The Republican movement in Spain has been apparently com- pletely
suppressed. All the cities except Bejar have surrendered, Valencia in particular having been regularly taken after some hours' bombardment ; the army is victorious "all along the line," and has received the thanks of the Cortes, and Prim has urged on the Deputies the election of a King, "if possible by unani- mous vote." The Republican Deputies who headed Inzeutes are to be expelled, and apparently the Minister at War is master of the situation. Something, however, not quite perceptible to outsiders seems to restrain him from solidifying his power, and it is said that this is a latent dislike towards him within the Army itself. Many officers prefer Serrano, while the people would probably object to any sovereign not of a royal stock. For the present, till some decision has been come to, Spain is a country in possession of a foreign but friendly army.
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