The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-19
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Herald Special Report from
Cartagena.
The City Prepared for a Severe
Conflict.
Insurgent Action Against Republic
can Squadron.
MvRCIA CAPTURED BY THE LoYALISTS.
British Police of the
IrOn-CladS.
A NAVAL BATTLE IMPENDING.
Muster of Foreign Fleets on the
Coast.
Conflicting Bulletins Respecting
the Fall of Berga.
MuRcM CAPTURED BY THE LoYALIsTs.
British Police of the
IrOn-Clads.
A NAVAL BATTLE IMPENDING.
Muster of Foreign Fleets on the
Coast.
Conflicting Bulletins Respecting
the Fall of Berga.

the Fall OF berga.
The Retaliations of War Against the
Rights Of Property.
TElEGRAMS TO the NEW YORK HERALD.
The following special despatch to the HERALD
has been received from our correspondent at
Cartagena, Spain:-
LONDON, August 49, 1873.
The correspondent of the HERALD at Carta-
gena, Spain, telegraphs the following report
under date of the 10th Instant
All non-combatants and women and children
have been ordered to leave this city and to
remain outside the corporate limits during
the battle struggle, the commencement of which
is now impending.
MURCIA TAKEN BY THE LoYALIsTs
Murcia was taken yesterday by the Spanish
army under command of General Martinez
Campos
FIRE ON THE REPUBLICAN NAVY.
Firing has commenced at the Spanish feet,
under command Of Admiral Lobos, which is
blockading San Pedro.
The commander of the British feet refuses
to surrender the war ships Vittoria and
<o1yo f~Ox,o %bo MI both
vessels have been ordered to proceed to
Gibraltar.
A NAVAL BATTLE EXPECTED.
The iron-clads Mendez Nunes and Fernando
81 Catolica, now in possession of the insur-
gents are expected to fight the Spanish gun
boats off the island of Estombra.
MUSTER OF THE FOREIGN FLEET.
The foreign war feet now anchored near
Estombra includes the following vessels:-
The United States ship Wabash.
One French ship-of-war.
Two vessels of the Italian navy.
Of the British navy are the iron-clads Lord
Warden and Swiftsure and four other YES
sells.
Berga Still in the Hands OF the Rcpub-
licans.
MADRID, August Is, 1873.
There is no truth in despatch sent to the
Carlist Junta at Bayonne reporting the cap
ture of Berga by the insurgents.
The attack was CALAMITY resisted by the
republicans, who, after severe contest, de-
feated the insurrectionists and drove them
from before the town.
What the Carlist sympathizers Claimed
for Their King.
4 BAYoNNE, August 10, 1873
a despatch has been received by the Carlist
Junta, in this city, announcing that 1,5U0
prisoners, a large number of cannon and
much ammunition were captured by the royal
lists at Berga when that town fell into their
hands.
DEATH PUNISHMENT FOB ACTS OF INcEEp1AR1sM.
Several persons have been condemned to
death by the Tribunal Of Justice ct Seville for
firing buildings by means of petroleum while
that city was occupied by the insurgents.
Many others charged with the same crime
escaped to Portugal, but number Of them
have been arrested by the authorities Of that
country and surrendered to the Spanish
officers.
RIGHTS OF PROPERTY UNDER THE RULE OF THE
RADICALS AND REDS
The internationalists in Barcelona discour-
age the burning Of factories by their COM
panions, claiming to believe that all such
property will soon become their own.