The New York herald., 1876-03-01
Sketch Of It's Outbreak, Prog
ree9 and Termination.
The Successful Campaign
of 1874.
MADRID THREATENED.
Alfonso XII. Witnesses in Person the Flight Of
the Last Of the Pretender's Followers.

resulted In the abdication and expulsion OF Queen
isabella from the country. The government was left
to the choice OF the people, and Marshal serrano
having been the leader in the movement entered Mad
rid In October at the head of army and became the
actual ruler OF the Kingdom Many popular outbreaks
followed, which were suppressed, and the ques
ton lone that In the end proved OF fearful
quence to France) arose, Who was to be KingS At
general election held in 1869 the monarchsts
elected 25O members to the Cortes and
the republicans seventy-nve, but. among
the former many supporters OF the OF Don
Carlos who has just closed unsuccessully his three
years campaign in the Basque provnces
the throne There were many other candidates, among
them Leopold of Hohenzollern German prince whose
nomination led directly TO the Franco German war,
King Ferdinand, Of Portugal, Enrique de Bourbon the
Duke OF Savoy and the Duke Montpenser,
but Prince Amadeus, OF the King of Italy, was
chosen and he entered Madrid January 2, 1871 to
commence brief and unhappy reign. He had hardly
been well seated on the throne when Don Carlos
tered Spain with the view Of establishing by forco OF
arms his pretended hereditary rights rule the
Spanish nation.
cARLIsT CLAIM
The origin OF tho claim OF tho young Pretender goes
back to the year $780, when Ferdinand VII repealed
the Salc law which excluded females from the throne
ofspain in favor of his daughters Isabella and Louisa,
and to the disnhertance of his brother Don Carlos
Maria Isdor, who born in 17SS, and died
At Trieste 1855. In 1882, Ferdinand, while
1t was supposed he was his death bed,
restored the Salic law, and in the following year nc
gathered to his fathers Don Carlos Immediately
announced himself King, but Maria Christina his sis
ter in law proclaimed him a rebel and concluded
treaty with Grca, Britain France and Portugal recog
nizing her infant daughter Isabella, Queen
culinary followed in which the Pretenders
krtlt, hi
general, Zumalacanequiva, killed before Bilboa
In June, 1885, alter which he series of
which compelled him to retire into France September
1882 with few followers Carlos Luis Maria, the
Of the preceding died in 1861 at the age Of forty three
In ls49 he entered Spain in Disguise captured and
set at liberty The present Pretender is nephew
Of Carlos Luis, and was born in 1S4s.
DON CARLOS ENTERS SPAIN IN 1872
The elements of distraction continued ceaselessly
from the the Italian prince assumed the royal
authority, at work. Amadeus, styled the stranger
king by his inhospitabe subjects, remained the
throne but it shaken by many temposts. Nothing
but the worth and gaantry of his personal character
saved his position from being one OF commiseration
amounting to contempt party Of Carsts crossed
the French frontier in April 1872, 600 troops
promptly sent against them, and they had TO
retreat in demoraized condition. On the I'd of May
the Pretcnder himself appeared at Vena In Navarro,
where he found his adherents cooped in corner be-
tween the Pyrenees and chain OF mountains Gull
puzcoa while the royal forces occupied positions that
made il almost impossible Tor the rebels TO
escape Don Carlos issued "a proclamation telling the
Spanards that he was their King that he
among them, that he had restore to them their
privileges and that the cry should be- Down with the
foreigner. But the day de Rivera arrived at a
point SIX miles distant Everything now looked dis
couraging and Radn declared to the prince that the
was hopeless bur being told In return that he was
coward traitor he resigned his commission Gen.
eral Agnora was appointed Ia his place On the evening
of the 4th of May, 1872 the inevitable collision took
hotxp tha hnstt ttlo rhol
pened to be the leader came up with the Pretender
with 1000 men and mountain battery. The Carsts,
hastily gathered and poorly armed, numbered 8, 600.
