The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-07
The CARLISTS.
Marches and Man@uVres with
General Dorregarry.
THE FIGHTING IN NAVARRO.
Enthusiasm Of the PeaSantry in the
Cause Of Don Carlos.
The Arms and Equipment OF
the Men in the Field.
CANNON STRUGGLED IN C0FFINs
Dangers Which Beset and Hopes Which In
spirc the Men in the Gap.
The ROMANCE OF CAMP LIFE.
General Ono's Photograph of Don
Nor1oo
CANNON STRUGGLED IN C0FrINs
Dangers Which Beset and Hopes Which In
spire the Men in the Gap.
The ROMANCE OF CAMP LIFE.
General Ollo's Photograph of Don
Carlos.
HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL DONEGARRAY's)
ARMY,


PENAcERnADA, ALAvA, April 2 1873
We have marched In large circle round Estcla,
20 the west OF Pampelona, across the frontier Of
the provinces Of Navarro and Alava through q
pass OF the Sierra Codes to Pehacerrada, small
town, four and one-half leagues due south Of
Vittoria. Our march was as lollows:-On March
25 we left Eulate and went to Abarzuza, four
hours walk from Eulate and one league north Of
EStella; March &C. from AbarZuZa to Dicas-
tDlo, four leagues south OF Estella; March q.
from Dcastillo to Nazar six leagues east Of Dcas-
clio: March g. from Nazar to Aguilar, where we
stayed March 20 and 3O-the republican troops not
stirring from Murieta-two leagues distant from
Nazar; March 81, we left Agu.lar, crossed the
Sierra de Codes, and arrived at Peiacerrada Mt
four O'Clock, where We have already passed
two nights and shall most probably
pass a third. Three columns OF troops
are following us, endeavoring to catch us
In one OF the triangles, of which they have made
eight within the last two months; but while we
were at Aguilar General Dorregarry sent to Santa
Cruz de Campezu ordering quarters and rati0ns for
his army, which. however, instead OF marching to
Santa Cruz. proceeded due west, and has thus left
the republicans, who fell into the trap, some ten
leagues behind u.s. with the spurs OF the Sierra dc
Codes between them and US. For the last three
days 1t has been
RAINING AND SHOWING INCESSANTLY,
DO that the roads are perfectly impossible. You
zee, therefore, that the operations of the enemy's
troops do not at oil cause us much anxiety; the
fact il, they cannot do anything. The nature OF
the country IS such that they, being obliged to
keep to the high roads, or At any rate to the bet
ter class Of mountain roads, in consequence or
their baggage, artillery &c. They are forced to
march round those groups Of mountains which We
cross diagonally. thus marching on an average
three hours 10 our one. Added to this they are
In . perfectly hostile country entirely sur
rounded by spies, who report every move
ment to us by means Of estafettes in an incredibly
short space OF time. For instance while we were
At Nazar, six leagues from Dicastillo, we knew
they had left the latter place within one hour and
Fnree-quarters. Still we did not leave Nazar for
three hours after receiving the news, there
three bands following the rear and tanks OF the
enemy, who, taking the high road via Murieta,
were being continually harrassed by these three
bands, each fifty men strong, who poured an in
cessant fire into their ranks from the crags and
rocks either side OF them, 80 that 1t took them
Just eighteen hours to accomplish what we had
done in six-i e., to get from Dicastilo to Nazar.
During the day they lost from the fire Of these
bands ten men killed and forty-seven wounded.
And now owing to the ruse Of General Doncg array,
ehey are ten leagues to the northeast OF U.S. with
An excessively broken-up mountain region be-
tween us.
The difficulty besetting the republican troops
will become more apparent when mention what
the number OF forces In Navarro IL. Under the i'm
mediate command Of General Dorregarry and
Brigadler ono, there are $500 men armed with
Remington and other guns and about one thousand
unarmed or only armed with pixies. These form
the gross OF what Is called the Navarrese army, and
II can be imagined that with such number fun
armed men, who seriously embarrass our move
ments. the General does not wish to offer battle to
the troops, who, ON the other hand, do not wish
70 tight either, unless with overpowcring numbers.
Besides the gross there are in various districts OF
Navarro the following bands