A Hundred Years Ago rr TBE SPECTATOR," SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1836.
The retreat of the Carlist chief GOMEZ before ESPABTERO, and the demolition of the band of marauders commanded by BASILIC) GARCIA, formed the subject of almost every letter written by the correspondents of Liberal journals frdm Madrid, till. within this week ; when we were unexpectedly told that GOMEZ and BASILIC) had effected a junction, and completely defeated a considerable body of the Queen's troops at Jaracque, in the province of Guada- laxara, a few marches from Madrid. This action took place on the 30th of August. The Royalist force was commanded by LOPEZ, and consisted of 2,000 men ; of whom 500 were killed, and most of the other taken prisoners. The approach of the rebels so near to the capital created much alarm. RODIL went out at the head of a body of horse and foot to encounter the insurgents ; who, however, after plundering the town of Guadalaxara, retreategl-pursued, it is said by ESPABTERO, who never contrives to come up with them. The defenceless state of the country may be conjectured from the fact that a small division of the Carlist army has been able to penetrate almost to Madrid, eluding one Royalist general and defeating another, and levying contributions on their road.
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