Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-14
VENEZUELA.

A stirring scene was witnessed off La
Guayra yesterday morning and excited
the entire city. The Russian bark
Feodor was coming in from Cardiff with
cargo of coal for the La Guayra Rail
way. She was signaled by the allies
to stop, but continued on her way. The
British cruiser Tribune ran up and fired
two blank shots in warning to the
offender, but still the bark continued to-
lard La Guayra. Then the Tribune
steamed around the bark at full speed
and at the same time sigLaled to the
tender Columbine to approach. The
captain of the Feodor was compelled to
anchor outside, but was permitted TO
and and communicate with the con-
s'gnees Of his cargo. The vessel can re-
main only five days.
1t is announced at Caracas that about
/, 100 revoIutionists under Gen. Manuel
Morales attacked Cummana, in the State
of Bermudez, on the 4th, 9th and 9th of
this month. Cummana was defended
by 500 government troops. January 9,
after hard fight, which lasted seven
hours and which was witnessed by the
sailors of the British cruiser Tribune,
the revolutionists, it is declared, aban-
doned the field, leaving 300 Dlauser
rifles and 80, 900 cartridges behind them
and 200 CT their number prisoners in the
hands of the government forces. The
statement is said to have been obtained
from rebel prisoners that if Cummana
had been taken the revolutionary leader
would have allowed his soldiers to sack
the town for eight hours. The reyou-
tionists have been active the last week,
knowing, as they do, that if the block
ade is raised their cause will become
much more difficult.
"a dispatch from Wiliemstad, Curacao,
says that Notwithstanding the mainte-
nance of the blockade, ammunition is
leaving that island daily for the Vene-
zuelan revolutionists.
First Lieutenant Won Lengerke, ofthe
German cruiser Vineta, whose death on
the ~assenger steam er Hispania before her
rival at B-emcrhaven has been reported,
committed suicide. According to the
official report, he shot himself with a
pistol in his cabin on board the steamer
while nearing land. 1t is added that
Lieut.. Won Lengerke was returning home
after having been seriously i'll while in
the tropics. A rumor popularity cir
culated is that he lost official favor be-
cause he sank the Venezuelan vessels
captured at La Guayra and that he was
ordered home on that account.
In a dispatch from Rome the CORES
pondent there of the London Daily Mail
says: president Castro, through the
United States, has informed the three
powers that he is disposed to pay the ex-
penses of maintaining the blockadng
squadron in Venezuelan waters on condi-
ti0i th..t the blockade be raised immedi-
ately. He does not object to their war
ships remaining in Venezuelan ports.
Italy is disposed to agree to this propo-
sition, but she will be guided in her
reply by the decision of the other powers.
President Castro's request that the
powers raise TIE blockade of Venezuela is
still under discussion in London. The
Foreign Office inc'ines to the belief that
suspension of the blockade would reduce
the situation to the same status that
existed at the beginning of the dispute.
1t appears probable that unless an expedi-
ent is devised Great Britain will advocate
continuance of the blockade in some
form.