South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-03-05

| fresh report OF nre.armS. Ihe draw
1 bridge had been let down, and the
populace, being complete masters Of
the citadel, pursued within their work
Of death aud vengeance. After having
mastered all the prisoners, they rush-
ed into the rooms OF the sick, and put
them to death. The massacre COM
menced at eight 10 the eveniag, and
still continued at midnight. The Ma
tional Guards remained inactive under
arms, without making the least demon
stration to stop the popular torrent.
i The town was illuminated during the
whole night.
! This morning Gen. Alvarez review
ed the troops who had biyouack ed
throughout the night 10 the public pla-
ces, aud inspected the ranks of the
National Guards ! he expressed The vi
most satisfaction with their conduct on
tAe preceding day, and added that he
would ever be found in the midst Of
them. This apparent calmness Of the
General, who is Governor OF the town
in the absence Of Nina, these praises
bestowed on troops who did nothing
TO prevent horrible massacres, may as
tonish one, particularly when it is
considered that, at the moment when
the General was expressing himself
thus, the populace were talking Of pro-
claiming the Constitution, and demol.
ishing the citadel.
Numerous attachments of the Ma
tional Guards paraded the town with
the drums beating and colors flying.
and carried 10 triumph the stone Of the
Constitution, which they have a, length
placed with great solemnity before the
residence ofthe Captain General, a.
midst loud acclamations and disehar-
ges Of musketry.
Seven O'clock. The garrison has at
length come forth. The authorities
have given orders TO remove the stone
Of the constitution. There is a contest
before the residence Of the Captain
General, and it is impossible TO ap-
proach it, on account Of the firing Of
musketry, and the charges Of cavalry
10 the surrounding streets, to prevent
the rioters from concentrating. In the
other quarters, the disturbance 10 in
creasing the National Guards are
running in all directions, calling TO
arms To the Palace square The
Constitution or Death. The town il
10 state Of excessive agitation, and
there 10 every reason to apprehsnd
tina, the nigh. will no. pass ovsr With
out some great disaster.
Paris, Jan. by letters Of Jan. Z,
from ST. Sebastian, va learn that "the
Carlisle, on entering Guetafia, burn,
all the houses they found standing.
The same letters announce the arrival
q, ST. Sebastian Of Brigadier Fermin
lriarte, with l4Oo men from Bilboa,
the command Of whom he has recently
taken, in the room Of the Count de Mi
rasol, who is sent into Lower ARA.
gon. A reinforcement to the same a.
mount having arrived in the town, lri-
arte, who is in full possession of the
confidence of the Constitu,ionalists,
was preparing to make sortie in order
TO disengage ST. Sebastian, and destroy
the works raised by the Carlists, for
the purpose Of bombarding the town."
Paris, Jan. IA ,elegraphie dss.
patch from Bayonne, received yester-
day, announces that on The preceding
day, the Meteore arrived off Saint Sc
baslian, for the purpose Of taking ven-
geance for insults offered 10 the French
Gag by the Carlists. After waiting
TO receive the first shot, she returned
such warm and well.directed FIRE
upon the Carlists, that they were obi
ged to send a flag of truce, with an as
surance that in future the French flag
should be respected.
A letter from Bayonne, from the
partisan of Don Carlos, states that g.. |
600 rebels have entered town of Ca.
talonia, and burnt 60 houses.
Five days later from Europe.
By the ship Chatham, arrived a.
Boston, London papers to Jan. 10th,
and Liverpool to tue 2lsl, both incla.
sive, have been received.
A partial change has taken place 10 |
the French Ministry.
LONDON, JAN. 40.
We received last night, by express, |
the Paris papers and letters Of Mon
day. They report the termination OF
the Ministerial crisis as regarded Nj. |
HuMANN, the Minister Of Finance,
whose projects for the reduction Of the
Eve per cent. stock, our readers are