The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-21
SPAIN.

Marshal ScrranO' Trca OF tho Car
llsts-IIow Affairs Were Settled In tho
Basque Observation-Disclosures Excite
ment Over serrano's Leniency-The
MarshaPs Proclamation.
BILBOA May 80, 1872.
The irritation produced In Bilboa, which noted
in my last, has wonderfully subsidized. l know not
what charm there be in the persuasion of Serrano,
but it Is fact that the public functionaries who
went out SO cOck-a-whoop to see him at his head
quarters at Zomoza and to present their resigna
lions to him, in view of his 'leniency to the Car
lists and who went out with all the fury OF Hons
returned with all the meekness OF lambs. First OF
all came back the Civil Governor anu instantly re-
sumed his functions. He was "mum'' as to what
passed. All he would say was, he was satisfied"
Then came the Deputacion Provincial. They, too
declared themselves ''satisnedn-at least for the
present. Lastly came the Ayuntamicnto, or corpo-
ration. These were divided body, some accept
ing serrano's explanations, others demurring and
persisting In reslgnng their posts.
WHAT PASSED
between the Duke de la Tore and these Biboa
authorities is at present deep secret. Their &C
count is that the Duke gave them the reasons, mill
tary and polite, which led him to throw down the
olive branch OF peace to the Carsts rather than
the gauntlet OF war; and, act OF special grace
duplicated them to return to their posts for ten
reserve the nature Of their conference with him.
There Is more honor among these simple Basqucs
than among the swell politicians of Madrid. There
nothing can be kept q secret for five minutes.
Everything that transpires in the ministries and in
the palace Is blaZoned abroad-not, indeed, by vir
tue OF the principle that the people ought to know
what Is going on in high places nor by the acts
OF those whose duty IL Is to give publicity to poi
cal movements, but by set of dishonorable sneaks
who get possession OF fact under the most solemn
pledges OF secresy, and are instantly OF with it TO
the casino or the newspaper ONCE. Here in Bboa
you may depend upon it that
THE SECRET THE GENERAL IN CHEF
asked the authorities to Keep for ten days win be as
who were not satisfied with his explanations and
who refuse TO withdraw their designations One Is,
therefore, left to speculate at VIII on the motives
which induced Serrano, with an army Of over
twenty thousand men around him. to throw away
the chance of giving the Carlsts beating II may
have been a strong desire to avoid the shedding of
blood. II may have been In view OF the urgency
with which, apparently, his presence and that of
s tba the cas Tame wa paycn o
that the cowardly flight of the Pretender from Oro
quieta, and his non-appearancc since, may have so
disguised his sympathizers as to weaken their at
tachment to bis cause All know Is old Scott or
General Grant wouldn't have done it. They would
have fairly whipped the insurgents FIRST, and then
held out to them peace and pardon. However, the
thing is done, and the Carsts by thousands are de-
lvering up their arms and sneakng to their homes
DIFFICULTIES HAVE ARISEN
In some OF the bands, which have manifested an
unwillingness to stand to the agreement signed in
their name by the Carlist War Junta. When these
found their chiefs asking for pardon they rose
against them and accused them OF treachery and
deception. In one or two instances they have |
Killed their chiefs and in others they have threat
ened TO do so. don't wonder at this. All along |
.he chieis have kept the men in lamentabe igDor-
anee OF the real weakness OF their cause. They |
nave pnhed them up with tales Of victories over the
regular troops and of successful rlsings in other
paris OF SPAIN until the poor fellows have really
. peievsa non Carlos was within few miles OF |
Mauflu, Mnere Tue whole popuace was awaiting his |
entry WIN JOY. All OF n sudden they are told the |
game IS up anu ADVISED by these very chiefs TO ac.
ccpt the pardon Serran0 has signed Naturally
their anger Is as great az their credulity
EXTENT OF THE oARLIsr MOVEMENT
Tho movement in this province of yizcaya cor.
tainly had attained alarming proportions Al
least 5000 were In arms within radius of twenty
miles from Biboa. When say "in arms.u mean
TO say were In rebellion, for all through this move
menf, both here and In Navarro, not twothrds or I
the men have been really armed. The remainder
have been mostly young men, carried OF, against |
their will, from the various pueblos the bands |
passed through.
- sERRANO'S PROCLAMATION.
That your readers may know exactly what " IL |
Serran0 has signed for the rebels have obtained
a copy and annex Its translation. IL ~ dated
LarnoZa.
AMY OPERATIONS OF Tnr NORTH: .
Having conferred with Se6ores Don fausto dc UIqniru
and Don Juap de 0rQe, w0 bso oct In I've n0me9 Don