The Portland daily press., 1870-04-05
DAILY PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, April s, 1870.
>PaI,i.
THE LATE ASSAULT ON GEN. PRIM BY A
MOB.
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THE LATE ASSAULT ON GEN. PRIM BY A
MOB.
correspondent of the London Times gives
Gen. Prim's version OF the recent assault on
him by day light in the streets of Madrid:
The matter sprang out OF the opposition at
present being made to the quintas. or con
scrptlon. When the Cortes voted them wear
ago, there was sort of tacit understanding
that it was 10 be the last time the army should
be recruited by compulsory service. The great
drain occasioned by the immense require.
ments Tor Cuba, and PRINTS persistency in
keeping up the standing army TO its old figure
SO,OU0, have rendered repetition OF the quin-
tds necessary. To this the Republican patty
have made, and are still making, terrific op
position. A series OF public demonstrations"
were arranged for Sunday last, not only in
Madrid, but also in many Of the pl incipal cit
les in Spain. They passed off Comparatively
quietly. In Madrid, however, the incident oc-
Cured which L have mentioned. Gen. Prim's
little boy. the Marquis del Bruch, is honorary
captain in one of the Volunteer batlaions,
and in that capacity went out on Sunday af-
tanoon with the battalion to exercise near
the CampOs EliseOs. The public demonstra-
tiou against the Quintds assembled ia the
Plaza de Oriente, ia front of the Royal Pal
ace, whence it moved in an immense process
sion through the streets to the same locality.
thina wont ON sa,;sf,otor;aIy panuh,;oa;'
,;os Oh .o..oJ ,ha ,,oo...a rr;,,o 'ho ,sa
o.l' ~, 80 ,n~,,;,; ..s Poo, " tns
@ Sessisy y, ieoi u,uuS .oe amy ~ soiur .aiy .u
Se,a.e' anu aiso uSns .nu ,i, i.uue'on s @ VI Tue
shn, y so,t ~ =, s''rv,ea ont s Na o ~, ~
Gen. Prim, accompanied by Two adjutants and
two Orderlies, went out on hOiSeback 10 bring
ncae NO oon e ~, W.I.i' e ,I,o,
ol Tue lnaneuvres o. tle Soiun.eers ~ anu t,,en zen
'uuiesseo tnti'' can'no mn "''en.ion ~ 'iio
scene around, whlcn, ne said, was enough 10
rejoice tne heart OF every uue Lloerai, mas
much as II was grand display OF the eXer-
clse OF ,ndiYduai il@hts. What IoioWed Is
oest lold IN fflms own words 10 tue Coftes
on MONDAY
IL was elther Dy the accident ihat the hour
LOT dissoiVlnS the meeting nad arrived or II
was because some one had toid them was
rlains past, Dut the TACT IS Ine moo approach
ca me, gathered round me, and commenced
dlsorderiy cries. Ihey were not wanting IN
resIect, lor tne gre yer part kept tnt,r mas
anu caps IN tnelr nanos, ooI elieo ou' 'iau-
ticaiy, AoJo eos qaut."S. q,, Ioera e.,' .uo Yan
suS! No mus qos"eus. anu o'e. @ .,Lo' VI
IKE Nature. ihey weie ~, tne nos. pai' W.
men anu youths: One y, .ue monen' wno
seemu inore ,nioraateu aaI .nan & ens iesr anu
iiauo lnoie ,tSn'ie enoi's " i1"1u er lne, hept
DawluiS ous' NO More q1.ntas! lney are an
!ii,quity ~ Me. ~ oeeuliSu " He ~ asn ner
II sue nao iiiauy sons None, Teneoal' was
her reply. lnen you nave Drothprs NO,
III mH Dio.ne.s ~ el.uel ; sea' em' .uen, sau,
uoM w 'rr ar, qasHsoS aneet you. lhouo
;;ausu.er.l lne moo hePt Increasins cio"u-
liS Iouiiu my "oIse' uItN mysen, my SUI, my
aHJutaiiis, anu lhe t"o oluefies wrie coif
pieteiy neni,heu in wa" ,.uposHiole p.sn' "
ove' .nousn sose.a . Wv Aens,
0orni, enueavoieu W opeu may III U.s. ine
people would not listen even 10 nlui. le-
peaied TO MIN what l nave oiten sa'd before
what 40 you expect 10 make OF people IKE
tnese, VINO wont even opey YOU one OF tne
chle's y, 'neir party treu 70 speak 10
the raDDie. made the uSuai sign Win my
hai,u, Dut ~ VAN. Tehor oorhi, oenOr ooier,
anu oehor Uarcia' Tue editor OF tue hepuoii-
can journal DtScuStoh, aiso 'iieu 10 secure
me nearing, Dut tney couId not. Inc SHOUTS
were dea,enIng. Inc trumpeter OF the vol
uhteers VINO were 9enind SOUNDED lor silence,
Due an IN yam. seeing .ne ATTITUDE OF Ihe
people, anu nnuinS no means OF making my
sell heard, l put spurs to my horse. That
na,urany opened us way. But the crowds
iolloWea us Win me same voices OF !runoer.
One OF Tue nolsiest oeclainiers against Tue
qahtas, VINO KEEP CONSTANTLY IunuinS a'ohS
sloe OF me ana crying 'Down Wild tne qutntds!
was ragged menalcant VINO nau olen eS-
citeu my compassion anu 10 whom con
S.anlty M gave pesetas liod;l IN tne streels,
~, Inc SHOUTS were we iealiul. buI tn's was no.
tne worst On LeacnIns tne 0a.e ol Aeaa ",
some wie'cu tniew stone az me, WHICH
struck my pack. On ieeiiis III turned my
hoise sharply round, which caused the mob
10 run O1, SO 1alled 10 see the one VINO had
lDrO* q the stone, Wnlcn was fortunate, lor II