, 1873-03-31


was founded. i
Dopcyno on bohnlf OF tho Committee, rcp,1-
uintcd any intontion Of consuming the Govern
mont, and defended tho report.
Dufaure, to romove nil doubt nH to tho opinion
OF tho Chamber, thon submitted q bill oxi1lng
thu Donaparte family, and moved tho simple
order Of tho day, which,, after prolonged excite
mont, WAC adopted by a voto Of 947 to 20.
SPAIN.
MADRID, March 20.-Tetuan, Minister Of
Finance, at tho Cabinet Council, yesterday,
stated that the flnancea Of the country woro In 4
depiorablo condition, and warned his co1ongueB
that tho Republic could not remain master Of tho
situation, '1nleas radical changos wcro made in
tho nAcni administration.
;l'ho lovy Of troops Oil u,asso In Catalonia and
Adoputation from Barcelona demands its pout-
ponomcnt, and insists gu tho delivery OF tho 15,
200 rifles which tho Hovornnlons promised to
furnish to tho p'GGE1s GE.ts;a St sses,st t!st city,
DA1oEIoNA, b[arch 25, yin London, March 20.
"a sharp battlo was fought near Vieh, in tho
eeolona, on SUNDAY, tho sd March, in which Rhs
handled and beaten by tic combined
nttsck 9 of aSyer1l bands Of cariipts
left vlch on Saturday, by tho northern highwsy,
@ 70 tho support Of tho convoy Of supplies for
moro or loss mountainous, md, while tho troops
wore resting on Saturday night noar Ripoll, liz
tclligonco Of their noyonent,waB conveyed to
sayallo. tho Carlist commander Mt Catalonia,
distant. md who sont word during tho night to
Gems. qn1coran, Mirot, and Gun, commanding
forces Of Carliats.. Altogethor, 1000 troorB oc-
cnlicd tho heights where tho opposing forcos
we're to pass. 9lirot was in poation at daylight,
1nonts, followed: Tho Government troops
on Sunday morning .reau1ned thelr
march, and yhon near tho heights, hlirot's mon
eRsneV2 V.%a on tho ssxsr and @ ayancs Infantry
and would bo scattered by n fow shots, pushed
on. but Boon found firo from all sides increas-
| Ing In eovorty. Tic Carlists, abandoning tho
protection Of tho natural defoncos,- ansalod tho
previous Losses, the fighting became iosultory
| for time, whom the troops seomod to lnvo tho
way cloar:: At that jtuctnro tho othor CarlistB,
under dalcoran and duin, camo up and nttackod
mortally wounded. The tide turned against the
! troops, who gave way, pushed back, and
retired eomew1nt precpitatcly. Encouraged
BY this, tho carllsts followed up tho advantage
BY lilo Government artillery, BIT az tho carlstB
could follow behind the hills to points where
they commanded tho highway, mud could cut Off
tho retroat and isolate n column OF Spanish
troops, Tic commander Of tho latter did not yen-
turo to rely on this advantage, but continued to
rotire until supported by. rcinforoomonts
from tho garrison Of Viol, when tho Carlista,
in their turn, rotired Tie losses can only bo
gueHsod Mt, but they aro much heavier than Mt
any previous collision Of tho bolllgorentn during
| tho war. Galcoran WAS Killed.
RIpoll,. for which place tho supplies were in
teuded, has since aurronderod 10 tho Carliata.
From Ripoll tho Carliata are now marching on
Berga, MI Important stronghold flied with
military stores. Dorga il tho key to Catalonia,
and was an important point during tho thirty
yoars' WRIT. In view OF tho force advancing, the
garrison will probably abandon the place.
Since tho appointment Of Maldonado us COM
n1nndcr in Navarro, Dorregary las cut the Eeil-
road between Pampoluna and Villoria blowing
up three bragos. Pampelunai is thus likely tc
become untenablo mud fall into tho hands Of tic
CarlstR, who hayo already goizod the stores in ts
suburbs.
i Tho aim Of tho Carlists is to movo by the Ar.
ragon and Legue Rivors, and occupy tho line oi
tho Ebro. Vich aud Corona will be denkod by
tho capture OF Dorga.