The New York herald., 1873-08-07
THE BATTLE OF ALPENs.


OF the Town OF Baza without Resist
ance.
moi PERPIGNAN, July 10, 1873.
The late battle OF Alpens continues to occupy the
minds Of the CarlisS volunteers and their friends
while It s probable that their enemies likewise
have not given up talking and thinking about It,
am in receipt Of letter from particular friend
who took part IN the battle, who gives some addi-
tional details. Alot OF other correspondence from
the Princes headquarters, ofical and private has
also been received, nearly all Of which is devoted
to details of that most important victory. All
accounts agree that
THE VICTORY
was achieved by the Princes Zouaves, who behaved
with extraordinary courage. The following par.
tlculars, though differing somewhat from those
have already furnished will be read with INTEREST,"
Al three O'Clock in the afternoon OF the 9th the
Prince ana General Saballs left Apens by the san
Boy road and halted at about league from Pierra
hta. There the news reached them that Cabrinetty
had marched from Prats de Llusanes toward
Alpens. council of war was held In which
Sabals expressed himself in favor OF retiring to
San Quirce but the Prince proposed to return to
Alpens and offer battle, This latter proposal was
adopted There was no time to lose. Three
companies OF Auguet's battalion were ordered
to double quick, SO as to reach Alpens before
the evening. They arrived in time to see Cabri-
netty entering at one end OF the town, while they
rushed in at the other and hastily barricaded them
selves in some houses, whence they commenced
firing. 1t was then about halfpast six O'Clock
p. M. Cabrinettys men succeeded in entrenching
themselves in some houses. According as the other
Carlist forces arrived they were posted so as to in
tercept all ingress or egress from the town by the
Ripoll, San Boy and Prats roads. They were or
dered to approach the town gradually so as TO
vxat.
occupied by the enemy. In this manner the battle
continued till about eleven O'Clock p NJ, when
THE ZOUAvEs
resolved to storm one OF the houses. They ad.
vanced at rum but were checked by tremendous
discharge OF musketry. There was moments
hesitation. Commandant viii seized the banner
from its bearer threw 1t over We low roof into the
courtyard OF the building, and crying Vre le Sacre
CCPltri dashed at the main entrance, followed by
his brave ZOuaves. They speedily broke down the
door, entered pell-mel, recovered their flag and
went at the astonshed soldiers with their bay
In very few minutes the house ana all in it, to
the number OF three hundred men, were captured.
When these had been all disarmed C0mmandant
Wills announced his intention OF taking all the
remaining houses in the same manner. He kept
his word 80 far as the next house was concerned,
| where the ZOuaves made 150 prisoners. BY this
| time some discovered the dead body of
Cabrinetty, and the news having reached the de-
tenders of the other houses they commenced de-
serting In groups and giving themselves up. At
halfpast eleven the firing had sensbly diminished,
although it did not cease altogether till
about two O'Clock A. w., the pursuit Of the
fugtives being kept up till that hour. Very few
escaped The wise ones surrendered. Those less
wise endeavored, generally in vain to get through
the circle of fire and steel surrounding the town.
IN ha n1nrn nj tha Ua Wa
found seventy wounded, whom we cared for. We
took, besides 800 prisoners, more or less, two
pieces OF cannon forty-two horses, twenty-seven
mules, a considerable quantity OF ammunition OF
all kinds and large amount OF money.
THE CARLIsT LOSS
is incredibly small. You will believe me with diff
Guilty when assure you we lost only five men
killed and had only twelve wounded.
Looking at this victory from political as well
as q military point OF view 1t must be regarded as
big with results AS victory it is the most bril-
| liant and complete as yet gained In Cabrinetty
the enemy-Or by whatever other name our oppo-
nents may be caled-have lost not only the abest
and most energetic. of their officers but the only
one who could inspire his troops with something
like good discipline and an esprit de corps. He
was the only one, at least in Catalonia, who
succeeded In gavanizing into life portion
OF the late Spanish army. His place cannot be
flied, for there is no time now to do 1t.
On the 10th the Prince and Princess returned to
Ripon where solemn 7e Deun1 was chanted and
high mass celebrated in thanksgiving for this
signal and remarkable victory. A temporary altar
was placed immediately outside the principal en-
trance to the church. Their Highnesses and Gen.
eral Sabas occupied places on raised dais while
the victorious army was drawn up below.
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