Madrid newspapers, received this morning, contradict reports, circa- lated in
the beginning of the week, of insurrections in Cadiz, 3Ialags, and Seville. The Chamber of Deputies had presented a courteous address to the Queen Regent, in reply to her speech on opening the session if the Cortes.
Particulars are given of the capture of a small fortified town by the Count d'Espagne-
" It appears that on the 10th the Count d'Espagne appeared before Moya„ and summoned it to surrender ; but, the inhabitants having refused to obey the summons, he immediately cannonaded the town and carried it by assault, putting all the inhabitants to the sword. A part Of the garrison took refuge ma convent and in the church. Finding that the walls of the convent were strong, the Count d'Espagne sent a young Carlist chief to propose a capitula- tion. He was detained in the convent by the Christina troops for some time and on leaving it was fired upon by them and killed ; which so exasperated the Carlists, that they returned to the attack with rage, and, scaling the walls, got into the convent by the roof, and massacred 300 Christmos who had taken refuge there. Those who were in the church, to the number of 150, laid down their arms, and were taken prisoners to Bergs,. The town was then
and afterwards burnt."
The inhabitants of Castel Tersol compelled the garrison in that place to surrender it to the Count, who appears to carry on a petty warfare with much activity.
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