The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-31
THE FIGHT FOR A GROWN.
CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE.

a most expeditions and usiness-like manner; and
rs, beggarly enough, few mules were engaged in
carrying rations behind us. we soon sat down to
dinner 80 to say amidst the very ruins testifying
of our valor. II probably this circumstance
that made some horrible roast kid, some very bad
stewed mutton, some very rough beans, and some
strongly understanding VINE, palatabe to
everybody except myself.
Besides the strategic Importance Of the facile
capture OF lrurzun we derived from it another ad-
vantage much more acceptable at the moment
namely, that OF not having TO march much on that
day. Having reached Lecumberr long before
nghtfan, we took up our quarters in that little
town already occupied for some time past by Gen.
eral Lissaraga with one battalion OF Gup,tzcoassos
or Carists, OF tho province OF Gupuzcoa. But we
reached the place with fewer troops than
We had at Irurzun. General Dorregaray
having separated at that place with two
battaions and one cannon and marched in
the direction OF Vera with view to see whether,
Notwithstanding Santa Cruzs illness. he could not
get his troops and carry out the projected attack
ON Eizondo Besides, cartridges were. usual,
badly wanted, anc some one had TO march Tor
them towards the frontier. In this way we had at
Lecumbcrri four battaiions OF Navarro Carlrsts,
with two cannon, and one battalion OF Gufpuzcoa-
nos with another cannon. or these troops General
Ollo had six companies and one cannon given to
him vanguard, with which he had to start early
next morning IN the direction OF Udabe.
THE THIRD BATTLE.
At midday, and without in any way expecting Il,
General ono found himself face to face with re-
publican column some fifteen hundred men strong
under Colonel CastahOn. OllO is not man
clned to retreat, besides he expected the speedy
approach OF EliO with the main body OF the troops
and accepted battle. His single little cannon
had to answer four pieces OF Castahon's
tillery, and his four hundred and odd men to
attend to more than three times that number. The
result was what must have been expected. After
having sustained heavy fire for more than an
hour and q half and lost fifty men, he was
charged and driven from the position he occupied.
Boring this charge Colonel Castahon took fourteen
Carlist prisoners and shot every one OF them the
spot. But On0's retreat had scarcely begun when
Elio's troops came in running full speed, and at
once opening deadly fire upon the massed repub
hcans. The effect was almost magical. In less
than quarter OF an hour a bayonet charge OF the
freshly arrived troops cleared the old positions OF
Duo again, the three cannon opened q kind Of
crossing fire, two OF them having been placed al
most at the extremities OF our line, and Colonel
Castanon's troops were thoroughly beaten as could
be WE'LL wished by the most stanch Carlist.
At six O'Clock IN the evening" when the results
Of the days fight were summed up, the Carlists
found themselves in possession of two republican
cannon, about three hundred stand OF small arms,
uine of1cers prisoners lncuding one MAJOR and
uxty-seven soldiers. quantity OF ammunition
and luggage fourteen mules and five horses COM
pleted the days booty. 1t would be useless my
part to attempt anything like picturesque report
ing OF the fight, for II q rule even description
Of battles in an open field are seldom correctly
given when written from personal observations
and without the aid of all sorts of Official and
m hin 10
almost unable to form any correct understanding
1T all OF what is going on Immediately around him
The greater portion OF the field over which the
battle extends ID not to be seen at all, hidden
II were by nature itself AS IN the quaint proverb
saying that ''trees prevent one from seeing The
E0rest." mountains and men firing from them
prevent one from seeing o mountain fight. All
could say In this case would be that 1t was very
''hot" by times, and that the five battalions OF
Elio, numbering little over fifteen hundred men,
lost in Killed ana wounded close to three hundred
while the republicans have certainly not lost less
At all events they had to despatch some forty
carts lul OF wounded TO Pampeluna.
The comparatively small number OF prisoners
taken by the Carsts explains ITSELF am AFRAID, by
the TACT that in some Instances the nluriated men
would not take any, but
SHOT EVERY MAN THEY COULD GET AT
In retaliation for the fourteen shot By Colonel
Castanon in the beginning OF the action The
Colonel himself escaped very narrowly being cap
turcd. He had to throw Off his uniform
coat and run away his shirt
and trousers from the pursuit OF the
young Marquis de vinolet, OF Don Carlos
pro te'npore Minister OF War. That young man,
scarcely eighteen years old, threw himself with
handful OF men, after the commander OF the repub-
ncan column, and paid for his daring with mortal
wound Two Carlist majors and two captains were
among the killed, and several officers wounded.
Az Tar as the general progress OF the Carlist war is
concerned the battle Of Lecumberri can have
Important result, but it is great success al the
moment, especially through its moral influence on
both sides. Until the Carlists get better supplied
with arms and ammunition they cannot make any
great move or gam any substantial advantage.
But the republicans have not managed to
put down the Carlist movement, yet, / do
not believe they Will be able to do 1t
now, for the volunteers Of "Dios Patria Rey" are
gaining strength daily, are daily improving in
their organization, and acquire daily greater ex-
pcrience in their peculiar science Of not fighting
when they cannot afford IL, and escaping into
places where the evil one himself would not
able TO find them.
Persistent rumors are circulating here OF Cabrera
having come, or being about to come. to an under
standing with Don Carlos and intending to take
mp the Carllst cause 1t be So the success OF the
republicans will be almost impossible, for Cabreras
prestige has still no limit in many PARIS OF spain,
and the old Carlist CHIEF is in position TO get
much money land therefore as much war materially
as he likes.
don Alfonso's Account of the Battle OF
Prats de Llusancs.
PRATs. July 7, 1873.
Tne night that occurred outside the town OF Prats
de Llusanes, on the afternoon OF the 2Jth June
one or the severest that has been as yet fought
during the present war. The Dario de Barcelona
lanti-Carlist says 1.-The government troops, both
onicers and men, declare that they never before
found so much dash nor 80 much strategy in any
combat hitherto had with the Carlistsr
letter which has appeared In the Independence