New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-12
ORLEANS. TUESDAY, AUGUST IL, 1873
Spanish Items.

The following items of news from Spain
was forwarded by telegraph on Sunday
night:
A Heralds special from Valencia says:
Previous to the surrender ten thousand
troops concentrated before the city, under
command OF MARTINEZ, Campos, Salcedo.
Felarde and Villacana, and with eighteen
siege cannon in position. The Junta pro-
posed to surrender the city on condition
that the commanders of the troops guaran-
tee full pardon to all insurgents, and ex-
pressed the apprehension that the insur-
gents would burn tie city if these terms
were not conceded. This proposition was
made on the sixth, and the same day oc
CURED stampede from the city, the
frightened people being equally alarmed at
the prospects of facing the bombarGment
and at the threatened excesses Of the insur-
gents.
After two days pariey and deliberation
the commander of the troops rejected
terms, whereupon the Junta and violent
lntransignentes took to flight at midnight
to gain the port Of Valencia, and there en-
barked on steamer for Carthagena, hooted
by the people. Out of fifteen battaiions Of
volunteers three only remained in the sur
rendered city. Three hundred killed and
wounded cover the loss on both sides, but
the injury to the city and commerce is very
great. One hundred houses were damaged
by the bombardment.
The Cortes has abolished the executive
right of pardon.
The leading idea with the moderate fed
eralists in the Cor.es is to convert the
present provinces of Spain into States.
The special committee has made report
to the COrtes approving the motion grant
ing authority for the legal prosecution of
insursent deputies. At meeting of depu-
ties belonging to the left it was decided to
oppose all debate in the Cortes on cOnstitu-
ton until general amnesty is granted to the
republicans. implicated in the movement to
cantOnal independence.
Contreras,F who was detained on a Ger
man man-O.-war, has been released and
landed at Carthagena.
The commanders of the German naval
forces i'll Spanish waters have re-
ceived fresh instructions to prevent the
surrender CT insurgent Spanish men-of-war
captured by them.
The Carthagena insurgents vainly az
tempted to reinforce Valencia before its
surrender. and capture Mama aud Wit
toria. On the entry Of the Republicans
into Valencia the members of the rebel
Junta embarked at Carthagena. General
SalcedO had defeated the insurgents at
Chiuchill;, near Albacete, one of the re-
volted towns of Murcia, capturing artillery,
military chest and four hundred prisoners.
The Carlist lsader Cuculla, with one thou
sand men, threatens CastillOn and Valencia.
The Gaceto publishes the text of the Porto
Rico bill. All officers refusing to take their
posts in the army are to be tried by court
| martial.
The reorganization of the army in Cata-
lonia is actively going on.
The Intransigueptes have sent commits
sioners into provinces to incite insurrection
| among the soldiers.
Dispatches from Barcelona report heavy
cannonading in the direction of Bergo.
The foreign consuls who had taken refuge
on board the frigate Con treras have been
released.
The Carlists have surrounded Oscarzam,
in Guipuizcoa.
The republican troops hava retreated to
Pampeluna TO Eiizonda leaving the Carlists
in possession of northern Navarro.
Dorregarry, with seven thousand men. is
at San Estaba.