The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

THE STATE OF SPAIN

A despatch dated Barcelona, July 22, states that
the insurrection had been completely subdued, and
that tranquillity. prevailed both at Gracea and
Barcelona.

A despatch dated Yrun, July 24, mentions that
the military commander at Guipusita had not
received any official news from Sarc.,,ossa. It
would appear, however, that the Captain General
Echagnes had taken up his position near the
capital of Aragon, but, it was said, with only few
troops. Three battalions had, however, been met
on their way to join his forces.
The troops sent from Madrid to Sargossa had
not arrived.

The interruption of telegraphic communication
still continued, and at Saragossa the delivery of
letters, even though unsealed, was prohibited.
The Basque provinces and Navarre were reported
to be in a tranquil state.
Espartero has not left Madrid. The General
had demanded his passport, but it had been refused
him; the Government had prevented him leaving
the capital at present.
The Moniteur announces the receipt of intelli-
gence from Bilboa, to the effect that the Juntas,
in their sitting of the 17th, upon a written propo-
sition signed by the representatives of the town
and Commune had, amidst the utmost enthusiasm,
declared the Prince Imperial of France a free
citizen (originaire) of Biscay.

The Illoniteur of yesterday, mentions the receipt
of news from Barcelona to the 24th inst., which
states that the Commander of Gironne, General
Ruiz, had evacuated that town, followed by a com-
pany of Chasseurs of the National Militia.
The revolutionary Junta of Gironne was dis-
solved on account of the arrival of Rosas's troops.
Another account mentions, that General Ruiz
had taken refuge in France, as well as Henriquez
Clement, one of the chiefs of the insurgents. it
is added, that disorganisation is making rapid way
in the ranks of the militia.
Accounts from St. Sebastian state, that General
Echaques remained at Alagon, near Saragossa, and
had established an electric telegraph office, by
which he communicated with Madrid.

MThe insurgents in Saragossa had asked an armis-
tice of five days which had been granted.
It is remarked that as the truth becomes to be
known, great discouragement prevailed in Sara-

gossa

- On the 2Gth inst., Jacquea had submitted, the
government there had been changed and the
garrison released.

FRANCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING

Considerable disgust is felt here against the
semi-official press for having told most audacious
falsehoods about the coup d'etat of O'Donnell in
Madrid. Thus it impudently asserted a few days
back that at Saragosa General Falcon, after pro-
nouncing against O'Donnell, had been abandoned
by his troops, and had retired from the town ;
whereas it turns out from the Ilioniteur of to-day
(as telegraphic despatches will no doubt have
informed you), that on the 20th the General passed
a review of 16,000 men, and that 15,000 militia
were on their march from the adjacent places to
join him. At Barcelona., also, the insurrection
was infinitely more formidable than the govern-
ment press saw fit to represent. As, too, O'Donnell
cannot take away many troops from Madrid,
Valencia, and other great towns, serious doubts are
expressed that he will find it an easy task to quell
the rising atj Saragossa. The non-certainty of his
success, combined with the decided dissatisfaction
which England is said to have expressed both at
his coup d'etat and his atrocity, have, it is said,
caused the French Emperor to reflect that
it will not be prudent to commit himself
to his cause, and accordingly he not only
no longer speaks so admiringly of O'Donnell, but
even half blames his Ambassador at Madrid for
having hastened to compliment him, and his
brother-in-law, the Duke de Alba, for having
placed himself at the head of the Madrid Munici-
pality. As to the idea of French intervention in
Spain, it is even less probable than I told you it
was a few days ago. Troops will nevertheless be
collected on the frontiers.

Several arrests for political causes have been
made in the Faubourv, St. Antoine.

It is alleged that from the enquiries the go-
vernment has made of the harvest, though magni
ficent in certain parts of the Empire, will be
deficient in others, and will, of course, be null
in the inundated districts. On the whole it will
present a deficit, and as even in the best seasons
France does not produce enough for her wants,
she has another year's quasi scarcity, and high
prices to look forward to.