, 1874-12-30
Death Of Esparlcr0, the Spanish SOL
dicr and Statesman.
Probable Retirement Of Do 0a3es
from tho French Ministry.
Bismarok's Note Invoking the Papal
Succession Officially Pub
fishcd.
SPAIN.

SPAIN.
nEcENT ESuAdRMENT.
MADRID, Dec. 29.-An engagement ut Roda, In
Barcelona, betweon tho Cariigts and tho Na~
tional troopH, resulted in tlc dcfoat Of tic
former, with loaa Of thirty Killed.
berlin, Dec. 29--5 a. m,-Tha German CouBul
atsau Sebastian writes TINT tllo Captain and cpor-
s Hsyo II bsss o OF e Sn n hs ,a aasas M
Ward Of 900 rounds at tho vcsacl whilst cudeay-
orliss to enter tho harbor Of :,,an Soban.ian.
DEATH or EspAnTEno.
za,; i;foaSE, os, Dec. 29-Ths Car'lst organ ctarle'
ifeae assests that tito wel-lsuown Spanish ntatos-
'ran E5pas,aro died OH tho 2ist lust.
Don ba'doms-.o Espastcro, ,Dulo do ]. Victoria,
sarsAal 15aa anu ~ ano timo hegcnt q spain, was
porn IN u, ifva ,,; ~ q; Gtsnatu!a, in Tn Maneha 10
health, ho was intendca for tl,o pr,pstl,oo1 but.
III 1908. when tho Tronci. invaded spai,l. l,o en-,
rolled imusli ~ , voi,4nte,v in Tie body Of at
Ses'a n tas Da son1o on n hs "a AZ" yea Ss pef Id
entered upon actlve scrv'ee aa sub
VII. dlod, no too&; o doeded BART
in favor Of that monarcl's dnugh!e,. Isabcia
many defeats; but tho tide Of victory ct lsngtn
tuned, a1ul III 1871 Espartcro became noeoif Of
Gpain, and governed tho country With IT,.
al,aro OF success, although continually thwarca
uY 1fAtllnuG. huEu NGHs ISllIHtl1S E@4lpfEA A4A-
t.riti III 1919, Gen. Espartero compelled to retire
sought tho protection Of q British man-ol-wor,
and sailed to England. Having remained fol
somo ttme III London, ll1 was invited to rellilr
to Spnin, where ho resided aa d private cit!xon
until Juno, 1854. III July. Quoon lRabella, much
against hor will, having sent for Gen. Eapartero
and commissioned him 10 rcsl11no the direction oi
| AFFAIRS, he ontorod tho Capital, and. III con
| junction with Gon. O'Donnell, his former rival,
| formed Ministry July 10; but bits Government
encountered grea: difficulties in tho corruption o'
| tic Court and Of tho administrative dcpnri'
monts, III tho hostility Of tho clergy tho rotten.
nces or tho Cartists, and tllo fckleness and iu
Rui,ordina.on Of ita own profcsBod supporters
! 1T loueth, in tho Hutnnlor Of 1886, matters clmo
10 criBB. II WAS impossible that two alch nlcr
as Espartoro and O'Donnol could work toGothol
iu harmony for auy length of time. Con. EspAr
tcro waR dtn1nissed md nsurreotlon broke OH
| In Madrid, Barcelona, aud SaEasossa; but hi
took no part In tho quartcle mRdo in ho name
| aud again lost oue OF tho most brill!an
positions TINT forturo or military prestige Coult
offer. III 1857 10 resigned hiH dignity aa Eeua
tor, and since tllHt timo has raroly npnoarod Ii
connection with Spnnlsh politics. After tho rov
o!ution Of 1865, which ended III tho expulsion o
Queen Iaabclla. Gen. Espartero gave hiu 1ea,t,
adhesion to tho Provisional Goyorn'nont, q!
though ho TOOK no active part in the avents 0
that period. In HAY, 1BG0, during tho ao''ate
on tie policy Of ro.cstabBhing tho monaycllica
form Of government, a Deputy scnot Gardo
suggested TINT EApartoro be chosen King, bu
tho proposal was not favotably rccoiycd by til
Cortcs.