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

| bit OF cheese. The dogs said nothing Not one
| OF them barked even once on seeing stranger-a
most remarkable instance Of logged stoicsm and
resignation. For my part seated myself upon q
stone, like Marius among the ruins OF Carthage.
not knowing what to do and seeking inspiration
from surrounding objects After some time was
| Joined by one Of my wandering companions and
one OF the guides coming from opposite directions
| The latter was Immediately despatched In search
OF Information and In few minutes returned with
the JOYFUL intelligence that the owners of the house
were coming to offer us hospitality. They came
| father and son, and l thought O pair OF icebergs
| could not have welcomed with less warmth
They were not at all glad to see u.s. but neverthe-
less opened back door in their deserted man.
| slon-fOr mansion 1t was OF vast proportions
and admitted us to empty, echoing cherries halls
and corridors. In the course Of On hour our party
| were once more together, and in the course OF
| another hour we sat down to o supper OF little
boiled rice and some eggs. 1t was eleven O'Clock
that night before we closed our eyes From three
! IN the morning to eleven at night there are Just
| twenty hours; and now We had but four hours
rest in prospective for at three in the morning at
latest we were to leave the roof our presence
might compromise.
FROM SAN QUIRCE TO ALPRNs.
In the early twilight OF a gray and misty morn
ing we were again aloot not knowing precisely
where to go, but with general idea that we
should continue in southerly direction, hoping
that before we reached Suria we shsuld fall
In with some Carlist force. In the first
place we dismissed our useless guides and then
Providence came to our AID We heard-I do not
remember where or from whOm-that one OF
Saballs' conndants was in the neIghborhood and
might be found In the cabin OF certain poor old
woman. Thither We went and there we found the
person In question, who was going south, and
! no IN Ar
! woman was delighted to receive rs, insisted on
giving us breakfast, and went to end OF trouble
| to show her pleasure and make us comfortable A
march OF about six hours brought us to the town
OF San Boy, where we hoped to dine; but COZ
| umn OF the enemy was expected from Prats de
Llusanes lessening considerably our prospects Of
dinner. In little while news came, or rather
rumor insisted, that the column was within
half an hours walk OF US, and 30, In obe-
dience to our guide, we made for the
woods in all haste. There we lay for hours,
hungry and disgusted; for no column came,
neither did any dinner. We finally mutinied
and then our guide, who probably had his mental
eye upon ten-franc piece led US to certain
hermitage" on the top Of high mountain. Here
We may Be said to have at last
"sTRUCK lie"
| We found at the hermitage, q modest chapel,
pie nty Of provisions and scouting party OF eight
ten Carlists, the first we had seen 1t was great
relief to ind party Of armed friends, but It would
appear that civil war develops caution for We got
no information from them that could serve us, and
when they marched away at the end of couple Of
| hours we felt as lonesome and helpless as ever.
Our guide. of course knew all ABOUT them, but re-
NAMED as dumb as an oyster. When night COM
! menced to spread her blanket upon the earth,
shutting out the light OF day, and warning us that
It was time to initiate her prudent example, we
descended from the hermitage and made eur way
to country house, where we were most Hospitality
received.
Next day, our sixth upon the road. was Sunday,
but we had to march Notwithstanding. Our guide
proposed to take us, ifmy memory serves me right,
to the town Of Viadreu, but on the way we fell In
with party OF about fifty Carlists, under the COM
mand Of very fine, intelligent and polished old
| gentleman, mounted upon a beautiful little noun
tain horse and pursuant to the advice OF this chief
we retraced our steps. The town OF Alpens lay In
! An opposite direction to that we had been pursu-
ing, and our guide determined to take us there,
the distance being only Ave or six miles. We
reached the town about nightiall and learned that
General Miret had lett only an hour or two before
our arrival. The Carlist cOrnmdnddnte de drWsdS,
| or district commander, advised US TO leave the
| town at once and push on, the Lord knows
| where but we determined to follow own coun-
sci and remain for the night. 1t was clear enough
that we ran q risk OF being disturbed by the.
enemy who might be in pursuit Of Miret; but with
an mistaken confidence IN the protection OF Divine
! Providence we remained and proved that in tho
end we were right in 80 resolving.
GENERAL ArRET.
We ordered gorgeous supper Of boiled beans
and other "fxlns" and then retired to rest our
weary limbs At about one O'Clock in the morning
we were awakened by the clatter Of herses hoofs
and hammering at sundry doors. One thought
flashed through the minds OF all our OF our party
| 1.-THE enemy have got usl" slight panic ensued,
| one Of US in his night jumping up and falling nat
on the floor. Another ventured to peep through
the window and announced that one OF the 'Nene-
my" wore white cap. In another minute some
twenty or twenty-five horsemen galloped up to the
door OF our hotel lights appeared in the street and
| In various windows, and then we could see plainly
| enough that the white caps worn by our captors
| were simply the white Carst b6i'aa Presently Q
large body OF infantry marched into the Plaza de
Armas. where our hotel was situated, appearing to
our bewdered and delighted eyes to amount to
| many thousands. But fatigue was stronger than
curiosity, and we were soon once moro sound
asleep. 1t may have been An hour afterwards
when we were again aroused by the voice OF the
Comandante, who told us get up at once and pre-
sent ourselves to the General In another quarter
OF an hour we were In the presence OF that person
age. We found young man OF about twenty
eight, smoking . cigarette and surrounded by an
armed guard. Upon me this young general made
IN unpleasant impression. In the first place, !
could sec no necessity for being taken out
OF bed at two in the morning to be in
tcrrogated as If we were prisoners Of dangerous
character, and therefore felt very indignant.
Each OF us was asked couple Of questions. few
minutes silence ensued, then the guard was dis
missed and the General, inviting Us into his pri-
vate ROOM entered into nversation-without
however, putting on anything-in manner that
felt to be cold and ungentle. He was not IN uni
form, the only military insignia about him being
scarlet BONA and q sabre. He Is near-sighted and
sharp-festured, qualities which increase TO some
extent the unpleasant impression produced by the
brusQtevte Of his manner. His bravery Is unques-