The New York herald., 1874-10-02
THE SPANISH WAR.
The Result Of the Struggle in the
Peninsula.
Foreign Intervention Between the Democracy
and the ROyalstS.


since tne press in this country is treated ike
the ours under feet, and the laws OF the poti-
cal cantcuh still In force, though the ides OF
september have come ana gone, we can hardly be
expected 10 furnish news Tor the outside world,
nom whom alone we derive our own meagre In
formation OF what is passing In Spain.
WHAT THEY DO KNOW.
sim, Just at this moment there are two points
OF absorbing interest OF which we know something
here, and these are the Germano-Spanish and the
Nrginius questions. There is something
curious, to say the least, In the coming
OF the Ministers or the German and Austro-
Hungarian Empires. They were ordered
10 come together and to present their credentials
to Marshal serrano at one and the same audience.
whether this be bit OF righteous spleen directed
against Russia for her hardness to come to call in
bcuai OF spain DO not say, but the fact elicts
much attention and evokes no small degree OF
comment. The two Ministers on their way hither
came near receiving their oopteme de Jeu, as the
Carlists lay in ambush q station called Nave,
on the santander route, but fortunately fired on
the nrst train that came along. which happened
to be freight, leaving the passenger train that
followed with our mobiles uninjured.
GERMAN ATTENTION CAUSE OF CARLIST EXCITE
To the Carlists, as TO all ultramontanes every
where, this prominence assumed by Germany in
the recognition OF spain Is an excitement OF the
first order. and to them the beginning OF the great
religious connagration which Is soon to divide Eu-
rope into two camps. The spanish liberals, how
ever, on the other hand, generally cherish Ger
manic sympathes, especially Sagasta, the Presi-
dent Of the Council OF Ministers, ana some OF the
soundest journals. Tne fact is, though distaste-
ful enough TO spaniards. there Is little hope OF
ending the war but by foreign Intervention. This
idea II daily gaining ground. facilitated by the
gross partlality still exercised on the French
frontier In favor OF the Carsts These Still
use their full liberty TO import the
needed mdteriei and thus the war is sus-
tanned. which, without the connivance OF France,
II could not be a single month And now the
coming OF the German gunooats 10 the Cantabrian
coast Is an additional sign that the clash OF inter.
vention is not remote. The dring OF the Albatross
the Carlists Of Guetaria Is neraded a. lhe sum.
ter blast which s to prove to all parties that Ger
many Is on our borders with snot and she'll ready
to so her duty. need hardly ada, therefore, that
intervention Is the staple topic In the cafes and
gardens At the present moment.
MAcNAHoS's Policy A PUZZLE
II seems tnexpcable that France. by her course.
ssouid allow spain, her natural ally to slide into
an alliance with great Protestant Power, even
as Italy before has done. The course France pur.
sues must inevitably isolate her from her Latin
sisters. and In the end invite them, with Germany
at their mead, 10 q second inundation OF ner fair
territory from which she viii not easily be let
free.
fHE RoYALIsr SPANISH CAUSE.
With regard TO the CAriists, they are sti strong,
though not very successful Just now. Still IL must
not be forgotten that their object Is rather 10 hold
aud await the elimination OF the ultramontane
sentiment which Is now making gigan TIC strides
IN France under the pressure OF Germanic
sympathy Tor spain. No doubt Carlos VII Is do
ing good service for Henri V. every day he holds
on, and Europe Is rapidly organizing into the two
lines Tor the mighty arbitration OF war. Any day
we arc liable to direct intervention from the Ger.
manic gunboats, and then France must have q
word, England an explanation and the fires are
! lighted. SPAN was the cause OF Napoleon ILL.,
downfall ana the disasters OF France. VIII an.
other European conflict spring from her civil dis.
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THE BRITISH INDEMNITY FOR rHH vIRGiSIUs OUT
RAGE.
The yirginius question, l am told officially here,
has assumed no new phase far as the United
states are concerned. But In the mean time. our
cousins are In q fair way TO get their claims. II is
authoritatiyely stated here that the state be-
partment has made requistion on the Treas
ury for the amount OF the British clam. This Is
the pithy notice IN the Ministerial papers. wni
the United states claims be paid with the same
alacrity, now that the principle IL conceded that
Burrel was wrong In putting foreigners 10 deatnp
l trow not