The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-17

TIN vleJO aud another Ia front OF the Churcu OF ot
Mark, awaiting themselves for the latter OF passing
cart and OF the doors and stones OF the house build
ing near that church. The hrs OF these barricades
] Was taken by section OF cavalry ana ono OF car
bineers but in the second nave 70 lament mis-
fortune. As It's defenders retired they made dts-
charge against The troops and wounded the licuen'
ant OF cavalry VINO commanded In the knee. The
saia bArrios were cleared completely and seniineis
established at all the street corners. Some tndi-
vduais OF The said republican battalion fortified
themselves IN the w0rKmen's restaurant OF santa
Catalina out shortly afterwards deserted from their
positions aid retired to their houses.
AZ laif-past I'VE the authorities seeing the unms-
taxable evidence OF resistance to the edlc ordered
tue irst alarm gun 20 DO firod. On hearing great
was the terror tn ali places the CITY, especially In
! the Rambla, which was fali OF curious. All the
peaceful citilens rushed TO thor houses and closed
| the doors hnd shops In such manner that by tho
| lime the second cannon was fired from the castle
! OF Mohjnich The people IA the streets could be
coutcu. Inc churches were not opened at all in the
| afternoon ana the bells did not ring. Neither was
mere aaf public or prtvaue DIVERSION though for
! these some preparations had been making on &C
count oil the morrow Oeng d,d de FIESTA. At half
past three the Az untamiento met In permanent $685.
sion, although not many councillors attended. we
are ignorant II many arms have been delivered.
ine forces or tae army, civil guard, carbneers.
frances aud mOnaf chcai volunteers were in great
number and very well distributed. The priests ana
doctors were opportnnely located In tho principal
edices TIE forces occupied, and The latter had their
medc,ae chests and portable beds all ready for the
care OF the wounded. DTtag ne Rifny 0rthe alarm
gas ne 1,eGsooys sceg crying out "Sss Slant eSto or
Gene al PiefFad 20 me spanish people,"
About hafi-pist nine al night we heard discharges
and some Isolated SHOTS, which continued at inter-
ton. Wou.d to God that Tomorrow we may an
noance tina. the struggle mas terminated and that
more spanish blood may be shed
Tne ire which opened at nal-paat nine ceased q
little before Two ln tue morning, when the last bar
| RIOS was taken. The combat was circumscribed to
some barrios in district three ana few streets or
district four, both In tho suburb OF san Antonio.
The rest OF the city remained tranquil. We VIII give
some particulars which have reached us promising
that so shall hereafter rcctiy any Inexacttudes
which we may lnvountariy make. IL Is said that
at BaifpaSt eight on saturday night commission
IN 1 he
Captain General asking an extension ol time for the
delivery OF the arms OF those who had fortified
themselves III The suburb. Senior Gamndo conceded
II Tor the nDpr0roXuable space OF i've quarters
OF an hour. We are ignorant why the BARR.
Already know, the order FOR the attack was
gwen at hali-past nine In the Gale del Carmen,
which, the same as all the others occupied DY
the republicans, was completely obscure; FOR either
the laHps had not been lit at aI OF they had been
eXtingristed. The first barrlcade attacked was OF
paving stones, IN front of che Mnlmas the cornes
Of the Cate dc los Angeles. discharge answered the
shots which Its occupants directed to the troops and
II was carried by the bayones as tho troops
advanced The resistance became greater, 1t being
necessary TO employ artillery IN Lhe Gallo 10 POM.
ente winch was found almost impassab,e because
all the crossings OF The streets opening into it
there was barricade While the troops in the Gallo
del Caraen advanced TO the Capucnnas those Of the
Gale ne Roaaa attacked the Calc de Ponlcnie in
such manner that the marks OF the balls arc still
TO be seen in TIC ta;adc OF me house N the Gale del
troops in The part OF sun Pablo attacked TITO streets
Robador and Cadena. Through tho first they
ond they encountered great Resistance. There were
some casualties on bota SIDES. The troops OF the
Gale dc Robador got up TO Inc passage OF Bernard
mo, and attacked the great barrcadc front the
Church OF the Carciites, or the Gale de la
Rera Baa IN the rat attack the troops had TO retire
through the lively fire OF its defenders for theY had
been joined by those who had been dislUdged from
the other barricadcs, with the intention of prevent
Ing the taking OF the Convent OF Capuchnas, where
was the nucleus OF the instruction. The commander
or the attacking party then ordered the artillery
be placed Ia front OF the barrlcade and It was not
lnpir IN a n ~
barrcade, anu then penetrated through The Gale de
Ia itera Eaja, While those who had attacked the bar
rlca1es OF the Gales Sadurnt San Geronimo and
Cadena debeuched through tho latter to the Caiio
de- Hospital. lhe moon had then risen. they
the troops who had taken the other barrcades came
through the padro Eiera Alta and Gales del Car
men ana Poniente. To tho rebels ensconced In the
ey-conyent there was no recourse but to surrender
at discretion which they did. some OF the repub!!
the asanhse. BY two IN the morning the troops
had ia possession OF tie city, Gnu we heard no
more firing.
AT daypreak the news ran through the rest Of the
population that the insurrecuon was conquered,
ana great number of che curious began to traverse
the barrios which had been the theatre OF events.
There SILL lay IN tho streets the dead bodies OF the
republicans ana those OF the troops; the former
four Killed and FIVE or SIX wounded. The body
which suffered the most was the battalion Of GAIA
bodies Who gave the attack we're s one battalion Of
the regiment OF Navarro, the Cazadores OF Cindad
were twenty According to some, but others say not
so many IL II moi pOsslile To learn win eersafnty
far soma were carried into private honses and
atfanJad cn there Neverfhelrss in iha Military
Uosni,oI IN ndliton To two dead citizens thenc
were one or two wounded OF tho same ciass in
thar nj santa cruz there were seyon wo,ndel and
i've dead one OF the first was SAID to bs Ina com
manler OF the reAais: he il seriously hurt in the
ghouIner Una moor old man. who Waa long q dis.
rributor of orr Journal. fell a victim to ms own cur,
osy. on looking out Of his balcony he instantly
somc eighty or over were transferred TO one OF lie
veasets 81 war ancnored IN the mort IL IA said tnat
emour them are the deputy to the Cortcs senior
aerror,ara Don Emilio Morro, ybn had baen a com
mandant OF one OF the republican, battalions and
the CIV Counclitor Don Lopez l,ernegoss
Il half.past n,ne IN the m0rnfnr OF Monday a
coin,nn co1sisnr of a battalion of Cazaaores 6af.
terv OF artillery a suuatlron OF Lancers AM, a MIA.
toon Of volunteers or Catalonia went out To fnc
neahhor,na pueblo OF sans where it was sad fbat
the Alcalde Alien, commandant OF the Republican bat-
talon auartcred in the Capuchinas had gone out In