Murray has been offered a special courier to carry his letters to the frontier but has not written enough to merit any man's attempt at the trip. The entire Carlist army is animated by the Holy Faith. They are fighting under the banner of the Sacred Heart, and St. Margaret. Mary, whose shrine is at Paray-le-Monial in France has promised victory to such an army. Selby has considered him imprudent for going into Spain without a letter of some sort but he trusted the Spanish gentleman and his trust has been repaid. The Spanish grammar has troubled him. The officers assembled the previous night and said the Rosary. The Republicans desecrated 2 churches in Baga, which is the site of two previous Carlist victories. A Republican victory would make Spain like the France of 1793. Murray cannot see how Catholics can be divided in their views on Charles VII, because he is fighting the battles of the Church and merits their prayers. Queen Isabella, put on the throne through intrigue of her mother, has given the land to the revolution by her comprises. Murray has seen her and her son in the Bais de Boulange. She would prefer to live and die in retirement but her encourage forces her to another course. It is expected that a republic will be proclaimed in Italy. Murray wonders if McMaster can raise a loan of $2,000,000. The Spaniards are sober and temperate and women rarely take wine. It is of little use to know Spanish here since the Catalunian language is a dielectical mixture of French, Italian, and Spanish. Murray, awaiting orders from headquarters, is only 4 miles from Republican forces along with a commandant and his son, and 15 men. Berga, only 5 hours march distant is under a Carlist blockade. Lavall leads the Zouaves at Cerona and Don Alfonso is passing through the province. The Zouaves are to move against Berga but the strategic move will be against Ebro and not against the fortified cities. If the right bank is captured, the left bank will surrender its fortified towns including Barcelona, and then the Carlists will own a complete line from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be followed by a march on Madrid and the Spanish throne will be secured to a Catholic king. Lavall was not an officer in the Zouaves but was captain in the Papal Army in the regiment of Cajetor, and has previous service with the Carlists. Colonel Wills had 12 horses shot from under him and has received 3 surface wounds. He died very heroically. Tristany, an old and experienced general served the Carlists before and led the Neapolitan Royalists from 1860-1866 when they captured Abruzzi from the Republicans. On the whole, the leadership is much better than their opponents. As soon as the Carlists take a large town, or the Ebro, then they will be recognized as belligerents and shall organize a stable base of operations. McMaster should begin in America by showing some act of sympathy with the Catholic king. The fault of France towards Ireland when that country was attacked by the heretical Dutchman William of Orange, would not be repeated. Americans should not confuse sound Republican institutions with the pseudo-republic of Spain. Spain, just as in 1849, will not be the last country in the field for the Sovereign Pontiff. It would have fared better for the temporal power if Napoleon had not taken over the entire management. Spain as a nation seems to have a stronger internal devotion to the Pope than does France. The country is entirely Catholic and will remain so. In France, the display of the Freemasons at the siege of Paris, complete with their insignia and banners had entirely discredited them. The French Zouaves meet monthly and are well organized. In Belgium, the Prince de Leiningen, captain of the Papal dragoons has achieved admirable organization and readiness. This group forms the League of Pius IX and is in close union with the French, but for some reason the League of St. Sebastian in Paris will not coalesce.