Show i I n t ir iXO1OYixXx kX gX XXE YoYo Y < < X1Ex Xwccwj cCCCccCCQCUX < xJ BgX X X > w o XYDODC w yxyxsy iommJrx I oOXixx Ji j I 1 J 1 I i ALLIED FORCES BOMBARD PUERTO CABELLO < LJ I r In I I il i I I I i t Puerto Cabello Dec I4At 5 oclock yesterday afternoon the British cruiser Charybdis and the German cruiser Vieneta opened fire on r1 1 I the fortress and customhouse here The fort replied but was soon silenced No damage was done the town Wednesday last the English I 1 Ij J i L merchant steamer Topaz at anchor in the harbor here was seized by a mob and the British flag hauled down The British and German warships 1 j Ji war-ships arrived here today when the British Commodore advised the Government that if satisfaction were not forthcoming in two hours the Ii Ii i I 1 1 fortress and customhouse would be bombarded The authorities sent a message to President Castro asking for instructions No reply was It I I t received by the local authorities and the bombardment followed Ii 1 L j t = < < C = S = = = = kW rFmifo L roxw nx J L fIt < f-It I |