, 1873-08-30
TELEGRAMs VIA HAVANA.

August IL
Madrid.-In the Cortes yesterday a %resolu-
ton authorizing legal proceedings against nine
memters Of that body implicated in recent IN
6urrectionary movements was adopted. The
minority remains obstinate, and threatens to
resign unless a general amnesty is granted to
the republican insurgents.
COntreraS left Cartagena Monday with 400
adherents aud made a bold effort to march to
Madrid, hoping to find sympathy and fresh ao-
o%essions on the way. But his band was met
and dispersed by the national troops. Contre-
ras escaped. His capture, however, is prOba-
Bile, as cavalry are on his track
1t is reported that a reconciliation has been
effected between Martos and Sagasta, and a
coalition of their political supporters will
speedily follow.
Contreras, with a few followers, has succeed
ed in re-entering Cartagena, which is now his
last refuge.
Blyonne.-The wife of Don Carlos has join
ed her husband and will share his fortunes in
the field. The Carlist troops are wildly en-
thuSiasticsover the event.
Tue Carlists have laid seige to. Bilbao.
VIENNA squadron Of Austrian war YES
sells has been ordered to the coast of Spain.
Pari8.-Victor Hugo recently addressed an
eloquent letter to the Duke de Broglie, in which
he urged the release of Henri Rochefort on &C
count of his literary eminence The Duke has
replied, declining to interfere with the course
of Justice, and remarking that the intellectual
ability of the offender only serves to increase
his responsibility.
The Duke de Broglie went to Lyons to-day.
He made q speech this evening, in which he
declared that radicalism and society were en-
gagged in a death struggle.
London.-The town Of Chris'ianopIe, on Kali
mar Sound, Sweden, has been entirely destroy
by fire.
Havana-Whlle a Spanish column was es-
corting several Wagons loaded with provisions
to Guanal de SOcarras it was attacked by a
party Of iusurrectioniSts in ambush. After a
brief engagement the insurgents were repulsed.
Several mail engagements have taken place
lately between the Spaniards and the insurrec-
tionists at SigUanea, Ceibabo, and ~Yamaguay.
August Is.
London.-Thomas Chisholm Anstey, an emf
nent barrister and writer, died to-day, aged
ffty-seven years.
A special dispatch to the London Standard
reports that Lissaraga has captured the town OF
Vergara,- in Guipuzc1a, twenty miles from To-
losa. The Carlists claim that this success is
the most Important they have had since the be-
ginning of the campaign.
BayOnne.-A British steamer to-day landed
at Fontarabia 1000 rifles, fifty owt. of ammu-
milton, and forty horses for the Carlists.
Madrid-The Republicans Of Barcelona have
petitioned the Government to establish a jnnta
of public safety 10 Catalonia. t.. iau.
The British YES els which landed supplies for
the Oarlists at Foptarabia, to-day, was sdbse-
q~uently ,c%aptnreI by a Spanish ,man-ot-war, and
towed into th harbor of San Sebastian. ssh
III the Oortes to-day the Minister, Of State
declared thatehe .@qdld dem and the ektfaditiOn
of insurgents refugees in foreign countries.
Paris.-Le Temps and lie Constitutional
publish a ro5utmodt that the Count de Cham
bord has partially withdrawn from his position
in regard to the " White Flag" and will come