Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-09-25
THE FAILURE OF THE SPANISH IN.
sURRECTION.

''SAhht-SA .O.'
= A Paris letter in The London Times
gives the following particulars of the ori-
gin, progress and failure of the insured,
tiou recently attempted in Spain, from
what the correspondent says are the most
authentic sources
Prim vas, as from the first supposed
although his non-appearance op the
scene caused doubts to arrise--the lead
Ing spirit in the movement He had the
assurance that the garrison Of certain
town, of which it is unnecessary TO give
the namo was prepared to rise at his sig
nal. The 18th Of August was the day
fixed, and simultaneously with the milit-
airy, civilian insurrection was to break
out throughout the eastern provinces Of
Spain Persons who were on the spot sug-
gested that it would be we'll to let the
troops declare themselves before the civil
ians should incur the pains an penalties
of a revolt which, if not shared in by
some part of the army and strengthened
by the possession ofa fortified town, could
hardly be expected to succeed Prim, how
ever, seems to have been very confident
that the word pledged to him would be re
deemed. and desired that the outbreak
should be general upon one given day
accordingly, on the 10Th, as you know,
the instruction broke out, but the garri-
son (not very small onc) which was to
have lifted the banner Of liberty, did not
stir. This detection was death blow to
q plan which otherwise had been well or
ganizel and was almost sure to succeed
From the first you were told that without
a military element the attempt must ulti-
matcly be crushed. Aud so it proved. =
With body of troops, such as that whose
aid was promised, to serve as neuclus
and rallying point, other garrisons, other
corps, would soon have joined the insur.
gents the government at Madrid would
have become demoralized, Madrid itself
would probably have thrown up barricades
as in 1854, and the Queen would have
fed from the capitol. AS it was, the in
surrection held out for awhile in the hope
of some favorable turn of the cards. and
did what it did with scanty arms and o
few leaders. Ia numbers it was by no
means contemplate. In Aragon, Catalo
MIA, Valencia, and on the borders Of Mu-
rich and CASTLE, 10000 men were on foot,
including few hundred Of the carrabia-
eros, or custom house guards, regularly
trained military corps Besides these lat
ter there were o certain number of the IN.
surgents who were we'll armed (thcre had
been some small depots of arms upon the
frontier), but the majority had only fowl.
ing pieces and knives. In the province
of 1aragona, where the inrurgents were
strongest (not less than G000 men, many
persons of property and position, includ
ing mayors Of towns and other functiona
ries, were to be found among them. Af
ter holding out for certain time and find
ing that there was want of direction,
and that the military cooperation prom
ised to them had broken down, these peo
pie, many Of whom had considerable
stakes in the country, families Dependent
on them, and property to be coniiscated
have accepted the profcred fndalto or am
nesty and returned to their homes, with
er it is to be hoped they may not be here
after followed and prosecuted by the bit
ter reaction likely to follow in Spain"
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