The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-02
SPAIN.
TIE BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS FOR REMOVAL
OF INsURGENT IRON-CLADs FROM CAR
TIIAURNA.

TIE BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS FOR REMovA,
OF INsURGENT RON-CLADs FROM CAR,
THAGRNA.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Times this morn
ing publishes further particulars of thl
negotiations between the British VicC
Admiral, Yelverton, and the Carthagent
Insurgents, in regard 10 tho removal o.
the Spanish iron clads Almana and Wit
tOrlR. Upon notice from the Admiral o.
his intention to take the vessels, tee In
surgents answered that the forts would
open fire upon tho British squadron If an
attempt was made This was on the 2Sth
The ram Numancia was brought 10 an
ChOr at the entrance OF Escom6rerA Day,
within range Of the Lord Warden. The
British flagship and the two vessels lay
with their 6rOadsldes toward each other.
The Lord Warden carries eighteen guns,
and Is an irOn-plsted screw steamer OF
1850 tons The Numanicia is an iron
clad steamer, and carries iorty sixty. eight
Founders. On the Goth Vice Admiral
YelVcrtOn replied that he would allow
them forty hours for reconsideration,
at the eXpirationoi which time he would
take thc vessels On the 30.h Senior
Agailas communicated to Vice Admiral
Yelverton the hope Of the junla that the
affair might be amiciRbly arranged. No
later intelligence has been received from
Car,agGns, but it Is believed the insur-
gents Junta intended to propose n compro.
mise by which they should consent to tho
removal of the A'mauca and Yittorla on
the conditions that they be held at Gibral.
ter under a guarantee from the British
command not to surrender them to the
Spanish authorities until the differences
between the Madrid government and the
Jdnta Of Cartagena are settled There io
little doubt that the Insurgents VIII
attack the British tlNOt II they attempt 10
mova tho d ,dnlsh vessels without coming
10 some agreement on the subject.
BAYoNNE, Sept. 1.-THE Carllst troops
have entered CanlAviz, and arc threaten.
lng he.rrnvince OF Saragossn. The place
IS garrisoned by q small body OF RepubIi.
can troops.
Tho CArlisls claim that desertions from
the Republican ranks arc very frequent,
and that most of the deserters take service
with Don Carlos.
MADRID. Sept. Rear Admiral Alden
has gone 10 Barcelona iD tho flagship
Wabash a. ri" ~
The English residents have all fled
from Carthagena, in anticipation OF an at.
tack by 9eneral Compos on the Insur-
gents. The provisions OF the rebels are
in the town, aud are nearly exhausted.
Tho men arc raiding ships and private
houses 10 obtain food.
Among the many reports concerning
the intentions ofDon Carlos, in the event
OF his success, Is one that he has promised
the priests to re-cGtablish the inQuisition.
MADRID, September 1.-The members
Of the Insurgent Junta at 'Carthagena arc
already reported to'have been arrested by
GalveZ Among their colleagues are
Sanvolli, inc Insurgent Minister Of Fl.
nance, and General Contreras, President
Of the Junta. The latter was quickly re-
leased and the cause OF arrest Is moi
known. Sanv0li Is charged by GalvCz
with trcachery TO the Junta, and with
having altered and talsiaed the communi.
cations Of Vice Admiral YclvertOn 10 the
Junta II tseems that in the beginning oI
the affair with the British Commander,
Sanvolli was nsnel by the Junta 10 carry
on negotiations In their behalf.