The New York herald., 1869-01-12
SPAIN.

Farther Particulars OF the Cadiz Revole-
Curious MiosiIcs ef observation-disclosures or
the Insurgents ID Privntious- III Sh Prices
OF Foed-A Flag sf Truce-Infcrvention oi
Foreign Consais-Thc Killed and Wouuded.
CiDIz Dec. "a 1858.
have already related to you the facts connected
with the initiation the progress for ten days Of
the O., 6uton In CadiS aud have now to detail the
particulars Of subsequent events up the pres
ent time. From saturday, the 9th OF December, until
Tuesday morning the fight between the citi-
zens and the ,troops ragei with Increasing
violence. The liaht artillery OF the troops
placed In battery ON the Muralla, or ram
parts OF the iortincatlonS hal been employed
with the greatest ACTIVITY at Intervals during sun
day and Monday. but with little eject. Shell. shot
ard shnpnei were cred against the Ciry Hall and
upon the volunteers manning the parapets OF every
roof and gathering avout every window Of the build
ings on the Plaza de -an Juan de D.os. Some ugly
wounds were infictsI on the City Hail. great deal
OF ss was broken and the faces OF the houses ch
mutated, Tut 1t Is doubtu whether ma ~ men
were killed. some women and children, apparently
securely placed interior apartments, were Killed
or wounded by BAeis penetrating TO their very asy
lum and bursting therein, and carrying death and
destruction with them. The citizens had on Monday
brought down NON the sauting battery, on
the ramparts -four old-sashioned, long brass
twenty-iour Founders, monnle1 iron
carriages. and placed them IN position
IN tue streets on either side OF the City Hail. bearing
on The Pueria del liar and the troops manning the
ramparts. The two pieces On the right Of the City
Hal were somewhat protected by a barrcade Of
casks hlcd v TN teitn aud square blocks OF stone
torn up from tae Belgian pavement OF the square.
ine barrcade wes not more than three ieet high
ana TOO slight tO be oi use against artillery. Indeed,
Que wonders how the people managed 10 serve the
two guns at this Io,ns In The lace of numbering
IRE, Dut 1t rs prUDab G that tho troops were kept
Down by the IRE IRON the housetops, which was nt
all times very lvey anu hot These four guns did
good service, although the missiles used would not
he regard led a. the best by military men. They con-
y sted OF Almost everything but what II usual y
use4 In sucn guns. fragments OF broken tile from
the housetops, Knobs 0I doors, nais, screws, bolt
heaJs. pieces OF old kettles, bis OF tn, broken
spOOn0 Knives aud forAs, ana other domestic uirn-
property piepal Ell. went whlxztng across the
Plaza intervals. knocking over soldiers aud leav
Ing when tie rght was over. one OF tue m0st snRa-
lar ne DIS OF battle ever seen. Powder was scarce
but they sufced iur the work VI clearing space
less than lJo yards In front OF the muzles oil the
guns. tho artillery psaclsce on either SIDE was more
deln0ialninS .rnaps than destructive. Inc troops
scnefed more rom IL than the people, because they
were compelled 10 retreas from the ramparss aud
Qain cover In the streets leading from the square,
directly under the foliihcatioAs.
For seventy hours the nght went on af this point,
because elsewhere there no coutxsh The trOops
had thrown themselves mo all the forts, coInmis-
eary stores aud pow all about the out
sklrts OF the cav. aDd being in small detacnlnents
were very well satisfied 10 remain their posts aud
nv all attack, When none was Oered by the people.
the later having gained great confidence during
tne first Two days uf tile light had impre.sel--and
W i'm no ,Ilicuy, M must w SAID because tue entire
pult,lation we're with theni-a the men they could
nDd 10 build barricaues IN covering all me principal