The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY NOVEMBER sserRlPLE SHEET

| within the houses they had lately occupied Esta.
inenera proved ulewse too hot for the soldlers Tor
Iaensver tne2 showed their forms tue bullets came
utterly prevent them from taking any precautionary
measures before replying 70 the insurrectionlsts
sent by the Captain General to replace the dead chief
! Z9h nnding that kebot was unable to assume the
onensVe from DIS preoaroua situaron. on EStaine-
Plaza Redonda.
ers IN the honses fronting Plaza Redonda tho Sc
! forming Calponers street, TO perIorate tie
houses rom within and make passages for the
means, when they had completely perforated the
walls as far az the terminus Of Chiponers street. tns
| atsy below and which kept up most annoying 1re
OF iausketry. 10 support these offensive measures
| inert were added TO Escandon's force, three other
companies OF the same regiment were to ard Ncbot
enes r. S ,s wUaa
| take leas column and would be the right OF the
That OF womb s
| let OF the attack. Another column commanded by
Colonel Cleto Angulo, composed Of 1870 men from
tae regiment OF Zamora, worid attack IN the rear.
squadron Of horse and marcnsd Dup up ca He
an sam az 0 Soso wa
made aware Of o barricade in front Of him by 3
s e q pas san s
| ordered his troops to occupy Teatr0 Principal and
bs wns 7ns
these orders bullet from church tower hard by
I I the upper p part 81 his head and
sirstcnsr and carried to tss hesprki. The
aes &c los Rios, VINO pushed the artillery into the
oren stree. and ordered the ar.lerists commence
bring, while the infantry would occupy themselves
ricade, and the cavalry would In the meantime draw
up In Plaza san Francisco and dismoun until oppor-
| tQ n yl1s
THIS last disposition OF attack was made at four
| p. NJ and from rnis time untii mint came the firing
was lncessant- musketfy answering masketry, can
! non responsive to cannon-causlng fearful lists OF
| wounded and dead destruction to houses and turnl-
| ture. and enralng such damage to proud Valencia
| that that one day's bonbarGlaont and fusiladiny
| would require months OF toll and millions Of reals
| Wien night came the troops, much weakened with
their severe losses were witndrawn from their ad
yalcea posltioas ana We're concentrated IN the
| Assembly College. Crown House. Cervellon and
Mirando palaces, ARTILLERY barracks, Royal Bridge,
Credit.
The losses the troops had experienced this day
were sensibly felt, for out OF the unexpected
places the lnsufrcctonists in ambush were enabled
to pick them out sngly without any danger TO them
engaged, Inc loss OF otlicers was fearfully great
30 much 80 that there were 30 less than Avo Gem
pnes Without single a, 0isef II command that
| OF Valencia being 50 lucid objects are distinguish
able from long distances anu whatever person vas
| al once q certain target for bullets. Further, the
insurrectlonists had 6osted immense bill boards,
| peace and friendship to soldiers" Hut may not
follow this day further as there eight more days
| TO describe, which must DO done us briefly rs pos
| sible
On the eth Inst the troops. SO weakened from the
assaults o. .ha previous day were unable to assume
serve the position where they had pernsctated the
previous night. me insurreotionlss. on the other
hand, had pushed their outWOrks, mad constructed
| many more barrlcades, had repaired and strength
oned those they had previously buit. Guerrero, the
| Alcade, was III command and all his movements
were skuly made, inso1luch as to draw praise
| from even the Captain General himself Many more
! garrsoned ana the nsuIrectionary force strength
ened by numbers OF republicans, who were but i'll
disposed to fight on the llrst day. THIS day passed
| without any important movement being made by
! either side. Towards night the government forces
were strengthened by 200 volunteers from lorrente,
who placed themselves at the disposition OF the
captain General.
on tho 10TH instant, in the morning, convoy OF
soldiers bound on fora3ing expedition towards the
mountains 10 the north were Intercepted By party
OF insurgents, and compelled TO return to the city.
left valencia for the Grao where he was TO embark
on board steamer Tor Alicaate, thanee so Madrid
70 explain to the Minister OF War On the part OF
Captain general Rivera tne condition OF The city
and the imposalbnity OF compelling the insurgents
to surrender with tue lew soldiers he had under his
coDinlaod as wen as 80 demand Instant reinforce
ments. Half way 10 the Grao lie was attacked by a
party OF insurrectlonists ana nmsen and escort
captured by them. At ten A. NJ. brg2dler General
Bofmezo was scat with the object, accom-
panied by company OF Infantry and forty lanccrs,
who upon arriving At the Grao found tlat General
Resell had managed to escape ana had already EN-.
barAed on his Aisslon.
At nigat there arrived at Valencia ga auardia
Civles, and sixteen squadrons or the Ninth and
Twelfth regiments oil morse, under command OF
Colonel yilanueya ana the new Military Governor
Of Valencia, senior Rosales. During tue whole DAY
both sides maintained the statue quo, with much
caDnonading and musketry exchanged.
on the 1ltn inst. IL was found out that the Insur-
rectonists OF valencia numbered between $4,000
and $4,000. At nine A. NJ. convoy composed Of
pieces OF artillery left the city with tae OBJECT Of
procuring powder IRON the mandatory At BENZ
Marmamet and collecting PROVISIONS. At one in
the afternoon the steamer Nistlante arrived at FL
Gra0, having on board three generals aud their
STAINS and 2o3 soldiers Of the seville regiment Later
III the afternoon the volunteers Of Prlm, the regi-
ment called hunters OF Calatrava and $50 man Of the
Granada garrison arrived with Brtsadier General
In the evening, Just ~ twilight was deepening into
darkness, there occurred an Incident which resulted
in sad consequences. 81 the street OF San francisco
there advanced party OF republicans with the evil
dent Intention or capturing the barracks which went
b. that name, situated IN the Plaza san Francisco.
Two sentinels or the Seville regiment, posted at the
corner. cried out "Qutue stre!n aud Immediately u
company Of soldiers advanced forward from the
Plaza 10 reconnoitre the advancing body OF iGsur
GEMS who were received with awakening discharge
OF muskcty, causing the death Of eight soldiers and
wOundiug nearly u rhird OF Tue remainder. A eau
non was also pushed into tho street loaded with
canister, which was hred upon them, scattering
them IN all directions, but YET not causing them to
retire. Another discharge from the insuerectonists
and bayonet Charge quickly succeeding It, the
soldiers retired preopitateiy, leaving tue cannon in
the power OF the republicans. The Lnuters Of Gala
trava ana Volunteers de Prln, nearing the re-
newed animation OF the drtng, advanced
upon the double quick, but were received by
tue republicans who were constantly receiving 1resn
accessions to their numbers. III gallant style, aud
were obliged TO retire in confusion, which finally
became panic, until taey spread abroad the report
That 10000 republicans had LETT tho barrlcade,
striking terror Into the weak garrlsons who were
occupying advanced houses. The whole army was
becoming rapidly demorallzed by these fugitives
The generals rushed out at the head OF their com.
panies ordering taem TO stop; the Captain General
Rivera himself was seen with his sword above his
head ordering the dying troops TO malt upon peril Of
tleir lives but nj had Deen or no avail had not the
garrison IN the barracks engaged the republicans
aud checked them until regiment OF lancerg
appeared with the bugle blowing the charge Tho
lancers charged, aud the republicans retired with
great loss
Tnls day, In the Plaza del Mencado, the insurgents