The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-26

OF Serrano. They fasti, nous people ana their
customs,I The present Don Carlos promises a.
mucn and 1t Is that which makss tAe Vascongadas
Each province raises its own militsa with the IN.
derstandng that they are not to serve tneir
own frontiers They are also exempt r. am Tue pur-
dens0me taxes OF CASTLE and the rest VI SPAN
hence IL 1t that not very rigid search Is made at
the custom house OF Irun OF travellers erec, that
afe reaa umculty ana ANNOYANCE Of travellers s sr1
traveller who has been to Spain will remember nat
his baggage was twice examined first at frun th,
Ing this he will see that the diculty Is explained.
One more OF their privileges Is taking to themselves
win remember the annoyance made to Basque
man upon telling HIM me was no gentleman"
a anS Wishing sner TO be smooth
pedigree OF Q Biscayan, let him swear often that
least hidago and the mouth OF every peasant will
water with sweet saliva and his heart Will be melted
into butter softness towards ham.
The pastlmes Of the male peasants are songs,
dances and shielahs. In this respect they resemble
the Irish They love their natal soil and prefer 1t to
any otner part OF Spaln They are an industrious,
agricultural people, and the smiling wales OF the
vasc0ngada provinces present unmistakable pros.
perity. Every inch OF ground is well cultivated aud
beng In the mountainous country they do not suffer
from drouth or want OF water, like CASTLE and La
Mancha the farms OF the peasants are small. the
majority or them being not five acres, which
worked entirely by the mattook and spade IN the
hands OF the frugal husband and wife 0nd their
degraded IN the least by It, for did NOT Adam, the
first king cultivate the ground alsos 1t 49, indeed -
beautiful girls bent down in row, with mattock In
hand, vigorously working on faow ground; far bet
ter than to see another family OF candles and CO.
quets Dangling canes and silk paras0ls In street;
Tor one sees humanity ut work. feeling themselves
ennobied by II, on the one hand, and on the other
shiftless humanity feeling Its way by degrees to the
grave, Without the powers OF human nature having
been exercised.
There Is 10 the above sketch as much Of the man.
m fha daQ I do INIT
IN letter; but enough to make The teacher &C
qualnted with the curious customs Of the people.
AS aligned at the station Of Vttt0ria was
assaied by multitude OF red-capped and blue
capped men Of the city, who, IN pure Basque,
shouted gu! the names Of the hotels they respectively
represented pointing at the same time the OmnI-
buses which carried the travellers to the CITY, dis
tant from the station short haf'mile. The red
healthiest lungs, for Fonda dc Pallares (Hotel de
Palares) aud Fonda Vittoria were heard oItenest
Sou 9uaes. fonaa de raares being SAID 70 oe tne
passengers had taken their seats we drove OF to
VlttOrla We had line glimpse OF the prettiest
Basque hills purplish bue which almost surrounded
It, OF the devious course OF the rivers and Of the
mer0us villages which dotted the valley with white
specks in the midst Of vivid green.
Fonda Palaces was reached In q short time, and
dismOunted and took rest until breakfast was
ready.
Breakfast despatched took my seat in the dill
geDce for Santa Cruz de Campescu.
through the valley OF the Zadora whoever has read
the "Battles Of the PENINSULA by Napier can well
imagine how interesting each spot each foot Of
ground was to me- This valley was battle field
wnen the armed egions OF Portugal, Spain and
England matched themselves against Joseph Bona
OF zadora its precipitous banks near the hiis the
sserpentlne ridge, with It's rolling knobs: the
bridges OF TrespIentes MENDOZA Vlllodas and
Tubgana Mauclares, Arinez and the last defenslbe
height one mile from Vittoria, All were In full view
and recrossed on June q, 1873, by hostile armies
were each pointed out by classical Basque man,
who had grandfather as scout among Sanchezs
Partdas. The French positions were shown out,
WelngtOn's also, with It's numerous knobs on the
southern branch Of the river, and with the aid OF
resketched.
or all the thousands of dead of great men and
small, OF generals and privates, who fell on that
awful day not one memento, not one mound grave
or stone remains to tell the place where a warrior
lies. TINS is glory with vengeance. But the pur-
pllsh hills, the turbid river, and the smiling PLAIN
which Witnessed the great battle and heard the roar
OF two hundred pieces OF artillery still still exist
speaking witnesses OF the insignificance Of NOR
In the place where these two great armies were
drawn up In lines OF battc miles OF soldieriy poplars
have been planted ranged in rows and solid squares,
at intervals, as II IN skirmishing order; in dense
masses q II preparing ior the decisive shock and
laden ears of wheat and barley and oats stand
In such, penitude as could nowhere else be
Such richness of soil cannot be found In any part of
Spain as IN this same valley OF Zadora: SUCH an
sny p Of e w snc no Se
verdure cannot be seen anywhere else; such mag
niilcent poplars such cherry trees, such meadows,
such happy farms may not be found IN any other
land. Why nOts Has not the soil been watered by
the rich, red blood Of thousands Of Young mens
Have not nearly 900 men left their bodies on this
valley and Its envirOnmentsa
At midday the diligence arrived at Santa Cruz de
Wcn Is Snenorse town OF 5000 In
the bosom OF two ridges, that they might take
refuge, IN case Of war, on the rugged tops Of the
clothed In gloom by an abundance Of frs and scrub
On Thursday evening the hitherto quiet town was
disturbed by hundreds Of excited men rushing into
the streets shouting, "vlva Cabrera" viva Don
liberals. Down with the governmentn They were
armed with stakes OF WOOL scythes, pirchrorks and
Stopping Sey
him shout "Long i've Don Carlos, and death to the
liberals" They were under the leadership Of the
vicar OF the town and his brother, both priests.
Hearing the noise and firing the Acalde, a retired
lieutenant colonel Of the Spanish army, mustered
Libertad, ana armlns them H. with With what
muskets be had in the Casa Consstoria,
he sailed at their head out INTO the street to meet
close to the insurgents he ordered them to dispense
quietly and go home for their conduct was against
the constitution. The leader stepped out and said
they were determined to have their Jtteros and IN
diyldual rights respected, and neither Alcade nor
disturb the public peace was not the way to obtain
their rights, after which 1t Is said that telling them
once more to disperse which was scornfully re-
sponded to- he ordered his band or twenty guardia
civil to fire. Others say he did not, but that the
However IL was, 1t is certain that the
guarda civil did fire, and loaded again;
but the insurgents gave them no time to fire the
second time, FOR with erociOus shout they charged
upon them, using their scythes and stakes freely.
The Alcade first was caught by powerful man and
stabbed in the breast after which he was thrown |
down and crowd OF them stood over his body, |
digging the points Of their scythes and pltchforks
into him. The Nguazi was also caught and treated
in the same manner his head being literally hashed
to pieces. Two OF the guardia civil were served |
likewise In the same way, while before the now |
citizens the police fed into the Casa Con-
slstora, which they locked up, and continued firing
from the windows. Anarchy now ratgued in tho |
town, which lasted till midnight when seventy SOL
iiers and guardla civil from vlttoria arrived, in
to summons from the Alcalde |
by courier which he sent before sally. |
ng out Of the Town Han to meet the |
rebels. The Civil Governor OF Vittoria marched at |
he head OF the detachment that went to the rescue