The New York herald., 1873-06-19

Joined by Lissaraga and Ydoy with more than 900
wen arAed men. most OF them being armed with
am told, can perform wonders; YOU have over 200
cavalry; and with these forces IL seems to me more
could be done than has been the case. do net
wish you to risk any serious defeat but think you
are qulte strong enough TO attack one or even two
much more than has been done. En-
deaVor 10 decoy the troops into the valleys;
men and let them make sudden forced
marches, attack the enemy and be or again Now
the season Is approaching which is most in your
lavor; the trees are putting out their leaves, and
will greatly help TO conceal your movements the
rivers are becoming shalower, and the heat will
tell much more severely Oh the troops than on your
men. am not at all blaming you can well un-
derstand how you shrink from risklng defeat that
might seriously prejudice my cause. Iquite appre-
cate your prudence; but | wish you to attack n
number OF troops even equal to your own always
provided that you have the advantage In position,
which Is necessary a seton against the artillery
But II you sure OF being able to defeat column
even though you lose 500 men, do so. victory is
now worth much more TO us than 500 men, who
can be replaced IN couple OF days.
Thanking you for the services you have already
rendered and VIII still render me, commend you
to God. CARLOS.
1t was evident from these letters that Don Carlos
was becoming impatient and, to q certain extent
he was perhaps justified. 1t was also clear to my
mind that the unsuccessful attack on San vincente
was consequence OF these representations OF tho
Prince.
The next day we proceeded TO Maestu, where we
lodged in the same house had occupied when here
with the Carlsts, VINO had also passed through the
town the day before. On May we left Maestu
early In the morning and followed the heights
through the widest and most rugged mountain
scenery had yet seen 10 Contrasta on the con-
fines OF Las Amescuas, where we arrived at ten
O'Clock, after very rapid march, and remained
there until two p. M, making use of the time to
finish this letter, which had begun already at PEN
acerrada
SALvATIERRA, May I.
lcould nor exactly understand why we made
such long stay In COntrasta after having left
Maestu so early in the morning-at five O'Clock
and knowing that Dorregaray could not he far
from US. My wonder became greater when. on ar
irving on the precipitous heights OF the Vale de
Lana we heard the sound oil firing in the direction
OF Murata and Galdeano, two hours march dis
tant and did not at march to the scene of the
engagement that was evidently Just commencing.
We distinctly heard the rattle OF rife shots, above
which the boom OF the cannon rose, rolling through
the mountain passes. But we did not bulge;
every one listened, and at last Costa said IL am
afraid Navarro has fallen into trap. / know he
and the Carlsts must be in the immediate
vicinity OF Eraul. Now, II he occupies .
good position, l am certain the Carlists
would leave him alone; they know the country
too well to attempt an attack there. They have
either caught him in the pass OF Eraul or in Las
Pehas de San Fausto, or else he
HoT-HEADED, RASH NAN
has attacked them In their own posi-
ton. l am much afraid he has got into bad
scrape." Herewith, shaking his head, the Colonel,
who always led the column, gave the order to
march, ana walked slowly to the brow OF the preci
pce until he struck zigzag path that wound
down the topping crags into the valley below to
the villages OF Narcue and Ulibari, where We
passed the night That evening the Colonel waa
particularly loquaclous and spoke much OF the fu-
ture OF Spain.
"Do not imagine he said 'that the army is in
favor OF republic. We know that united re-
public is impossible; the elements OF which it
would be composed are too Heterogeneous. A fed
era republic is equally impossible, because we Will
none OF 1t. The onicers OF the Spanish army will
never consent to be at the beck and call OF par
ish. Besides which, although we Spaniards are no
longer the fanatlcal bigots OF the Middle Ages,
we are stil eminently Catholic, and
THE SOCIALISTS AND DINTERSArIoNALIsrs,
as well as the advocates OF fabled Utopia,
will never suit the Spanish as nation.
We want court, we want king, we want
| united and firm government that will
stimulate industry, and above all, our foreign
trade. We want government that win guard us
against riches, the natural riches ofour country.
We want outlets for the superabundance Of our
produce, which is SO great that 1t keeps the lower
classes a state OF idleness They have much
more than enough to satisfy their physical wants;
they have nothing to supply their intellectual
wants except the excitement OF political and
clerical agitatons."
"Then," inquired, "what are the objections to
Don Carlosf"
(ona oicvvr Of hfu
porsersn was the reply. 1t is only the Church
and It's blind adherents that sustain Carlism in
Spain. Rome sees in Spain the last bulwark Of her
traditional policy The domination OF the clerical
party In spain would be but the nquistion modified
and adapted to the nineteenth century; and this
is the true reason why we Will never suffer Don
Carlos to mount the rhr0ne.r
"Then whom do you wantS" asked.
The Colonel shrugged his shoulders and said,
"Esperamos.n I'VE must hope)
'That is to say t," persisted, '.you mean to wait
for Don Alfonso. Now, why should Don Alfonso
have greater chance than Don Carlos; son OF
Isabella the Catholic the only sovereign the Pope
deemed worthy OF the Golden Rosey'
"Don Alfonso" replied the Colonel, ''is cny half
a child; he has espoused particular party; he is
pledged to no one. He is still waxen and can be
moulded Added to which, you must remember that
the army is still the former army OF Queen Isabella
and soldiers do not Ike to change coats. We
acquesced In the resolution of Prim because Isa-
bella had made herself impossible. Her son has
not yet had his chance. Had Amadeus been the
son OF Isabella he would been regning
now"
"Then," / remarked, 'there seems to be no
chance OF peace Tor Spain for the next two or three
years at leasty,
81 am afraid not," said the Colonel, laconically.
"A foreign diplomatic Intervention might, perhaps,
US We want 1t, though 1t Is humliating to
say so And now, buenas nOches, we must be up
betmes IL we want to reach Salvatierra by to-