Mr. Bowen to Mr.
Hay.
[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
Legation of the United States,
Caracas, June 29,
1902.
(Mr. Bowen reports that he has been notified that the Orinoco River,
Guiria, Caño Colorado, and Vela de Coro are declared blockaded, but that
he doubts the efficiency of the blockade. * * *)