The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06
Last Day of the siege.

VALENCIA DEL. CTp, Oct. 1s, 1850.
Up bstmes In the morning watching day grazing
1t Ia the East behodng the rise forever over
the once happy plain and city Of Valencia, with all
It's unmaginable glorles and radiance; seeing the
set azure Of the NEST transparent OF skies grow
deeper and deeper in Its calm pacld!ty and feeling
tile sun heating the atmosphere into traditional VAL
encian fervor, the early morn passed OF TRANQUILITY
enough
Towards eight O'Clock, after the soldiers had
brcakfasted and the obstinate nsurrectionists we're
supposed TO have couc1ded theirs. the thunder of
the began TO wake up the echoes ana TO tell
the minute strokes with aenorous runble the mus
kerry also woke up rst With sharp rattle, then sin
gle Gathering cracks, taen bursting into fury and
loud crashing rolls, which ran round the circumrer-
OF the city-a these warned as that the day OF
battle had begun.
Opening my window began to question taika-
tive soldier as To the expectations OF the day. The
soldier Is ensconced behind one OF the stone baus.
trades OF the Valencia Credit Bank, which Is just
twenty feet on the opposite side OF the street. The
soldier answers during the intervals OF loading his
musket that an order has been issued for general
bombardment OF the city, TO commence at ten A. M;
that general attack Will take place simultaneously
under the bombardment; that Generals AlamInos
Rosales, Paacios Torrer Will lead the attack; that
General Rivera will be in ~ that 1000 troops
have come in from Barcelona, Malaga aud Cadiz
during the nights that two pieces OF artillery posted
before each street barrcaded will begin the attack,
aud much more to the same effect. and he continues
his firing with sanar'otd born out Of the dismal
experience Of the last eight days and nights,
while his bullets pipe their thrilling notes.
and the smoke from his muskct wreathes
itself into fantastic shapes as IL slowly sails
up, and then becomes formess as 1t mixes with tho
atmosphere. Shells once more ring their stormy
challenges, cold shot again turtles through the
transparent air, iron answers iron, rolling musketry
becomes blended with the sonorous cannonadc, ana,
with the ever continuing. steadily repeating echoes
resonant from street to street. from point TO point
the whole becomes but noisy din, filing oil space
until could fancy that the end Of the world had
surely arrived.
Towards nine A. NJ. there Is . lull In the tempest
and commingng roar OF siege guns and musset
firing, especially Gale del Mar, bat from the dis
lance comes the sound of heavy reports and occa-
sonal ripping, cracking rollings. new phases Is
evident, new tactics are about to be adopted, tho
preceding calm Is soothing to Hurried nerves. Cap
tain General has received telegram from Prim at
OF victory. Bethink yourself OF cleinency.r Not
In any way to transgress the happy advice
tho Captain General is about to send his ultimatum
marches and countermarches Of bronzcd and
repass Plaza Congregation gaily dressed crowd or
onlcers arc discussing the pros ana cons OF what
mar happen this day. For 1t Is crisis this day Is.
upon which souls by hundreds Will be sent to judy
menf, or whole city VIII dance with JOY upon
when enemies VIII STAY their enemies, or brothers
parted by hostile potT win meet again IN true
spanish mode with frenetc embraces and fervId
souLstirrng kisses THIS is great day IL cannot
be lost trouble IL note II well.
An oticer, braided oil over his breast with gold
lace, beirogged, botassced until ne gll!ters In gold,
accompanies aombre dressed ancient military
gentleman, with peaky beard and lengthy
toxtahed mustaches, taciturn Of look and
overnowing with hauteur, begottcn of con.
Exceiency the Captain General Senior Don
FRANCISCO de Rivera, descendant, 1t IL said OF
AraRon princes. Indeed, Us he draws nearer under
tae soft umbfage OF the sycamore trees In Plaza
nature, too hard 70 be worked into the hrebraud
pitch or coaxed into the melting degree. However
DIS nature, he puts note into the handa Of The
rather over bGdzened olcer aud bids him convey ~
OF pcace-a white banner. The a,d-de-camp touches
MS nat, and with bngler In his company marches
towards the barbados waving ms wnte nag. The
puge rings out clear and loud the warning or is APP
proacn.a u y caught up By another nearer ths
tue city and centre OF Instruction. There are lew
moments pause and there IL q shrll response. dark
forms leap over tho barrcades, likewise bearing q
nag OF truce They even come up over the outermost
traverse confidently, for under the regis OF that
snowy banner In civilized warfare all are sacred
Tno note IN taken to the nsurRent chiefs and read
10 council. The pcremptory demand 10 surrender
Internationally IL met with stormy vehement disap-
prova, ana the dehatory response - returned I'VE
all shall depart free; that no person shall 10 held
responsible for anything that has takcn place aimee
the commencement OF our rising In defence OF our
liberties. We have 1900 mon; we have arms, and
va fhatr tsn m otis