Add MS 36334

VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. XXI. (ff. 238). 1735-1736 (cf. art. 14).

1. Carlos Sucre, Governor of Cumana, to the king, on the necessity of a guard-ship for the entry of the R. Orinoco, etc. Cumana, 24 Mar. 1735. f. 1.

2. The same to the same, on his fears of an invasion of Guayana, and the defence of the mouths of the R. Orinoco, etc.;

Cumana, 4 May, 1735. f. 4.

3. The same to the same, reporting the threatened invasion of Guayana by 11000 Caribs, the relief of the missionaries and inhabitants, who wore preparing to retire to Trinidad, the need of more colonists and munitions, etc.; Cumana, 10 April, 1735. f. 9.

4. The same to the same, on the wretched condition of the foi.t of Guayana and its uselessness for defence; Cumana, 13 April, 1735. f. 16.

5. The same to the same, on the great power and insolence of the Caribs, their cruelties to the Indians and Spaniards and their design of destroying the missions, and urging his own need of help for the defence of Guayana; Cumana, 26 April, 1735. f. 20.

6. The same to the same, on rumours of a bloody war of which he knows nothing, his dread of invasion by foreigners and great need of help, etc.; Cumana, 7 May, 1735. f. 25.

7. The same to the same, pointing out the impossibility of holding Guayana except by help from the Dutch colonies and that this has been the case all along, with notice of the character of the merchandize and commerce of Guayana, etc. Cumana, 20 May, 1735. f. 33.

8. The same to Joseph Patiño, Secretary of State, on the condition of the Spanish rule on the R. Orinoco, and desiring increase of salary, etc. ; Cumana, 12 June, 1735. f. 40.

9. The same to the king, on the intolerable audacity of foreigners in insisting with force on trading in Guayana, their invasion of Caracas, tho presence of armed Dutch ships at Caracas Islands, etc.; Cumana, 23 June, 1735. f. 46.

10. The same to Secretary Patiño, on the condition of Guayana, the power of the Caribs and the Dutch, his own despair, etc.; Aragua, 12 Nov. 1735. f. 50.

11. Royal order for a mission of twelve Capuchins to proceed to Guayana and for the settlement there of twenty-five families from the Canary Isles; Aranjuez, 15 Apr. 1736. f. 58.

12. Fray Francisco de Las Llagas, Proctor and Missionary Apostolic of the Indians of Cumana, to the king, on the aggressions of the hostile natives, and the necessity of erecting two redoubts in the Angostura of the R. Orinoco, etc.; Santa Fee de Bogota, 26 May, 1736. f. 63. With Council minutes, a report of the Fiscal, etc., on the subject, to 5 Apr. 1737. ff. 66 b-71.

13. Minute of the letter of Governor Sucre, of 12 Nov. 1-35 (above, art. 10) ; with docket referring it to the Council, 5 June, 1736. f. 72.

14. A collection of copies and minutes of letters and other documents of minor importance relating to Guayana and La Margarita; 1736-1794. ff. 76-94.

15. Pedro Martinez de Gordon, Contador of Cumana, and 16 Andres Gonzalez de Flores, Treasurer, to the king, requesting approval of expenses incurred by Governor Sucre, who had united the Province of Guayana with Cumana with the object of carrying out the fortification of the island of Faxardo on the R. Orinoco for repression of the Caribs and of counteracting the alleged Swedish colony at Barima; Cumana, 12 June, 1736. With report of the Fiscal, minutes of the Council, etc., 29 Mar.-31 May, 1737, and a large number of autos on the subject, 14 Nov. 1733-12 June, 1736. ff. 95-186.

16. The Marquis of San Phelipe y Santiago, acting Governor of Cumana, to the king, reporting the serious illness of the Governor Carlos de Sucre; Cumana 24 June, 1736. f. 187.

17. Unsigned letter to the king, on the gross disorders in the government of Cumana, the enormous volume of contraband trade, and the irregular life, of the Marquis of San Phelipe, acting Governor, and other officials ; Cumana, 26 June, 1736. f. 189. With a note of the Secretariate on the subject (f. 236 b) and minute of the (Council, 4 May, Id-37 (f. 237 b).

Guiana, South America: Papers relating to threatened Carib invasion, etc.: 1735-1736.: Span.

Caribs: Threatened invasion of Guiana by: 1735-1736.: Span.

includes:

• ff. 1-57 Colonel Carlos de Sucre y Pardo: Letters, as governor of Cuba, and of Cumana, to the king of Spain, etc.: circ. 1728-1738.: Span.
• ff. 1-8, 40-45, 63-75, 95-186 River Orinoco: Papers relating to the exploration, fortification, etc., of: 1587-1791.: Span. and Engl.
• f. 46 Caracas, Venezuela: Dutch ships at: 1735.: Span.
• ff. 58-62 Orders Religious. Capuchins: Documents relating to the Capuchin missions in Trinidad and Guiana: 1686-1818.: Span.
• ff. 108, 236 b, 237 b Province of Cumana, Venezuela, S. America: Miscellaneous papers rel. to: 1607-1790.: Span. and Engl.