The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-06 00:00:00

THE BOMBARDMENT OF CARTAGENA.
The Times. on Monday, publishes the following tele-
gram from their Special Correepondent at Certagena:—

CARTACIVIL, N-oT. 26.

le bomberdment wan kept up till etc o'clock with ores-
clonal lulls, but the firing wee very heavy for two hours in
the afternoon Shell. were thruwn to about the rate of
three por minute Al Mx o'clock the tiring °eased, but re-
commenced sate tit eight o'clock, and woe kept up for about
two hours very elowly—one !shall every Sell nitrates. The
firing from t e Nett has not been vigorous, but has never
See. discobtinued. It does not appear to be good or to hays
prodnoerl much effect on the enemy's batteries, which
tire well, shell after shell falling into the Amen.' end
other paets of the town. In particular, the Calle Mayor
has received great I Juries Elie Town Hall hoe been
struck three times. The Junta have left that building. The
leaden appear to show great determination, and I sae no
disposition to surrender. The forks ham hoisted the black
flaw. There am, of cowrie, eome &Bilkers, but moat of the
combatanta show great vitt k The defender. shout " Tim
la Republica Federal," cc toe diens fall near them. Some
women have taken rifles, and women and children are
crowded into sheltered places. Ths rat of the town, rive-
t:tally on the land side, is abandoned. Scarcely a sign 01 111,
Ls to be seen except armed patrol', who keep order perfectly.
They are now behaving extremely well. 1b... not men one
man drank this evening, but this afternoon, under the are,
some of them began to drink •114 became dangerous. Brawl-
ing commenced, but wise soon hopper' Some house, have
been net on fire, but there Is no wind and the flames have not
; oorelee the town would soon be burnt down as
:ffied thr:are no organised Fire Brigaded or other neceMary Pr*.
parationa

At the 1111Ittry Hospital there are three deed and fourteen
men dangerously wounded. Thin dote not Include those at
the forte or von.o.mbatante or persons ellehtly wounded.
fhe Governor of Fart Julian waa tulle I by the hurtling of •
gun. Semiy all the foreigner, have left the town.

NOVZYBER 2.
TNe firlag contlnups, but very I,oarly. Now—at eight
o'ciost —lt la getting vary heavy. The reply of the torte and
batteries Is rather feeble.

The Junta are just sending boats ont to Ercombrera with
women. d children, accompaided by the Kg ish Consul, to
be er the prate:tion of the Foreign Squadron Many
women and chadren were taken out ye.terday in Inall.h,
Italian, and French boat.. Tin-ire Is no f /0d lit Fecnottirera,
and the women nod children run a risk of starvation. Help
Iron inglend would b Most aooeptable.
9 O'clock.

The members of the Geneva or Red Crow; Society have pat
asked the It.h C tutu' to Toque.' oluopen.trn of hostili-
ties from General Ceballoe that women and children ntay be
got out wifely ; but the Junta will not auth rite any
mamuutcati.,n, awl without auttwrisatton, the Consul cat,-
notgo. They have, howe at?, resolved to time the gates of the
towu for all non-comhalante. Tne Ruglish Consul is starting
for Racombrera with women and chtilren.

The Madrid Fleet Is new, bat not delay.
The Intranslente Fleet Is debit heavily landwards.
A French boat has Just landed to offer medicel
There are 4 killed and wounded.

11 o'clock.
C.ronln iirtndreth bet jut Ism.ed, with letter. from 'II
A,131. r.l rwc.,dirnendlns the lentil. echttni I lota° lb
Th ,e tTtitet.l-, t u.this tell open t...tday, Al d
M tdrLd Flr Is analog in to-morrow 10 bocubtrd.

liSCoMBRItels, Nov. 27.
The Riullsh Consul was obliged to leave Cartagena to-day,
as the DoriLIM Admiral informed him that he could not keep
up cont.,. nic stions If he remained on shore, as the Ad•oiral
toonght that this would be risking the lives of hie men
tit adequate cause, nor did the Admiral feel Justified lu
sending boats, for which Captain Paula.had made • request, to
take off women and child, n, considering such an a. 3, would
constitute a breach of neutrality. rho Junta, at the Consul's
snegestion,provided theeteamer Darr°. on board which about
1.50 non-combatants went under protection of tie English
flog ; the few (.t.u. 90) foreigners left In Cartagena aeo
were to come off, smog them the French proprlet we oflthe
last hotel kept open, winch war then cl teed stud abandoned
to it. fate. the eteatner, however, had not got out of the
hart our when a fresh order from tire Junta was brought io
stop her by Peters, an Engllahmen, whr rag taken a prom(
neut pert In the lisurrectlon. Peters brought • small pin.
sacs, in which he wished the Consul to embark alone, but
tire Count refused to leave without all fors-tenets He also
Nucceeded In rescuing a few Spaufah beltenolos. They were
taken on board the Lord Warden, end, after receiving re-
freshment, the fcr.lgners were taken Co the *hips of their
r ape,tive countsiee, and the Spaniards; to Poem= by tre
Hart.

