New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-01
SANTA Cruz.

santa Iru2s
An en.erprising correspondent: Of the New
York NorlI ha. been visiting the noted
caeitain o: the mountain rangers N Don
Carries army:
He WIS seated when I saw him. but rose
a. we entered the room. 4 strong. burly
man, black bearded. u middle age ana
midd,e height. with resolution stamped on
every ;ineament o: ili.;Igge6 face. OF brow
and Jaw and lips. His eye impressed me AZ
orce-a bright. restless: smai eye tnat
-esrcGe! You. The eye suggested intehs'ts
OF purpose. ! have seen eyes axe I: 'n
o: enthusiastic temperament anu aih i
bound 70 admit !ikswise-in mariner. no
va, clad in ,ho-; dark coat and wore .
red woo.en y!.dle. tie Navarro knee
hresci,e.. black CATERS. and large mountain
shoes attached by straps. As ne regarded
me .eyu,inizingly advanced ana uncon-
consciously borrowing . ica: 0Us q 1''
St.niey's book, said:
The Cura @: Santa Cruz. presume.
II. bowed. motione! me 20 seat. ana
ans wered in quiet bu: distinct :1:ce: :.
.Niuuei Santa Cruz. eaia o: Hern!aide.
4 pause. '.YCu are foreigner. or you
would kuow taa: santa Cruz IL my family
Same. -,
Il ask yonr pardon. Santa C:uz: ! iind
the nam. appropriate - one VINO carries
the hc.y cross a. Pete: the Hermit :id. II
h:. Il lends are not fiattereT..'
He answered. while his face moEencar!!y
darkcned, "Al! do 40. sav that. There are
those who title themselves Carl.sts. out SIT
~ the .ireside while AIN :ramp;ng II the
snow above. tracked by the gangs CT the re-
vo!ut:Ou, aud Ca.. Ms ba: Oa-;a0 and IUr.
derer."
EYES" said boldly. $40 I have seen In
Mair;i-in the Peaspsi.N'o Esyansi j: was.
think--and that is one OF the reasons
have veutured 20 pay you this visit. Your
name is ID all men > mouths az the capital.
some curse you and cali you monster. some
speak of you as a vaiienta and = hero o.;
Christianity, but they are IN tie minority.
Parties of the royal cause
"And Gods cause." he broke out inHuir-
:ngiy, a. if he We're no: certain but that the
ROYALTY referred to was the departed one
o! AmadeO. IexplaIned that l Meant the
cause 0: Carlos SettimO. and before went
any further gave him explanations that
saved me from fGrthe. interruption be&ot
Of misg.ving "a 20 my rea! character.
"Cerlain CAriists." pursued. "go 80 far
az q accuse you Of having wantcnly shed
blood"
Yes" Ls said. "in letters wi:c. they
had no. the courage to sign
did you eve:. Cause woinan to be
shot"
YES. and I shall te.. you Why: she was
q spy and traitor
.'Of course you had proofs Of wha: you
say-a leader such as you. a champion Of
the noble cause OF country and king. sol
diev whose fame recalls that OF Nina would
not staa bis hands with blood that Nigh b
innocent. May I take it for granted that
YOU had proofs that female was not acting
fairly ~
She had despa.che. OF the enemy .ewed
in her garMcnts.s
That was decisive. pressed my inqUi-
ries no further. though cross examining
counsel on the Tichborne trial would be
very likely 20 have asked had he the legal
certituds that the gown was the untOrtU-
nate females own property. or one lent
for the occasion by some friend or foe. But.
as l told you before, am . bad interview.
er. Besides WAS getting hungry.
| obtained permission to Walk around
and look at the camp. and found the sol
diers of King Charles much what those
who mustered 20 the banner of 'Bouuie
Prince Charlie" ~ another land must have
been-a daring. frank, hardy set OF fanatic.
al young dweilers in tine hills. ! exam.
!neti the Remington of the student Carmen.
dia; took q pull out OF the pig skin of Val de
Penas. carried by Csperochipi. whilom or.
ganist of Zarauz: had . cigarette made
for me by Lucia o. Hermann tthey say he
ought to be good Judge OF the weed, FOX
he began life as a smugglerl. and had
chat with ElOsegni. who acts as secretary
to Santa Cruz. and gave me some gossip
anent the chief. The eura. he said. was
born in Eiduayen. in Che province OF Gui.
puzcoa, on the Lady Day % !Sl: An Old
uncle gave him some lessons IN Latin and
placed him in a seminary. He said his first
mass in 1866 and soon after became cura Of
Hernialde, outside Tolosa. In the Carllst
rising 10 1870 Santa Cruz was asked by q
cabecilla to watch over a depot of arms in
HerniaIde. He was betrayed to the alcalde
of the parish, an order for his arrest issued,
and he had 60 fly 70 the hills. Thence he
got away TO France, where he was i"teiHe
held under surveillance as dangerous
character at Nantes On the first nf De-
cember last Santa Cruz started the Carlist
rising anew on his own hook, crossing the
frontier al the head Of an army of twenty
nine men. SixGays afteiward be scored
up his first victory. He stopped the uail
train few miles from San Sebastian. He
has been getting his naEle up By the spirited
and enterprising manner in which he carried
on the guerilla trade since, and will end by
being famous III story. and perhaps by be-
ing shot through the head some fine morn.
lug. At the close of every days march iand
Santa Cruz moves about as If he were
possessed of seven -ieagued boots of fairy
story, the solfies is ged in the priest and
the rosary is said by the band OF outlaws
kneeling with beads in one Laad aud the
ready Mnsket in the other.