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Murray, Hugh, Catalonia, Spain, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1873 December 5

 Item
Identifier: CMMA I-1-o

Scope and Contents

His last letter was dated Nov. 26 and since then he has received the first Journal. Since All Souls Day the weather has been fine, but the prolonged delay of the Infante and the statu qou of events have not permitted him to write. He, Treixa, is attached to his staff at Perpignan and is in Paris where diplomatic matters and the better management of the Carlist forces occupy him. As soon as he arrives, Murray will write after having made him acquainted with St. Michael's Association. He did not write to Treixa about it for he knew not his address and he didn't have time. Since the battle of Porreis, the Carlist Zouaves have had no engagement with the enemy. There is no movement from the outside nor is there any movement in Spain. There is an intense Catholic Feeling for them everywhere and if the Almighty wills that they be something. He will bring it about but if they do not correspond they will disband. But Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception or the Sacred Heart of Our Lord will not permit Their banner not to be carried high, yet men must do their duty and the Cross must be felt in the home of the infidels. God will give them the courage that their cause requires. He writes at 4 a.m. of the 6th. as he has been on a drive near Berga since midnight. He obtained some valuable information but found O'Clery unsatisfactory as he would part with no information in regard to some individuals and he never sent the maps or the Crusaders as he was requested. St. Michael's must do the work in the States entirely independent of any British association. Fracy might have written him, for a letter from a priest is always welcome. There is nothing new concerning military matters other than that the Prince has been delayed and this might lead to trouble in his troops and unless there is some communication received from him he will withdraw for a time as matters are far too serious to admit of a more prolonged delay. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1873 December 5

Language of Materials

English.

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