The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-02
SATURDAY AUGUST 1879 WITH SUPPLEMENT-

NEW YORK
:-..s for there are CONTINUITY some OF saban's men
to be found In those places. From what follows
you will learn that all the small parties serving
der that distinguished general had been ordered
to concentrate in order to attempt the capture Of
San Quirbe by coup de main.
THE FoRrIFIcATIoNs.
San Quirce IL distant from Hpoll not more than
about three hours march. The late Captain Gen.
eral of the Madrid Cabinet, velarde, taking into
consideration it's Importance as q strategic point
had determined to fortify it. He sent there corps
OF engineers, whose oficers made all the plans and
superintendent the construction OF the werks, con-
ststing Of six strong towers, with drawbridges
eighteen or twenty palms above the level Of tho
ground, various walls and loop -holed houses
among Others the splendid factory of Guxar, which
was converted into a regular fortress. The en-
gineers must have been very well satisfied with
their work, which, since It's completion, has not
been altered In the slightest particular, and COST
besides, considerable amount of money. IL was
firmly believed that San Quirce was rendered per-
fectly against any attack, and the garrison
has for q long time
SLEPT UPON BOTH EARS
Time, however, brings strange chances and
changes, and the sleeping garrison must have had
its incredulity much shaken on seeing the Carlsts
suddenly arrive on Sunday evening and open fire
at once with artillery-prooably the pieces taken
at Ortsta.
consisted Of about one hundred volunteers tcf-
pavos) and $50 regulars Only few shots were red,
bat being wen directed they filed the volunteers
with terror. When these fellows saw the way the
game was going and heard the shot crash through
the fortified houses and knock the tiles from the
tops of their towers, they betook themselves to o
dlsgracelul hight, without Offering the slightest re-
sistance Upon seeing this the soldiers Of what
was once Q Spanish army hung out q nag
Of surrender. Now the nying volunteers had but
two outlets through which to escape from the ter
rble Carlists but the latter, with their usual sa
gacity had stopped them up with handful OF men
ct nola, to the north, and another at Buzz to the
south Of the town. The consequence was that the
volunteers had thirteen killed In endeavoring to
get through, while the Carlists had not even one
man scratched. The wretched ctpavos escaped
somehow in little groups through the fields, be-
cause the Carlists did not care to follow them.
WHAT THE REGULARS DID.
To the 160 soldiers who surrendered without
firing q shot from behind the Notifications Of Ve-
larde's engineers Sabals made speech, Offering
them Q choice between o complete dis
charge from military service service in the Car
list ranks. Some accepted the discharge and some
became Carlists Those who chose to serve Don
Carlos were asked II they would prefer to put on Q
Carlist uniform or keep the one they then wore,
and all declared they were not afraid to fight in
their old uniforms. This Indifference In the matter
Of uniform is q strong proof Of q growing conf
dence in Carlism, since the soldiers not afraid
of being found In its ranks
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF TEE
CARLIsTs.
Yesterday (M0nday) the Carllsts left the town,
though had they remained few hours longer
much misery and suffering would have been spared
the Inhabitants OF San Quirce. A coHmn which
had marched that morning from vich, having
picked up some OF the flying ctpavos, directed Its
course to San Quirce. On arriving at the bridge
over the Ter they found some children playing, who
cried "Vtuan los Cas'listasr These poor children
were Immediately seized and thrown into the
river.
SAN QuIRCE SET ON FIRE.
Tho column, which was commanded BY Colonel
Vega on entering tho town, at once commenced
pillagng the houses OF those known or supposed to
be Carlsts. But pillagng did not sufice to ap-
pease the rage OF those ruf1ans, who committed
atrocities that cannot be described. They set IRE
to twenty-five houses, and the unhappy fugitives
upon arriving here (RipolD, could see the smoke Of
their dwellings,.
THE EDWARDS AGAIN DRIVEN OUT.
Much harm was done before news Of what was
occurring reached US here. The Carlist force i'm
mediatelv started back to San Quirce. but the ere.
pubncans," discovering their approach, did not
await them, but ned, although the ''hero," Vega,
could have occupied the fort1catlOns Of his friend
Velarde, and made . stand. On arriving the Car
lists, although much fatgued, Immediately started
in pursuit, which they kept up for ct least an hour
and half without being able to overtake the
enemy.
cABRNErrY COMING.
The Carsts returned here this morning and
have remained all day. II is now seven O'Clock P.
M. and the town is much alarmed at the news
just received that Cabrinetty Is approaching.
Many persons and whole are leaving, fear
full that II he should enter the town there will be
repetition Of the horrors perpetrated at San
Quirce and elsewhere; for plage, fire and muir
der-the murder Of defenceless old men. women
ana chidren-have now become the favorite tao.
tics Of the ctpavos and lawless soldery, who rival
each other in cruelty. I must mention that the
Vega who behaved 80 UNANIMOUSLY at San Qurce 10
the same who was recently 50 highly eulogized BY
General Martinez Campos.
Cabrinetty's Death Struggle,
RIPoLL, July 10, 1879
In my letter Of the day before yesterday spoke
of the apprehension, the panic almost, that was
then reigning here in consequence OF the report
that Cabrinetty was approaching. Fortunately for
the people Of this place that commanders march
and his whole career were cut short some three
hours distance nom US in o combat with the
Carlist forces that seems the most important VIC
tory yet gained for their cause in this province.
Before giving what we know of this battle will
explain the previous position Of the forces near
here, in the hope of making the story clearer.
Two or three days ago Cabrinetty was at Berga,
with about twelve hundred men. His command
was certainly the best the Madrid government had
in Catalonia 1t was made up entirely Of good,
regular soldiers-tnfantry, cavalry and artillery
well armed and equipped, well supplied and well
disciplined, containing neither recruits volun-
teers-snd was much depended upon to control
Csrlst operations in this nelghborhood. Now Cab
rinetty's communications were through this place
TO Corona, and II the Carlists could concentrate