The New York herald., 1873-08-05
The War i'm Spain.

kilograms from Spain, special to the HERALD,
which appear in our columns to-day, describe
the situation which existed at many prominent
points in the peninsula to the morning of the
Sd instant. The detail is not encouraging by
any means to the cause of civilization, nor in
the slightest degree consoling to the apostle
ism of democracy as it is professed and prac-
tised after sudden and perhaps unreasoning
and selfish revolution The natural con-
servatism of our common humanity ap-
pears to have revolted against the acts
and rule Of the Spanish Commune, and this feel
ing operates very sensibly and diffusively
in favor of the government at Madrid as an
authorized exponent of order, although falli-
BILE in very many respects as an executive
administrator under the constitution And
why should this not be SO? Our dispatches
from Cadiz, Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid
present the reply. Valencia is, or just has
been, under bombardment by Spanish guns.
Spanish cavalry charged through the once
peaceful streets, routing Spaniards, who, in
their turn, endeavored to slaughter the SOL
diers from behind street barricades. Deeds of
great gallantry were performed ON both sides;
but the heroism is valueless be-
cause its exponents are pointless in their
aim and enervated in mind by the
decentralization of party politics. Rural
retreats, quiet little hamlets, are wrapt in
flames and made desolate by the fire of artil-
lery. Hundreds of lives have been lost within
couple of days. 1t appears as if Spain
proper cannot foresee or foretell the probable
moment of the termination of this terrible
national contest. Great Powers from dis
tance are moving toward her enlightenment.
An insurgent Spanish frigate is held at Cadiz
under the guns of the American war ship
Shenandoah-a neighborly piece of naval
policement for which it is to be
hoped that the European royalties will
be duly thankful. But the monarchical
cabinets are themselves diplomatizing and
acting in this direction. An italian
feet has been ordered to make ready for sea
and move to the coast of Spain, in order that
its chief officers may take part in the foreign
naval council which is about to assemble there.
This council idea may eventuate in restoring
peace to the Spaniards; but the peace can
scarcely be lasting, inasmuch as it Will have
been imposed by means of outside pressure in
stead OF having come from spontaneous act of
native patriotism. Then we are told of Don
Carlos and other Bourbons. They are in the
field and pressing on towards their objective
CENTRE Madrid Don Carlos has pledged him.
self by oath to respect the right of the Spanish
provincialists- dynastic placebo which will
aid his cause vastly, particularly in the midst
of scenes of alarm and death such as are set
forth to-day in our kilograms
Our special correspondence by mail from
Prats de Llusanes, dated July ~, presents
most revolving picture of the terrible atroci-
ties committed by the republican troops. 1t is
q story which recites every crime which the
brutalized nature of man can inflict. We
simply refer those who are curious to the fate
Of one family as described by the HERALD
correspondent, where neither sex, age nor in
trinity were respected. A curious story is
also related by the HERALD correspondent at
Malaga, under date Of July H. in which he
describes a conspiracy, fathered by Serrano
and Caballero de Rodas, to seduce the Carlist
and republican troops from their respective
leaders, and, after getting control of the army,
to reduce Spain to obedience.