New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-25
SPAIN.
Pm Oar Own ConespSsdest

III.
with Mexico. Preparations for war are being made
with activity, and the Press day after Day aanders
NTH the ery of var This slme it is quite possible
that war may be the resuls unless Mexico should
6,d means to avoid it BY making satisfaction ana
,eo.rst,on to the Spanish Government. On the
.,ds ~ spap every thing seems to indicate deer
uipsiion 10 urge the matter to thus extremity ana
il would b. mistake TO suppose that SPAN "
unable from any lack Of resources % cary ne'
re.o,ution into effect. The ony thing when
really causes them doubt is the conslde
ration of what might possibly come upon them
from the side of the United States. The newspa-
pers discuss this point freely and on this part the
question there is considerable difference Of opinion
As to the necessity of some demonstration OF .orce
against Mexico all are Sgreed, and every shsde OF
political opinion is united in support of the Govern
ment in this question.
News Of the attack upon the Spanish Consuls
Office in San Domir 60 has been received in Madrid
and has caused considerable sensation. The repre-
sentative of that little Republic at Madrid is Don
Rafael Baralt Venezuelan by birth, but who has
lived most of his life in Spain as Spanish subject,
and has reached distinction as literary gentleman
and writer of pure and chaste dictiOn 80 that
he was three years since elevated to the dignity of
a Member of the Royal Academy. This
gentleman few days ago held, under the
Spanish Government, the Office of Director of
the National Printing Works, aud of the official
Gazette. Yesterday morning this journal contained
a rsyal order, cOuched in the most laconic terms,
removing him from that office. The incident Of
San Domingo has confirmed the public spirit with
respect to the question Of Mexico, and 1t 10 said
with some reason that not to chastise promptly and
enerpeticaly the insults of Mexico would be giving
cause why Spaniards should DO despised even In
such republics as San Domingo.
The General who is to command the troops for
Mexico has not yet been selected, although the
newspapers have been talking about this for some
DAYS past. and the names of Cordoba, who COM
msnded the Spanish expedition to Italy in 1850,
and Copcbs. who commanded in Portugal, have
been alluded to. The election of the former is not
probable: although his name is an Industrious inner
tapce in il elf from the achievements OF the Great
CAPTAIN. if has not been able tO give to their
heir the smallest spark OF military glory.
General Cordoba is a man without talents, yalo,
pedantc, and so completely incapable OF political
or military management that he was at the point
Of losing the throne, when, in July, 1854, he took
the fail of Count San Luis. The two days Of his
COVE, nment were the days in which the people of
Madrid whipped the army out of the city, pushed
their barricades no to within musket shot of the
palace and dictated to the Queen terms of pardon
and permission still to reign His Cabinet has since
borne the name of the erape-shOt Cabinet. floor.
doba commands the expedition he will lose it, as
he has lost everything with which he has before
been charged.
Field-Marshal Don Manuel de la COncha Marquis
of the DuerO, and elder brother of the Captain
General of Cuba, it cannot be denied, is man of
high qualities To his military knOwed &c he unites
heart noble, firm and energetic, and character
imperiOus and of great authority. His personal
yaor reaches the heroic, and to his intelligence and
bravery is principally owing the triumph of the
army in the streets of Madrid during the last
year. 1t is hardly more than year since, as
be was coming, simple traveller from France,
toward Madrid, be happened to be in Barcelona,
when the two regiments who garrisoned the castle
broke out in open rebellion, killed some Of their
officers, put others outside the works, and under
the direction Of others, gained complete possession
of the citadel and held the city at their mercy. The
Captain General of that Province and the forces at
his command could do nothing, and the spread Of
the rebellion to the remaining troops was mOmenta-
riy threatening. At this moment Marshal COncha
took command, the Captain General being only too
clad TO resign bis authority and retire. The pres
tge of his name and the energetic dispositions which
he dictated immedl ately changed the aspect Ut
affairs. The troops outs dc the castle became Obe
dent and their officers resOlute and decided In
the course of few hours the General had made
his preparations to storm the castle at all points,
and the troops were in position. lie then rode
forward alone with single aide'de.camp
castle. under the full fire of the mutt
peers, ifthey should choose to fire upon the man
on whose life depended at that moment the fortunes
of their own. Leaving the order with bis own
already enthusiastic troops to commence the attack
at all points if he should not reappear within half
an hour, Concha rode straight into the Castle, fully
into the power Of the mutineers. The splendid
temer.y of this act itself was half the battle. Hls
unhnching front and imperative voice awed this
muntnous crowd, and they listened in silence
while he harangued them. Making no concessions
and no promises " hatever of pardon or cODslders
tioD of any description, COncha SO turned the cur
rent of their ideas, and imposed upon them his
authority, that within ten minutes, when he gave
them in loud voice the word Of com nand, they
marched to his orders like whipped children. the
guns of the castle were turned from the town, and
the Marshal rode out within his halfhOur complete
master of the citadel, well as Of the city.
The leaders of the mutiny were shot, and every
tenth man was sent to Ceuta, while the entire reg-
eIts were chastsed in their pay and time of SER
vice.
Concha should accept the command of an ex.
petition to Mexico, be would either perish there or
the Mexicans would pay dearly their insults to the
Spar iards, because Concha neither gets tired nor
yields; bis perseverance, is great his intrepid.
ity. But Concha holds already the highest rank in
the spsnish army, and is the Oldest Field Marshal
after Narvaez, ana it is very doubtful whether he
would desire the command in Mexico The slua-
ton Of aarsin the Peninsula tse might appear to
him more interesting, and his presence here more
de.irable.
Naryaez has just carried intOexecution political