The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-25

THEIR STRENGTH, oRGANIzATioA, De-
PLrxE AND LoYALTT-HoW 1HEi LNA.
FIGHT AND woRK-1HE coCSIki w
TEE cARLIsTs.
Tn these isys pssions rarely struggle Tor |
ahatraets idas Liberty has dASned ID 'he
worid. and liberty teaches men TO DC to'easnt
in religion and independent OF every Ioef
nesses Of Navarro, however, peitheI nneIS
nor he preeepts have ever peGetTa'ed. mere
IL left. in rndefiled simplicity, hardy race
Of men. hospitAble to strangers, devoteo 70
their friepds, and imPiacaoie 10 sneH
enemies. Their religion they honor ABOVE
all, and their Loyalty to the hiog las DO
bouDds-
when, four years ago, Don Carlos ap-
pesred TO claim their allegiance, their cry
wss Dies, petrid reg. 1t spread ike Wi'cnre
over the land. Ien left their families, they
gave mp all, ready to spill their blood for
pripes they bad never seen. Don Carlos
entered Spain With twenty followers now
= iarae army, well drilled, we'll armed, full
of love for their cause, and belief IN cue
cess, moves as he bids.
The CarIist territory 10 comparatively
small, much smaller than the State OF mary
land alone, and the drain this produces on
the working population must conseqaea.sy
ably well cultivated wherever practicaoie.
The soil is not plentiful, for Navarro 10 but
a mas of mountains, bat what there ID 10
rich and needs bot little care. Deep ploughs
arc never used. There are only women,
children snd old men left to hoe the ground
and plant the grain, yet the hsIvests nevsf
fsil. In some districts of Navarro and Goi-
puzcoa for whole days the only tokens OF
war the traveller meets are the uniforms OF
aoldiers. and on q hill here and there are
cntrenchments. Part of the valley OF Ors,
and the country from Oyarzun TO lrnn, have
indeed Suffered sorely by the war, for when
the seige of Irun was rails d, L una devasta
te6 it With fire and sword. There desola
ton 10 everywhere, and for miles burned
house, aud ruined walls mark bis passage.
The whole country might come day share
similar fate yet tho people seem to have
NO apprehensions. The long duration OF the
war has accustomed them to its perile, and
xhey raise their grain and focks as in time
Of peace.
Things might remain thus for an indefn.
ito length oftime. Provisions are now much
cheaper in the CaTlist country than In France
Bread and meat are abundant. The country
has now fed the army for three years and
never be starved. Even the richest prov
fnees Of Spain feel the weight OF the war al
much as those where the Csrlists actually
are, for Spain must pay for every shot tins
troops of Alfonso FIRE, while Don Carlos Il
supplied from abroad with the means o
equipping his army. II ever these suppliei
give ont, it is true, his little kingdom IN usi
yery soon collapse, but nothing makes thai
seem probable as yet On the contrary
the Government at Madrid eeens at th'
verge Of bankruptcy.
BY protracting the war, Spain altogethe
suffers immeDslS, bat that part which th
Oarlists bold feels is no more than the rest
The army of Don Carlos is young, but tn
materials the country presented were ex
eallept. The Basques are born soldiers
They are tall, powerful men Injured T.
hardships, and untiring walkers. A strag
Kler 10 never seen in their regiments
Soldiers who had walked two hundre
miles 10 FIVE days fought beautifully o
Lacar on the sixth.
The entire number of volunteers that ca
themselves Carlist amount to- about rs. O0
men, including all the different bands.
these IS. 900 are regular trooPa, we'll disc
pliped and clothed and armed with breect
loading guns. Is 600 more IN CAtaioni
which Don Alfonso formally commande'
are at present being reorganized by Dorr
sarey, aud will soon be Of effective servic
The quiet and orderly behavior Of the 90
diers who are often described a. mere bal
dits, would not have been nnbecoming
even Crom Wells Puritans. Drunkenness
quite unknown to them, and their beeTir
Is djgnified. It seems as If they alwa!
bore in mind that they are champions
their religion. The Carlist officers are pro
ably just what their peculiar country an
people require.
The Generals and high officers are most
the chiefs who fought under Don Carlos
10 1893 and 1e45. They are experience
soldiers, and their name alone gives con
dence to their men. The subordinate POI
tiOns are chiefly occupied by young me
who, fired by accounts of the glory of the
ancestors, look for a life of exploits und
the banner of Charles VII. They are bra
and full of enthusiasm, and suit we'll to le
ON the fierce Navaresse to a desperate q
tack, or storm o battery at the point of t
bayonet Most of them are of excellent fau
lies and possess all the polish of the wor!
They could lead life of ease aud pleasur
yet they prefer to bear the hardship al
privations of a long campaign for the ga
Of honor and of glory, and their chief 81
them an excellent example. Nature has a
mirably suited Don Carlos for his positio
He is young, tall and powerful, capable
supporting any fatigue and fearless
haIdships. His demeanor is Kingly and
conversation highly interesting. 1t lie trt
an imposing position always gives weiR
and eioqueDce to the simplest words; stI