The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-27

attained gigantic eporiost and people who have re.
sided here FOR that nothing like IL has ever
been witnessed within their recollection am credibly
assured numbers Of operatives at the railways and
the compan g. who short OF funds for the further
ance of their enterprises The municipal corporations
or less ausonabe public utility with view 10 provide
the needy classes with the means OF subsistence In spite
OF all this distress We have had very merry Christ
mas here In the capital; nocks of fat turkeys
gobbling about the streets for weeks; the Plaza
Mayor, end ITS adjacent districts one vast
OF grapes pomegranetes and oranges; endless stalls of
trrons marzapanes and other sweemeats of the season.
booths Of cndrens toys, With all the paraphernalia Of
the Holy slanger-angels, Shepherds wise and star
in the East; and all town long strings OF boys
well as ofgrown up men, with penny drums and farths
trumpels, keeping up jolly noise for day and night,
10 the totas murder of wholesome sleep.
ouARRELs IN TIE FIELD AND TERROR IN TIE
COUNCIL.
Madrid Fan y correspondence OF the London nmesl
An aiddscrtnp of Zabala who was in Madrid tho
Other day reported that he 20 start with his forces
from Aranez on the morning Of yesterday but strange
say, w&s not Of the line being Interrupted at
Tembeqr. told you In former letter that this Ia.
bala Minister OF the Marine and Marquis Of Sierra
fused 10 march under his orders. He took with
him large body Of engineers, on account of
the partcuar confidence ODonnell hns In those
troops; IND, on being stopped the right bank
OF the sfs vilarejos by sinking Of tho saspea-
sion bridge he summoned the commanding officer of the
engineers, and babe him thow bridge across without
delay. IT. officer pleaded the want Of materials which
he woIldlnve TO send for from Madrid, and which would
not he forthcoming for fortyeght hours, whereupon
Zabals sp mo tuerihg asstcn, aord'ded ne montor
isacaplcay md 10th, and JPN his demonstrating rather
tar,y sent linn d hc Mspacd. As the engineer
ocer happens 10 be highly esteemed and beloved by the
In M corps, IL Is not likely that Zabaia vii have
won the hearts OF his column by this unproyoked and
irratfopai act Of severity.
On thao;her hand, the government ITSELF even in the
midst OF tu triumph, seems hardly able 10 recover any
Of chat "a moss and serenity IN which, in oher COM
punities sides the main prestige OF the ruling Powers
The o Doanel Ministry are, or affect to be, in most
inconceivaDe "funk.n uso the vulgar word purp0sely,
because nothing better convey eOutsaace
the government has put upon tn matter Of the prim
rebellion both before and aiter its outbreak. The ter
ror betrayed by tho Authorities is Gtgetser 90 40 ect
that 10 might almost 10 be counterfeit, and
nds dcui. TO reject tho snegosiionS OF those who
think tha Dcnnell has come reason for pretending 10
be much afraid that no is looking for prcext for
backing out Of The liberal policy With which ho had iu
augurated his accession 10 power, that he aims at the
sumption Of absolute irresponsible authority, or finally,
that Lie vI.hes 70 throw dsmay and bewderment into
the mind 81 the Queen and 10 terfy her into that abdc
ton TO Which she has hitherto shown herself little
clined Why, Otherwise should he talk almost with
are hardy anywhere to be secnfn
MOVEMENTS OF THE QUEENS GENERALS.
fMadr.t tJap. 81 Correspondence OF London Timosl
Don Manuel de la Concha, Marques del Duero, aud
OF the Field Marshas Of Span sends sorely puzzng
tolegphc buiietns This gallant officer, hearing or
the sally CT the rebel Prim, alone, like OF the
Ialadins o. old hunt after him. and gathering togo
three hundred between sold ers and gendarmes,
volunteered to cooperate from the south with the
column Of zlbala which las been snce last Wednesday
afternoon pursuit. OF the same game from the north
Zabaa, u may be remembered, was close on the foot,
steps OF the insurgents and had reached Madridcjos
when they at Porto Lapiche and vlaruba dc los
ojos. Concba was coming UP from Manzanares, when
Pnm had proceeded southwsrd as far az Daniel The
latter had nearly fallen tolls Of hts pursuers
rs these could ihemseyes bayo desired, and sesnes
&C II ho must needs either fght one Or both Of
them or else again make run 20 the westward
towards the Portuguese frontier In this state Of
things wfi docs Field Marshal tho Marques del pueIo
telegraph to tho War Oces he says that At O'Clock
yesterday morning he reached Daimel by train, and
,cfsoEt dighing no saw In the town q group Of ndi.
viduals mounted, whom he took 70 DO General Pf and
his staff. wbereupon Concha oat pursuit Of the
forces which accompanied General Prim, aud which
were filing outof the said town OF Daniiol. General
Prm mayfhed at eleven O'Clock upon Viilaruba Dc los
-OlyS. --~-siN p .- -tl-tA- a sas..<-
cqsha Rp BY HUNDRED s men eyer
collision with the reb-ls they quest o. n more
tn, tnc cerstr enables 10 make The only i'm
poront fact Is that Pm, who had moved from vsrubia
TO Damie southeIiy direction has ow gone heck
iryrn Da!miel TO varuba again from south 70 NORTH
obdnd Ming az tyorid s.D, all idea u Yer,ot upon
ruGa and needles OF the ssitt encounter H. NIGH
hops ,citt he oognin u Zdtata which close on bis
rear All this has Prm dono and We hear yet OF no
en- agement either between him and znbaa or between
hYn aud that concha who bad nearly add grain %
salt the bird tail.