The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-19
THE REVOLT IN SPAIN.
The Insurrectton In Cndtz-The Conflict
Between the Military and the People
Exciting Scenes and Incidents.

Between the Military and the People-
Exciting Scenes and Incidents.
The Seville correspondence Of the London
Times contains the following graphic account
OF the lnsurrection in Cadiz, and the surrender
of the so-callod rebels:
When tho sun rose on Sunday, the 9Th, the
relative position of the two parties was as fol-
lows: The troops, altogether about three thou
sand, held the barracks, thus commanding the
land gate; butas The suburb of San Jose, just
outside, was occupied by the ureents, the
cato was available to neither party. The troops
held the customhcuse. which they made their
Headquarters, and the whole of tho wall be-
tween it and tho barracks, thus keeping pos
session Of the sea cato and gate near the GUS
tomhouso called the Seville gate. Two forts
San Sebastian and Santa Catalna-with the
park of artillery. wero in the possession of the
military, but, being isolated and only slightly
garrlsoncd, they took little part in the conflict.
Tie town-house formed tho headquarters Of
the militia, among whom ono Salgochea, and
also Junco, o master tailor, seemed to have
acted prominent parts. 1t had been aban-
doned by the municipal authorities, who had
taken refuge in the customhouse. In the
basement Of the towI-house the insurgents
placed thirty y-six-pounder cannon, directed
towards the sea gate, while at the left OF the
building, across the ends OF the streets, which
there opened on to the square, were two bar
ricades, each armed with similar gun, and
on the right o very strong and extensive two
sided barricads constructed OF barrels ana
crates filed with stones, which likewise was
provided with two guns OF similar calibre,
pointed across the square. The coDverglng
fire of five guns could thus be brought to bear
on any troops attempting to assault the town
house, for the square was much narrower at
the sea gate end than at the other. These
guns which proved 80 Eightfully destructive
to the troops, were loaded with every variety
OF old iron-naiIs screws, locks, keys, fat
irons and scraps OF every kind, OF which I saw
heaps afterwards in the basement OF the town.
house.
Besides this, every street which opened To-
wards the walls, and most Of the great thor
oughiares, contained loopholed barricades
from five to six feet high, constructed Of paw
ing-stones, or occasionally of barrels OF &C.
mont, bales OF brown paper, or sacks OF coffee,
&c. Stones wero carried up to the roofs OF
the houses, and also saw two 8-lnch gun, III
position on the south sido, but which did not
soem to havo been tirel the principal attacks
being made Oh the east side of the town. TIC
troops in the customhouss directed thcir ct
forts against the houses opposite the custom
house and the streets leading from it into the
town. They succeeded in assessing them
selves OF several OF tho houses; but in the
streets thoy seem, from tho marks on the
walls, to have been uniformly unsuccessful,
never penetrating far up them, and, from tho
immense number Of marks OF rifle balls,
either they must Lave fred very wildly or
fought most desperately. 1t was in one OF
these attacks that General Peralta received
serious wound In the foot, which later COM
PEELED him to transfer the command to Gene
ral Laserna.
The troops from the barracks endeayored to
storm the barrica les on the square and to take
the town house, which they cannonaded from
the wall with shot, shell and grape, the marks
and destructive effects Of which missiles, to-
ge.her with innumerable rifle shots, are visi-
BILE over the entire facade Of the town house
and most of the other buildings on the square.
The trees which grew there, now torn by grape,
present most curious spectacle, as do also
the richly furnished and decorated rooms of
tho municipality, the statues, busts, clocks,
chairs, lustres, writing tables, &C., being per-
forated and destroyed by the numerous pro-
jectiles that entered through the windows.
found any attempt to count the number OF
shot marks on the houses which had suffered
most quite useless, and it seems utterly uDac-
countable how the force engaged should have
been able to fire away 80 many shots in the
sixty-five hours during which the fight lasted.
A Spaniard stated that he counted three hun
dred in space eight metres by four on the
facade Of the town-house, which building was
struck thirty times by cannon shot and shell.
The most fatal attack was that made on the
9Th by the Cazadores de Madrid, who. landing
from Trocadero, came through the sea gate,
and rushing on, notwithstanding the fire OF
the cannon, succeeded in crossing the first
barricades; but being unable to take those be-
hind them, were killed almost to man be-
tween the two. tits said that out OF one hum
dred and twenty-five not twenty-five escaped.
Throughout the next morning the fighting was
unabaled; the troors were reinforced by three
hundred men OF .Ie regiment Barcelona, and
vessel IN the lIarbor commenced a lombard
ment which, however, was discontinued, ow.
ing. it is said 10 the energetic Intervention OF
the American and other consu.s.
Several attempts had been made by vessels
in the harbor to furnish food and ammunition
to the troops through the Seville gate, but this
being perceived by the insurgents, they were
stopped b. the fire from the houses. Ihe in
surgculs, too, were running short Of cartridges;
DuJ III tile Afternoon they succeeded IN possess
siug themselves OF the wall and sea galc, tho
centre of their cnemys line, thus dividing the
forces opposed to them into two, gaining pos
sess on OF tie mole aud relieving the town.
llOuoC llOI1 LLlO SiuLOu@uS w N.@N
been hitherto exposed. That evening. the ire
diminished, and next morning the flag for
parlcy was hoistcd at the customhouse.
truce was thea agreed upon to bury the
dead, during which, also, those so inclined,
were to be allowed to leave the city, perms-
sion afterwards limited by the insurgents 10
women, children aud old people, and OF which
1t is SAID, some twenty thousand people ayalled
themselves. In the meanwhile, too, the con-
suls who, till then, with some other foreign
ers, had been kept in the city as safeguard
against bombardm ent, made strenuous efforts
| to arrange matters and save the place from
further .loodshed.
Tho government willingly continued the
suspension of hostilties from day to day,
thinking 1t prudent to remain passive until
the Preparations of General de Rodas were
completed.
Thus it was that the truce lasted four days,
until Cabcllero do Rodas, being quite ready to
assault the place with an overwhelming torco
by land and sea, sent into the city Oh Saturday,
| the 18th, proclamation, statlug the means at
| his disposal, bnt at the same time promising
personal safety to the Insurgents should they
| lay down their arms wlthlu limited time III
the places lie appointed; il they refused. ii
would not be his FAULT Ii 1t became necessary
that Inc should carry oil tho disagreouble duty
| imposed on him. Tue result was :; depu alton
from Tn: insurgenti, ACCOMPANIED BY The Unl-
ted States consul, accepting The terms. Inc
following day the army en cred, and ON Mon