The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-01
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Interesting Advices by Steamer.
What if we were at War with Eng
landP-Horrible Massacre in Spain
Sir Samuel Bakers Expedi-
ton to Egypt "A Berlin
Scandal Case - General
News Summary.

We take the following extracts from files OF
European journals which have just reached us;
TONED by the GOvernment.
A letter from Madrid gives us some of the de-
tails of a frightful massacre which, for down
right atrocity, can hardly be eXcelled. The cor
respondent writes:-The country is much excited
at the execution of nine men, without trial, by
Lieutenant-C Colonel Cosalis, near Barcelona, and
at the fact that the colonel had been promoted
for his action. On the 9th of July he (the
writer saw column of troops coming out OF
the little village of Tiana. The troops passed
towards the woods in the direction OF the toun-
tain called the Monges, and were soon out OF
sight.
In half an hour discharges OF firearms were
heard, accompanied by terrible shouts, which
silenced, as it were, other cries. Other groans
succeeded to other shots From the depth of
the wood he neard one voice eXcaim, Pardon
Mercy my Cod" One more discharge sounded
and all was still He was stapehed for some
time, not knowing which way to go. lie was
roased from his stupor by the side of detach
ment of Carabineers on the march some dis
tance off, who were followed by another of
Civil Guard, and third, some time after of
volunteers. He OWNED that some bloody drama
had been carried TO a head by the troops. He
took the road to San Fausta to hide himself in
some house. In the middle of of the wood he
met woman running. He called her. but look
ing terrifedly at him, without answering,
she hid herself in the thcl1et Soon
after he met a wood-cutter, who was
flying also stopping him. he asked
him to do him the favor to tell him what had
happened when he exclaimed, Throw down
your gun, for if the troops meet you they will
shoot you, for they have Just shot nine men who
were down there under the pines" Throwing
down his gun he ran, and, dead with fatigue,
arrived at san Fausta. Everybody was fright
ened, and from all directions women, children
and woodcutters iocked into the pueblo. The
facts were these. When the columns were in
march, one of them called at the house Cour
reria, finding there a poor fellow who was
gamekeeper poor simple creature whom they
asked if he had seen the Carlists. The unfortu-
nate fellow answered, NO" They laughed at
him, and selling him, made him go with them
as guide Either his wife or his mother ran TO
San Fausta to tell the Alcalde, terrified with the
attitude of the troops. The Alcalde with out
from the place with all haste to intercede for the
gamekeeper, and on the way he heard
the voeys. Coming up to the
column, he told them he was the
authority of the place. They answered him:-
''You come just in time; take charge of the in
terment of the nine bodies you will find between
those pines" One of those bodies was that of
the poor gamekeeper. He was the son of a
great Progresista OF the community, whO for
his liberal opinions, had been once transported
by the late government of Isabella. From the
rustics who arrived the writer learned the fol-
lowing:-The column, guided by a sure spy
reached the fountain, and took, without resist
ance, eight individuals, whom, together with
the Wretched gamekeeper they bound together
two and two, and shot them on the spot The
bloody corpses of the dead testified to this fact,
for when they were brought to the cemetery of
San Fausta, covered with forest leaves even
then they were bound two and two. Thus were
they shot without any council of war, and, what
is more horrible, without confession.
The most shocking part of this dreadful deed
is not that it has been unpunlshed by General
Prim, and not even that ii has been rewarded by
him with promotion, but that it is in pursuance
of orders emanating from him. In his speech
introducing his fist Ministry TO the Cortes, he
said the Government would, if needs be, be cruel
in sustaining order and putting down rebellion.
Under date Of July 21 the Minister of War
issuedthe following to the Captains General of
DISTRICTS
"Place yourselves in accord with the civil
governors, that they warn encrgetcally and de-
termnately the Alcaldes that they lend all pos
sibe assistance and aid in the persecution of the
rebel parties ('mdlechOreS,' literally evil doers),
all which ought to be shot on the spot Cor in
stantly) (pdSGdOS pOr las drnaS en- eL GctO) if
they are apprehended with arms in hand, and
even those who throw them down when pursued.
BY order of his EXcellency | transmit this to
you, trusting you will be good enough to com
municate his instruction TO the Alcaldes of the
pueblos, in order that they may give to this dis
position the most exact compliance"
sir Samuel Bakers X Expedition into the Inte-
A letter to the London Daily Neos dated at
Alexandria, August 8, says-
THE immense mass of merchandise and
various articles selected for the commencement
have arrived at Alexandria, and will be des-
patched to the interior within few days. In
concert with the Egyptian authorities, and with
view of facilitating the transport of the goods
through the wearisome deserts in KhartoUm,
Sir Samuel has determined upon forward
ing them by TWO routes. The heavy
goods, including machinery. and the steel
steamers will pass up the Nile from Cairo TO
korosko, slightly northwards of Derr, well
known as the capital of Nubia whence they will
be forwarded by camels, already -eEgaged,
through the great desert of the province. The
lighter articles, carefully packed in cases, two
of which will form IL camel's load of four hun
dred weight, will be shipped from Suez to
Souakim therce they will be sent by cames,
distance of two hundred and seventy miles,
across the desert TO Berber eighteen degrees
north latitude to be conveyed by boats to Khar-
koum, the capital of the SOudan at the conflu-
ence of the Blue and White Niles.
lit is expected that the entire material of the
expedition will reach KharJuum on the Both
October, or thereabouts. The troops appointed
for the expedition have already started. The
aotilla of vessels, consisting OF ten steamers aud
thirty sailing vessels, will in few days take ad-
vantage of the High Nile, and leave Cairo to
ascend the cataracts and navigate throughout
fhe course of the river TO KharLoum. Fifty pro-
dcient ship Wrghts will accompany the shipping,
and are to be employed in their meter for the
dotilla eventually required on the Albert Nyanza.
Sir Samuel Baker and party, consisting OF Lady
Raker Lieutenant j. a Baker r. N, and a
medical man upon his staff, have fixed the 10th
Of September as the probable day of their de-
narture from Suez. Is will be seen that Sir
Samuel thus contemplates giving his materiel a
snffcient start to enable him TO keep II ahead OF
him. without undergoing needless personal
delays.
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