Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-13
FO IL EIGN.
serranO's Programme.

LONDON, Jan. 11.-Dispatchesf from Mad
rid report that SerTanO will not convoke
the COrtes for twelve months. He will
bend all his energies to the suppression of
Instruction and the tranquilization of the
country; and not until those tasks are ac-
complished will he summon the Legis-
lature.
Gen. MOriOneS has commenced opera
tiOnS against the Carlists on the line of the
river EbrO.
The Siege of Cartagena.
A special from Madrid to the Times saws
Gen. Dominique, commanding the forces
beSieging Cartagena, has telegraphed that
he has compelled Atalaya Castle to sur
render, and that he has summoned the 9TH
er forts Of the city.
A telegram to the STANDARD, from the vi
einity Of Cartagena, gives a rumOr that
another magazine exploded within the
walls Saturday, and that two hundred per-
sons were killed. 1t is expected that the
capture of Atalaya Castle will lead to speedy
capitulation.
Martial Law.
MADRID, Jan. 12.-The provinces of
Madrid, Avila, Cuenca, Cuedad, Real,
Gaudaliara, Sesavia and Toledo have been
declared in a state of siege.
BAYONNE, Jan. 12.-The Carlists have
captured three companies of government
troops.
Cariagena-The Insurgents I'm a Close
Place.
The Official Gazette this morning con
tains the following intelligence from Car
tagena: On Sunday evening a committee
of the Red Cross and three Cartagenian
officers arrived at Gen. DOminiques head
quarters. They brought a letter from the
President Of the Insurgent Junta, asking
for a suspension Of hOstilities and the ap-
pOintmeiIt of joint commission of Gov
eminent and Catagenian officers to consider
the conditions of surrender. Gen. Dom
Unique rejected the proposals and gave the
insurgents till noon to-day to make an UNI
conditional surrender. He, however, pro-
missed pardon To all who before the eXDiTa-
ton Of that time gave themselves ND, with
their arms, except members of the ,Junta.
ordinary criminals who are TO be dealt with
by tribunals, and liberated cOnvicts who
will be compelled to serve out the terms of
their sentence, and deSerterS from the
armies of Spain, whose cases are to be dis
posed Of by the Minister of War. With
this reply the Commissioner returned to
the city. The government is confident that
a surrender will be effected to-day. Before
these negotiations We're opened the insur-
gent leader Galyey, with POO men made an
unsuccessful attempt to recover Atliay
Castle.
Cheek by JOWI.
HAVANA, Jan. l2.-Ihe United States
flagship Worcester arrived YESTERDAY. Ad-
miral Scott and staff visited Captain Cen
eral JOuyellar and Admiral Of the Spanish
fleet. Their visits have been returned and
there has been frequent exchange Of salutes.
Police Saturday arrested six Spaniarls
in whose possession were found counterfeit
bills Of the Spanish Bank to the amount of
$4,000.
The French Government Sustained.
PARIS, Jan. l2.-In the Assembly this
afternoon, after a long and violent debate.
IL the course of which VI. Picard bitterly
the Ministry for their MOnarchial
tendencies, vote of confidence in the gov
eminent was adopted by majority of IS.
Ministers have in consequence Withdrawn
their designations.
elections for the ReichstaS.
BERLIN, Jan. 12.-AiditionaI returns Of
the elections for the RechStag are largely |
in favor Of the National Liberal party, es-
pecially in Bavaria, Wmtemberg and
Baden.