The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-30
Two DOM.

There are at present among us two gen.
nemen of Spanish descent, both prominent
representative men, both inheritors Of
colossal fortunes, and both exiled from
their country for political offences. Both
have cost Spain millions of dollars and
thousands Of lives; aud one may yet cost
Der the pest of her colonies, and the other
her reiguing dynasty. Classifying them
10 our particular appreciation OF their
respective merits and OF the justice of their
respective causes, these gen.!!ee;;sa ca are Don
MIGUEL DE ALBANIA, Agent-General Of the
Republic Of Cuba, and Don CARLOS DE
BOURBON, Pretender TO the throne of
Spain.
Don CARLOS. in conjunction with his
brother ALFONSO, lately inherited, in real
estate and other property, eight millions of
dollars, bequeathed to them by the Duke Of
HoDESA. Don MIGUEL abandoned property
In Cuba which yielded him an income larger
than that of Don CARLOS TO free his coun-
try from the tyrannical yoke Of Spain.
Don CARLOS was born in Germany. and
never lived In Spain outside of a military
camp. Don MIGUEL was born In Havana,
lived in Cuba all his life, always declined
Spanish honors and titles, and always
worked for the welfare OF his country
which at last he convinced himself could
be secured only by separation from Spain.
These two men, both bitter enemies of
HE reigninR dynasty Of Spain, by which
hoy are cordially detested and feared,
have never met; but a very interesting
aud characteristic correspondence passed
between them some eight years ago, at a
lime when the expulsion Of Queen IsA-
BELLA from Spain, after the battle OF
lloolea, induced Don CARLOS to renew his
bttempt to ascend the Spanish throne, and
when the Cuban Declaration of Yara
lrove the native Cubans into q war for
Eheir independence. We find the letters
referred 10 in an interesting pamphlet
published by Mr. ENRIQUE PISEYRo, en-
btled "MoRALEs LEMUs La Rerolucton
DC Cuba" The letter OF Don CARLOS is a
fac-simile OF an autograph, the original OF
which is stu in the hands Of Don MIGUEL.
At the date OF this correspondence, Gen.
LERsUNDI, a royalist OF the deepest dye was
Captain G oneral OF Cuba and il Is more
than likely that, il Don MIGUEL DE AIDA
Ma had in December, 1853, accepted from
Don CARLOS the position rendered him,
LKRsUHDI would have induced the Spanish
Army in Cuba to declare for Don CARLOS
In foot note relative TO the attempt Of
Don CARLOS TO influence Cuba in his favor,
Mr.. PISEYRo states some facts OF unusual
htersst:
"Nothlne has ever been written about these
ulans Of LERsrN DI 1.-THE separation OF Cuba from
ths new liberal regime proclaimed 10 the PENN
enlAL but they are unquestlonably true; IsA'
2EIiA H. had scarcely left Spanish soil, before
fhe PIetender, CARLOS DE- BOURBON, turned ma
attention to the island OF Cuba, then under
The government OF man In whose loyalty hs
lad implicit confidence. A special messenger
va. despatched from Paris to Havana with the
appointment of Gen. LRRsUsDI to the vice-Roy.
f3ty OF the leland and with other important
documents. among which was despatch writ
bp and signed by the PTetepder which confer
Nd upon the Cuban patriot, MIGUEL DE ALBANIA
Me title Of Civil Governor Of the Island Of Cuba
and which conthiued, besides, q program N 4
}DT the government OF Cuba. ALDAMA received
1bis letter at his house, early In December, from
The hands OF an aide do camp OF the Captain
General, TO whom he at once repaired 10 ascer'
tIA toe letter was sQthsptc' 1xesVNph vi