It is rumoured that the effect of all this in
Spain will be fatal to the Government of Senor Castelar, who will be denounced as having sacrificed the national honour. This is possible, as every Spaniard is nearly mad upon this point, as the wealthy Negriros
in Madrid, who have great influence, - detest the notion of emancipation, and as a distinct project is known to have been formed for the restoration of the dynasty, with Alphonso as King and Mairshtd Serrano as Regent of the kingdom. It is -evidently the opinion of General Sickles that some such change is at hand, but threatened Republics live long, and there is one great obstacle,—the promises, amounting to oaths, of both Serrano and Topete never to restore the Bourbons. Meanwhile, though the Spanish army is bombarding Carthagena, the Spanish fleet just keeps up a partial blockade, disappearing with comical haste whenever the Numancia is coming out. As yet the people fight bravely, but two German ironclads sent in to demand £1,000 in gold received it without resistance. Characteristically the Germans would have nothing but gold, while characteristically also, an Italian ironclad on the same errand, finding specie scarce, accepted the amount in old copper. By the latest reports, the garrison had asked a truce.
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