The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06
enty, ana as We have done already 50 shall We 4

versing with wonderful equaiilnnry, out yet with
visible seriousness OF tons aud gesture. All eyes are
letter containing the reply OF the insurrectonists.
reads IL aloud to hts brother geGeras and Ia not slow
their own doom.n' consui,ation, however. . held
between them. Prints order " not 70 be despised
nor MS counsel coptsnaed; for his counsel, humane
thougn IL MAS spralg out lroia studied policy
Jealousy turks IN high places as well as In low, and
any over cruelty ana unnecessary harshness may
REBOUND 10 the doer's harm. Minutes elapss In con-
ferring; 0llceFs OF lesser dignlty cry out stAa
casas. sus casdsp'to your houses, 10 yonf
houses the FIRING Is going to commence Ito BY.
ISLANDERS, who. In their anxiety, crowded in upon
the war council Soldiers ~ these words kneel
down behind and the dreadlal sword or war Y
again in the perspective, bat again che oag!e's chak
lenge Is heard and the fiaa 81 truce returns once
more to the Insurgents Win tho answer that all IN.
surrecstoniss may 60 ireo after delivering up ther
arms. out the chiofs must 10 given up. The nag Of
truce ID returned TO the Captain General with the
None must be held 1uswerabie for the nsurrecs
zion. We Will give up our arms but not our per-
sons" The Captain General " puzzled what 70 az
seeks counsel IRON Ma peers again, and another
clcer is requested TO carry back the reply that 10
IL impossible to come to terms upon such conditionsI
that the army or 10000 nca surrounding the city
must not be held slightly ~ to imagine that they
could comply with such Ideas.
The 0f1cer CONVEYS the message and at the chal.
lenge Of the bugle ne Is moi by lnsurgent ofcer
with q great white banner. Too romantic almost "
romance would be wlat followed; but never In real
lie, in real war. Tne oifieer recognizes brother
whom ne had not seen for years IN the insurgelt
chiei; the chief responds to the Drotnery recognt
lips are glued TO lips, arms enclose each others
bodies heart beats responsive TO heart and there 70
such an interchange oil love. such a dow OF ques-
tions such hoods or endear.nsnt ana then mora
embraces, more Kisses that tae epic OF the siege Of
valencia would ind II Aara NOS 70 DO similarly
recognition Of two brothers ternAaaseS IN exceed
ingly Happy results as We SHAH SEQ.
During these returns bac&ward and FORWARD.
which appear to us unastulh and uaagniied tao
tcs provocative OF censure from critics such as We,
shut up imprisoned as we wero wltnla the precincts
Hotel Plri.. with leave wander
about IN the city during tneSe laeerims lii which
nags OF truce 60 watt & hiIher and thither. the
foreign consas are not alto, especially tho Auaeri-
can, Frencn and English wno wcae doing tleir duty
nobly In maintaining the cause Of civilization IN
lnvitng all nancombltanss 6ha wished TO leave 70
take advantage oil the truce agreed upon untl ten
A. NJ, and withdraw Wnlie taere was yet time TO
dreas Of ali sexes did &c. and &c was most aIecting
sight wtaess The departure OF these poor peopla
under such circumstances, leaving their all Denln4
them, and eellAx DuG LOO fortunate TO escape Win
their lives.
The fiaternal congratulations over between the
two strangely met brothers, che orleer accompanied
by the insurgent chief, advanced to the plaza de 10
Congregation and presented themselves TO General
Rivera. The chief told ms story. and informed the
Captain General OF tine determination the Insurgents
had arrived at, which would remain mistaken ~
ever 80 many menaces. The obner generals, In the
melting mood likewise at seeing rhis Chef 20 lately
truculent bowed down with the glowing love that
filed his heart from his RsKht OF msurgent inso-
granted to all General Rivera was still stubborn,
aud refused all ideas OF giving them 6ncn easy
tcrnls out cefOunl Uct Hluftct IN etrfftlH1 Pe0co
and good VIII to all ncn sang the angels on the
plains Of Bethlehem, anu which Jesus preached 70
the Jews, and what mortal may gainsay them.
Rivera hnally yielded at four Of the afternoon,
while yet, even as ne SAID 1t, tho noarse boom
OF the cannon was painfully alstnct. Tho battle
distance, and fire flashes we're yet phosphorcscent.
