The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17
SPAIN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Disheartcned-Ei-
nnnciaI ConditiOn-The War Department.
MADRID Anril 20 1861

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Disheartcned-Ei-
nnneial ConditiOn-The War Department.
MADRID, April 80, 1869.
Admiral Topete the Minister of Marine, made a
complaint the other day that his iron-ciads were
lying idle In Tie ports OF Carthagena and Ferro for
want vi sailors TO man them. Action was taken In
the matter instantly. The project OF an act was
made out, discussed, carried into the committee,
drawn back, rediscussed and passed that Topete
should be allowed to raise men for the navy. So the
Guntas will 20 again into operation along the sea
coast where sailors are to be found.
Three army corps are to be formed, each corps to
be under the command OF lieutenant general. The
present strength Of the army III Spain Is &c. 900 men,
disposed as follOws:-FOrty regiments, two batta
ions each oil infantry. One regiment OF infantry
ana two battali0ns Of hunters are permanently sta
toned at Ceuta opposite Gibraltar, on the coast OF
Morocco; one regiment at the Canary Islands, four
teen regiments now IN Cuba, one at the Philippines
two at the other Spanish West India Islands, eight
regiments stationed at Madrid one at the PardO
Military College. Total number OF Infantry 59,313
men.
siege artillery; ave battaOns for field service, now at
Madrid; two battaliOns for mountain service, one
squadron Of remounts company OF observation and
an academy trOop-6S50 men.
EngisieerS.-TwO regSlents. two battalions each;
Typographical brigade-2,532 men:
each; one squadron In Galica, one In Malorca one
III Ceuta; ten squadrons IN CUBA, two Establishments
Of remOunts, one academy troop and those at the
school Of iarriers and commission oil reserve
1898 men.
Marines.-African companies, regular and irregu-
lar, 252; force not included In the regular army
VIZ, pensioners OF Atocha, LIS men. Total, $4,000
men.
tlngeuces that may shortly arise and they to be
Kept ready to march al moments notice. A
~. Mancha endeavorno no ron9 mn t,a rI,cr,c ns,ts
that are said to exist there and another Is march
~, -, tht IIrccsion FOR Tho nvnectaS eneny Th
,nbahtants of In Mancha are very t,t snnects inst
~ pteseh', mor any eiea MnU may nave sls.er
pai 30, s s,or,,n conIt.ne pa,,, aT ,oo 80
them sally out and proceed to some farmhouse
,rhance ,nsv throw tbe,nse,ves on thsr pneas 49,
,n, sr hr.ssd tor anyfhin. 70 Snn"nrt lie 49,
~ ~ nor mmed,s,eiv so,on,,a Win tbex man
fi ,,ar hi,,,n, $500, ny nu,'
-, nnr b,ir,,sa IN the nn,nni erno H 10
an,o.arv Of non 1ar,o. desnatcned ~ ta;s co,ntru
with money and PROVISIONS most Formidable body
~ ,,,,n The ~ r,pe. ayd ,hera 40 lin -, -,
VIZ 20, p aovernment ners That ans ~ , y.
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rnn,.n, ioac,,va, ara o .ne ,ont, s n ,e
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coeGutors is aho1t TO issue the most snnerat,vay
aI ,a Sossn p the neon,e NJ Sos,, ,,r, ha
Do. ,' IL 80 "Ia"ierP,ip,s 10, us na,
,oo, An shs hands or The Iesn,i.Dthe nea Co,nocs
and aherctarn cor never We lie I,,h,csf
60 ona nort os ,ncn. a,i ~ ,,a
s,s ,.a 1 ..,yara -, ME Iasr,,aa, Ill ~
are pretty wen aware vi nis 9esunicai ihclhauvns
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spanish treatment NJ the CUBAN insurrection.
from the London Times, MAY 81
The Spaniards are doing In the colony what before
The re oluiior they used to do ut home. They ARE
shooting and hanging. not. indeed, without provo.
cation but without mercy and 1t II more than DOS.
siDe that IN their unhe,atu dealings with foreign
syInpaihizers they may expose themselves TO the in
lerlerencs oi other qoyernlnents OF this risk also
however, they are apparently regardless. They
aruue from the broad fact that one OF their depei.
N IA ho hltaI
10 mt the iDsurrectlon down IL is pobodys bust