Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-01
)rtccn's CarIist Movement In Spain.

orecSu'S t4rISt In spain.
The Paris papers charge the English with
having fomcnted the late Carlst movement in
Spain. They give no evidence to substantiate
the charge, nor do we suppose they will ever
be able to give any. The only thing which
cannot be denied, is the fact that the news of
the pretorian attempt of General Ortcga was
hailed OH the English shores with undisGuiSed
TO an English eye, the overthrow
of the government of Isabella, the downfall Of
O'Donncl and year or two of civil war in
CASTLE, could not have appeared in any other
light than that Of richly deserved punishment
for their successful expedition against Morocco
The walchword of the Spanish press, during
the conflict, was ''rctuan or Gibraltar" whilst
it is not unlikely that the government Of Spain
which dscrcetly kept its motto for ITSELF and
the government "f England, which could not
be slow TO- .urSs Il! il. both understood it 10
mean "tirs, 'rptuau. ,hru Gibraltar" The
bases Of the treaty ol' peace, which. have been
agrtcd upon and signed hc'ween Spain end
Morocco, hy Leopold ODonell, Duke Of Te-
tuau, Captain Genera! in c!,ieI Of the Spanish
army in Africa, und Mulcy -tbhas, Caliph Of
the Empire Of Morucc", and Prince Of the
Algarvc stipulatc that the t"wn "f Tetuan,
with the whole vi the territory tina, formed
the ancient pssIlalic Of the same name,
will remain IN The possession of lcr Ma
jesty, the Queen .! Spain, until the com'
plcte payment oI the war indemnity,
which is set duwli At !u.0b0,0Lm piastTcs.-
1t remains 10 be seen whether this large in.
dcmnity is lot equivalent 10 T. cesSicn Of terri
tory between the two contracting parties. II
the Emperor Of Morocco is not in greater hur.
~ to pay oil the indemnity and recover his
pashalic, than the Queen Of Spain Is to
exact and enforce tie payment of. the salnc,
Notwithstanding the fact that she is as much
in need OF that luo:.ry a> Francis Joseph
needed the 44220. .0U0, 900 francs which wclc al
lotted to hin upon the conclusion of the
treaties Of Xurich,) then We may consider lie.
tuan us aunlhcr Spanish PROVINCE. The iop'l-
lar feeling throughout Snain was FOR the con.
tinuatiGn ofwar, but the present government
of that country cannul fail to derive credit at
an early date from the conclusion %! :, peace
whose terms arc so advantageous 10 the mate
rial interests If the Spanish people, that the
result OF prolraclc,l war could not hare much
improved them, Whilst the honor done to
the Spanish army would have been mct less.
We have not forgotten that ll,v prcilninaries
of the peace Of Eillzffanca wrrr universally
dsapprored, und We think the same has also
taken place with regard TO the Morocco war,
although on smaller scale, and in accordance
with natural tendency, on tue part Of those
who are actually ont Of the ring, TO look with
disappointment at the cessation of Il strictly
localized conflict, which they would like TO see
continued for their own amusement.
If we take view Of the bold Inannuvrc,
hardly more unsuccessful than bold, Of Gen.
Ortega, it will appear that lac moment was
not SO badly rs it was boldly chosen. Before
the capture OF Tctuan, the attempt of the Cap.
tain General of the Balcaric Islands would have
been that Of traitor who fights the army oi
his coun,rylncn in the rear whilst the lines Oi
the opposing foe are not yet broken. a few
months after the conclusion Of peace with
Marshal O'Dunnell ard his army, on their tri-
umphant return home, the Carlist insurrec.
ZIONIST would no longer have acted as II bold
man. He would have proved himself an idiot.
But, as it is, the plan was rs good anu Us timely
rs any formerly. devised by Cabrera and Es-
partero The fact Of lis Hat, unambiguous
failure, tells more for the strength Of the Go
yernmcnt of Queen Isabella than would have
cnsued from the entire discontinue and des-
truction of the rebels, if the atc Captain Gene.
raj Of Cuba, General Concha,) who was sent
against them from Madrid, had been able, oil
his reaching dem, 10 carry such victory and
inhict such punishment as We have jlst sup
posed Twenty years ago the ashes OF civil
way were not so slow 10 kiEdlc into IL blaze as
a. the present time 1t was not in powder
magazine, but in 4 muddy trench, that C;erc
raj Or.esa threw his torch. If he ma
nages to escape from pursuit, the narrow
escape will be for him, not for the Queen;
and this tugacious exploit will DC his only vic
tory upon the royal occupant ot the s.Scnrlai. 1t
is nevertheless N! event. We do rot often hear
of Captain. General turning his sword against
the very royal parsonage from who's: hands
he holds mis- commission, rs this Ortcga
did: nor do We often hear Of all entire garrison
Of 3, 900 men ordered IL embark and then to land
At an appointed place, As he ordered the sarri-
soil Of the Ealearic Islands to embark and land
with him on The confines II the provinces ri
Valencia and Catalonia o., Il chuSch spot. tt:'
birth place Of Cabrera, whose name, il was
could raISe IL" tarliS;S inu Tho
:nmbs. But, alas dead "r living the Car
lists did i;,,. Stir: ;:r >':'rr<. il Is tr;'c has
cncd To make their ,,r'G""c!"me"t". hlf 1t
vas moi Tor Don Carlos. i, vas Tor Queen lisa.
,sll.. The mystery Is how the CaI.l>ls ninn-
,gcd 10 gain nver General urtesa, vii" was
ormerly an ultra, Liberal. fought with tonc'a
Snrvaez, O'ponnell and others, against the
government Of thu krsrn: f.apartrro. Is it
,:mp!y tl,rousI. inlrc'ia and jcalousyof ODen
,ell, who did not take Ortcga with him OH i:c
,ther side Of the straits to pluck Moorish lan-
els, but confincd him. during his ahsrnc,, i'll
Inc Balearic Islands, TO keep him out OF The
way: If So, the Marshal, NOW Duke Of Tetnan
vas not so badly advised, and, il: nc can take
after the deed rs well as he took
)recautio!. before hand, General Orteea, il
aiken, is as good rs shot.
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proceeding. uf the Charleston Convention, to
he latest moment They Will hc enabled to
udge, us well as We. what will be the result.
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