Carlism has raised its head again in Spain. Taking advan-
tage of the absence of O'Donnell, with the best troops of the country in Africa, General Ortega, Captain-General of the Be- learic Isles, instigated, it is said, by Cabrera, has carried a part of his garrison into Valencia or Catalonia, and raised the stand- ard of the Pretender. The troops, as soon as they were made acquainted with the object of their general, refused to obey him, so sa3s an official telegram, but, as they did not arrest him, he escaped. The prospects of the insurrection are not, therefore, very hopeful ; and the whole enterprise wears the appearance of insanity. But the result of Spanish outbreaks can never be pre- dicted, and nobody will be surprised if Ortega succeeds in rais- ing a civil war.
The peace made with the Moors by Marshal O'Donnell has given dissatisfaction, because it stipulates for the surrender ef Tetuan, throws the task of chastising the Kabyles upon the Spaniards, and extorts only four hundred instead of five hun- dred millions indemnity. A war began in injustice, with im- practicable objects, can only have an unsatisfactory ending.
The chronic strife in Mexico has assumed some prominence. Miramon, the Conservative, has besieged Juarez, the Liberal, in Vera Cruz. The siege is a pitiful affair, but it has been very damaging to Miramon. The incident which gives interest to this phase of the war is the capture of two steamers by the United States ships of war. These steamers, coming from Ha- vannah, in aid of Miramon refused to show their colours, and fired on a boat sent from the Saratoga. In a short space they were captured.
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