The New York herald., 1869-01-22

sashed at the knee and 0rnamented with pr0fusion
OF silver bell buttons Most OF them long stock
ings minus the feet the feet being bare and only pro
tected by sandal OF canvas or straw, just
like those that Caesars soldiers wore Here and
there you observe among the contestants polio or
fancy chicken as the spaniards call the young swes
How they fight In a tall bat and tight breeches IL
more than can tell; but some how or other they are
devils themselves the barricades behind them.
They handle gun with much facility as they roll
tinnay and better frhtinr material il to be seen
on their favorite promenade, the Alameda, to-day.
IN Span y not e.en the Sery prmcoa
thing seems TO be- on both Sides to get the guns or
without anv special regard as 20 wnetner they
reason the position OF . curious looker-on in
the second story Is frequently perous As
| long there Is q respectable rattle OF musketry
the fight is regarded a. going on splendldiy. and
those who are not burning powder SIT quietly down
behind the barricadss ana eat tsels ssusages ana
Dnchero. bronght by the worthy spouse OF the COM
batant meanwhile discussing the situation with the
| utmost son1-f,0id. and washing down the sub
sstence with liberal quantities OF rdIdepsds which
they get from an old woman across the way. who
! keeps her shop open for these customers. These
| jolly fellows are perfectly safe as hotel inter-
\ venes between them and the Cazadores, and they
can smoke with C, comfort n. In their rear some
out Of which leads the Gale de Granada,
one OF the toughest thoroughfares the troops can
find 10 traverse. At the Plaza are plenty OF barri
| cades-stout ones, t0o-and well manned. because
this is strategic point essential to be held il che
| Alameda is not to be given up In face OF my win
dow is the street leading ont Of the Alameda 10 the
feasore, ana can see the grand ia0 OF my country
noating over the street from the windows OF the
IS not far to that point which should like 10 reach
for many reasons; but passage across the Alameda
with an unbroken skin is quite out OF the question.
The Swatafa can be reached from the consulate by
| smal boats pulling around into the harbor. They
| have provisions on the Swatara which are wanting
at the Hotel del Alameda War cannot be carried
| without subsistence.
! What have thus briefly described s all that can
4 see from where I am penned up. | can tell you,
| however, or what has occurred in the CITY since
| closed my last letter night before last or the je
tails OF the innumerable conflicts In the streets
terday and to-day can only give You an outline.
Some saw; Others are reported to me by the v0un-
| teers and some by the regulars. In the Barrio de
| Santa Trinidad searching for facts in the narrow
! bsrricaded streets is not pleasant or profitable
/ operation. There Is too much fighting there to give
one an opportunity or moving about with ease. But
to the history OF the events OF the past two days.
When closed my letter Yesterday morning all the
| harrcades had been completed in the Alameda;
| General Pavla had issued his bandos threatening
| martial law, and exhorting the people to return to
coming in with his suite Of 5000 men and eight
pieces OF artillery. and was halted at the station;
and the city was lert to the few volunteers who
| acted guards at the barricades. The full round
| moon. sailing maestically through the soft blue
| sky, had relieved the gas company from duty and
had fairly lit up the CITY which the gas company has
not done before or since the first symptoms OF
| fight.
| ing the city and province Of Malaga state Of
| siege, ordering that all persons who had arms,
| except two battaons and some companies OF
| militia VINO had respected the order OF the Gov
| ernor and had rendered their services, should at
| once deliver up their arms and instructng
where arms should be delivered, and also that he
should notify foreign consuls and inofensive per-
Ms carried around the c bg sma
| ments and announced BY q flourish Of bugles or
trnmpets and roll OF drums. Some OF these detach
| ments were fired on AT various points and q sharp
contest naugurated, especially at the Battery Espi-
gol a. the post, where the volunteers attempted to
get possession Of some heavy guns that were there.
