The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-19
THE SPANISH PRETENDER.


We find ID London magazine an interest
ing sketch of the Bourbon pretender to the
Spanish throne. Don Carlos, or Charles VII,
jas he is called by his followers. is now rs years
.ef age, having been born in Austria in 1913.
!He is a powerful looking, dark haired man,
.about six feet one, and Of frank and some
.wLat curt manner. He wears a full beard, and
rs quite handsome and when seen on horse
back has something picturesque about him,
with his dark blue hussar uniform the stars
i'm his breast. his red trousers. high boots and
sed Basque cap with the golden tassel He is
ald to be very affablc and easy Of access, most
royal pretenders generally are, but the English
Nrayeler who undertakes to describe him,
adds that there is absolutely nothing in him
of the sovereign, the statesman or the war
9tior" He is very fond Of playing the part OF
"a king, and has already surrounded himself
with a large number Of chamberlains, aides
de camp secretaries and what not, who, I'M
aGler his present circumstances, are much
more ornamental than useful His wife,
;Dcna Margarta, IS princess of Parma, one
wear his senior by whom he has two daugh-
,ters and son. born in 1870. who is expected
by his fond parents to be called at some
future period Charles VIII. Dona Margarta
is reported to be q very clever. accomplished
woman, somewhat under the influence of the
leauits and much trusted by her husband, to
,Shom she brought very large fortune She
is slight and delicate, has fair hair and blue
eyes, and looks more like German or Eng
S.sh lady than a real, bona fide Spanish
queen
Don Carlos told his British interviewer that
be never intended TO carry out absOlutist
sheorics. and if he obtained his rights, would
reign only with the advice of freely elected
.Sortcs. that though he greatly respected the
.slergy, he did not like their interfering in lay
pr political matters, that the solemn promise
30 had made to The Northern provinces Of
spain, of re-establishing their ancient fueros,
vas the best proof that he meant to revive
decentralization and ancient provincial and
municipal liberties; and this he said he had
siecarod in several Of his manifestoca
Whatever the future may have in store for
alnl, Don Carlos is just now immensely popu-
iar with the inhabitants Of Navarro and Biscay,
Every able-bodicd man of whom, with
scarcely exception, is now fighting under
bis banner.
lie il still at the head of considerable force
af well-"rmed volunteers. and may possibly
seepu the struggle for many months to come
u the Basque provinces; but the moment he
attempts 10 leave that Royalist stronghold his
difficulties will become very great. In all
the large cities of Spain the predominatng
selling is in favor Of Republic. and should
Don Carlos ever enter Madrid, he is tolerably
certain Of meeting the fate Of MAMMALIAN, as
vi the adhorents of the other Spanish factions
you'd combine TO prevent his escape from the
capital Senior Figueros. the ex-President of
the Republic. said to the above mentioned
Y.nglish traveller that he believed two
Governments only could be established
ia Spain either Federal Republic,
sI Conservative Monarchy. and that
the Conservative Monarchy meant Don
islfonso Q..bella's som. He pointed out that
Rll the generals who now served Don Carlos.
were officers in tho army Of Isabella, and that |
they joined the Carlists. not because they were
cppHed IA her or 10 hcr son. but because |
taay did not wish TO serve either a Republic
Of Amadeo. who was stranger. "At present
s1Gd 81. Fisucros "Elio. Dorregaray, Lizzar-
aga, AL Tho leaders Of Carlist'an. probably hon
sstly believe that they are fighting for Don
Carlos. but in reality they ara only fighting
fer a Spanish King against Republic. and
Al they can have no objection whatever to the
young DO" Alfonso. ana ~ their own safety
would dictate TO them TO prefer him
t.. Don Carlos | should not be
e;tonai,cd A. all il shclld they be successful
ssd the Republic overthrow they find them
solves AZ the head Of troops bringing to Madrid
Ion hhons" instead Of Don Carlos. lost some
where half way"
;'rle hand Of Ccrvantcn. the home Of Don
Gslxotc. has SO often puzzled political seers.
THAT il would be hard to decide whether Senior
F.guoros' .''ni-serious prophecy may not after
al come true. Every thing is possible in
S,S.in, and our Vaccinations As to what the
Ssn.niards are going 10 do will be better ex-
pseS;cd in thor own familiar phrase: QUEEN
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