The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-11
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

PANS, July 20, 1854.
Ny lack of faith in the Geographic dispatches from
Madrid published in the Honieur and the Journal de-
D,bafs has been superabundany justified IT. | told
YOU last week. those dispatches had not then been posi-
lively conradicted, Il safe, Notwithstanding to
strue them anywise but literally After the two journals
above had obtnatey persisted for several days in
stating official authority that Madrid and the provinces
continued tranquil and that the rebel forces completely
and in full flight before the government troops
this stereotype statement followed by ominou silence
which broken by the publication of General ODon
nes proclamation in the Bulletin of the Constitutional
Army and in quick succession of series Of facts that
could longer be ignored The Psss has have
much abused metaphor to characterize the laundering
(fndoyante) rapidty with which the movement in Spain
propagated. Pronunciamenos the north and at the
SOUTH at the and the pronuncamiento Mt Bar
celoua Saragossa Burgess at Valadod in the Basque
provinces at Grenadaueh the summary of the
ceived yesterday The garrison Of the Basque provinces is
marching towards Madrid says despatch. The opera
tons OF General ODonne who remains the recognised chief
the nsurrecton, almost wholly disappear amidst this
plOsion of FIRE works. All opinions burst light except
only egmt opinions, which keep in the dark, least for
the and many and diverse the elements
voved and such various manifestations at different points
have rapidly succeeded the military outbreaks OF the 2h of
june that the patient student of the military and minis
teria revolutions which, like wheels within wheels have
largely formed the history of Spain since 1880 is at loss to
the precise character predict the probable
suits actual instruction The movement has By
the same character throughout Spain. At Barcelona
even the insurgents go further than the constitution Of
1887 In the of Catalonia much is demanded At
St. Sebastian the progres At several other
points it even republican But, allowing for all these par
ta varieties opinion the general movement of OPP
position to the ministers and the Queen Mother Christine
who according the Messenger de Bayonne has already
been obliged leave Madrid She viii to France by
way of Saragossa and Pampeluna whence it is supposed
she will hasten take up her residence at Malmaison
In the midst of all the confusion Spain, the traditional
loyalty the Spanard has been illustrated by the sudden
aux of the Queens popularity in consequence of
whether not is unknown, but it spreads, all
mors in Spain, like wildfre and readily infaned the
creduy populace Madrid) that Isabella had been
kept ignorant the urderous results OF the conflict of the
30h umo and that when she learned that blood had been
shed she equally surprised and indignant and could after
wards with difficulty be restrained from mounting horse her
self and appealing in TO the estranged affections of
the insurgents. On the evening Of the 10th instant the
Queen had resolved General Naryaez in order
him commandment chief Of all the military forces in
Spain feared that the point which affairs had
already reached this combination would be poweress
General Baser Minister of War; whom the Queen
ed for the repression Of the rebellion in the SOUTH
had complain of the daccord and eaouses OF the
corps under his command WHILE the other hand if the
bulletin extraordinary of the constitutional to be
believed great harmony prevails in the ranks Of that army
and Generals Serrano Duce, Ros de 0ano and NeTna
willingly under the command of their generain-chcf
letter from Lisbon announced last week that Gcneya joss
de la Concha had been at Fzen his way Gaica,
where he will doubtless expect be joined by his brother
Don Manuel Marquis de Douro who arrived In England the
other day from Tenee board the Severn
ing managed escape from the island which he had been
exed few hours before the arrival of the that
had been sent him another place of exile. The
arrival of the Count de Monteolin Spain
announced but it is said be left his Italian the first
of the instruction. Car bands have appeared north
of Burgos and also in Navarro That with Carlst the
two branches of the moderado the members of the progress
sa party the republicans the troops and the
Constitutional army not to speak OF numerous bands of adj
ynturers of divers Sorts who seize this favorable occasion
for ndugng the Spanish ondness for guerilla warfare Spain
anything but tranquil in this hot weather. the official
Geographic dispatches the contrary notwithstanding.
The questions British influence played part in the
rigue which have led the Spanish revolution it
possible that Don Pedro of Portugal scion of the House
Coburg may be called to reign both Portugal and
Span united beneath pennsuar Has
sian influence played part in those ntrgues the Duke
OF Monpensier representative of the united branches
of the Bourbon family the Spanish throne than per-
haps, bis father Louis Philippe himself dreamed
These and dozen more questions which might be multiplied
pleasure, and of which grave enough are more
easily asked than answered.
But the question which Americans are chiefly inter-
ested is How viii this insurrecon in Spain affect the Cuba
question: Nous Time only will show but
while is safe to suppose that far its solution in Madrid
concerned ii is not unlikely become complicated
and postponed indefinitely still than by Don Cal
dron de la Barcas treatment of it. You remember that the
Queen reported have said that Don Csderon felt the
one hand he would lose his place minister il he shocked
Spanish preudices by recommending the sale of Cuba the
other if he fatty refused offer purchase that gem
the Antilles. he would still lose his place by way OF penance
for having plunged the nation into the per OF So he
cray determined upon conducting all negotiations relative
to Cuba sort of middle PLAN which he hoped would
poerasnae the whole affair." and meanwhile at least
the advantage OF proonging his term of Office. assured
on high authority that Don Calderons anxiety to retain Of
bee had infinitely weight than any occult influence from
the Iuierics from Downing street. in cogging negotia
tons of which Cuba may be supposed been the OBJ
leet Now the question is whether whatever party shall is
sue victorious from the present struggle in Spain win not find
the national preudce against the sale Of Cuba ugly OBJ
sace As Don Caderon found it. and be reluctant risk
It's popularity as he was?
The Emperor and Empress of the French left Paris yester
gay Tor barritz by special train the Orleans railway
lhey viii RETURN probably about the first Of September
"hen they viii hasten away again pass month at Bou-
0ghe sou Iaza, the Arab scber who has been permitted
accept the Sultans offer Of command in the irregular
troops OF the eastern army sl in Paris having here
mreeeive the Empero last before his departure but
WI soon leave 30 wiz everybody ese that can leave and
as not already left for the summer vacations The ex
oelVe heat OF yesterday and to-day (for summer has
nrly at LAST has combined with the dread Of the
CHOLERA TO hurry away those who are happy enough
% escape from the city. The cholera however an, in
rmed, has diminished although public notice has
en taken of il since has been mpertnen enough 10 leave
10 unknown victims who caps and bouses and perish in
he hospitals and intrude into respectable and
ashionable' society. Emile SouyestFe, distinguished
oveis and NJ de Las Cases. of the faithful companion
Napoeons exile, be named among the recent vic
s OF the cholera Paris Ii reported last that
NE Empress herself had suffered from slight attack of
oera This fell disease has been very at Ayignar
"here for while there twenty day, but the
number is diminishing there well at Marselles