The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-27

where the cannon put battery the bbsefNt~
tory and the column rested It's aures An entire
pany OF the Royal Sapper detached in edee had been
surprised and captured Almost simultaneously the
troops collected in foe OF tie side OF the palace made
great effort dsodge the people from the street and the
Plaza Mayor. They brought a stand the lo
tel de Vile and sharp the fire that the arterymen
not being able TO stand by their guns in the street four
howzers remained for considerable period abandoned
and alone.
The same difficulty prevented the people from taking
J them away. The infantry and rhemen thrown into the
houses and behind the columns OF the arcades kept up
such FIRE in their turn that body could go the
guns. Finally reiniorcemens coming up the troops
able their and make their way back
wards the palace At nighfa the fire sackened both
sides, and occasional dropping shot from citizen
soldier he ncied he deserted enemy uncovered for
the first half OF the night alone disturbed the solitude and
silence Of the streets Not soul appeared TO be stirring
Even the gasghters dared go out 10 light the lamps
and Madrid was never in appearance more gloomy
But the hopes Of the people were high They
tiers Of than half the city they had repulsed the
soldiers on all points The main guard was henmed in
every side and surrender cut its way through
to the outskirts of the city About eight hundred splendid
muskets had been taken from dead captured soldiers
and cart-0ad of ammunition going to the palace had
been interrupted, the guard oyerpowered and fourteen
thousand cartridges distributed among the citizens.
i The unorganzed unrefecting, unequal, and desperate
struggle of the unarmed people against the splendid
regiments Of the garrison the artillery OF Vcayaro the
civil municipal and royal guards began to wear another
| aspect
There were faint hearts in the Palace and the ministry
of Cordova the Duke of Riyas and few halt-tned peo
pie who had been added them for the purpose of de-
! ceiving, began tremble.
Early in the morning of the 10th the people began TO
advance in all directions widening their field of opera
tons line OF harcades thrown UP from the gate of
Santa Barbara by the barracks of the soldiers the Plaza of
Bilboa streets of San Miguel Cabacro de Garcia Alcaa
Ledoeros and San Geronimo the fire from which reached
the Prado.
The advanced posts boldly TAKEN were resouey main
tanned, and the firing incessant
The soldery concentrated about the Palace side
and the Prado the other where they held the Depart
Of War the barracks Of the engineers of the remen
and of the mounted artillery with the Palace Of San Juan
and the gardens of the Bucn Retire by another such
me on the part OF the civilians would be forced entirely
out of Madrid The fighting continued, with but little APP
parent advantage either side all day but the people
maintained their line unboken and single barricade
fell into the power OF the soldiers At O'Clock in the ai
ternoon they thus masters of threeourh of Madrid
and preparing advance upon the Palace ITSELF when
the trupets of the oldery sounded parley After about
half an hour of trumpet calls and white flags the firing
ceased the whole Of the lines. The Queen had
named General Espartero president of the council and
charged him with the formation OF government
This acted like magic With other guarantee
than the word Of the officers who spoke it, people ceased
their fire Generals San Miguel VALDEZ Crespo and other
patriots went amongst Them using superhuman exeron
to prevent the shedding of more blood Minds excl
tedvictory in their hands-reports that the call of
Espartero trick of the Palace gain tmehat
more troops were coming upon Madridthat the soldiers
such point and on such had commenced firing again.
thousand contradictory and dangerous things flew about
the barbados where there leader organization
nothing but brave hearts and the their unaided
valor had placed in their hands. them, though
leave their reoubs and rush embrace the officers
who had been firing them for two days hugging them
in their and overwhelming them with caresscs at the
mere name of Esparcro for he himself at zaragoza
Brave and generous people The symbol of the liberty
you dreamed and longed for and sought forheo of your
stories and your songs God grant that he prove not in
ferior to your hopes
Ii is strangethe affection of the people for Espartero
Nothing that he has done justify it, Especially
for eleven years he has been perfect nulity He hs done
nothing said nothing and the popular movement now
raising its head in all parts of Spain is wholly sponta
neous and independent Of any labors imagination of
Espartero. STILL at the first moment the people make
themselves heard; they call for Espartero and the rem
bling Palace shields itself by his alone am
disposed to think that there is much in the
name than in the man. 1t is sort of statue of lib
erty which the sentiment Of liberty has set up 1t is
thing the people in love wihthey know not wig
1t is idol block in which pesonifed all the
all the talent all the high and noble things which the
people themselves conceive and long put in the places
of power and they hang his portrait in their barrcades
and deck it with flowers, and burn lamps before it. and
make affairs to his image saying aud songs his
praise--Titana and Bottom much fear that something
bitter must be squeezed in the eyes OF the people yet
they be able TO cearysee that in themselves lie all
the force all the virtue, all the greatness and glory and
happiness which they dream of for their country In the
high things of Spain its weakness It's servty, its
enness and the high of its popular heroes
farce and deception In its low things force indie
pendence soundnessuch you may look for in vain in
other nation of the West OF Europe and noble
instincts which yet lead them to be the vanguard and
chief column OF the regeneration OF the continent
All day of the 10th passed in anxious expectation
The troops with artillery planted, stood increasingly to
their arms and the people of the barrcades worked
constantly at their Notifications The main guard
dered and the people, other guards and de-
achments did the Though the people had ceased
firing they refused stouty to retire yield inch of
their possessions till they should have received posi-
tive of the fall of the powers in the Palace
the achievement of liberal administration The coming of
Espartero anxiously looked for both sides Mean
time the ministry of CordovaRvas could not longer stand
ad interim The brave and worthy patriot General
Evarst San MgueI-he who had stopped the irng--who
had been acclaimed the president of the popular jun
stuted the afternoon of the l9th--was named cap
taingeneral of CASTLE, and Minister of War dd Interim
20 i'm until he of
With foot in the Palace and the other in the barri-
cades he began his abors by making the troops and the
artillery retire from before the popular lines
Madrid breathed more freely and people began again
circulate in the streets hundred and fifty barrcades
stopped entirely the passage of wheeled vehicles in every
direction The first effect of the revolution is put all
classes on foot
The peoples sentinels cry yn vyai at every corner
and after dark is almost impossible to about We
are in state of vigorous siege which nothing but the
arrival of Esparero remove.
There is perfect Juror for portraits of hinnot bar
ricade without These have, many of them be-
perfect bastions capable of resisting cannon-shot
The first rude and weak accumulaions of all sorts of
rubbish which served during the combat have given place
to structures of stone and earth three yards thick with
their loophoes and every thing good order The peo
pie mount guard sleep behind their works and perform
military service in due form.
On every barricade is written "fain of death to the
robber and since the first moment TO the present
there has been of robbery or any other
crime committed by this population in The city is
wholly their power and there greater security
the life and property of peacebe and honest citizens
than Not q house has been wantony entered a
family disturbed Three executions by the people nave
taken place Francisco Chico-formery a great robber
more recently famous agent of the police and perhaps