The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-11
Life in the Besieged City and the Impera-
tive DEGREES of the Junta.
THE GOVERNMENT OF SALMERoN.
The Hopeless Condition Of the Republic as Seen
by the Herald Correspondent.
THE CoMsPIRAToRs OF B1ARRITz
@ A S II e L A r.

MADRID, August 20, 1873.
singular phenomenon for Spain occurred when
General Bregua took his departure for the Northern
army. La Correspondence de Espaad-whose cir
cuation Is about 100, 900 daily, or nightly, rather,
for 1t is
THE NIGHTCAP OF THE PENINSULA
sent writer Of some note in Madrid to accom-
spany Bregua, to record with all the power of his
fertile pen, with all the briancy OF choicest Ger
Vantean Castilian all the sayings and doings OF
the said Bregua It was such an unprecedented
thing for La Correspondence de EspdHa that for
the moment thought 1t intended to rival the
NEW YORK HERALD, and l really thought was
about to lose my golden spurs; but on going to
people who knew all about Bregua and the CORE
epondenctd's correspondent was advised, II did
not wish to spend the HERALD's money for nothing,
to remain, SAT least until Bregua shall show you
something Of what he can do"
remained behind and while he has been to the
North have wstched with interesr the struggles
In the Cortes; have seen revolution born and
strangled; have seen Valencia in throes OF agony
great mortar shells destroying houses-a ten days.
COMPARTMENT; have noted the progress OF the
Issue at Cartagena and reported the bombardment
or Cadiz; and all this time have been congratu-
iating myself that did not accompany Sanchez
Bregua to the North. Having seen all this, let your
readers bear with me while give them rapid
resume Of this model Generals
MARCHINGs AND CoUNTERMARCHNGs,
ais effective strateges and non-enectve and fruit
less plans.
Arriving at vittoria, In Alava, he sent orders
around for all troops and garrisons in the neigh
borhood to hasten to the general rem
devious, where he was, and soldiers from
Valadolid, Burgos, Miranda on the EbrO,
Tafailu, Logrono, and even from Pampeluna,
came TO him. The columns Of Marti Elias Rey,
Portila and Castahon hurried also to the scene OF
general and energetic preparation until Madrid
and all interested In the promising aspect became
all agIOw with expectation to hear through La
correspondence, that the hosts Of Carsts at the
North were ground to bone bits and bloody pulp.
The General telegrapned to Madrid daily, 'Send
me men and money to Pampeluna to meet me
there;'' but after five days the kilograms ceased,
and we all knew that Bregua was en- route Despite
my affected calmness was in a fever of anxiety
lest La correspondence should beat the NEW YORK
HERALD there had been such deafening noise
about him. sucn lively anticipations OF grand
Carlist massacre.
Sanchez Bregua travelled towards Salvatierra
and Alsasua, then marched through the Barranca,
past Irurzum, TO Pampeluna. Presently we had
another batch OF plaintive teegrams-"Send me
men and moneys" and finally he received 1000, 900
reals and regiment OF Cazadores.
Ever since the arrival OF men and reinforcements
ne has been marching round circle from Pam
peluna to vttora, yittoria to Alsasua, Alsasua to
Esteila, Estelia to Pampeuna, and so on along the
same eternal road, round and round, without ever
meeting a single Carlist with gun in his hand,
though the Pretender, Don Carlos VII. has an
army OF 5000 men with him to-day lear Estella;
and so Sanchez Bregua has been gradually coming
to the conclusion that though war office fur
nishes annie materials to make out pans to
formulate systems and make rules OF methods 1t
becomes quite task to perfect and realize one OF
them before a body OF 5000 Carsts, who are con-
stantly, escaping, whose only knowledge OF war
TIRING THE ENEMY's LEGS.
While the repu ccan troops have been daily los
ing ground, the Carlists have been gaining little by
little, and this is totally owing Carlist legs and
the mastery ineffciency OF Lieutenant General
Sanchez Bregua the pet and darling Of the Minis
terial newspapers.
Bregua has had at his disposition almost double
the number OF troops General Nouvilas had. He
has had sixty battalions Of infantry, twenty-four
squadrons OF cavalry forty pieces OF artillery, be-
sides the irregular corps OF Migueletes, the
Guardia Foral the frances OF Navarro, carabineers
$4,000 volunteers and about 800 civil guards alto
gether between $4,000 and 10000 troops ana 1,5oo
horses. With this enormous force LOT spain
Sanchez Bregua has not been able to have one little
skirmish. tta n.Ass nia
He has taken away from their posts the garri-
sons OF Salinas. .Escorfazs, Arcehavaleta, Mon
dragon, onate, vergara Legaspia, Placencia de las
Armas, Etbar, Taranz, Azpeita, to strengthen the
garrisons OF Tolosa, Ayarxun Renteria, San sebas-
stian and run. These i've posts are the only places,
with the exception Of PampeIund, that the Republic
of Spain nodin all that Northern district embraced
between Pampelund, and san Sebastian, vittoria
and Irun. l xAfta '-'-
La Epocd publishes letter nom a man at Eibar,
who has visited verRara and other points, which
Gays that the Carlsts have been aided materially
by the tncficiency Of the Commsnder-in- Chief ana
by his unwise policy Of taking away the garrisons
from such important posts as the above for 20 soon
as Lssaraga heard Of the withdrawal OF the garri-
son nom Mondragon he came TO that town and
sent emissaries to Placencia de las Armas where
there is first class mandatory OF Remington
rifles to offer to the mechanics t6s fos each REM
ington furnished with 100 cartridges, or $50 for
each volunteer. There were LOO rides stored
there. - ..---... ...ts,as .r.r. .r... -,
UNITED. WE STAND; DIVIDED, WE FALL. AZ
Aocidant brought Sauches Bregua with 1000 man