The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-02

would retire. He marched on the 9Th inst, there
fore, toward Alpens, where Augnet was posted
with his battalion. Don Alfonso's force was
much nearer to Berga; but the road was more
dificult and Oabrinetty doubtless OWNED that an
attempt against the position OF Don Alfonso was
more likely to be expected, and that the other,
consequently. was more likely to succeed as Q
surprise.
He moved rapidly, therefore, and was In post
ton TO fall on Augnet's command by the evening
of the eth. but Augnet by that time was no longer
alone. Cabrinetty, OF course, was no sooner In
motion from Berga than men were on the way to
communicate to the Carlist forces that he was
marching toward Alpens. All consequently pushed
forward to support Augnet. Saballs, with his
1,l0O men, left Ripol at four In the morning on
DON ALFONSO MOVED
from San jaime at about the same hour, while
Augnet had the whole day to make ready.
Cabrinetty, arriving in front Of Alpens at
seven In the evening, might, perhaps, have
discovered, for he was shrewd, that there more
in his way than the battalion OF Augnet but little
time given him for observation or the exercise
OF any cool discretion, for Augnet sure Of the men
behind him, attacked the hard-marched men Of
Cabrinetty's command with great impetuosity
from position chosen during the day, with view
to the necessary line Of march Of the republ-
certed by this certainly unexpected recep-
ton, nevertheless faced 1t like gal.
liant soldier, and endeavored TO seize the
village. Here, however. preparation had been
before him, Tor the town was occupied by the men
who had arrived in good season during the day. and
his EFFORTS In this direction were received by 1re
delivered from the of the houses and the gar
den walls. At the same time Augnet's attack was
supplemented BY strong advance OF 6aballs'
men, which drove Cabrinetty into wooded ravine
at one side OF the town, where the drama Of the
day was closed; for there his men, finding them.
selves helplessly exposed to
THE FIRE OF THE CARLIsTS,
who seemed to swarm forward on all sides, were
either killed or ed or surrendered, 80 that the &C
tual humiliation of his column as q republican
force the result of the day, rather the night
for the fighting continued nearly tin morning.
/ have witnessed this afternoon the entry Of the
victors into this place, and have myself counted
767 prisoners; about two hundred scattered fugi.
tives are thought TO have got away and upwards
of two hundred are therefore killed and wounded.
All the prisoners are regular soldiers the infantry
being mostly Of the corps Of chasseurs. Thcre are
artillerymen and cavalry, and many officers Of va
rious grades.
CABRINETTY's BODY
was found on the field after the battle. The shot
passed from below upwards. It Is scarcely posi-
BILE that 1t could have been received during the &C
ton unless he were lying nat his back. Tnere is
Q report that his men killed him. but the nature Of
the wound gives probability to the superstition that
he fell by his own hand, finding himself unable to
face Q disaster 80 overwhelming.
Wiping Out q Community.
PkRPIGNAN, July IL, 1873
Since forwarding the account Of the battle at Al
pens we have received authentic intelligence that
the day after the BATTLE and when the Carst forces
had marched away, column Of republicans. num-
bering 800 men, came up, burned the town and
killed every person they found in it.
dos. Pa tria. Rey.-For God, Country and
King-Footing IL Across tho Pyrenees-
DON Alfonso and Dona Maria de las
Nieves-Xnterview with the Prince
The Chieftains and Their Men-Their
Strength, Discipline and Enthusiasm.
HEADQUARTERS ROYAL Army OF CATALoNIAl
OLo, NEAR MANREsA, May so. 1873.
Thanks TO the well blessed st. Ferdinand, the
time King OF spain whose festival occurs this
day. / am enabled to sit at q table for few hours
and put pen to paper for the first time since
crossed the frontier. Crossed the nonterl How
easy to write the words And yet when think OF
1t all, I hardly know whether or not am in my
sober senses.
It cannot DO year ago-no, It cannot be six
months-since crossed for the last time that
shadowy line or whatever else 1t u.s. that they call
.'the frontier" remember having seen q square
stone, about as big as hand-basket, set in the
solid EARTH speckled with yellow mould and having
q Greek cross and the figures 6a7 cut into its
patient face was told that was 1.-THE frontier"
and believe It, l also remember, in regard TO
time that all the flowers spoke OF the month Of
May, and the bees kept repeating It and the rumor
was confirmed by ever so many little birds, and SO
believe IL must have been the month Of May or
thereabouts.
At first we were nine. then eleven and finally
thirteen persons, stanch Carlists every one, be-
fore we could persuade our guide to move from
point on the frontier called La Muga probably I'M
known to geographers, and lead US to where our
good GENT were having wreaths Of laurel made to
order for US in Spain.
OUR GUIDE,
known throughout that dismal frontier region as
"The Fox" could not be induced to move till IL
suited HMM which respect, by the way. ne is not
very diYerent nom nearly everybody ese Ac
cording to him, It was impossible to venture into
Spain without being captured and immediately
shot. He knew positively and Of his own personal
knowledge that there were fully IA, 900 men stuck
along the frontier rom Figueras to Puycerda, like
row Of sharp new pins on paper. The parties
who commanded that army, and all the other
armies in Spain, would give any amount Of money
and 60 without board and lodging for week II
they could catch him. It was perfectly clear, from
his own showing, that he was the most dangerous
enemy the uppermost party in Spain had to deal
with. At early dawn 1t would suit him to order Us
20 certain filthy old houses on either side OF the
line under pretence that tho French gensdarmes
or Spanish volunteers were on our track. At
night We had to sleep IN the woods, upon dirty
and very lively straw, with no shelter above
US but the hand OF Providence, which sometimes
seems too small to keep away the rain. 1t was too
mucn. thought could discover little game. I
therefore told him in confidence that was an
American prince OF vast wealth; that my royal
father allowed me to spend countless sums, II so
pleased, and, in short, that would willingly give
him. the guide, few millions, II he would start at