New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-21

ing off the north coast of Spain for the protection of
British interests. None of them were wounded.
GERMAN WAR VESSELS BOUND FOR SPAIN.
LONDON. Thursday, Aug. 90. 1874
The German men-of- war Nautilus and AlDatross
sailed from Plymouth to-day for Spain
FRENCH POLICY TOWARD THE CARLISTS.
HOW FRENCH OFFICIALS FAVORED THE CARIIsTs ON
THE BoRprR-THE PRESSURE WHICH lied TO
CHANGE OF POLICY.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRlBUNE'I
PARIS Aug 4-The Government has recently
begun 10 apply the means it has always had toward
diminishing the material aid and comfort which il
has so long permitted the Carlists to receive from
France Ii is much to be regretted for the sake of
Its reputation as an independent and sagacious Gov
ernment-let alone other respects-that 1t did not
enter on this course of action till a moment when
circumstances lend an appearance of its having been
driven to it from external and even from
German pressure. 1t has been a matter
of notoriety for months past latterly Of
most scandaOus notoriety, that, in the depart
ment of the Bases Pyren6es, CaTlists in rebellion
against the Spanish Republic, have been treated
much on the footing of the most favored nations.
That the privileges and facilities granted to their
refugees political agents and partisans, have been
exaggerated as to the extent of application, by GER
tain writers for the German press and by the very
competent correspondents OF The London Tunes Is
quite probable But enough indisputable facts were
acquired long ago to prove that MacMahon's Govern
ment was either indulgent to the verge of COM
pcity, 10 the Carst cause, or ignorant,
10 the verge of simplicity, of the indulgence
to that cause granted by its own officials. Now no
one at all aware of the nature of the French Adj
minlstration of the completeness and ready work
&C ;tg oolip orp that of
the honest Marshal's several Ministers of the In
terror should have been ignorant of any one OF the
paricular instances of aid and comfort conveyed TO
the Carsts and their cause in the frontier depart
ment reigned over by his immediate subordinate,
the Legitimist Project, Monsieur Nadailac
Put il the other way. Suppose that Spain to-day
had a throne and that on it sat uncertain Don Car
los Alfonso the Duke de Montpensier, or any other
more or less divne-shaped body, and that republic
can rebellion against his authority were carried on
in part Of Spain bordering on the French frontiers
The difference of the case will be seen at glance
and if an acknowledgement Republican Project
had been left in the Bases Pyr6n6es and letting
his political sympabes get the better of his admin
istratve duties had kindly wnked at violations of
municipal and international law committed in the
Republican interest, with what swiftness Minister
de Broglie or Minister Fourtou, or Minister Cha
baud LatOur would have made that and all other
salared places no more know such ill-advised Pre-
feet.
Within the past week there have been published
IN three or four of the semi-cfcial journals of this
Government as many notes and articles on this
theme of a semi-inspired quality. which are very
ptiful for the inspirers 1t is honorable to opposi
ton Republican journalists, that, in this instance
as before in some other instances, their
patriotism holds upperhand of their partisanship.
L., - no has noptipD
out with as much delicacy and Difference to tue
Government as the case admitted, not more the in-
trnsic injustice than the dangerous impolicy of its
action and inaction in respect TO the Carst insur
rection. They have constantly intimated with
decent rhetorical precautIon, that other civilized
nations being likely later to protest against
the savage conduct OF the Carlst Instruction this
nearest nation should, for its honOr's sake, make
haste voluntarily TO lead instead Of, seemingly at
least letting itself be tardy driven into the uniyer
sal protest
In thanks for rational advice like this prudently
strengthened by suggestive extracts from Bis
marcks semi-oficial journalists the French Liberal
press has been abused for its Prussiansm by French
journalists of the soidisant Conservative press,
who for party purposes assume staggering air of
Cbauvinism at which. ordinarily, they the first
to mock The Journal de Paris which is the MOaitear
of the Orleans family; the FrdacdiS, which is the
insignificant organ of the Duke de Broglie
and his fealty the Prose-, which is the least
discredtable organ of the personal Septennate
have been all agreed in this feeble abuse.
I'm the last-named and peculiarly sem-ofiical
Government journal, there appeared few
DAYS ago an apologize article on the Gov
ernments relations to CaIlism, especially
in the department of the Basses Pyren6es, which
bore throughout the plainly e1aced marks Of minis
terial inspiraton This sub-liinisterial manifesto
NAV be essentially resumed in two propositions
Pretty nearly everything that has been reported OF
fayors conferred on Carlists and Carsm by Fren ch
Government officials in the department of the Basses
Pyrenees is wicked Justification. Second, what
ever great wrong to international law and human
Justice in the interests of the Carlists, has been
done in that district has befafen despite the siren
uous efforts of the French Government to prevent
such occurrence on a frontier which 1T Is uI'speak-
ably difficult TO guard inviolable.
The answer TO this hardly dried Ministerial
apology for inexcusable neglects, is TO be found In
the yet more recent vigorous acts of the inspiring
Ministers Five sleepily vIglant frontier French
officials have been removed within the week, and
eminent officials have been advised that. since
late communications perfectly friendly, OF course
from Foreign Powers they must take their custom
house and other international duties In respect OF
Carlist military goods, in a serious manner Why
honest MacMahons Govern nent did not voluntarily
enter at an earlier period on this Just and in
eyitable course. is easily explieable on q moments
consideration of the Monarchcal Presidents posi-
ton loosely tensbe, if at ALL Oh three Monarchical
party floats.
Fighting for divinelv royal right aud the Church,
Don Carlos is the adored champion of French Legt-
imists and Ultramontanes; but fighting against the
l.