Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE

fAkI6, JULY ~, 1904
Spain again shares largely with Turkey, the Blac
Sea- and the Baltic in the composition of interestin
political intelligence to be taken to America by th
next steamer. The insurrection was reported in m
letter of last week as having assumed an unexpec
edly alarming character for the existing Ministry
The turn which events then seemed to be takin
has been confirmed, and the rebellion in tn
peninsula may be now almost reported as triumph
ant The telegraph is perpetually Bringing intelli
gence of the adhesion to the cause of the nsurgent
of regiments, garrisons Cities and entire provinces
The BASQUE provinces and the wholt of Cataloni
have declared in favor of Gen. O'DoNNELL; ant
the cities of Barcelona, Valladolid, aragossa, Gre
NADIA, st. Sebastian, Zabala, Tarrigona, Lerida
Burgos, Vttoria &C. have declared on the same side
The army in all quarters is refusing bey its officers
whom it either induces join in the REBELLION or drive
of unattended to the capital Madrid according to
counts as yet received remains loyal nd undisturbed
but symptoms Of agitation beginning to show them
selves, and it would surprise one if omorrows mai
announced that the capital itself had declared for the in
surgents and was in their hands. TIE odious Queen
mother MARIE CHRIsrNE, is said to have already fled
from Madrid toward France. Perhaps she will join 81
Bayoane the Emperor snd Empress of rance who have
repaired thther by order Of the Impress physician te
enjoy aair and bathing What is tobe the end Of ii
coors; bat moderate royal constitutional The Carsts
have from the beginning utterly abstaed from the
belliop, and the Republicans, until vet recently, have
appeared element capable giving defnitive
character to action and results The recent
counts however, are marked as Of mortrepubcan cha
racter It is sincerely DO hoped that this repub
cau element VIII be overruled and suppressed in the
coansels of the insurgents Spain is utterly unfit less
fit than France ITSELF for largely popular institutions
Their attempted establishment would inevitably lead to
anarchy and end in dsspotim.
chief Of the movement, Gen. O'DoNNsLL thus emu
in Of his precaons the ends he wishes to
attain:
few days the grease part Of our provinces will
have thrown of the yoke OF tyrants the whole army
will have rallied itself to our g which that Of loyalty
the nation win enjoy the blessings of constitutional gov
ernmen for which have Hitherto shed much Of
blood in van for which hive fruitlessy made many
costly sacrifices The momen has come for to declare
what resolved to d, when victory shall have
crowned our efforts"
We desire the preservation Of the throne, but without
the eamara which dshonors.he throne We desire the
rigorous execution of the ornamental laws, the amelio
ration Of our legislation reguave Of the press and OF the
elective franchise desire tdiminution Of taxes and
strict economy in the use Of thpubc funds we desire
that Offices, civil and military, distributed according to
merit and length Of service evish to the COM
munes from the Capitalization witch is deyouring them,
essential to their progress and posperty and finally
guaranty to all these blessings we desire to establish
upon q solid basis the national nlilia.
Such are our intentions: We oclare them frankly
but do not wish to impose themupon the nation The
Governmental untos which will haze to be formed in the
free provinces the General Corteswhich should be as
sembled without delay, the nationisel, in one word
shall lay the dentve bases of theliberal regeneration
to which we aspire"
In another proclamation dated at ranuez on the 1s
nc I,Jp ord o;r~ al
DuLcE, LEoPoLDo ODoNsELI and lbs DE OLANo, the
ends Of the insurreetion are thus annonced:
Return to the Constitution Of 1877 maintenance
upon the throne of the Queen Isabella perpetual exile
Of the Queen-mother dismissal Of espotic Ministry
abandonment of the forced loan decred by the actual
Cabinet in order to satisfy its insatale ambition the
restoration Of peace in our country Such is the end
which we mean to attain at any price as win teach
upon the field of honor to the traitors whose blind and
guilty folly we mean to punish"
Gen. DuLcE thus establishes his ownposition
81 have taken up arms solely for ne purpose Of re-
when he assembled the throne He srore upon the Holy
Evangelist to respect the law Of the Safe and to to
be respected saying at the tine that if he failed or
omitted to do he did not wish 10 be obeyed have
deep conviction that the Queen las violated her oaths
and therefore is it that rather than be guilty Of treason
against the nation have preferred to be guilty of treason
against her Mesty and in order that the troops under
my command may not commit the offence Of aiding and
ng all of us to sacrifice ourselves upon the affairs Of
our country" ~
Othe two prominent leaders Of the nsurrection DULcE
and ODoSxELL thu latter was of the early and firm
protectors Of Isabella and has been stanch roy
alist up to the day Of his exile and he STILL we have
seen, processes attachment to the Queen and fidelity to
his principles in favor Of constitutional monarchy His
colleague in command Gen. DuLoE has belonged to
the advanced progresss party. He was partisan of
Esparero, and would not be surprising all his in
huence, and it is great, cast in favor Of the de-
thronement Of Isabella. There is formidable portion
Of the insurgents who desire that the throne should be
declared vacant and that her children and her sister, the
Duchess of Montpensier being all put side, an at
tempt should be made to unite the whole peninsula under
one Government by Offering the Of Spain to Me
young King Of Portugal, Don PEDno v, who has just
mounted his hereditary throne and is at this moment in
Holland spending in foreign travel the short interval Of
his minority.
in the East and the North The allies to be gath
erng the Danube in great force They hold both banks
from Kalafat to OltenEs and are threatening to cross
sufficient force to drive the Russians from their strong
lines the Args, in front of Bucharest. The Russan
are resumng possession Of Wallachia with the seeming
intention of contestng its occupancy seriously not viii
Austria, but with the allies Austria and Prussia orr
not Of opinion that Of negotiation" yet sex
hausted It is understood that they wish to submit
the allies the Of the Gar in hope that peace
vet grow out of it. In the time Austrian occupa
ton Of the principalities is adjourned for month
The uniform Of the Cent Gardes the corps elite
formed for the special service of the impera