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Show VENEZUELANS DEFEATED. Suffer a Severe Rovctss nt Hands of Insurgents April 3rd, at San Agostln. Wiltamstad. Island of Curacao, April J. 'Ihe revolution In the eastern part of Venezuela has mnde much progicss during tho past week nnd tho Govern-ment Govern-ment tin. been obliged to send rcin-forcements rcin-forcements of troop, and supplies of ammunition dally to many parts ot the lepublle Gen. Escnllinte and two of President rastro. hiothcis suffered severe dc. rent at the hand, of Insurgents under Itnrando, Pcnalosa and Dueharme, Apt II 3, at San Agostln, near Carupano In tho State of Ilermudez Of the 850 Government soldlerB engaged In thl. action only 150 retreated, the remalnd-r being killed, wounded or having deserted de-serted Tho Government wni riefentcd In an. other engagement April 4th, nur El Pilar, when Us soldiers wein tiylng to rench Carlaco. In Bennudtz. On thl. occasion the Government troops again retreated to Carpuano, whero Oen Es calanto Is awaiting reinforcements Among these villi bo 500 Government soldiers, culled anlndos. Gen Esca-lanto Esca-lanto has taken the offensive with 1200 men. The situation nt Carupano was still without change April Olh. There the revolutionists and the Government forces lire fnclng each other in an at-tttudo at-tttudo of cxpectanc). The situation of the Venezuelan Government Gov-ernment Is becoming critical It Is al-most al-most without financial icsouices und consequently cannot pay Its soldiers. Tho people nro making efforts to cscupe forcible enlistment In tho army, and President Castro has been obliged to bring troops from Ihe State of Los Ande. Castro was born In this Mate, and tho men from there aro called an-dlnos. |