New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-08

hpQ bt Tue mOct o 'i'eo's h"s'y
/" bis previ.io.s there entered the possibility OF de-
feat. If .uch q misfortune had happened, the
"Narshal uould have abandoned Madrid with the
crest of his army, escortibg the Queen, am turn
"ipg toward the north. rn pros'nc-s, with view
"to approach The French frontier D"es not all
Ibis lock as If be had laid hi. plan with Boaspa'te
EIsc,ly the same plan had been seturd between
Loui, Philippe and Narv,ez 10 l-i3, which. again
was copied from the secret convention between
Loui, Ky III aid Ferdinand VII, in l'23
TIL. plausible parallel between the Spanish con-
spirac e. Of l543 and 1856 once admitted, there
are till sufficiently distinct features in the
two movements &c indicate the immense strides
made BY the Spanish people within so bret an
epoch. These features are: the political cbarac-
ter Of ,he last struggle at Madrid; It's military I'M
portsnce: and fualy, the respective position OF
E.pertero and O'Donne in 1856, compared with
those Of Espartero and Narvsez in lc43. In l-43
al parties had becoue tired OF E'partero To get
lid OF him powerful coalition was formed between
the Node.adcs and Pfogres!stis. Revolutionary
juntss spriueing up like mushrooms In al the
towns paved the way for NarSaez and his retainers
In l556 we have not only the court and army on
the one eide agans. the people on the other, bus
wthn the ranks Of the people we have the same
d,i.iot- ss in the re.t of Western Earope. On
the 18Th OF July the Ministry Of Esparero offered
is forced resignston in the nie ht OF the 18TH and
18th the Cablne, OF 'Dnnnell @as constitued; on
the morning Of the lith the ruiaor spread shat
Donnell charged with the formation OF a cabinet,
had invited RIOS Rosis, the IllomeDed Minister OF
L bloody day of July. 1854, TO join him. at ii
a. m. the Gaotd confirmed the rumor. Then the
Cortes assembled, % deputies being present. Ac-
cordng to the rules Of that body. ~ members
suffice to call IN. citing aud so to form quorum.
BE- sdes, the Corfes had not been formally pro
Iogusd. Gen. Ii ante, tire President, could not
but comply with the universal wish to hold
regular sitting A proposition was sub
miited TO the effect that the new Cabinet
did not enjoy II confidence of the Corte, and that
| beI Msjesty should be informed OF this resolution
At the same time the Cortes summoned the
| National Guard TO be ready for action. Their
| COMMITTEE beariI the resolution of want OF con-
| fdtnce, uent to the Queen, escorted by detach-
m.ut OF National Militia. While endeayorlng to
enter the palace they were driven back by the
troops Of hf line, WHO fired upon them aud their
escort. THIS incident gave the signal fox the in
surrec,ion The Orcer to commence the building OF
barrcades was given az IN tae evening by the
| Cortes, whose meetu was dispersed immediately
afterward by the troops Of ODJnnsl The battle
| cnIDmenc,d the same night, only one battalion OF
the National Militia joining the Royal troops. 1t
should be- noted that AS early the morning of the
18th, Sehor E.cosura the Esparterist Minister oi
TIE Interior, bad teegrapbed to Barcelona aud
Saraso.sa that a coup eat was at hand and that
they must prt pare 10 resist it At the head OF the
Madrid insurgents were Srnor Madoz aud Gen.
Vslotz, the brother of EscOsura ln short, there
can be 10 doubt that the resistance 10 The coup
detst originated with the E,parter-;s the citizens
aid Liberals in general. WLe tAey with the
nitis, ergeged the line across M.diid from "a''
| to arat the @orkutn uldrr PIcheta occupied tht
south and part Of tee north 81 e Of che town.
On tie morning If ,hn i5'n, ODInnell took .hc
Initiative. Even by the partial Testimony OF the
D(Jais, ODohnell obtained no marked advantage
duiirg the first ha! ol the day. Suddenly, a'
abOut och *, ~illout any peIceptible ret'on
Il e rspks Of the National Militia were broken; at
oclork the. were still more thinucd, aud at
ocJuck tLsy h,d completely disappeared from the
scene o. sc'icp, leaving the whole brant OF the
| battle to be- borne by the workmen, who fOn yht II
our ill in the afternoon Of the 18th. THUS there
were, in trese three days of carnage two disfinc
battles the one OF the Liberal Militia Of TIE middle
class, supporod BY the workmrn against the array
and the other OF the army against the workmen de-
serted by the militia. As Hene has it: IT
sis sn old story, bat is always new.
Espartero deserts the Cortes; the Cortes de
strt the leaders Of the National Guard the leaders
DE- sert their men, and the uien desert the people.
On the 18th, however, :he C0rteS assembled again,
| when Espartero appeared for moment. he was
reminded BY Sthoi Assensio and other members OF
his reiterated protestati,ns 10 draw his grand
sword of Luehata on the first day when the liberty
If the country should be endangered. EsparterO
cslled Heaytnto @ltness hs answering patriotism,
| LLd when be left il ~as fally expected that be
wond soon be seen al the head Of the insurectiOn.
insteid ol ttis be went TO the house OF Gen.
Gyrrea, ubere be buried himself in d bomb-proof
! cellar. a IA Palafvx, and was heard Of no more.
Tie couusndsn,s # ths militia, who, on the even
jig before. had employed every means to excite
! the nliliiiamen TO take up arms, now pro7ed a:
eager 10 retire to their private houses. At p P. M
| Gen. Valdez, who for some houis had usurpe l
the command Of the militia, conyoked the soldiers
under his direct command op the Plaza Mayor, and
told tht that the msn who naturally ought 10 be at
! thrit hrhd Mcnd Lot come forward. and th1t cOa.