The New York herald., 1873-09-29
Five Hundred Projeetiles, Petroleum Bombs
and Others, Sent Into the Town.
Prompt Reply from the Forts and Batteries
and Eventual Gripping and Retire.
ment Of the Assailants.
Bulletins Describing the Radicalist Tactic,
Its Intent and Effect
Republican Naval Rein
fOrcementS.
1ElEeaAms TO the NEW YORK HEaALu.

TElEsaARs TO the new YORK HERALD.
MADRID, Sept 27-Evening
The efforts of the foreign Consuls to pre-
vent the bombardmsnt of the city of Alicante
by the Spanish insurgent men-of-war failed
Admiral Yelverton declined to go beyond
his instructions from London, which were 'to
maintain an absolutely neutral position
SOLEMN PREPARATION FOR SERIOUS EVENT.
All the merchant shipping left the port and
anchored at safe distances outside.
THE FOREIGN FLEETS IN POSITION AS NEUTRA1s.
The British feet was moored within the
harbor, on the right; the French on the left
Of the harbor, and eleven other foreign men,
of-war, including Imperial German vessels
occupied the centre
READY TO PRE-.
Inside of these lines the Spanish rebel iron
clads Numancia and Mendez- Nunez took up
their position and prepared to lombard the
place.
The German commander at the last moment
offered to stop hostihtes, but the English and
French commanders refused to Join him in
the act.
FIRE OPENED WITH DEADLY INTENT AND HEAVY
DAMAGE.
The bombardmentw was opened at five o'clock
this morning, 9th instant, and 500 projectiles,
some of which were filed with petroleum,
were thrown into the city.
Great damage was done, and several edifces
are now in ruins.
PROMPT REPLY AND THE AssAI1ANTs CRIPPLED
AND IN RETREAT.
A vigorous government fire was returned
from the forts and batteries on the shore with
effect, for at the end of seven hours the rebel
iron-clads shipped cables and withdrew in
damaged condition.
A SCENE OF ''wANToN OUTRAGE" CLOSED.
Spanish Minister Maisonave telegraphed to
Madrid at noon to-day, that the bombardment
had ended and declared that it was "a wanton
outrage which should be held up to the rep
rotation of Europe
REPUBLICAN NAVAL REINFoRcEMENTs
The Spanish men-of-war vittoria and Ala
mansa, recently released by the British, will be
despatched to the relief of Alicante.
CABINET ATTENTION 10 THE LOCAL CONDITION.
General Ceballos and Minister Maisonave
.rrived at Alicante on Friday, 26th inst, and
we're enthusiastically received by the people.
bulletins from the Scene OF the Bomb a rd-
mcnf-Thc Insurgent Gunncry Tactic
and Observation-Disclosures Encoura cement
to the Loyalists.
MADRID, Sept. %, 1873.
Further particulars Of the bombardment of
Alicante show that the insurgents directed
tlsir fire chiefly at the castle, which overhangs
tn, town at an altitude of 400 feet, hoping that
blythe fall of its walls part of the city might
be destroyed
One shell struck the public building in
which the national and city authorities were
assembled.
The city walls are damaged in several
places.
The rebel vessels at one time came close to
the shore, but they were driven off by rapid
and well-directed fire from the jetty
The Mendez Nuiiez lost her funnel
Minister MaisSnave visited the most assailed
points during the action and encouraged the
men at the guns.
"A Highly Important Duty ut the
Hands Of the Cortes.
MADRID, Sept. %, 1873.
The Cortes, on reassembling, will proceed
to the election Of q President of the Republic.
Sefiors CASTELAR, and Salmeron are the most