Year: 1869

Col Burgos, was at once dispatched against the in
snrgents; put them to flight; pursued them; took
five barricades; broke into the houses where the in
surgents took refuge and killed, it is not said how
many "Thus," says the General who writes the dis
patch. "was the ofTense against the American flag
duly and promptly avenged" Marshal Serrano sent
q COPY of this dispatch, as received to Mr.
Hale the American AIinister-expressing at the same
time his surprise and regret that such an outrage
should have been attempted on the flag of Power
with whom all parties in Spain desired to remain on
friendly terms.


The jgualdqd of this morning, the leading Republi-
can organ of Madrid advises its readers to withhold
their belief in the official narrative of the conflict at
Malaga but it supplies no information whatever of
its own. What is above given must be taken as
purelv official statement. The other side not
likely 10 get for some days. The paper attacks
the Government with renewed energy-in very
different Tone in fact from that held yesterday by
leading members of the Committee in private
Whether anything has occurred to excite fresh APP
prehension know not, nor can learn before this
letter must 20 TO the postwhence IhOpe but am not
sure, it may go to New-York


The AmigO del Pueblo Friend of the People,"
journal just started in Madrid proposes that the
revolutionary Juntas shall be reconsruoted, that all
legislative and executive power shall be restored to





take command of the civic force and of the army and
navy; and declare guilty of treason to the nation and
20 the Revolution all those who deny obedience to
the new Juntas legitmatey chosen by universal suf
frage. 1t demands that national Junta, composed
of delegates from all the provincial Jnntas, shall be
then constituted in Madrid; the nation to be de-
clared in revolutionary state and the danger con-
slant. Upon which the Igualdad says: 'We had pro-
posed plan different from this, but anything will
appear good to u.s. provided it involve the disappear
Ance of the existing Government traitor as IT Is to
the popular cause-a Government not afraid OF
plungng the country into ruin for the sake of i'm
posing upon us master to their own
taste, and Of their own making" This is out
spoken, to say tho least and if it proves nothing
more, proves that tho Provisional Government
does not among its other SINS refuse liberty to the
press. 1t seems likely that the affair at Malaga may
not yet be at end The latest dispatches are not
yet quite clear, and even Gen. De ROdas scarcely
ventures to affirm that the city is completely IN his
power, though he does claim very important sue
ceSses Be Malaga quiet or not, Madrid Is restless
enough this morning, ana Une terment among the
Republicans bodies i'll to the of the negota-
tiOns to which referred in the beginning of this
letter Underneath the smooth surface of the official
account, and the apparent agreement of the Repub-
lcans, is the necessity of suppressng that outbreak
There may be- after ALL suspicion of bad faith on
the part of the Government-a belief that they have
deceived the Republicans into abandoning their
allies in Malaga, and that the insurectiOn had
moro cause than anybody in Madrid was permitted
to suppose The Igaaldad even declares its fear that
Il speaks eey this morning for the last time that
measure against the press is actually in prepara-
ton, and that even the personal safety of the
members OF Ji1 Republican Committee will have to
be secured by fight IL calls upon every liberal
association throughout the country, 10 protest II
proclaim their indignation, to hold meetings, t.
menace the Government with overthrow, TO assert
at all hazards, tho integrity of the Revolution. i
this means anything, it means that the policy o.
disarmament is to be enforced at Madrid which
cannot yet believe. But The lgualddd carries its ap
peal so far as to demand not only new juntas and
central authority but to fix on EsparterO as the
man to whom the new power shall be committed
Espartero in fact to supersede Prim, SerranO and
oil the rest of the Council; measure which there
must be a new revolution to accomplish.