New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-13


beIlo, were conveyed to the castle at the Bar of
Maracaibo, strongly fortified plo &C. The cruelty
consists in budding nearly four aundred prisoners
together into enc small fort which, from all the In
formation can obtain, is insufficient to contain a
third of the number In the bopedas of Laguayra
they were SO crowded, that one prisoner found
sleeping room only below pne cot in which General
Urdanetas' son rep0sed. and above which was hung
the hammock INTO WHICH an Engshman, captain
Tod, was obliged to Climb 10 seek his nlghts resi-
am informed that small cell, a casemate pehea'h
the walls of Lagpnyra contained forty PERSONS
and the door was closed at night upon them. lhinh
of The burning climate of the place, and imagine 'ie
suffering in this second Black Hole fet ai'er al
this il is considered they will be worse Oh al Maracai
DO There great cruelty also, IN carrying these u-
fortunate prisoners to distant province, and TO
fort situated in an uncultivated place. where all re-
sources are difficult to be got at. The impoverished
estate of all their families renders it almost impossi-
bic for them to supply them with money, and the
government allowance to prisoners is only hiteen
American cents per diem, not paid in cooked provl-
stems but in money; and this must supply all
their wants. No time was allowed, either, 10 sup
ply them with money for the measure was kept
profound secret till carried into execution III La
guayra at one o'clock, a. M, and in Caracas at two
the following day.
The Government applied to the Superior Court
for an order to remove these prisoners from the Ju-
rsdiction of the judges who had already tried their
cases, and doubt arising as to the legality oil re-
moving them from the jurisdiction of their proper
Judges to distant province, the Supreme Court
was appl ed to for its sanction of the measure,
which had already been executed and of course the
sanction was obtained
A large party is growing up, which looks toward
our veteran general PaeZ as the one hope Tor the
country, and | should not be surprised to see HIM
very soon called on by majority to return ana
lend his vigorous hand TO heal the wounds OF this
| distracted land.
| Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
CARACAS, Jan. IL, 1860.
BY the jail delivery of the prisons ard pontoons IN
the two provinces of CarabObo and Caracas, many
trials already initiated have been stopped. To some
of these there was fair prospect of speedy ter
mnahon; some of the prisoners had been already
condemned to exile, and one, subject of her Brl-
| tannc Majesty, had been acquitted and placed at
liberty. But scarcely bad this measure been deter
| mined on, when be WAS without more ado taken up
| again and sent off with the rest. On the 9th ult.
news of their arrival received, but not OF their
landing for the civil authorities of that town re-
| fused to admit them, us they considered so large
body of rebels inimical to the safety of the place,
and CURLY said that if obliged to admit them they
| should at once adopt the Federal cause, as they
would not be able to withstand rising of the prl-
sOners. The unfortunate men were therefore Still
| crowded within the small vessels on which they
were sent to their destination. Forty prisoners
| conveyed from Porto CabelO. seized the vessel in
| which they were and made away for the Dutch
| Island of Oruba. Good luck attend them.
On the fifth, we had bright faces and sparkling
eyes from the Federal party, and proportionably
long visages from the Government people; for
news-great news-came from the army of the
West-Old news, toe, for it bore date of the 18th of
December. No posts had been able to come in for
long period, though many have been sent. The
towns are in possession of the Government, but all
the country the route is filled by factious bodies
of people, and no posts pass them IN safety. A
great battle had been fought in the valley of Santa
Ynez, near Barivas Gen. Ramos had divided his
forces sending one body, under Col. Rubin, to at
tack Barivas, intending TO make detour to JON
him on the other side of that city. Gen. Falcon
attacked Rubin, and, after twelve hours hard tight
ing, defeated him. Rubin himself was wounded, as
were any principal officers; one General and four
| Colonies were killed. Gen. Ramos was within
hearing of the musketry, but obliged to go so far
| up the river San Lorenzo to find ford that the
battle was over ere he got up TO his assistance, and
was then himself defeated and seriously wounded.
On the eighth vessel came in from Maracaibo,
and all was changed; for a teegraphic dispatch
came 10 the acting President, which said that IN
subsequent battle Gen. Falcon had been taken
ing and fireworks, now, on the Government
side: but it turned out to be hoax-signifi-
cant enough, as showing how little respect is felt
for the Government, and how little dread it in
spires. The Government party say that they
have received good news; but it is very strange,
if it be so, that they do not publish it
officially. On the 10th there was question of pro-
claiming martial law, which, however, was not de-
termned on at last but the cannon were planted in
the street before the Government House. The rife
companies of militia are oil called into service and
kept in their quarters, and every man that can be
found by the most rigorous search into almost every
house is akenup for service This the present state
of the capital it does not seem to speak of security
on the part of the acting Powers, the other hand
one would suppose had the battle been so decsively
in favor of the Federal party, that General Falcon
would have advanced at least as far as Barquisl-
meto, toward Caracas, because he would find no
force sufficiently strong to oppose him, and there
can be no doubt the population of the country Is
wholly in favor of the Federal movement.