The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-19
BLOCKADE IS LIFTED
British and German Warships No
Longer MANAGE Venezuela.
ORDERS ARE PROMPTLY OBEYED
Coming Of Peace Causes Populace to
Rejoice-Text cf Protocols Signed
by Powers are Made
Public.

A washington special says: The
official notice of the termination Of the
blockade Of the Venezuelan ports, nec-
essary to terminate the notice of block
ade conveyed in the original proclama-
tions, reached the state department in
the shape of dispatch received Satur.
day from the United States embassy
at London, stating that the British for
eign Office had given it out that ca
blegram had been sent to the British
naval commander in Venezuelan wa
ters to raise the blockade.
The German government also tele-
graphed instructions for raising Of the
blockade Of the Venezuelan coast.
Protocols Made Public.
The text Of the protocols which
we're signed Friday night by Mr.. Bow
en- and the representatives Of the al
lies were made public Saturday.
With few exceptions the German
Italian protocols correspond with that
of Great Britain. Germany, it Is pro-
vided, is to receive $4,000, to be paid
in five monthly installments, beginning
March Is; whereas, Great Britain and
Italy are to receive $27,5O0, the former
the day the protocol is signed and the
other sixty days from that date.
To Offset this increased advance pay
ment given to Germany, the following
is provided in article 3, Of the Italian
protocol:
"The Venezuelan government &C
cept, recognize and will pay the
amount of the Italian claims OF the
first rank, derived from the revolutions
of 1S9S-1900 in the sum Of 2,810,255
boliyars.
1T is expressly agreed that the pay
ment of the whole Of the above 1tal-
ian claims of the first rank will be
made without being the same claims
or the same sums submitted to the
mixed commission and without any re-
vision or objection"
A special from Caracas says: Since
8 O'Clock Saturday morning the Vene-
zuelans had been awaiting inpatient
ly the official intimation that the block
ade had been raised. They knew that
the blockade was to be raised, but no
notification came during the day.
At half past o'clock Sunday morn
ing the government inquired of tho
United States legation whether 1t had
received any advices and received "a
reply in the negative.
The government was puzzled until
II O'Clock, when the news reached
Caracas that the captain of the TIL
bune had notified the authorities at
LaGuayra that the blockade was rais-
ed. At o'clock Sunday afternoon the
Tribune left for Trinidad. The news
from all the Venezuelan ports except
Coro and Higuerote is that the foreign
ships sailed away during the day. The
government, Immediately on receiving
the news that the blockade had been
raised, tOOh WliitoAy u@oSoe
sent troops in all directions to crush
the revolution without giving the reb-
els a moments respite. The people
are wild with joy.
There is great rejoicing among all
classes at Willemsted, Curacao, over
the end Of the Venezuelan blockade.
Many sailing vessels that are lying IN
port with cargoes for Venezuelan ports
WAL leave Immediately. A number OF
steamers are leaving for same destina-
tion. A great amount OF eoffee is
awaiting transportation from Vene-
zuela to the United States.
No one is apparently more glad at
the raising of the blockade than those
on board the blockading squadron.