New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
MADRID AND THE C4RLISTS.

IRREGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE NoRTH-
NECESSITY OF RIGOROUS MILITARY MEASURES
SENTIMENT N THE CAPITAL
rPRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Or TIE TEIBCNE.l
MADRID. April 9.-Yesrerday after being
nearly week without letters from France received
the welcome intelligence that tine post had arrived and
had brought with IN an that was missing the way OF
correspondence. During the morning Englshmen,
Frenehmeu. and Germans might be baskinc in the
sun the Puerta del SOL very unusual thing, for as
rule spaniards mOnOpOze this locality II was evident
by their impatient attitudes. that they were not there
from curiosity or laziness but in readiness TO
pounce the defenseless postmen they hurried TO
discharge their present burdens. Like the lions and
tigers IN the biological gardens which having possessed
themselves OF their food retire corner Of the cage
10 dev0ur alone these foreigner, jealousy conceal
n their treasures, evacuated the turnng5 where the7
had been lying ambush and retired Co their respective
deus, 20 goat their prize. Five days without let
ters! Paris when besegcd Dy he Prusslans was never
in worse plight But the bulk of the Inhabitants Of Mad
rd seem totally Indifferent to what occurring outside
span indeed am not sure that they Of the
existence OF anything but Madrid ana ts Puerta del SOL
for was gryely told the other day By Spaniard who,
by the by, did know whether Ccuta was IN Africa or
Spain. and yet who moves in good circles. that not
America. England. France, Germany had any liter
ateus statesmen or orators speak Of in comparison
with SPAIN "rrue," he said, " Germany has some war
rors but what her wars when compared with the
military glOrcs of Spain 2" a spaniard ,peakngOf
the rule for there bright eAcept0usMows nothing
OF anything except Madrid and the province wherein he
was born
Did never NEEDLE with Bis thoughts"
The fact a. We have been bockdded Dy the Carlsts,
who have lately been concentrating IN large numbers
near virtoria and Miranda completely cutting us of
from France. Even the post that dispatched 70
Barcelona on the lst INST was attacked and captured
but private correspondence am told, was permitted 20
p1ss. whether the letter I wrote 10 You about that
time and which doubJ had taken that clrcuitous
route in order reach France, treated private
CORE pondence, depends upon The manner I spoke Of
the Carlists When consgu letter here 20 the post
Office we breathe short prayer the faes, that they
Will be pleased to guide il safely through darkness and
chaos 10 its destination A might easily have
been organized via santauder other port but
this seems have occurred CD the Official mind
that guides the destines of correspondence.
thought Of the matter not deemed Of sufficient inn
portance for such an undisudej display Of energy.
Cen Velarde the commander chlet Of the North.
he who it is SAID in ms Isst campaign against the
Carlsts about two years ago, in order 70 spite the
enemy deprived the village churches OF their bells, and
the inhabitants OF their cattle and bread leaving them
barely sufficient keep body and soul together, WILL
am told, make short work OF this dsgraceful state
OF affairs. justice to him, pleased to that
the steps he has already taken very much to his
credit and Justify the expectations formed Of him. on
arriving at Reus, he issued a well wOrded and sensible
proclamation 70 the people Of Catalonia, at the same
time showing the soldiers by his acts that there would
be no trifng with him. He imprisoned 30 pryates in
one day for characterization, aud more the next day for
murmuring against MS severity. The following morning
he started for the mountains. with troops that had be-
fore his arrival, refused TO bulge.
Had shis been done before might not have had 70
depore now the atrocities N Montla, ia which tue
Federal Repubicans-gho had been armed by the Gov
erment, Ostensby TO maintain order but really 20 nave
an element by which to oppose the army which the
declaration of the Republic supposed would declare
FOR Don Alfonso-perpeuated numerous crimes inciud
ing murder rapine and incendiarism Women their
knees begged be murdered hrs thatJthey might not
have 70 witness the sufferngs OF those they loved
children were thrown from windows, and sptted on the
mercless bayOnets below; corpses were hung mp and
shot at. These were some or the horrors with which
private letters to some OF the Madrid newspapers
besmeared These dreadful tragedies occur in out-Ohe
way places with when communication is difficult, and
where there are few wellto-do families, whose easy
circumstances and unprotected conditions invite the
cupidity OF human monsters. The details may have
exaggerated for party purposes or under tho in
fuenee OF great terror; but have not heard any
weighty contradiction of them. Fortunately az Madrid
the bourgeosie have associated themselves into com
panes OF sef-defense and they pretty
and well grouped the Communisc element would not
meet with the success. su It is not pleasant to
think that you may be reused night defend your
self against army OF cutthroas. Ia justice 10 the
Madrilelos say, however. that they seem % be
anything but beicose even quarreisome. nave I
traversed alone al night Of the quarters oi
Madrid without meeting with the slightest ANNOYANCE.
Indeed in these quarters men appeared 10 me netteF
behaved the loungers OF the Puerta dei'soi and
Gale Anala who 70 think that tie pavenehts are
made expressly for them-chargBg you they pass ~
most irritating The inhabitants OF the low
quarters ilaye Al least the ciyty q maAns oS,n tnHarI
pass for those who equally well disposed seNaiu
tlIem. What with The dreamy look OF the ha'nls
loungers the OF all excitement, ano tae I". ="
this being Holy Week, Madrid ~ panfuiiv unheies'ns
lust now In a day OF expect "a near '' i','ss
OF those complicated operations whlnh ~ ar.t a.
being carried NOuyas against SAD Alls'.'h3
and Dorregaray aud Doubt npor.ili .S'lun - on
the pout OF being fought Gen. AcOstd tie war MINIS
ter has give any niormatloH ana 80 We must
wait patiently.