New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-13
LATER FROM VENEZUELA.
PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Of The n Y. Tribune.

CorresOODSeaoe Of The N. y. Tribune.
CARACAS, Jan. 5, 1860.
The new year has begun under no favorable
auspices to Venezuela. After innunerable con-
fliets, and much boOdshed, the present Government
seems no nearer a triumph than it was three
months ago.
Generals Falcon and Zamora are in the Plains,
with very respectable force. The CONSTITUTIONAL
ist army has followed them thither without CON-
bat, and they alege that they cannot bring the OPP
poste party 10 fight; but if so superior in arms
and numbers as they represent themselves to be,
one would think they might compel battle.
The city of Cumana was expecting an attack on
fbe two nights preceding Christmas, from the fac
tons in its neghbOrhood, but it was frustrated by
the defensive measures taken, and the Christmas
tde passed quietly
In the province of CarabObO large number of
men retain possession of the fertile Sierra, ana tne
troops of the Government cannot attack them, for
no enemy is visible; when they approach the
villages scattered about the forest all the inhabitants
take 10 the woods, and no trace OF them is to be
found anywhere although in the houses they find fe
bearthstones still warm from the fires OF the late
inhabitants The stragglers accidentally left behind
also relate that the main body has LETT II quar-
ter of an hour all the inhabitants return to the VII
LACE and pursue their usual avOcatOns TIL new
alarm sends the women and children to the woods,
and new call from their own chiefs assemblies all
the men under arms again TO attack some place or
make some demonstration against the Government
forces though not fighting in regular battle.
Precisely the same system Is carried Oh IN tDe
province Of Caracas, in the secure businesses OF
the Capaya forest. The Federalist party has been
dslOdged from the towns OF the Rlo Chco Capaya,
Curiepe and Tacarigua, in all OF which they COM
mitted fearful atrocities numbering men and women,
,f.ri, tltaar 7u.n vxl
forces entered those towns, for no prisoners were
made but every man that COmandante Cap0 lana
hands on was shot. The remainder OF that faction
hold the forest of Capaya, and II world require
many years and vast number OF troops 10 dislodge
them from its wild Businesses. Col. AceFedO, win
TWO hundred we'll armed men, held the town OF
Cancapera but abandoned it with his troops
when the Government troops approached an force
The most horrible assassinaiOns are gong en- every
where, and no mans life seems safe beyond TIE Inn
hs Of the towns. In the valley OF the Iuy, seven
or eight hours journey from the capital, several
horrible murders have been cOmmtted--one 90 the
person Of Don Andrea Narvarte, an lnO6euslye
young man, universally esteemed, son of former
Vice President, now deceased. He had gone to
Gle family estate to superintend the taking IN OF his
coffee crop, and though warned Of the unsafe state
Ofthe Country, trusting Ia his known aversion TO all
political excuses, for safety. His brother has,
however, taken an active and distinguished part as
military man on the Government side. In re-
verge, Andres was assassinated, together with a
faithful negr0>whO had been his slave, and the over
seer. oa the, morning of the 30th Dec. at o'clock,
as they we're preparing TO spread the coffee out to
dry A s0n Of Col. Jelambis was murdered IN much
the same way at Guigue on the lake Of Palencia.
Such atrocities have never been committed IN Ven
ezlela, as axe now of most frequent occurrence,
and only in Itdia in the recent insurrecton, could
parallel TO sud- horrors be found.
In consequence of these dangers, the coffee crop
sonn6t be got in, in many places; the cocoa crop
giil be yearly failure though abundant IN quantity
or the WiGdward Valles where most OF 1t Is pro-
iuced. are in he most horrible state OF any, and
SOre unsafe. -,
On fhe 2lat of Deceslber the Government carried
oto eeect a measure extreme in itsef, and most
rnel IL rs effects. All the prisoners IN Caracas
1aguay5o Valencia aud the euard ahps q zorro "a