The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-22
GERMANS ENTER PROTEST
Dislike the Action of Their
 Nations War Vessels.
Tn Berlin the Naval oface Maintains Silence, Saying No Report of Engagement Has Been
 Received.

warships supposed to be the Panther. vineta and Fake. began smelling the fort of San Carios at 1Qao o'clock this morn ing. The fort returned the fire. The engagement was in progress at o'clock this afternoon. The correspondent of the Associated Press. In row boat approach ed to within three miles of the fort at noon. The roar of the guns was terrific. The Panther appeared to be not more than 500 yards from the fort. Her guns were fired every few minutes. The fort could not be seen for the clouds of smoke but 1t was plain that the Venezuelan gum nars were answering the German fire spiendidly and with great rapidtty.
 At l o'clock in the afternoon an ex- plosion occurred apparently in the fort and cloud of smoke covered part of the Tamparts. A number of Indian fishermen were intercepted fleeing from the direc- tioR of the fort in their dugout canoes. They reported that the smoke seen was from the burning village of San Carlos. which had been shelied by the German ships and was in flames.
 The shelling of San Carlos has created much excitement among the German resi- Gents of this port who have protested against the action of the warships.
 
 The vineta is cruiser of the second clssi of $500 tons displacement. She is S46 feet long with 8 draught of 21 feet inches. She was built in 1897, has three propelIers and 10.e00 indicated horsepower. Her armament consists of two S.2Inch Quick-firing guns. eight 6-inch Quick-firing guns, ten s.4-lnch and ten 1.4-ineh quick tirers and four machine guns. She has Q speea of 1s.b knots and q complement Of A49 men. The Nlneta has been in Vene- Euelan waters for two or three years.
 The Panther is the German gunboat that shelled Fort San Carlos last Saturday afternoon for one hour and was obliged to retreat because of the forts fire. She is of 97 tons displacement POS feet long and was built in 1901. She is armed with eight 34-inch and six 1.4-inch quick firing guns and two machine guns.
 The Fake Is e protected cruiser with a displacement of 1,6s0 tons and length of 266 feet 10 inches. She carries eight S.S-inch quick-hring guns and four one poundsrevolving cannon.
 A number of the sailors of the Vineta went ashore one night In Puerto Cabello in October, 1901 x4when they were accosted by the popula& of that port. Consider able street fighting resulted and the Vine ta had to send fin a boat load of armed men to rescue the short party. Several of the Vineta's crew were wounded.
 London, Jan. 22.-Irhe news of the second bombardment of Fort San Carlos reached London too late to be printed ts fha all comment upon the "olive branch'' which the German Chancellor, Count von Buebow. Is holding out to Great Britain in his speech in the Reichstag.
 President Castro's demand that the blockade be raised before the negotiations are opened is regarded as certain to create further delays and the belief has been expressed that the second lombard ment of the Maracalpo fort will greatly increase the difficulties of the situation.
 The Standard referring to the previous bombardment of Fort San Carlos. says:
 'It is difficult to maintain a pacific blockade and in the long run Venezuela must be the chief sufferer from such contretemps. It may be hoped that President Castro will see this and prompt ly authorize Minister Bowen to agree to any reasonable preliminary condition laid dwon by the aggrieved powers"
 saracas. Jan. A.-The revolutionary force under General Riera which attack ed Coro Monday was obliged to retreat. leaving thirty men killed and 115 wounded, as we'll as many prisoners, a considerable amount of arms and baggage.
 Early Monday morning the revolution fists under Riera unexpectedly assumed the offensive. The government supposed General Riera was at Sabaneta. but i'm stead he appeared outside Coro with 1000 men. his entire command, an dattacked the town from two different directions at the same time. One rebel column pushed nearly to the center of the town. At first the government soldiers were thrown into confusion but as soon as they recovered from the surprise. they stood up against the rebel attack. The government men were commanded by Generals HermoseIlo and Tellerera. After the engagement, which lasten te nhours. the fighting going on in the streets and from the houses of Coro. the revolutionists awere obliged to retire. General Riera who showed great personal bravery during the fight. is re- ported to be wounded in. the leg. He Is now fleeing in the direction of Paraguay ana and he will probably embark for Curcao. The government lost ten men killed. The houses in coro are riddled with bullets.
 The victory of the government at coro is held up that the proof that the revo- lution is far from being as successful as reported.
 General Elutini who has arrived at Ma cuta near LaGuaira from Barcelona, af- ter having eluded the vessels of the block ading powers, reported that the govern ment has GOO men with which to oppose the revolutionists in the Barcelona dis trict. It is known here that two schoon- CTS succeeded January 16 in landing arms and ammunition for the use of the revo- lutionists under General Riera at a point of the coast near Coro. The fact that these schooners were overhauled by an Italian cruiser before they had the muni- tions of war on board and that they sue ceeded in passing the blackade when loaded with arms and ammunition for the rev oIutionists Is quoted in Caracas as proof of the truth of the frequent state ments to the effect that the blockading