The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-19
The War I'm Morocco:

The War I'm Morocco.
from q Madrid letter, Feb. 26l
You will have known by this Of the rupture OF the
peace negotiations, and that tho Spanish army 10 pre-
move against Tanger according TO some against
Fez according others. Muey Abbas, attended by the
Moorish Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed e Ketf,
conferred with ODoppeil the 23t, but failed TO per-
puade the spanish General 70 lower his conditions OF
peace. These CONDITIONS, We hear, were 200 100000 Of
reals eco COO sterne, with the guarantee OF The pro
ceeds OF the Customs Of maritime town; the possession
aud perpetual dominion Of the whole OF the conquered
country Teuan included liberty for the Spanards to
practice their religious rites and ceremonies in the
covpr and 10 have ambassadors nj the Imperial Court
must say, though spsniArd that moderate men and
men Of sepse deem these conditions exorOtant IL
II TO be observed that thoss who affirm that peace
should. not be be made without the conquest OF
tissEcsrIists and The Wild democrats. These
are the men who shout the loldest for the contnua
ton Of the war for their hopes depend much on The oc
currence OF great calamity In quiet times they
have hardly chance OF sezing power their best and
only opportunity Is 10 the storm The Progresistas, who
support ODoDne, are anxious for peace; the Vicava-
rs,s desire only what ODonne desires; The conserva-
tves with for peace, and all who are engaged IN COM
and in agriculture, the taxpayers and the func
tor aries, join in the same prayer.
ODonne could not imagine that on such terrible con-
diuons the Moors would accept peace. But oDopnell,
whoee position is difficult his responsibility great, is
Interested granting peace. He have forgot.
the words be uttered In the Senate and the Chamber
desire conques on African SOIL that she did not seek
for political and territorial compensation and that what
she wanted WAS only to ayenge The aron offered 70 the
Spanish tag by the undiscplined tribes OF Anghera"
At the game time the Spanish government gave the
English Minister written assurance that we were not
gong 10 make any conquess and teat, whatever might
be the result Of the war; ODonne Cabinet promised
to abandon when peace was signed the places occupied
during the
Now, / do not mean TO charge the ODonnen Cabinet
With pcndy. believe that in October last year they did
snk OF conquests and that what the Spanish Psla
ment said II said In good fah and that what pro.
mifed Mr. Buchanan really meant 10 be carried
out Bot circumstances have changed since then; the
critical and is that situation Which may force him and
the Cabinet to fail in their own solemn declarations 10 the
declarations OF Parliament and the obligations contracted
will ust say few words on the state of affairs is
notorious that ODonne undertook the for personal
please tho Queen, who from religious
was most enthusiastic for IT, and her Majesty was led to
believe that che predesned to carry out successfully
the famous testament attributed to the first Isabella For
bis part ODonnei though caring very little for the first
Isabella her supposed testament calculated that
cessfu campaign in Africa would consolidate his power
Minister in SPAN, which, from various reasons,
rather shaky In place Of making himself thoroughly &C
qusinted with the vulnerable points Of the empire In
maritime towrsn place Of assembling the army and the
squadron the OF Andausa and falling uexpsct
edy with division one point, or Of bombarding NIGGA
DOR other maritime town. badly prepared from
the uncertainty OF the movements Of the Spanish army
he suddenly called TO mind that the 10Th Of Novem.
Der the Queens Saints day. and ordered Echsgue
to proceed with the vanguard to the coast take possession
Of the undefendcd Serso and by telegraph TO
the Queen, her holy festival, those old walls were
occupied. On the 2S,h OF November the Moors fell on
The fact crossed the strait with the whole Of the army ex
cept tho third corps What has passed. since them Why
all the army was heaped together in the confined space
between Ceuta and Sierra CuIones we have had to
tain fifty sangunary combats without real utility and the
cholera deomated ranks, until routed the 4th
Of February the camp Of Muey Abbas, and the 9th
entered Tcuan having spent in these operations 500 mil
lions Of reals 6 900 600 serlng) and lost 900
men. From fault to fault, from error 10 error ODonne
bncs himself ut Tetuan In the imper ous necessity Of
tsfyipg the opinion Of official Spain, excited by the
Cabinet and its agents mot TO speak Of the national desire
sacrifices which she has been forced to make.
The Moors have asked on what conditions Spain
would make peace ODonnen, forgetful OF his promises
to England and bis own solemn words in Parlament,
has demanded the whole Of the conquered ter.
ritory, 200 millions Of reals, and certain DO.
ntical and commercial compensadons which the
between two dtculiies-his own words and the stpuia
lions Of his government aud the strict account tho
too0 ,ooo reals and 1900 men, Is 70 remain con.
tented with Ceu,a and its approaches II he made peace
secuted by ali span and this explains why he preferred
continuing the and trusting future SUCCESS for tho
solution of his present difficulties. Az Spaniard,
lament that my country involved in awar-ssrgunay,
STERILE aud without any advantage to her. and only for
purposes which are not OF public interest.
What happened here some days before the capture Of
TetuAn must have weighed much In favor Of continuing
the war The Queen whose chief anxiety for the difi
cates Of the pontca government, sent for certain
Minister and informed him Of her desire 70 dismiss her
iesent government, asked whether he would
new one who would &C. with energy the Roman question
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man Of superior talents and OF honorable Spirit wered
that il would be unfair dangerous overthrow
Ministry whose President in Africa at the head Of
Soot0or 40 600 soldiers; that Ministry could n-
tervene IN Rome nssmuch as England and France
agreed the principle Of onintervenon and that
the geographical position Of Spain and its limited
sources would not allow Spain 10 break with these two
Powers In the meantime the Of the taking of
Tetuan and Cardinal Anioae forgotten for the
victory in Africa An intimate friend OF Donnels, who
has taken good Of his interests here from whom he
has no secret aud IN whom be has the most unbonnded
reliance, set out for Tetuan and II is currently believed
that the exaggerated conditions demanded by him from
The Moors and which will render than probable the
continuance OF the war attributable not merely TO
that person. influence, but TO the danger which lately
and go seriously menaced him hs Minister.
On the 24th our squadron went ont to lombard some
point Of Morocco the ocean, but yesterday the 26h
II separated in consequence OF the bad weather.
The italian Army.
From the LONDON News, Feb. 27.l
Tie Sandman army Is set down 1t $50, 600 By GER
tain French and Belgian prints, who add to these
forming TIE conngcnts Of 1850, 1851 1852 and 1853
which are to be uader arms by the 18th Of March.
Ether this 10 true, or 1t Ii gross exsggcraton; the
former II the Italians really bring $40 900 into
the Eed they richly deserve their II they submit to
foreign oicationn be exaggeraton, the truth will
dfsappoint no one SO much "a themselves. Admitting
however, the above number what these 900 men
70 do without clothes and ahoes, and above ALL without
musksts, powder and baiS Their armament 10 q yet
edmoneee service be Bet down regularly armed;
but those 5000 thoroughly good soldiers and IL
significant fact that the army about 70 be divided into
four darmse, etsp which u not usual 70 take NO.