The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-01 00:00:00

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GENERAL O_ROZCO.

A letter from Paris says, The unpleasant incidents
that occurred at Valencia between Marshal Pelissier
and the Captain-General, Don Jose Orozco, and -to aa'
which I alluded in one of my late letters, gave deep
offence to the Spanish Government. GeneraL
Orozco sent in a report of the whole affair to the"
Minister of War at Madrid, and the Spanish Am-
bassador in Paris received instructions, without lova
of time, to demand explanationtCand reparatiorn
from the Imperial Government. The note addfasaed
to the French Minister of Foreign Allah ii was;
couched in firm and dignified language.- It stated
very explicitly that in this instance Marshal
i Pelis-
sier
•
had completely failed n the respect due to a
private individual, and still mare to a foreign gene-
ral officer in the exercise of his functions ; and if
described as they deserved the extraordinary la
guage and the quite as extraordinary gestures r-
use by. Marshal Pelissier in his interview
General Orezco. It faithfully .expressed the
ful effect produced on every member of the Cs•
ment, the Diplomatic Body, and the au'
Madrid. All classes of-that capital- regard
gratuitous offence as offered not only to
taro-General of Valencia, but to the who
and consequently to the national hononr.
O'Donnell, one of the last Men- to submit
conduct, appears to have authorised General
to write to Marshal Polissier, asking him: whet.
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if such language were made dee of to hiniself,
would put_up with it. Something was said .of fhe
probability of a hostile meeting between the two;
but I have reason to• believe- that, owing lo
thcr
personal intervention' of the Emperor, eutficient
satisfaction has now been offered- to the •pc•Lieio.
Government as well as to General Orozco. The
fallowing is the report from the CaptairoGelleraL
of Valencia to the Minister of Waraa, have re-
caved it from that eapii4lin4 'it 10 a temperate
an de Lhelieve, correct statement:Of what peer d :--
",To xis EXCELLENCY MARSHAL O'DONNtLL, MiNi*TFlt
OF WAR
" Valencia, Nov. 30,
"Excellency,—The steam frigate Christophe
Colomb, of the French Imperial navy, having on.
board Marshal the Duke de Malakhoff, anchored this
day in the port of La Grao (the port of Valeneb) at
about half-past 8 in the morning, and in about arc
hour afterwards she saluted the Spanish flag vvith.
21 guns. At half-past 101 was informed of the ar-
rival of the Christophe Colomb, and of the salute she"
had fired. Nevertheless, as La Grao is not a mill-,
tary port, I did not consider that it was my duty to
return the salute before I had received your Excel-
lency's orders. I nevertheless despatched one cf my
aides-de camp on board to present my compl:ments
to the Duke, and to acquaint the captain of the
Christophe Colomb that Valencia not being a for-
tress, I found it necessary to solicit of your Excel-
lency the authorisation to return the salute, which.
I should not fail to do as soon as the order reached.
me. My aide-de-camp returned by 12 o'clock, and
informed me that the Duke de Malakhoff had landed-
Wishing to pay the Marshal a mark of respect, I
forthwith proceeded to the residence of the French.
Consul, where I expected to meet him. After hav-
ing waited a long time, I was told that his Excel-
lency was stopping at the railway terminus, and that
his intention was to remain there until he re-em-
bat Iced. As I had resolved to present my respects to
the Duke de Malakhoff, althaugh the Marshal had.
not deigned to send me an aide-de-camp, notwith-
standing my rank of Captain-General of the district,
I went to the station. At that moment. I wore a civi-
lian's dress coat, with the sash of General and the
Grand Cross of Charlcs 111. Judge of my surprise
when I heard myself reproached by a person who anis
not my superior with not having presented myself in.
uniform. lat first thought that the Marshal was ig-
norant of my quality, and 1 mentioned my title of
Captain-General of the dist riot. I added that I came
as a private individual to salute his Excellency, and.
to offer him my respects. The Duke asked me, in.
an angry tone of voice, whether Spanish
general officers were not in he habit of wearing
a uniform ? I replied that we did wear it, but
under certain circumstances, such as the present,
general officers were privileged to wear the dreg;
in which he saw me. The Marshal, continuing in.
the same tone, reproached me for not having yet
returned the salute. I observed to him that, Va-
lencia not being a fortified town, I required a su-
perior authorisation to perform that formality, and.
that as soon as it reached me I should hasten to
execute it. The Duke de Malakhoff continued,
however, to conduct himself in a manner such as I
would not exhibit towards a private soldier, drink-
ing and smoking, turning round the table, and
swearing in an unseemly manner, taking no notice"
of our respective positions. He totally forgot that
we were there in the presence of our subordinates.
This was not all ; he ordered me to dismiss from_
the service, and to punish, the captain of the port,
who had promised that the salute should be re-
turned ; and when I replied that I had no authority'
to dismiss a functionary, but that I would instituter
an inquiry and communicate the result to mv Go-
vernment, he interrupted me in a rage, and threat-
ened to refer the matter to his Majesty the Em-
peror. I was obliged, Excellency, to arm myself
with extraordinary patience to prevent myself from.
committing an act which would have produced a
conflict. Sacrificing everything to the dignity of
my country, I preferred withdrawing, convinced
that your Excellency, as the worthy chief of the'
Spanish army, would take this affair to heart. It
appeared that it was designedly intended to violater
every respect due to a general commanding a mili-
tary district in the grossest manner, and in pre-
sence of several persons, who could scarcely restrain.
themselves; and his very character of representa-
tive of the Queen and of her Government was
slighted. I believe there is not a Spanish general
who does not feel himself insulted in my person by'
the strange conduct of the Duke de Malakhoff. Itr
was two in the afternoon when I received autho-
rity from your Excellency to return the salute.-
I forthwith despatched a mounted battery to
Grao. I, nevertheless, did not send with it
the General second in command—first, because
had already politely presented myself in person tor
Marshal the Duke de Malakhoff; and, again, in;
order not to expose another general officer to the
blustering which I had endured. It appears from
the report of the captain of the port, that he had
by no means undertaken to return the salute. I
have farther convinced myself, during my conversa-
tion with that functionary, that the Duke de Mala-
khoff had likewise treated the officers of the port
with disrespect, and that he had threatened Lieu--
tenant Van-Halen, of the navy, with his stick.
Your Excellency will comprehend my just suscep-
tibility. lam convinced that the Marshal's fouL
language was not addressed to me, and that the
word ,ass, which fell incessantly from his lips, was
applied to the French Consul. That functionary,
indignant at this wanton discourtesy towards him.
self, immediately informed his immediate chief, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs.
" JOSE DE OROZCO."

