Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman. (Wilmington, Del.) 18??-18??, 1869-02-05


when every chance of retreat was cut off
they only thought Of selling their lives al
the highest rate, and the soldiers came upon
them with such rapid fury that no quarter
was given either 10 the combatants, or In
some cases to the women or children who
had been unable or unwilling 10 be separated
from them. Such IN few words, was the
general character of conflict the episodes
OF which multiplied themselves in every
locality and IN endless variety. In the Gale
del Marques, the house of the Ladies lsturiz
was defended by eight volunteers, who
withstood the assault of a company OF En-
gineers, and wounded an officer In the arm.
The door was forced open, the lower apart
ments were carried by storm, and the strng-
was carried on up 10 the garrets where the
ladies had taken refuge. Five of the poor
combatants were bayoneted on the spot and
flung from the windows. Two others had
fallen ON the landing; the only survivor
shrank behind the ladies' dresses, kneeling
with open arms, while the heroic ladies
vainly endeavored TO intercede for him. In
the meanwhile the wounded officer came
up; he placed himself between the ladies
and his enraged soldiers, and the life of the
poor wretch was saved. The ladies reward
ed the officers humanity by laying him in
a bed and attending to his wounds.
Nothing but despair could suggest such
an insane resistance. We hear of instances
In which, as IN some Of the narrowest lanes
OF the district of Perchel, handful Of vol
unteers held their ground against 300 SOL
diers. Most OF the wounds were inflicted
with the bayonet; not few were dealt in
cold blood after the conflict. The greatest
number of the dead belonged TO the most
abandoned cless of society, Two of the
volunteer battalions had made common
cause with the troops; but as they probably
were not trusted, they were allowed to take
no share in the combat. They were shut
up In the Cathedral and looked on from the
dome, where they had hoisted flag, bear
Ing the inscription "Sutrdgio UniUersal. "
Most Of the commanders OF the other bat.
talions, as l have SAID, had disappeared at
the outset. Their followers had sworn to
kill them wherever they found them. Some
OF them, however, who were tracked to
their hiding places, escaped with few cuffs
and kicks On the other hand, the insur-
gents We're not without some hope of a
rescue from the neighborhood. We hear,
In fact, that famous bandit, robber and
murderer OF civil guards, or gendarmes, by
name Benilez, came down from the noun
tains of Ronda, and underworld to effect
diversion by harassing the troops in the
rear. Demoralized and disorderly as the
mass of the combatants were, they, how
eNtIf buCu oHCutt5 hb
have been anticipated. they broke into
the shop Of the pastry cook, Trabuco, at
the Pusra de Mar, and ate up its contents;
but then, as we are told, as we may readily
believe, "they were very hungry" A few
other houses were plundered, but they
"may be counted on ones fingers" To
wind up all the horrors OF the calamltous
events, one OF the narrators observes that
"no mass was said in Malaga for the whole
of four days" The Chasseurs, we learn,
upon the authority Of that same single
minded correspondent, clambered along
the roofs like cats"
OF the dead and wounded on either side
we have, as yet no certain account. The
Republicans speak OF the casualties as "in.
Vulnerable" They count more than 1000
dead and wounded on the side OF the citi-
zens; OF the military they say 200 were
killed, and about 500 wounded. The Gov
eminent reckons the killed on Its own side
at forty-eight, and the wounded at 100.
An eyewitness describes heap OF twenty
seven dead bodies in an inn; in another
about fifty had been laid out. Another cor
respondent speaks of woman's body
"burnt to cinders," for several houses were
on fire, and The troops, victorious as COM
batants on Friday, had TO do fremen's
work during the whole OF Saturday. A
young man who went into one Of the inns
converted into charnel houses for the oc-
casion, found his younger brother, less than
fifteen years old among the SLAIN. He threw
himself on the body and gave vent to his
anguish with such violence as to inspire
the bystanders with serious apprehension
for his reason.
To such wolu plight was reduced, on
the day after New Years Day, the fair city
which the Spanards fondly designate as
| at fTbp Pearl Of tho Mediterranean " II
not difficult to conceive the scenes upon
which our informants dwell with such touch
Ing eloquence-coflln with the dead,
stretchers with the wounded crossing their
path at every step; everywhere the torn up
pavement, the litter OF demolished barri-
cades, the broken furniture, the blackoned
raftefs from the burning houses; the dirt
and filth Of the churches where non-com-
batants, with women and children, had
sheltered during the conflict; the cathedral
| desecrated by the shut up volunteers-every-
where pools Of blood. On the I'd all was
quiet. There had been review of the
troops, who were afterwards bountifully
feasted. The surrender of the arms of the
militia was being accomplished. Two
thousand muskets were given up; for the
remainder domiciliarly visits were ordered,
an operation attended with but little trouble
or risk, as many of the houses were aban-
doned. or the one thousand prisoners who
had been sent on board man-of-war, more
than six hundred were released; two hun
dred and fifty were still awaiting their doom.
They are said 10 belong 10 the most aban-
doned class oil criminals, of whom the town
would be glad to be rid at any price. All
the leaders of the movement, without an
exception, had made good their escape.
So desperate struggle conld not fail to
leave rancorous feelings behind. WAR"
we are informed, is going on in every
house" The women Of the military quar-.
rel with those OF the volunteers; those oil
the volunteers OF the barricades with those
of the volunteers of the cathedral; and
those of the volunteers of both corps with
those of the chiefs and commanders who
forsook their comrades. There is no end
10 the mutual insults and upbraidingc.