VENFZUELA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 20, 26 January 1903, Page 2

VENFZUELA

r*CNITID PBESS ASSOCUXION.J THE COURSe"oF EVENTS, •SATURD A Yt'S & YESTERDAY'S CABLES, New Yobk, January 23. . The Germans twice ineffectually attempted to land close to Fort San; Carlos On Wednesday, when the fort was terribly battered, and twelve of the garrison killed and fifteen wounded. The Vineta's erratic firing killed two Venezuelan children and scores' of the native fishermen in the village The Germans -fired twelve hundred' shells, and though many did not explode, two hit the magazine, nearly penetrating its walls. -. The codiniandant states that tkouo-li several guns.were disabled by the^flreT^hly are still available, and they will rev ■sist to the end. Tb© Government at E M * r ap?**o has summoned the militia.', I TT-^Ji o ! Cfastro Protested to tfie" United^tatfts authorities mi. Wash-

ington against Germany's brutality in bombarding without notice; ruthlessly .killing ; non-combatants, and wantonly destroying property. The bombardment was resumed at daybreak on Thursday. • Bemjn, January 24. Commniodore Cholder, who commands the German fleet at Venezuela, qables that as the cruiser Panther wris passing Maracaibo bar she was 'inexpectedly attacked by fort San Carlos, and replied, but subsequently desisted, owing to difficulties of I navigation. With a view of exacting immediate punishment for the attack, especially, as the Venezelan government proclaimed Tt, tbe Victoria and Vineta bombarded, and destroyed the fort. , - message states that the blockade prevented the Venezuelans Envisioning the island of Loarogues. When the cruiser Dernyer visited tbe island it discovered that twelve men and five women had died of hunger and thirst.