CHANGES IN TEE HOUSE OF LOBDE.

Several changes have taken place in the House:of
Lords during the recess. By the deaths of the Earl
of Eglinton and the Earl Fortescue the number of.
peers has been reduced by two, the present Earl of
Eglinton being only 20 years of age, and the pre-
sent Earl Fortescue having for some time past had,
a seat in the House of Lords as LordEbrington. In.
consequence of the death of the Earl Mount Edg-
cumbe, Viscount Valletort, late M.P. for Plymouth
was entitled to take his seat as a peer at the com-
mencement of the next session of Parliament. Hirt
lordship was born in 1832. By the death of Baron.
Ponsonby, intelligence of which reached England,
early in October, his uncle, the Hon. George Pon-
sonby, born 1807, succeeds to the peerage. In.
consequence of the death of the Hon. Dr. Montagu
Villiers, late Bishop of Durham, a change will take
place on the episcopal bench. Dr. Henry Philpott
the recently consecrated Bishop of Worcester, will
succeed Dr. Waldegrave (Bishop of Carlisle) as
junior bishop, and will take his seat as chaplain to
the House of Lords. Dr. William Thomson, the
new Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, will be with-
out a seat as a spiritual peer until a vacancy arises
in a diocese other than either Canterbury and
York, London, Durham, and Winchester.

STRIKE AT THE EXHIBITION.—The workmen
engaged upon the eastern dome of the Exhibition Building
struck work yesterday, and thoseengaged upon the western
(.ome were expected to leave this morning. The men aro
dissatisfied with the amount of wages they receive for the
number of hours they work per day, the great amount of
exertion and labour expected from them, and the dangerous
nature of the employment. The men have been for somo
time much dissatisfied, but, finding no attention paid to
their complaints, have struck as the only mode left thorn
of obtaining attention to their grievances. It is not ex-
pected the strike will be of any long duration, as it is im-
perative that no delay should take place in the works, and
doubtless some immediate arrangement wild be entered into
between the contractors gad the workmen.