Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-30
FOREIGN.
SPAIN.
What the Finance Minister Says.
Levy En- Masse a Failure.

MADRID, March 29.-Tetuan, Minister
of Finance, at Cabinet council yesterday,
stated that the finances of the country Were
in deplorable condition and warned his
colleagues that the Republic could not
remain master of the situation unless r.di-
cal changes were made in fiscal ad-
ministration.
The levy of troops en- masse in Catalonia
and adjoining provinces, to fight Carlists,
has SO far proved failure. a dep0tatioD
from Barcelona demands its postponement
and insists on the delivery of $1,000 rifles,
which the Government promised the PEG
pie of that city.
90 Another CarlIst Victory.
New York, March 29.-A special to the
Herald, from Barcelona, March Is, via
London, 20, says: A sharp bait le- was
fought near Vich, in the province of Gaia
lonia, fifty miles north of Barcelona, sun
day, March %, in which the Government.
troops were severely handled and beaten by
the combined attack of several bands OF
Carlists under Savalls. Twelve hundred
infantry and sixty cavalry, with four can
non, under Col. Vega, left Vieh Saturday,
by the northern highway, to support con-
voy of supplies for Canaughbeh, in the
mountains on the wsy to Ripall. ALI
country Whereabouts is more or less noun
famous, aud while the troops were resting
on Saturday night, near Ripall, intelligence
of their movement was conveyed TO Sa-
wallis, the Carlist commander at Catalonia,
who was not more than five miles distant,
and who sent word during the night TO
Gems. Galceran, Mires and GUN, com
manding the forces of the Carlists, alto
gether two thousand troops, who occupied
the heights where the opposing forces were
to pass. Miret was in position at daylight,
while the others, slower in their move
ments, followed. The Government troops
Sunday morning resumed their march,
when on the heights Miret's men opened on
the cavalry and advance of infantry. Gen.
Vega supposing it was but small party,
which would be scattered by few shots,
pushed on, but soon found the fire from
all sides increasing 10 severity.
The Carlists, abandoning the protection
of natural defenses, assailed the Govern
ment troops, but being taught csution by
previous losses, the fighting became desult-
DRY for time, when the troops seemed to
have the way clear. At that juncturs
other Carlists, under Galceran and GUN,
| came up and attacked impetuOusly. After
hard fight, Galceran fell morts lily wound
ed. The tide was turned sgainst the troops,
who gave way, and being pushed hard, re-
tired somewhat precipitately. Encourag-
ed by this, the Csrlists followed up
their advantage. They were checked
occasionally at OPEN places by the Govern
ment artillery, but as the Carlists could
| follow behind hills to points where they
Ia iu1x and iuf1f fhno
cut off retreat and isolate the column Of the
| Spanish troops, the commander of the lat
| ter did not venture to rely on this advan-
tage, but continued to retire until support
ed by reinforcements from the garrison OF
Vich, when the Csrlists in their
| turn retired. Losses can only be
guessed at, but they are much heavier
| than at any previous collision of belligerents
| during this war. Galceran was killed.
| Ripall, for which place the supplies were
| intended has since surrendered 10 the Car
lists. From Ripall the Carlists are now
marching on Berga, an imp Jrtsnt strong
hold filed with military stores. Berga is
the key to Catatania, and was an impor-
tant point during the thirty years war
| In view of the force advancing, the garri-
son will probably abandon the place. Since
the appointment of Maldanads as Com
mander in Navarro, Dorregary has cut the
railroads between Pampeluna and Villoria
blowing up three bridges. Pampeluna /:
thus likely to become untenable and fall
into the hands of the Carlists, who hav'
already seized stores in the sur burbs. The
aim of Carlists is to move By Amagon ant
Legue rivers and occupy the line of Ebra
Vich and Gevans will os thanked by !th
capture of Berga.