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


espoused the fortunes of the Queen mother Christina,
then regent and fought for her with such zeal to win
the rank OF colonel On the failure Of her and the
flight Of the Queen Prim associated himself with the
party Of the progresstas This party bears about the
character In Spanish politics that the wings do In
English politics. and in the present revolutionary state
Of the country may be kened the liberals Of Mexico
as against Macmillan The pr0gresstas at that time
opposed TO the Of Don Badomero Espar-
ero, Prince Of vttoria who became, on the flight OF
Christina, Dictator and subsequently Regent Of the
Kingdom. This Espartero is the same with whom
Prim is associated in the present revolutionary
movements. In 1885, however he ard Prim were bitter
enemies He accused Prm Of completely in an nsurrec
viii broke out in Saragossa In 1872 and the latter
was forced to take refuge in France Here he Joined
the exIed Queen Christina and with her engaged In
efforts to bring about restoration.
Shortly after his flight he returned as o Deputy
from the city of Barcelona to Cortes the Spanish Para
ment Congress The fact Of this election was suf
protection 10 his person and he venured 10 return
spain to take his seat Esparero was still Regent
but did not venture to arrest Prm. Prim, however,
ventured to engage movements against the Regent
and joined the coalition which was formed D.
tween tho friends Of tho exilsd Queen and the Pro-
gresstas against Espsrtero In May, lSA3 no headed
instruction In his native city Of Reus, from wnion
however bong speedily driven by zurbanos ono OF
Esparteros neutenanta he took refuge In Barceaoua
While standing siege In this city the power OF Espar
tcro was broken by the entry of Earvaez into Madrid
The Subsequent fail Of Espaero and the return OF the
Queen mother 10 power, made him general, with the
title of Count do R,us and the post Of Governor Of
Madrid.
But this state OF affairs OF short duration. fresh
insurrection broke out Barcelona which It hoped
General Prm would put down. but he SO employ cd the
force disposal keep Catalonia In revo for an
entire year. For this he dsgraced by the Queen
and tried for high treason well as for completely In an
attempt assassinate General Narvaez, but was acqit
ted on the last charge while bis sentence tho first
vas reduced to few months imprisonment
From this time until the breaking out Of the Turkish
war. In 1853 he kept himself aoof from public life He
then joined the Ottoman army the Danube, and dis
tinguished himself in the affairs Of Otentza and sis-
tra On his return from the East in 1854, General Prim
published Madrid account Of his military travels in
the East together with historical and geographical es
say on the Turkish empire In 1855 he represented Bar
celona for the second time, in the Lower Chamber OF
the Cores and raised the dignity Of Senator three
years later
III these several wars he some distinction. and In
1858 1869 made lieutenant general of the
spanish army and Captain General Of Granada In 1860
he was sent against Morocco and dist nguished himself
during the short which ensued.
In the autumn OF 1861 General Prm appointed TO
The command of the Spanish expedition against Mexico
and ordered in accordance with the terms OF the
treaty Of London, to cooperate with the French and
English forces in enforcing redress from the Mexican
government for alleged ourages committed on the
coaesced Powers His original instructions were by no
means Objectionable 70 General Prm, and he entered
with great vlgor into the II was matter OF con-
siderable SURPRISE therefore, when in 1862 he suddenly
withdrew the Spanish troops to Cuba without orders
from the home authorities This action on his part gave
great offence 10 Louis Napoleon, and created consider
able fear at Madrid where the influence exercised by Ma
poleon is very great Prim recalled and an exam
nation was made into his conduct. In tho Spanish
Cores, December O. 1882 General Prim spoke in his
defence declaring that while he not, and never had
| been, an enemy 70 France he not content
to be the tool Of her Of any forcisn Power. Ho
had been sent to Mexico 10 enforce certain claims In
the interest Of spain not TO conquer dominion for
| Franco; and when he that France intended 10
inaugurate an exclusively French policy in Mexico, In
violation Of the treaty Of London, he had Withdrawn
his troops The OF Spain would have beer
glad appeve the conduct OF Prm, bdt dared not and
the French influence at the court Of Madrid secured h
dismissal from Madrid and his exile to Ovedo He did
leave Madrid TO 60 into exile however until August
49, 1854 When be did leave the popuace took occasion
TO express thelp>ovc for the demonstrations Of
| regret az lib ccpnttutos
General Prim remained in exile until late date he
up the head Of the Spanish revolutonists
and appears be directing their movements IT we are
10 believe the progresstss he knows very well what he
s about has with full SUCCESS has been Joined by
detachment OF troops and volunteers, and commands
force Of six 10 eight thousand The latest nows,
which is given elsewhere, shows that his success has
thus far been uninterrupted.
General Prim will be very we'll remembered In this
country since his visit here in 1854 made him fam
| to the American public. He wrote some letters
on the civil and military condition Of this country,
and the armies Of the North, some Of which he had
opportunity Of reviewing, and spoke Of them IN the
highest OF admiration. He spoke and wrote "a
true friend America and her institutions and a the
SAM time evidenced his strong progressive and liberal
opinions His letter tho United States created con
siderable CONSERVATION In Spain and Cuba; and II
against monarchcal institutions In France and Span
| which decided his fate and made him exile The
praise which he slowed institutions, armies and
people was strong for the digestive powers OF his
fellow nobemon; and the old hdago antip-ogressivo
stock OF old spanish nobility refused TO consider bis
| conduct less than criminal. iti
The Poster-stover Case.
APPI1C ALTON ron COMMISSION TO EXAMINE
| WITNESSES IN BOSTON AND WORCESTER.
SUPREME couRr-cHAAssK1
Before Judge Sutherland
JAN se-Dsnict NJ Porter 10. Henry d. sto~v.-Ths
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