The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-31
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY JULY 81 ss-wlTH SUPPLEMENT-


$500 men, very badly supplied with cartridges, had
to march over all the Basque provinces TO avoid
lighting and to tire out the enemy Marching is
besides, the usual Carlist for getting pro-
visions. They know that II they remain few days
at the same place 1t Is at once exhausted In every
thing that concerns to0d and forage, and that the
country people, however devoted to the Carlists,
begin to grumble. Consequently the policy Is to be
always on the move, policy all the more convent
ent as the warriors OF Charles VII set Of peo-
pie to whom marching, when no fighting IL to be
got, seems to be quite Indispensable as water to
fish, All these considerations had their weight
with old
GENERAL OLLO,
whose intimate knowledge OF the country and the
people dates from the seven years war OF Charles
", when he commanded brigade And 20 skill.
fully had he now calculated his movements through
Alava and Bscaya, that Notwithstanding a con-
slant close pursuit OF an enemy five times as
strong as himself he had not lost a dozen men,
with nearly tour weeks OF this sort OF mansu-
vring
To overtake General under such circumstances
is not an easy task and Santa Cruz's officers told
me must consider myself very lucky II ever
reached my destination. There were cases. they
said. when letters sent to the headquarters were
travelling about the mountains for two months, to
no better purpose than that Of falling into the
hands Of the republicans at last. The safest way.
they said was to 60 towards Estella and to await
somewhere about that place the Generals return
to the province Of Navarro. left Vera accord
ingly, with my four men, and reached the Pass OF
Las Amescuas after three days mountain marching
from four in the morning till five or SIX at night,
which considered then to be very hard work. and
which. az learned subsequently, was mere child's
play. Though OF the four men escOrtng me three
could not speak word in any dialect except the
Basque one at least spoke little Spanish and so we
got along pretty fairly, without meeting any repub-
cans and without any other accident worth relating
except the usual bother about lodgings, food
forage and horse shoes, which were wanted daily
But for the whole Of the three days we had not the
slightest communication with the outer world.
The few htghanders we met were not able to tell
us anything about what we wished to know, and 1t
was only toward the close of the third days noun
uain march, that Providence sent US a messenger
in the shape ofa
DON MANUEL. YOUNG PRIEST,
and until lately professor OF history at the Sem.
mary OF Pampeluna and now ofrlcialy q member
OF the "Red Cross" Association, and unonicially
the great link of communication between General
Ollo and Don Carlos It would seem that the
young and sharp looking priest coming up the
mountain on his mule, and escorted by two Car.
lists disguised as countrymen, was rather fright
ened upon first observing ms coming down towards
him. as he took us for q republican patrol
But having recognized my red mare and a
kind OF British neck protector we had together
organized on our hats at Urdat he did not run
away into some inaccessible eagles nest, but
un hoA
formation, all Of which turned out most servtcea-
ble First Of all, he declared that We had no need
to march any further. as General Ollo was coming
this way and would reach Las Amescuas in q
couple Of days. He had not only escaped from
Nouvllas' pursuit, but had manGuvered SO sue.
cess1ully as to divide tue republican forces. Part
Of them had been sent towards Pampeluna to rein
force the column stationed at Elizondo and St.
Esteban another portion went towards TOlosa to
look after Santa Cruz. whO after burning Beasain,
entered Algeria and threatened villafranca, while
another strong detachment had to be left at Wit
toria. With a view still more to upset Nouvilas'
calculations, General Ollo had Just given an order,
OF which the young priest the bearer, to attack
Eizondo II in any way possible. The scarcely
formed and still catrldgeless detachment OF Mar
| quis Las Hormazas, stationed at Urdat, the
| garrison OF the Fort PeHa de Ia Plata, the
| troops OF General Lissaraga, stationed in
| and about Lecumberri, and those OF Santa
| Cruz occupying Vera were all to Join their efforts
| IN this operation. The whole question was to know
! whether Santa Cruz would agree to the plan ant
| consent to cooperate with his personal enemy
| General Lssaraga. The refractory Cure had the
best and most efficiently armed troops, numbering
nearly one thousand men, with two cannons and
his cooperation was, therefore, most important.
The young clerical messenger carrying the order
entertained great hopes that the Cure, with whom
he was great friend, would not resist his paIri-
otto eloquence and consent to make the COUP SO
sure OF it, indeed, seemed he to be that he per.
suaded me to return and 20 with him, promising
a much more friendly reception from Santa Cruz
than that had on my first visit. As he assured
me- besides, that Elio was not likely to fight in Las
AmeZcoas, consequent on his not having any am-
mutton to waste, and that the Generals plan as
now to come as near to the French frontier as pos.
BILE, with view to get fresh supplies, thought /
was justified In following Don Manuels advice. A
return journey was at once resolved upon. and
another three days. march brought US once more
to Vera.
SANTA CRUZ
was really much more amiable this time, and q
dinner had with him on this occasion is worth a
separate report when the present narrative is con-
cuded. Don Manuel was not mistaken as to the
result OF his visit After couple OF hours private
talk with MIN Santa Cruz consented to Eo's de-.
mands, and communications were sent to the
troops at Lecumberri and Urdox TO put themselves
in readiness to marcn on Elizondo Meanwhile
Don Manuel had to proceed further-to France
being the bearer Of letters for Don Carlos. The
young priest was kind enough to take few notes
for the HERALD too, and Santa Cruz pushed his
courtesy with him 30 far as to propose to see him
to the frontier. A few horses and mules were sad
died. including one for your correspondent, whose
own animal was quite broken down alter the six
days march, and Don Manuel was marched of IN
der escort Of Santa Cruz himself. his body guards
and representative Of the HERALD. This original
little partie de platstr had, however, very unfa-
vorable result as far az the Elizondo expedition
was concerned. Scarcely had we left Vera and be.
gun TO ascend the mountains surrounding 1t than
the little horse OF
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