, 1873-07-20
Inducing thom to sail withont their money.
THIS appears to bo snmplo Of tho Persian Civil


Ano oet@Ao VI oAt1th CitlAt "Hu HAa 4uE ho 1lhlly
yoars boom a prominent and almost tho central
figure in tho various Carliat uprisings in Spain,
Inns boon placed, If tho dispatches can 10 trusted
under tho ban as robel by Don Carlos lmaolf,
and, 1coing from Spain, has gono to Rome to
ask forgiyonoas Of tho Holy Fathor, with tho In
tentton OF onco moro roBu,nnR tho clerical robo
and laying down tue sword. Like all tho fanati-
col monka and friars who havo temporarily re-
nouncod thclr profession aud ospouHol the Cause
Of war, bis life has boon full Of romantic nd
1912, and received orders at tho usual
canonical ago. III 1868, ho was appointed Curo
Of tho Parish Of Hernialdo. As q student, lie
loa quiet b1a1noless. ovon auBtoro nfo, but
during hia student days, 10 had studied tho hin-
tory of zuma1acarrcguy, tho famous Cnr1lst
champion In former wars, Of tho friara Of sara-
gossa, aud tho valiant deods Of tho euro Of
Morino, and those lad ouch an ofrcot upon him
that, when tho attempt was mado In favor of
Don Carlos In 1870, ho determined TINT it WAS luis
duty to take ar1ns both in defence of religion
and OF legitimate monarchy against tho
enemies Of both. After long dolibcr-
alton In Paris it was determined Tint tho
proclamation Of Don Carlos US King OF spaiu
should bo made simultaneously in tho four
northorn provinces. Navarro, Guipuzooa, Bis
cay, and Aava, in each Of which depo.s OF arms
woro established. Santa Cruz volunteered to
caro- for atand Of arms In tho village Of Her
nialao; but young woman informed tho Al
ca1ao whcro they wero hidden and who had
charge Of them. Orders werc givon for lis
arrcst, and, although tho soldiers surprised
him In his own house, Lo managed, by
IN ndroit manmuyro, to oscapo thom. For
tho noxt twolvo mouths he wandered
among tho mountains, holding frequent in
tcrYiowa with tho Carlist chiefs, rousing tho
apathotio. collecting money, and otherwise work.
lug Tor tho cauao. Ho was denounced to tho
Madrid Government as ore Of tho moat dauger-
GUS mon in spaln md police and spios woro con-
stantly upon Ais track. 1t San Jean do Luz lc
was finally arrested by two gondarmos. by whom
ho was conducted to tho citadel Of Dayonne and
thonco sont on und:r oacort to Nantes. Scarcely
Ind Don Carlos mado his second appeal to tho
Spanish people, IN 1879, when no once moro ap-
pcnrod in tho mountains as chaplain Of about
400 duipnzcoaus, commanded by ono Rccindo.
Tho disastrous combats of Onnto mud Ma
marin, and tho Convention OF Amoroyiota,
ruined tho Carlist attompt, and Santa Cruz es-
capped into franco !; but, kuowing that tho strus-
gle was still carried on, ho returned to Spain,
and, as before. prof1cred lis services as chap
lain. In ono OF tho Carlist forays santa Cruz
was cut Off from tho party to which he was at
tacAed, aud made prisoner. He was at oneo
condemned to death, and was locked up in
room in tho upper part Of house, which WIS
guarded. Tho news spread like wildaro, and
Santa Cruz aoon found that ho was among
frionde. Tho tirel soldiers slept OIL their guard,
and, while they were sleeping. ho lot himself
down from the window by means Of q ropo made
Of his shoots. and found himsolf among his
friends. Hall an hour afterwards the Sergeant
Of tho guard discovered that bis prisoner had
escaped. Evory house in tho noighborhood
WAS searched, and the country wan secured for
miles, but without avail. Santa Cruz had all
this time boon In swamp, covered over with
roeds and bulruahos, up to tho mock In wator.
Whom tho coast was cloar he emorgod from his un-
pleasant bath, and quietly made his way acroBs
tho frontier to tho Village of Cambo, in the
basque country. On tho 1st Of Dccombor ho
suddenly disappeared, and, while the Government
police wero watching for him In Dayonne and
San Jean do Luz, ho appeared in Guipuzcoa,
proaching tho holy war. Ho won't from town to
town and from house to house, encouraging and
exhorsing, and harangued tho people In their
churches. He threw off tho cassook, and, put
ting himself ut tho head Of 500 mon, commenced
stopping trains and 1orying contributions. 10
coon had a compact md well-drillod band organ
izcd, armed, md equipped out Of RESOURCES
raiscd by himself in France and Spain. 4 nar-
ratiyo of his lifo in BlacEwood's Magazine, from
which wo hayo condensed those particulars,
gives tho following graphic description Of him !:
In person 10 Ia under tho midd.o stature: his
features dark and Irregular and rahur commonplace;
but h1a small back eyes, deep set glow fro out thick
eyebrows, aud indicate tic fiery ouor8y TINT burns
wlthn When ho took the field Chief Of partisana
he, Us LAS boon observed, quito laid as!le
tho clerical costume for the long black |
cassock, tho black cloak, and tho enormous hat Of tho
Spanish priest would be inconyenent In campaigning
anu dangerous i1o aaauned tho drcaH worn by tho
poaHants-the low vest of Htrong brown CLOTH the rcd
sash round tho waist tho oose-ting brooches Of the
nlounatuecr Of NaVhr1c tho ega cnyoloped in black
gaters and the foot protected by the sandals Of the
country. Hs carries In Ills belt pair Of loaded re-
yolscrs. and in Ills hand thick stlck, which is |
as necessary part Of the equipment Of
tho Basque peasant as tho shiie1aA to au |
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