Two companies OF troops were engaged and several
| hundred volunteers. The fight lasted nearly two
hours, and the people were only prevented from
! compshng their object by the fire of the two gun
| boats which were anchored near by. Their shell and
grape were too much for the p1fsonos, who finally
several dead on the field. In the Alameda there
| good deal OF desulrory sort of firing and could
not see that any one was hurt. The troops finally
gave up their attempts disperse the revolutionsts
by proclamatons, and retired to their quarters at
the custom house, railway station, cathedral and
| various barracks. The civil governor resigned his
position Yesterday and General dc Rodas and Gen.
eral Pavia now exercise all the power. The question
has evidently gone quite out Of the control Of any,
thing but bullets, and when they will be able to
| decide It is a problem.
There was tremendous Hgnt In the barrio OF
the Capucines yesterday afternoon, where the
revolutionsts are In great strength. That quar-
ter o! the city s Old, the streets are narrow
| small windows and heavy balconies. As in Cadiz,
every street has its barrcades mostly Of stone from
rler 60 the troops The Gale de los Fraies was the
scene OF the biiterest fighting. Barricades were at
pafsanos, who fought from the balconies which were
i defended by sand bags, furniture and all sorts Of
things, leaving merely loophole for the musket.
The firing under these circumstances was not very
certain, but the pdfsanos managed to protect them
selves In the best styIe in this manner. All the
heavy doors were closed, except small crack left
4 open for the guns and heavily barncaded Some OF
the Cazadores OF Babastro were marching
od 70 Ss psSea s f Se % nsr Ss
had entered the Calie de los Fraes when they first
enconn,ered the re Of tne pa,sdnos from the barri.
| and few slightly wounded. and the Cazadores fell
| back and returned TO the barracks. on this being
reported the Lieutenant colonel OF the Cazadores sal
lied out with his regiment and seven pieces Of ar
tilery. The guns fired one round apiece sweeping
the Gale de los Prailes and the Capurines and then
| an assault was ordered. The 1re OF the pnisqaos
i was exceedingly bad. but the casualties among th g
troops rather light They carried four or Ave slight
| five men were killed and three wounded OF
the Cazadores. The colonel, Burgos, received
1 his eg both slight and third serious one in his
| groin. lie was taken on the field Carrying barri-
cades was found TO he easy enough but great dim
Guilty was experienced in driving from the balconies
and roofs OF the buildings the sharpshooters,n who
literally raned balls down upon the assaultng
/ house and, after bayonetting all the combatants
found within reached the roof and soon cleared the
neighboring roofs OF all Dnisdnos The fight n the
Gale de los Frailes assumed very serious proportions
before nighfall and the Cazadores were reinforced
4 Ds VI une. III was 1Ound that art1l-
ery could not be used TO any advantage in the mar
| row and crooked streets, and the guns were with
| drawn and sent back to the Merced barracks
| Az nightall, when the conflict ceased, the revou-
uons,s held Their strongest position, and was ap
| parent t1at they could be got out only by the
severest fighting. The troops held TO every inch
they gained, and were preparing for an assault on
the Capucines In the morning. when they found
that the revoutonsts had evacuated their positions
and gone over TO the other side Of the river Guadal
medince, which n just now shrunken to q brook.
The barro Santisuna Trinidad IL inhabited chiefly by
the working classes, fishermen boatmen and wash
| erwomen lts streets are crooked and narrow and
| well lifted Tor bsrricadng. Finding that the posi-
on In the city was likely TO be lost most OF the dght-
| ing men crossed over the river and Joined their
| friends In that quarter. Some barricades had
been constructed the previous day, and others were
| thrown mp during the night. General de Rodas'
efforts to join his forces General Payta in the cit
proper had failed In consequence OF the presence OF
| the pd,s0nos In their stronghold In the Trinidad
| The wnsherwomen were as enthusiastic and plucky
| "A their mates, and abored in building barrlcades
| with a will. A great many articlea m linen vbich