The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-30

| Istrolled to district this morning half wav be-
tween Cuarte and Serranos which il unusuallv
silent and deserted and came upon little narrow
street called Gale del Angel-Street of the Anuel
just around the corner at the Cuarte end OF the
street. A bomb had entered the roof and cut a
sloping path out into narrow alley, and
bursting In the alley 1t shot its fragments back
ward and upward and made the house wreck.
Beyond the market place, and north OF 1t, there
lies little street, called de la Veronica, where
couple OF shells fell the rooI almost in the same
place, and descending almost perpendiculary.
burst, and completely Quilted 1t, and the walls
tumbling IN, the house became heap. heard OF
q shell having burst In street near the Bull
Ring, near house in which four men were at
breakfast, all Of whom escaped, but their little
table and the servant girl were blown TO pieces.
AN ATTACK REFUSED.
About sundown was standing on the tower OF
santa Catalina, when the city became electrified
with the news that the troops were about TO enter.
The mOrtars outside began to be piled in terrific
fashion, and bomb after bomb plunged into houses
right and left OF US, making the city quake and
smoke with the awful din and dust. Under cover
Of this lively firing, which showed what Martinez
Campos could do II he tired, the troops were seen
debouching among the fruit trees the other side
OF the river, taking advantage OF every little
they were met by the volunteers, who
were hidden in the suburb just beyond the
Bridge serranOs, with cracking volleys OF mus.
kerry, and the Serranos Tower crossed its fire
with that from Ell Cuarte and pOughed up dust
and soil In quite vengeful way for q time, quite
appalling to the attacking party, who, after
weakly EFFORT, gave way step by step and then ran
ignomniousy from the field as darkness set over
Valencia.
AUGUST 5.-This has been the livellest days work
yet. Bombs and balls have searched out every
street almost, and each knot Of men have their
story to tell Of experiences. Twas walked up at
five A. NJ. by the jabber OF tongues of market
women just below my window. for, the market
square being closed, they hold temporary quar-
tiers in the Plaza del Mar. But even the near
neighborhood OF the Hotel de Paris was not
safe for them, and it was quite an amusing sight
to watch the nervous excitement of the women as
they sat there disposing OF their few baskets OF
tomatoes, vegetables and fruit to such customers
as found courage TO leave their houses.
About seven A. M. a bomb visited Plaza de Ia
Pelota, which Is triangular plaza, surrounded by
fine old houses except on one sideS where pre-
tentious French-looking house has been erected.
In this plaza is found the telegraph and post
Offices. The bomb tore its way through the caves
of house and dropped alongside OF the great doors
the doors, knocking hole through balcony above,
destroying Venetian blinds, soaring the wall
with great ugly holes in this one house,
while every other house in the plaza was more or
less injured. The wreck this one bomb made was
soon noised about and attracted crowd OF young
men and boys, who endeavored to pick up pieces
Of 1t as trophies OF the SIEGE While they were
thus occupied shell burst on the other side of the
telegraph office, which sent every man and boy nat
on his face to the ground. On the subsistence Of
the noise the little boys, not more than seven or
eight years old, sat up and winked and laughed at
one another as If 1t was all the most amusing play
in the world.
Even the women are getting accustomed to the
bombs, and now begin to be employed as usual
about the streets in the cool OF the day, and little
girls are risking their little bodies out doors.
When little boys can play hide and seek with
bombs and little girls can have courage to
walk the Streets while overhead screams the
demon OF war and destruction and market women
can sit still within reach OF iren hail for over two
days. what kind Of city, think you, will Valencia
be ten or twelve years from now What kind OF q
population, think you, will these children make,
who at this early age become intimately acquainted
with war and violent death At evening, while
write these notes. the artillery and lightning of
heaven have begun, and the clouds, irritated BY
the constant cannonading, are shedding rain in
torrents; but through the rumble of the thunder
and the noise of the big rain, the screaming, burst
ing shells are distingushable. There is no gas lit,
and we are all shrouded in thick darkness, but
Martinez Campos laundering at the gates OF valen-
cia lights the darkness with his bombs.
AUGUST 6.-From ten O'Clock last night until noon
there was
NOT A SHOT FIRED.
Even the silence of the night was something to q
besieged city, and gave us suggestive and prom
ising topic to talk about.
"Que hav?" "Que tale" "Que son las nope-
dades ?" were the questions asked by almost
everybody, and everybody tried to answer them If
possible.
Only very few people were in the secret, not
even the Junta knew it; but the Junta took advan-
tage Of the peoples ignorance, and out came
proclamation, fresh and encouraging to all who
could read, and though do not give it verbatim,
still can give the pith Of It's
TO THE BRAVE HEROIC vALENCIANOs:-
We have conquered, and the enemy is humbled
dtiOnal, but the months OF July and August, 1873,
have witnessed the Valencianos eXceling them
AZ as thst W msSe
burning houses and a hail OF fiery bombs.
volunteers keep your guns loaded IN eour hands,
we may hope to see the proud government of
Madrid conciliatOry.
NOluQteeTs kuOW you tuc True sltudUlOH vi opdiu
Cartagena IS still mistress Of her fortunes. Pavia
knocks at the gates OF Cadiz for admission. Seville
has again risen as soon as the military retired.
The Carllsts are increasing in power and numbers
in the North, and Valencia Is defiant and men,
acing.
volunteers know you the cause of the enemy's
silence our grenades have destroyed his batteries,
and, disheartened by the courage with which they
have been met the troops refuse to fight any more
under the banner which menaces their brothers.
Volunteers be still brave, be still heroic. still re-
sist and conquer. "
THE JUNTA REvOLUCIONANO.
1t is excellently well done. They have avaed
themselves of the ignorance OF the people to
spread abroad the idea that 1t was all over, that
Martinez Campo had confessed his weakness and
inability to conquer Valencia.
The real explanation Of the silence is found in o
letter to friend OF mine, which he kindly read to
me and which he received from the British Consul.
II says that he, the British Consul Italian and
Austrian, an editor, two lawyers and two mer-
chants left the Cuarte Gate at night, without the
cognizance of the Junta, and proceeded to the