiral Douglas. is mere anu y"
-.,,a,, here All the British operations VIII oe
directed from Trinidad
The cruiser Vineta. the German HaeshlP' ie
here this morning for La Guayra. 10 reliiloi0s
the German cruisers Gazelle' Fanliei
17.1ra and the training ship Stosch The Cnar-
- a,o+bar training ship. has left here for
St Lucia, her presence on the pio'A
r,arently being unnecessary
Renewed efforts have been made TO noaI 'iie
rsr,t,sb cruiser Fantome which IS STUCK IN d
Ynudbank near Barancas, on the orlhoco' i1i'''N
hone IS entertained of successful result
II is reported here that Mr.. Haggarc, BRUSH
Minister to Venezuela, has sald that 0rea'
Britain acted only after great provocauon' anu
that the whole world must approve OF WHAT sNe
did The climax to Anglo-VenezueIan reIauoH0
,,.s reached when a Venezuelan gunhoat capt
ured British merchantmen on the hlSn seas,
sbinped her crew and valuables and landeo
- - ,soreartta Island. Then Great Britain
determined 10 act Mr.. Haggard and the eer-
man representative Herr ven Pilgrim Baltazzl'
ara said TO have left Caracas secretly, in the
fear that they might be held as hostages oy
President Castro.
The United States battleships Kearsarge and
Alabama arrived here this afternoon Ihelr
appearance provoked considerable comment on
shore but when Admiral Higginson called upon
the Acting Governor Of Trinidad and the COM
rnandant of the British ships he took occasion
TO explain that the visit to this port Of the
American Tnen-oi-War WAS part VI '4io "0o04
winter trip OF the squadron. AS the American
vessels entered the harbor the Charlotte saluted
Admiral Higginsons flag, courtesy which was
also extended by the British ships. The sa-
lutes were returned. The Kearsarge and Ala
barna are anchored outside the British war
ships which are guarding four Venezuelan YES
sells none of which fly either the British or
Venezuelan flag. The Restorador, which was
captured from Venezuela by the Germans, flies
the German flag, and is used by them for dis
patch purposes.
General Ferreras, who represents the Venez-
nelan revolutionists at Ciudad Bolivar, has col
lected S350o00 in duties since the Venezuelan
blockade of the Orinoco was raised. OF this
sun $4,000 has been used TO repay money
borrowed from merchants General Ferreras
mas sent large order for munitions of war TO
Port of Spain