The latter defended themselves behind rocks and
walls for hours but finally way leaving
prisoners IN tho hands Of the enemy. For
days after the fate of Don Carlos remained
mystery. IL was rumorcd that he
killed. that he was prisoner, that he was hiding
among the mountains 1t turned afterward that he
had crossed into France Though badly scotched in
this first encounter Carism far from being killed
1t resumed, will be seen important proportions a
year eighteen months ago, and at period the
Pretenders forces, after obtaining number OF signal
successes struck out boldly for Madrid During the
remainder OF 1872 guerilla warfare carried on by
the Pretender's followers
PRErEyDER's CAUSE GAINS STRENGTH.
The birth OF a son TO King Amadeus toward the end
OF January, lS13-making the third Prince Of Asuras
according to contcmporaneous Spanish politicsmigh.
have attered the national pride and reconcled his
strange subjects to their monarch. But at tho
same time disgusting news came from every quarter
The people really could not rest content under the
foreigner, however amiabc and well-ntentioned
he might be In all respects. The Carlists were
still troublesome the Northern provinces
and the battle OF orognosta, In May, 1872
far from being crushing defeat SerraRos con-
ventons with some OF the leaders amounted TO moth
ing Bands OF hardy mountaineers roycd about the
provinces OF Biscay, Aava and Navarro, burning rail
roads, upselting trains, cutting telegraph wires and
levying contributions Moriones the commander of
royal troops found prudent rather evade
TO attempt TO defeat crush them. he pursued pol
icy OF inactivity while the Insurgents were
gaining in strength, confidence and disci-
pllne. They were also supplied with arms and
ammunition from abroad. But meantime the meshes
pnafn nd FaQfta lin el.a
army, the worst OF ALL began TO manifest itself. About
500 artillery officers suddenly resigned their commits
sons consequence alleged OF the appointment OF
Hidalgo an unpopular general The elections IN April
were favorable 70 the government But now thero
provinces in favor Of Don Carlos under the old chiefs
OF the party. In CASTLE and Leon also bands
rapidly formed IN the mountains OF Toledo and the
plains oil La Aancha sent forth
TIM CRY OF VIVA CARLOS VII !"
Tho principal leader OF the rebel force Diaz de
Rcda, who was appointed by the Pretender
mander- In chief of the Basque provinces No time
lost by the government of Amadeus In despatch
ing Marshal Serrano against the macontents but in
face OF the formidable dangers that surrounded him
Amadeus took resolution for which h ~ princey race
had history afforded several prccedcnts ON the sth
/ February 1873 no informed his Ministers OF
his determination TO abdicate Gorilla demonstrated,
but the King only consented delay Of torty-eght
hours In company with his wife and children he
Quilted the palace Of Madrid the I4th returning TO
his Italian home by way OF Lisbon. This sudden va
cancy the throne called forth sensation dsmay
and two days after his departure the Republic was
proclaimed The Cariists now became more active.
such leauers OF the ihsurrecloh Us Li1nrasa Oho
(ked in action early last month";, Dorrcgaray, iris
tany, Sabals and, above ALL tho Cure santa Cruz, had
acquired strong hold popular affection and conf
dence Their daring feats successful raids and numer
successful skirmishes with the government troops
brought the standard OF Carlos VII. thousands
OF volunteers, and tho northern provinces seemed
be a unit in his favor. Nothing could exceed the
thusasn that pcrvAdcd the country, and 10 add
difficulty OF the Republic the inlransigontes the
and portion OF the fleet set up and attempted 10
sustain a so-caed "Provisonal Government OF tho
Spanish Confederation Difficulties with Germany
oil OrC. nal nj mi
undispuled control OF tho Basque region and were
cheered by the presence OF their chief who had re-
turned from France.
WAR BLAzEs OK.
Al the close Of 1873 SPAN the throos Of po-
litical crisis Soon, however the insurrecton the
south was queled, but in the north the Carlis1 war