The bombaniment hue been very heavy to day, seven
batteries firing. The town is suffering terribly, but very
few shot. went near the torts. The Intransigent..., especially
their ships, are replying more visonrouelyitnan this morning,
but their &log Is very bad. The noddle batted.. are ap-
parently nniaqured. This afternoon sew. came out several
houses was horning fiercely, large volumes of smoke
gathering over one portion of the town. No attempt was
made to extinguish the flames. General Ceballoe declare. his
determination to destroy the town utkrly, but this severe
measure will be useless if he continues to make no attempt
to take or silence the forte. The lions care little about the
destruction the town, whilb le not their own, and they
can retreat to the forts They seemed determined to offer •
desperate rtaistanoe rather than =mender, as they have
every reason to fear summary execution if they are taken.
Besides, at the last extremity, they c 43 take refuge on board
the Foreign dquadroo, so long 55th. llaorid Fleet does not
come in to attack, of which it shows no aligns.

NOYMICIII tg.

Lae% night the Italian Admiral, Brocchottl, succeeded In
obtaining from General Cebdios an armietice of four hours
to bring out the women end children. The General named
from midnight to four In the 'ironing, a very awkward Mule,
es at night ohs Intransigent forte have strict orders to fire
on everything entering the harbour, and they were expecting
an attack from the Madrid 1,,0et. The Italian Admiral
mid, therefore, that be old not feel initilled in
ordering any officers to enter the port, but would
accept volunteers. The Commander of the AnWon, Lieu-
tenant de Amen era, volunteered to take the A ritltion In, and
did so with great udgmant and perfect mimes.. Ho brought
out over 600 women, children, end sick persons, many of
whom would probailr have perished Hut for his humanity
and °nurses He was scoompenied by the English Consul
and Mr. Allen, Acting Consular Agent Many women aid
children were left In Ceriegena lor want of time to remove
them, and the Metric. Admiral is now endeavouring to obtain
another armistice rom Gemmel Cabello.

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A Red Cross Commissioner has come out from Cartagena,
and lays that the wounded are so IiUMSPOIIII that it is impos-
sible to remove them to the hospital whhout • suspension of
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The fugitives from Carterna were taken to Forman by the
A ntision an and the Hart, there landed with some food and
money. The /Onside of Forman is treating them with great
humanity and making the best arrangement@ he can ; hut
many of these poor people tare utterly destitute of means of
aupport, being separated from their husbands and homes.
Help from England In food or money or medical cornforta for
the wounded is .orely needed.
The English Admiral heard that • Spanish officer had told
the English officer, that the Madrid Fleet was prevented
from attacking Cartagena by the presence of the foreign
squadrons at FAcombrera. lbs Admiral Immediately sent
Captain Brandreth in the Helicon to inform Admiral Chlcarro
that the Foreign Squadron wee ready to clear out Instantly if
Admiral Chimer° wiebed to attack. Admiral Chios's, re-
plied he had no orders to attack, but on shore we hear on
good authority that General Cebellos Is hourly expecting an
attack by ma and Is greatly disappointed at the dela).
NOVEMBER 29.

The bombardment eontionta with the seine retuita

The English Omani and Lteutentnt de emersga have Putt
gone tb General CbUo.to ende.vour to obtain an armistice.
the Helicon start' or Gibraltar tonight with deapatehas.
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The Lod Warden, the Invincible, the Sunfteure, the
Topaze, and the Hart remain bore.
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Captain Conrad, a the Thefia, this morning sent & boat
with medical comfort. Into liertafret a Tbe bat has just
returned with news that 16 beam. ht Cartagena and two In
Santa Lucia have beau burnt down, one of them the princi-
pal hospital
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The number of wounded is very met : the Military Hos.
Wel ti crowded, and there sre not, doctors or medical nom-
forte enough for thorn. The cmornanders of foreign vemeis
are reedy to send in medical ambience If General Cebalioa
will grant an armtstice, but they will not ask for an armlatios
oflicially. The Italian (acres mission this morning to
Cobalt. was unofficial.

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Mumcie, Dec 1.
The British restients In Carthsgena have all escaped
without Injury. The balcony of the hotel where they were
.topping wa. blown off by • shell. They are now on board
the ILet at Eecombrerse.
The French consul, with family, escaped to Alicante.
Three persons were killed In the streets during the nest day's
&tug .4 forty wounded. Seven were killed on the second
day and fifty wounded. The loeses yesterday were smaller.
Governor Robert, of Fort St J011a.., wee kilidd by the
hoarding of hls own gnus. The destruction of fire and
exploding projectiles is Immense. The list of casualties is
~A,Ale‘eaßerle2o44,s222oo.ase oTte-o darter or people
crushed under lolling boom are taken out The town is '
01.1.00 of horror .111 desolett... Many person. succeeded
le getting ut by water on the hest day to the Insurgent
frigates In the'berktour.

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meG veroment troops are preparing for the erection of
new batteries, more advanced, for mortars.

A ROYAL AITDMIOI.—At Munich, a few
nights sinoe (says the Globe), the King of Bavaria gave
an order that the ballet of Un Bal sous Louis XV.
should be played for himself alone after tue repre-
sentation of the opera. Mis Majesty witnessed from
a private box the representation, which lute,' from
eleven to one In the morning. The greatest care had
been taken to expel from the house every spectator,
and the servants on duty had to keep watch in the
corridors to prevent any noise. The next day peessate
were sent Wien the artiste'.