The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-30
The O'DOnneII Revolt of 1854.
SERIOUS REMINIsCENoEs


Paris tJdn 10y Correspondence of London Times
The Spanish Embassy here are calculated to
puzzle rather than to enlighen. For three or
1our days Plim has been in full retreat. The
hrst day he went to AranjueZ, not far from Ma
drid; from Aranjuez to Guenca due east
towards the point where the boundaries of Lower
Aragon ana Valencia meet, and which must be
about seventy-eight miles from his starting
point. The second day, still according to the
official despatch, he started back at an acute
angie 10 the southwest, and reached Ciudad
Real in hot haste towards the Sierra Morena: :
that is, over eighty miles from AraniueZ: and
the thlrd day, retreating still more hurriedly he
is found at a considerable distance on his wav to
the Portuguese frontier. 1t may be so, but it far
exceeds in rapidity the celebrated march of
Aenophon, who knew something about retreats
AS L have already observed, Prim may be a
1uelnye abandoned by his men, as the official
dispatches announce, but 1 have vivid recol-
lection OF the revolt in 1854, headed by O,Don-
nell, who, like Prlm, began with cavalry; and
the coincidence OF the accounts given of the
movements Oh the Two is wonderfully similar.
In announcing ODonnelPs revolt the official
despatch from Madrid stated that General Dulce,
ODonnelrs principal associate, was degraded
lrom ms rank and honors; that martial law was
proclaimed IN Madrid, and military commits.
sion supersedlng the civil authorizes appointed; ;
that column OF troops had sailed out to crush
the rebels, who were posted at Alcala de Her
rares near the capital; that the troops were
enthusiastic Tor the Government (of Sartorius),
On the Sd OF July we heard from Madrid that the
insurrection had utterly failed; that it was ex-
clusively military, and that the population took
no part Whatever in 1T. The same day the tele-
graph stated that an encounter had taken place
between UDonnelrs bacds and the troops; that
tue loss OF the former was very great: the garrI
son was faithful; Madrid was profoundly tran
qull; the defeated rebels we're returning to their
allegiance; the news from the provinces most
satisfactory, and the remnant OF the rebels were
escaping towards Toledo.
The day following we were informed thar the
troops and rebels were jim front OF each other a
lew miles outside of Madrid; that the fight had
not yet commenced, but that the success of the
troops was beyond doubt.
The next day we heard that the Queen had re-
viewed the troops in the Prado, and was received
with unOounded enthusiasm by the army and
the people; that by royal decree Generals O'Don-
NELL Hos dc ElanU, and MarlnO were degraded
from their offices, titles, and decorations; that
the troops had again attacked the rebels with adj
vantage; that the latter were in full retreat; that
the dlsloyal officers and men had returned to
their allegiance; Madrid was profoundly tranquil
ana Jne rest OF the insurg onts were seeking re-
tnge in the mountains of Toledo The French
M0nueHy confirmed the intelligence, and OBJ
served that If O'Donnell's object had been to
ulaW the troops from the capital with view to
the rlslDg OF the population il Lad failed, Tor the
population continued profoundly TRANQUIL.
On the 9th OF July it was announced from
Madrid that the Rebels were at Aranjuez, a
column was about to march out TO attack them.
relnlorccments we're coming in to the Govern
ment from all quarters, Madrid was perfectly
uanquh, and that no where was there any sym
pathy Tor The traitors.
On the 7th the MOniteUY again announced
the tranquility of Madrid; and the Rebels, more