Ihe nameless drama was therefore At III end Most
Judclous, appears to me- was u Tor me to be thus
for nations OF civilized note do not understand the
dastardly massaefes WHICH so often have charac.
ta.Iu aI p4sNa 1t1y.Nuy In
natural, and copclllation Is better with fractuoso
Vaeucan Insurgents and had 1t been Otherwise
VINO knows but Spain had not been the loser
Good news travels last Like lightning had this
dashed through the CITY, taxing is initiatory nlghs
from barrcaae OF Gale del Mar. Even as We looked
ana waited FOR the decision we had but TO cast our
eyes al the Darrlcade and 10 the Eappers and
miners, AIDED BY the insurgents were denolishinx
II with an energy which told well or the cool UNDER
standing both parties bad arrived at. But such %
peacel
march OF war lowering above tncni, from the dis
continuity OF trade aad total suspension or COM
merce. now presented very different aspect. The
A stream OF citizens surged towards the centre Of
tue city, curious to note the destruction and the
horrible Within Another stream suIged Outwardly,
to breathe the fresh air and 80 purchase food-for
had Gney NOS been eight days and nights mpri-
soned within the folds OF insurrection and close
sleges Who caa tell now they lived during thaS
timer
For the beuea, of HERALD realers your CORES.
pondent was Ia the market place within short
time. Faugn but what disgusting smell
what o sckening tant what cdor OF blood
The blood is IN small riils In putrld lake
let's exBaiiEg deadly miasns And as FOR signs
OF war work but just over look ut the riddled
booths In the market placed SEQ the shattered
balconies, the splntered oalusrades the shattered
corbels Behold the walls Row they are SCARED;
how strangely the meaiIyai mytholeges look with
their Gilt crowns and heads shcared Oh. The hypo-
gris above the church doof5 are In atoms; nay the
very Virgin has been sacriioeiousy mutiated past
redemption, and the Saatos Juaries appear az II
they nav boon fusiiladed for high treason. The
machicolatols SO Justly admired BY strangers. are
bat 80 many ugly features Of the Lonta-cannon
SHOT holes-eecm strangely solemn for they incline
one to suppose mortality IN the interiors; they are
suggestive OF sudden death OF innocents but these
STAINS OF traces OF rough siege are too numerous 70
be enumerated. They are everywhere; they are
visible In the wreck and ruia or the Plaza, In the
felled trees which once shaded the market square,
IN the fearful ruin around. And when you are
tired Of gazing smell blood, blood postence. poison
In the arl dark horrors in the perspective OF fancyi
so many barricade5 surprise the slgnt5cer. Every
advantageous place made an am lush OF. One glance
at the whole would teach lessons In tho art OF civil
war. Bread sacks and bags OF hay in the church
steeplesl Think OF 1t. Feather beds aud hair mat
tresses behind Catholic mythologes Imagine the
10 tic Theft, ana war to tho Generals: ana Peace
to the Soid!ers.n LOOK down axain-Your feet ara
stepping IN pile OF human excre.aonI and crushed
waermelons, piles OF 6ith exhang inodorous va.
pors heaps OF dung emitting sadly stencil. Faugni
What JanSi,ng, nas .nns nesinelc idea
ture s presented TO tile already narrowed mindi Let
IL is darkness. what insurgents have given IN
latlon or are engaged in dsmollshng the 200 barri-
caues. What insurgents have not surrendered up
their arms have gone to the MOUNTAINS with the
fugitive Aynntamiento, Alcalde Popular and few
OF the volunteer chiefs; these In the aggregate are
supposed to number 600 what insurgents Tried 90
escape and could not but fell into the hands OF
keen-eyed Mereo and his brigade. arc prisoners.
Arms have been stored In cellars by the lndentgablo
soldiors-celar5 upon cellars full Of tpem-but
this letter IL written too early TO give you estr
mate OF the number. Stili, have explained how
many OF the contunacious insurgents there were,
and seeing there were 900 OF them before sur.
rendering the arms taken must number oyer 49, 300,
besides SIX cannon RECAP tured
We have now watched this terrible drama unfold
Itself with the closest ali-absorbing attention and
since 1t terminated In peaceful surrender, In pardon
TO ALL wherein hatos to DO forgotten ana in.
Jures forgiven the last OF tue last oct has ap~
peared, and though there neither olive nor palm
branches, still what We DO sec ana hear are on this
nigat naturally incidental to Spanlards The Arch.
bishop OF the diocese good old SOUL glad to see the
drama over, With its deadly accompaninaents has
set his ponderous cathedral bells agoing and pulled
BY lustI. strong arms daarenng peal Ia heard all