, 1874-05-28
( ( 2sSldents Of the Late Siege Of
Bilbao.
The Pilfcring Russian Prince Pro.
i! n0unCcd Insane.
The New French Ministry VIII Not An
!. b nounce It's Policy.
Three Physicians in Constant Attend
once Upon the Pope.
SPAIN.

SPAIN.
BAYoNnE, nray 27.-Trayelers state thAt Gen.
Conoha. with $4,000 Republicans, is marching
toward Estolla. ii, the Province Of Navarro. He
attacked tile Oarlista on the Path, but was re-
pulsed ovorywlore. T.. ....
Tobosa.
LONDON, E1ay 27.-The Paris Presse asserts
that Senor SaEaBta and Two other members Of
the Spanish Cabinet favor tho removal Of tho
Hohenhollru candidAturo.
The 1ataBt advices from Bantander report
that Gen. Coveta has concentrated an army Of
'2Co00 men at Vittorin with sixty-fonr guns, aud
will commence active operations next week.
THE B1E0E OF BILBAO.
Bilbao t'fay 81 c'r'eip@ndf"ee Ter;i % Il" 1tt' fer'
Tho history Of the operations which have TO-
suited In tue relief Of Bilbao can bs told in few
words. Serrnno and Coucha wore strong enough
to divide their forces, as to make m attack at
onco upon tho front and on the flank of the Car
list positions. Concha in fact, turned these
positions and threatened the Carlist rear; and
under theHe circumstances there waH nothing
loft for the Carlista but retreat. Concha and
Serrano were indebted for their SUCCESS III theae
operations almost wholly to their krupp guns.
The great range OF these guns enabled them to
keep their mon out Of danger until the Carlist
positions. one by Que. were nude untenable. ;.
and on the Cd, Of May (yesterday) Marshal
Concha entered tile long heleaguered city iu tri-
unph. Tho 2ath the 29th, the 30th. and tho
Int wore spent In almost iuceasant fighting. Tho
positions asaailod by Marahnl Concha wore
takon ono by one while from those aaHatled BY
Marslal 8errano tle Carlists fell back H1owly,
but without much resistance. When once their
rear had been turned, 1t was useless for them to
fight IN front, and at daylight on tho I'd the last
detachment Of Carlsts Waa Withdrawn acroaa
the river, burning the bridge Of boats which
carried them over, and marching OF to join
thoir oomradoa who lind already proosedad in
the direction OF Durango.
Entering tho city Yesterday afternoon. apont
some hours in making all examination OF the
damage done during tho siege and in talking
with the Inhabitants The damage iB extensive,
bnt by 10 means irroparable. Tho place oould
probably have held out for two weeks longer,
meat but horBa-desh. md this was selling at 60
cot.ts a pound. At this rate none but tho
rich could buy 1t. The bread had long
heeh. OF worry bad quality. There waa
no longer any whcaton lour.. Tie bread,
snch "a 1t wss, was made Of = mixture Of so11r
1ntlian corn-meal. oats and chopped hay. It waa
| very misty and very unwholcsoma. Tho doaths
among tue children and tho adults Of tho poorer
| classos have been worry numerous. During the
siega $500 shells and round shot wore fred into
| the town, but the whole number Of killed and
| wounded among the garrison and tho people waa
190-an average Of thirty-four shells and round
ehot to ono person. The stroets OF Bilbao are
narrow, and The houses are six, seven or eight
stories high. Nearly all the houses have suffer.
cd some darnage bJ the bornba1dsnent. Tie
Hotel BrigadaI which fronts the principal plaza
ts torn to psces inside, although the walls arc
little injured. Some shells passed through the
walls and exploded in the rooms, blowing thou7
| into ruins. Tho Antonia Hosel received more
| tlan twenty: BhollH., Some Of the houses wore
protected by sand-bags and planltiug, and these
| escaped serious injury. Some Of the churches
! liavs been greatly injured. The Notifications are
| almost intact. Tha lives Of many OF the In
| habitaut8. no doubt. T0re ENYed ~ the practice
| which they had Of spending their days in long
! railway tunnel running under th7 city, and re-
turning to their houses to sleep at night, tho1
the bombardment was not gong on.