Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-30
A CARLIST VICTORY.
The Spanish Trecps Roughly Handled
4 Carllst Leader MOrtally Wounded
Losses Heavy on Both Sides.

NEW YORK, March pa special to
the Herald, from Barcelona, March 25th,
rid London, March 18th, says that a
sharp battle was fought near Nieh, in
the province Of Catalonia, fifty miles
north of Barcelona, Sunday. March sd,
in which the government tronps were
severely handled and beaten by the COM
bined attack OF several bands of Carl
lists, under Savallo. Twelve hundred
infantry, sixty cavalry and four cannon,
under Colonel Vega, left Nich Saturday,
by the northern highway, to support
convoy of supplies for Conaughbell, who
was in the mountains ON his Way TO Re
pail. All the country thereabouts is
more or less mountainous, and while
the troops were resting on Satur-
day night, near Ripall, intelligence
of their movement waz conveyed to
SaYallO, Carlist commander at cata-
lonia, who was not more than five miles
distant, and who sent word during the
night TO Generals Galceran, Miret and
Guin, commanding the Carlist forces,
numbeTiBg altogether two thousand
troops, who occupied the nights where
the opposing forces We're to pass. Miret
was IN position at daylight, while the
offers, slower in their movements, fol-
lowed. The government troops on Sun
day morning resumed their march, and
when they reached the nights Miret's
men opened fire ON their cavalry adj
vance. General Vega, supposing itwas
but small party and would be scattered
by few shots, pushed on, but soon
found the fire from all sides increasing
in severity. The Carlists, abandoning
the protection of the natural defenses,
assailed the government troops, but,
being taught caution by their previous
losses, the lighting became desultory for
time, when the troops seemed
to have their way clear. AT that
juncture other Carlists, under Gaieeran
and GuiD, came up and attacked inn
petuously. After hard fight Galceran
fell mortally wounded. The tide turned
against the troops, who gave way, and,
pushed hard, retired somewhat preeipi-
lately. Encouraged by this, the Carlists
followed up their advantage. They were
checked occasionally at open places by
the government artillery, but as the
CaTlists could follow behind the hills to
points where they commanded the
highway, and might thus cut Off the
retreat and isolate the column of Span
ish troops, the commander of the latter
ulU uOb fCubutc 10 ICAy OI lltlS dUN6u-
tage, but continued to retire until sup
ported by the garrison of Nich, when
the Carlists in their turn retired. The
losses ON both sides can only be guessed
at, but they are much heavier
than at any previous collision of the
beligerents during this war. Galceran
was killed. kipall, for which place the
supplies were intended, has since sur
rendered to the Carlists, and they are
now marching on Berga, an important
stronghold, filled with military stores. /
Berga is the key TO Catalonia, and was
an Important point during the thirty |
years war. In view of the force adyanc- !
ing, the garrison will very probably /
abandon the place. Since the appoint |
ment OF Ma1dOnado as commander at
Navarro, DoregsTy has cut the railroads
between Pampeluna and Villario, blow /
ing up three bridges. Pampeluna is
thus likely to become untenable and
fall into the hands of the Carlists, who
have already seized the stores in the
suburbs. The aim of the Carlists is to
move by the Arragon and Legue rivers,
occupying the line of the Ebro Vieh,
and Genoa will be hanked by the cap
ture of Berga.