The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-23

increasing the general confusion.
Besides these
FASHIONABLE WARRIORS
we had on that occasion another celebrity with us
this time Spanish, not French one-and
that was old Marquis valde Espinas, head
OF General Elio's stan The Marquis led
the cavalry charge at Eraul got q bayonet
wound in the arm, and had since been
Laid up at little country house near Zugarra-
murdy, that is to say, between Urdax and the fort
Of Peha de la Plata, decree or the King, Charles
VII, appointing him Grand Marshal and Grand
Cross seemed to have quite restored the health OF
the old gentleman and to have given him strength
enough to join the ceremony Of the conservation OF
the new fortress, after which he came to Urdax
and was to wait, as we did, Tor an occasion to join
the headquarters. He had consequently to n.y. too
with us, having for personal escort his two soDs
and his aide-de-camp. In that way, as far as
celebrities were concerned the capture OF our de-
tachment would have been quite treat to the
republican column. But it seems that its colonel
not being sufficiently well informed about the
position we were in, did not attack us on the Sd
and 4th, when he
COULD HAVE CAUGHT ALL OF Us
or destroyed us II he pleased and SO gave to rs
ample time FOR flight. At daybreak on the 5th or
we marched TO Zugarramurdy, and two hours later
safe the top OF Peha de la Plata, some four
thousand feet above the sea and some two thousand
feet above any spot that the republicans could be
expected 10 reach What the road was like am
utterly unable to describe. Kids, fancy, would
be the only animals likely to find 1t comfortable.
II was all an incoherent mass OF stones, big and
lttle rolling under the foot, and where II was not
stone it was slippery mud. 1t was nowhere wider
than yard and about the top OF the height ceased
to be a road or even path. Every one climbed the
hact hn arlh and nf NJ
dozen horses OF the STAFF fifteen got lame,
the beautiful chargers OF the Paris cav
airy being Of course the first TO break
down. over six hours did the march. last and
when we reached the fort we had only one pros
pect-that Of being locked up in it without ratons
until some other and better provided for band
would come to our rescue. That band every one
expected to be that OF
THE CURE OF SANTA CRUZ,
who was within couple Of hours march, at Echa-
lar, on the opposite side OF the mountain. AS o
matter of course neither the Marquis Valde Es-
pinas nor the Marquis Las Hermazas, commanding
the cartrdgeless force, intimated what their plans
or expectations were, and this rendered the posi-
ton stil less pleasant. Towards the evening only
did we learn that the Cure had refused all help, and
threatened to shoot young valde Espinas If his
father sent him down again to Echalar with either
commands or propositions. To explain this an
swer little DEPRESSION from the narrative is re-
CURED
The now celebrated Cure began the present war as
small cdbectld Qeader OF band), In the province
OF Guipazcoa OF which General Lissarraga was APP
pointed Carlist chief. The two men had some dis
agreements in February last and these growing
constantly stronger, broke out into an open en-
nifty. Santa Cruz refused to obey Lissarragas or
ders, and Lissarraga condemned him in March last
TO be shot. But between condemning man like
the Cure and executing the sentence there appears
to be a greater distance in the present case than
there is usually. Lssarraga could never catch
Santa Cruz, and while he had scarcely done any
thing worth mentiopining yet, Santa Cruz's name
Is known, though unenviaby, all over the world,
while his popularity among the peasants OF the
Basque provinces is almost incalcuable. Lissarra-
gas troops number scarcely 700 men, indifferently
armed and are considerable expense to the cash
box OF Don Carlos, while Santa Cruz has over
twelve hundred men, thoroughly well armed,
without his having ever got, as he wrote lately to
the Pretender ''either gun, cartridge or penny
of money" What he has got he got himself, with
the aid perhaps OF the Vicar OF Tolosa, his init
mate friend, recently caught on French soil and
informed by the French authorities at Nantes. He,
further never fought without having q success,
while Lssarraga has fought but little and never
GOOD OPINION OF HIMSELF,
feels his force, and, probably, remembering that
the celebrated Cabrera was once but a miserable
student OF divinity expelled from the seminary
for bad conduct. thinks himself perfectly justi-
fed In initiating him as far as energy and vo-
lence are concerned. His corsfrereS on the other
hand, having lost nearly three months in vain
efforts to lay hand on the Cure, began to negotiate
with him. Don Carlos wrote to him personally,
saying that this split in the party does it great
deal of harm, and that 'the great cause" should
be defended with unity on the part of all those
concerned Santa Cruz respectfully answered
His Majesty-his mastern-that he quite agreed
with him. and that he would Immediately obey any
orders that may be sent to him, provided three
conditions are fulflled-frst his sentence Of death
revoked; second, Lssarraga remoyed from the
province of Guipuzcoa third full liberty Of action
granted TO him in the command Of his own
band. None of these conditions have been yet CON-
piled with by Don Carlos and the Cure is OF course
under the impression that his Carlist enemies
would be as glad to shoot him as his republican
enemies. Consequently he has broken up all rela-
lions and communications with the counselors and
generals OF Don Carlos, and, no doubt, took the
applications for help coming now from Marquis de
Valde Esplnas for mere manGuvre 1nterded to
trap and catch him. He, therefore, refused to do
anything, and when the Marquis sent his son with
a second message to Achalar, Santa Cruz answered
through one or his officers that the young Marquis
had letters to at once return whence he came, else
he would shoot him, as he knew very well what
these demands for help meant in reality. He seems
to have added also that If the Urdax detacb-
ment had no cartridges it was the fault Of
Senior Dorrenzoro, late Carlist Deputy in the
Cortes and now Governor OF the Fort Pena de la
Plata, who had the management OF the stores and
who got, it seems, no end OF money from Don
Carlos cash box. To that gentleman the Cure
sent word to say that, both for mis- spending Car
list money for banquets and for his promising to
fire at Santa Cruz whenever he would pass within
the range Of his cannons, he would administer to