The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-03
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NOrkingmen About to Work the
Municipal Government
of Alcoy.
CONFEDERATION AND PLUMBER In SEVILLE.
Citizen Reaction Against
Rampant Radicalism.
Foreign Navel Commanders As
sembled in Council.
'Car1ist Fortifcation and
Work in the Field.
Republican Artillery Concentrating Against
Valencia.
Foreign Navel Commanders As
sembled in Council.
'Car1ist Fertilization and
Work in the Field.
Republican Artillery Concentrating Against
Valencia.
The Insurgents Driven to a City
Stronghold.
TElEGRhMS TO THE new YORK HERALD.

MADRID, August 2, 1873.
Six thousand workmen of Alcoy propose to con-
stitute the municipal government OF that town and
maintain order.
INsURGENT RULE AND THE COMMUNITY OF PROP
PERTY IN SEVILLE.
During the occupancy of Seville by the insurrec-
tionists many buidingsi in various quarters OF the
city were set on fire and laid in ashes
In number of the streets every house and store
was entered by the insurgents ana pluadered OF
their contents.
The conduct Of General Contreras in bombarding
defenceess towns is producing an immense re-
action throughout the country in favor OF the
Aational government.
HEcEDING FROM THE PROSPECT OF GENERAL RUIN.
Many persons who joined the instruction in the
south IN favor Of the independence of the Cantons,
have abandoned the cause In consequence Of the
excuses committed by the insurgents.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
All communication between Madrid and the
cities in Andalusia has been interrupted by the In
surrectionsts
GALLEY SLAVES UNFOLDING THE "RED'' FLAG.
The frgates seized by the insurgents at Cartagena
are partly manned by galley slaves.
IAPERIALIsr COMMANDERS CoNGREGATNG FOR
COUNCIL.
The Spanish government has received intelli.
Eence from Malaga that upon the arrival Of the in
surgent frigate in that harbOr the commanders of
The English, French and German squadrons held a
conference with General Contreras in which they
urged him to order the return of the seized war
vessels to Cartagena.
The government at Madrid Is further informed
that the foreign naval commanders decided to
hold General Contreras as hostage until the YES
sells are returned.
VIGOROUS ACTION AGAINST RADICALIsT VIOLENCE
IN VALENCIA
Eight siege guns and two mortars have been
sent, by government order to the National Re-
publican troops before Valencia, to assist In the
Dombardment of that city
The latest news from the scene of operations
reports as follows:-The attack upon the insur-
gents in Valencia was renewed this morning BY
the national forces ana has been kept up all day.
A dispatch from that city tonight says the in
gurrectionists have been driven into the Plaza de
Moress, where they are besleged by the repub-
licans
CHURCH AND STATE.
bill providing for the separation of church and
State was introduced in the Cortes to-day.
Carlist Fertilization and Concentration
In barcelona.
BARCELONA, August 2, 1873.
Don Alfonso and Saballs, the Carlist com.
manders at Prats de LDanes, are terrifying that
town.
They are also preparing to order levy en- n,asse
Prats de Llusanes is in this province, forty miles
northwest of Barcelona.
.Prussian Consular Report of Consoln-
ton from Cartagena.
BERLIN, August O. 1873.
The report that the Spanish insurgents at Carta-
vena burned the house of the German Consul in
that city aud maltreated the Consul is denied