The New York herald., 1873-09-29
Effect Of the Successes of the
Monarchists.
Gradual Decline Of the Re-
publican Cause.
THE RESERVE OF 10000 MEN
The Rise and Fall Of the Various Car
list InSurrectiOnS.
HIDALGOl HIDALGO

MADRID, Sept 0, 1875
What Maine is to the United States, as regards
population, the old Basque kingdom OF Navarro,
with its population OF little over 100000, Is to the
Spanish peninsula, with Its population OF nearly
10000, ,OO0 But neither Maine nor all New England
together could conquer the rest OF the United
States though the little kingdom OF Navarro is very
likely to conquer Spain, If things continue here as
they are now. Carlism, indeed. never appeared
with such bright prospects as to-day.
From all points OF the peninsula the telegraph
and the post bring news Of Carlist successes. and
the republican troops have been able to do nothing
that can be said to be encouraging could I'LL col
umn after column Of the HERALD with Carist victo-
ries and republican defeats and, considering that
Carlist generals not superior to republican gen.
erals, this is wonderful success
Spaniards take long time to improve them
selves to become habituated to change, while
the Carlists adopt the guerilla system OF warfare
which may be carried on with TO- 900 men as easily
- with 1000 provided their leaders under
stand how to do 1t. The Spaniards meet these ir
regular, wary, ubiquitous, stealthy foes with regu
lar lines, column formations, after the recognized
military system. The Carsts, lighting on their own
soil, with the right OF choosing their own ground
have, and maintain their advantage easily enough
against nation so adverse to improvements as
the Spanish. Against the French or the Germans
or the plastic Americans, such style
Of warfare as the Navarrese adopt would not an
Swer as they would be met by people keenly
alive to the necessities OF stern war and capable
Of meeting them after their own style and Of con-
quering them long before they could be organized
Warriors would be met by warriors energy by en-
ergy, retaliation by retaliation, revenge by re-
veDge, and ubiquity by ubiquity. Spanards, how
ever, are slow to adopt such course as would in
} short time terminate what now may be dignifcd
rom its Importance with the name OF ''civil war;"
The Spaniards make hercuean enorts considering
their depleted treasury, and vast sacrifices, con-
hdering their means; but these herculean efforts
and vast sacrifices are void OF effect because they
Ire net utilized in the proper way.
Forty years ago
THE FIRST CARLIST WAR
Eas inaugurated. History tells US how it was car.
fed on by Espartero and others against Cabrera,
Eumala Carregui and Elio. The officers who now
Try their hands against the present Don Carlos and
his followers were then cadets lieutenants or cap
tans, studying the art OF guerilla war under
Espartero Duke OF Victoria and Prince of vergara.
Berrano, Duke de la Tore and x-Regent OF the
Spanish Kingdom, ended his futile attempts against
The Carsts last year with The dishonOrable treaty
pf Bilbao. MorOnes obtained shOrt-llved tri-
nmph al Oroquieta, later, and displayed a little
vtrategetcal talent III the Amescuas Mountains
Pavia the conqueror OF Seville relieved him, but his
mission seemed to have been to open communica-
lion between Spain and France His command was
100 short-ved to exhibit great results, and he was
replaced by Lieutenant General Nouvilas, who an
aounced that he would surround the Carists with
bands OF iron, but who, instead, took to burning
and destroying bridges, as II the small rivers Of
the Pyrenees would impede the agile Carlists
NOUvILAS
Dbtained some advantage al Monreal, All0g0yen
and Irurzun; but on the other hand might be
placed to tue credit OF the Cariists the trumpns OF
Eraul, Pehacerrada and Miranda. On the resigna-
hon OF Nouvias, the government, warmed into en-
thuslam by the plans of the man OF formulas and
System, General Sanchez Bregua. sent him to take
command OF the Army OF the North. Bregua
never saw battlefield and up to this day has not
seen one, though he has been nearly two months
IN command. At the same time that Bregua
appeared In Navarro Don Carlos VII. crossed
the Pyrenees and entered Navarro from the north {;
but whether 1t is Brcguas inetcieDcy or the en-
thusiasm of the Carsts at seeing their King in the
held, 1t is certain that the Carsts have obtained
Immense and ever-lncreasing advantages over
Bregua and his troops They have besleged Bilbao,
taken Estella, and are now so far advanced into
the Rioja that Dorregaray, with 5000 men, Is
within three miles of Logroho, the capital Of the
Rioja. One step more and the passes OF the RiOja
viii admit them into the plains of CASTLE.
WHAT THE CARLls1s SHOULD AVOID.
hope however ior their own sake, that the
Carlists will not do any such foolish thing as enter
CASTLE before they have quite conquered Navarro;
The capital OF the ancient kingdom, Pampelhna, and
Its citadel, s yet in the hands oil the repubncans
Tafalla, Tudea and Sanguesa-important towns
are not taken; the railroad from Sarag0ssa TO
Pampeluna Is still open, and while 1t remains in
working order the Carlists cannot be said to be on
the high road to Madrid. 1t Is not necessary that
they should delay their movements to besiege
Pampeluna to captureV but If they divided
their forces, onehaf to destroy the railroad from
Sarag0ssa to Pamreuna and the other half to In
utilize that from Burgos to vittona and then In
body march across AIagon towards Madrid, the
bitterest pessimist would have TO confess that
Don Carlos would have good chance oil wearing
the crown OF Fernando VII.
That Don Carlos has obtained signal success
lately may be gathered sse ses near a peaso
has been obliged to save himself by persisteDt
hight towards Taialla to take the saragossa Rail
road for Casteon, and thence to Logrono, possibly,
though he has not arrived there yet, according TO
last accounts. santa Pau's night to Taialla with
his weakened force elt the road 20 LogIoh0 open a
learned from O telegram which the government
this morning received from Louroho-
UP, GUARDS, AND AT EN-
LoGRoSo, August 30-l0 4. H.
have the satisfaction q announeng to Your our bSes ,sh
boT6ood q mi. sspn an the LIBERAL, Of Taasosr s sSs
Rs nse ~ rs' ~ m
rhe illpstrous Duke who thirty years ego exactly
q spain hS: an end Ike s
had existed seven years, In the object OF warm Demon
straons OF love ana all the Inhabitants OF
Logrono and has been repeatedly requested to sbanaon
capital for place of safety ancient
veteran announced that he prefers 10 remain by
ndc Of the brave kiojanos
MEANING EsPARTERO.
This proves that the Carlists within very
short dlstance-some say two miles, others q mile
from the home of Espartero, Logrono the capital
Of the Rioja; and II their artlerists any ways
superior to those OF Martinez Campos, before Car
tagena, we may expect to hear tomorrow that
their shells have fallen upon the retreat OF their
ancient enemy There Is no fort TO take at Logro-
no. ike at Estella; but the Carlists once having
entered are not likely to leave dobarless as they
will probably exact contribution OF from SO, 600
to $4,000, the Prince of verRara himself not ex-
There is great discomfort here at the non-arrival
of sanchez Bregua to the rescue OF Logrono but
this morning it was reported that he was within q
days march of the capital having come rom Bill
bao by way OF vitoria and Miranda Tomorrow or
the day after this mastery inactive general may
be found face to face with Don Carlos and Dorre-
garay. He IL said to have 10, 900 men with him, IN
which case II he IL worth anything, he ought to
epcircle Don Carlos with brstling hedge OF steel