New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-16
VENEZUELA.

ss,s,..pepdeBee Of The n T. Tribune
CARACAS, Oct. 10, 1852
The Olicarcas are very happy to-day. They
have heard OF the defeat Of part of the Federal
action under the command of Linares, who has
aver laid down his arms since he took them up, IN
March 1853 TO sustain the cause Of the then Presi-
dent Gen Monagas One would suppose, under
these circumstances, that he would be considered
as Monaguero, but we club all parties together
hare. and pretend we think them all Federalists
fh.t heing the most prominent faction at present.
although the head Of the Federalists, Gen. Falcon,
1istpctly announced in his proclamation last year.
riyen in conjunction with Gen. Soto, that having
si8ed the revolution to overthrow MOnagas, he GER
taiuly could not join any attempt to reinstate him
"a power. do not, however, consider it by any
means logical conclusion for to aid in overthrow
NC man in power one year is by no means guar
anty IN Venezuela that the same person may not aid
with equal vigor in reinstatng him the next-pro-
yided those in high places prove ungrateful in the
mean time, and do not give him the preferment he
seeks
But TO return TO facts. Linares has been de-
Ecatsd, leaving two hundred men dead upon the
field. among them his best officer, and second IN
oommad, Perez beside twenty others, as reported.
The Government lost fifty men killed and one hun
dred wounded. -Four hundred men are thus prob
ably lost to a country which is 50 thnly peopled
that every one taken from it is national ca
hmityl This is in only one engagement, while
there are cOmbats taking place every htteen
days 1t is still more lamentable TO see the
want Of reflection of these Venezuelans. The
spe party is full of rejoicing at the fact that
no many enemies have fallen. The other, equally
ozs-idead look on the case only as so many men lost
20 their party. Neither one or the other reflects
that In point of fact both are equally losers, Tor IL
"a 40 many working hands taken from the necessary
Eabors of country which cannot progress, because
Il wants people 10 cultivate its rich lowlands, and
the healthy, invigOrating regions which form the
picturesque table lands of its mountains.
There has come news from Gen. Brito, also, who
Ia in the province Of Apun, who writes of seven en-
gagements, all successful; be talks of abundant
supplies conveyed to him by the steamers, and
plenty of arms; but somehow though all these gem
erals on the Government side are very successful
and all goes well with them and badly with the
faction, still the faction exists, and makes head
against all those Government heroes.
There is no charity left in Venezuela.
Each party tells the most prepOsterOus tales of
khe Outrages committed by the other upon ITS enc
mics. The charges brought by COnstitutonalists
AGAINST Federalists are precisely the same as those
brought by Federalsts against COnstitutiOnallsts,
and charity induces me rather to give credit to the
Venezuelans for telling untruths than to believe
them capable of the terrible acts Of rapine revenge
and slaughter Of which they accuse each other BE-
sides from what has come under my own observa-
ton of the war, no very atrOcous deeds have been
perpetrated by either party-at least nothing worse
than always happens in place occupied by an ILL
disciplined, il-paid sOldiery.
Business il very dull, of course. Even the Oldest
and strongest houses cannot procure cargOes for
their vessels. Coffee has not begun to come in yet
The cocoa districts are mostly in confusion, and no
crops have been taken INN the windward dis
tricts at least, which were long in the power OF the
Federalists. Though il has been said for month
mast that they are occupied by the Government
troops. still no person, not in Government employ,
can obtain passport to those parts, and the com
n,unication with them is nfrequent and uncertain.
Hides must be scarce ALSO for beef is too dear to
be eaten in large quantities and the poor are suffer-
ing miserably for no men except the very aged are
left to work.
In my next win give you news of the Presiden-
hal election, which is brewing, and some SKETCH
perhaps, of the candidates.