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Show DEATH OF CEN. COKCHA. Madrid, ilS. Disp..teiies received by government this morning convev the startling intellig"nce that Marshal Couch was kiiied yesterday m an at-tacd at-tacd ou tn.-. Criit entrenchment at Mukro. tea - tstella. nen me na-uonal na-uonal iorccs learntd of the de-.th oi their r-'iomii-di r. tiny re!n;.i-d t-their t-their form r posts without disorder, ltavini; uo troi.hv in th" hand ' fn, rnemv. The command d tut Sopib-i Sopib-i -an armv will now (w taken i-y uen. (T.ihula. president of the council and uiinis'.rr of war. . Sehor Cot' 'tier wnl succeed tien. abula as minisier of war, and Smor bagU, mmL-ter o; interi."-. b.x'om.-s uresident ol the ojuncil. Bayonnp. J9. Tne loiiowm: c-uul of fue recent lighting N;io.e F--tel!a and th-- death ot Gen.C-oneha. is derived from Carlt s'-i'ir'es. 1 tic Republicans made their first attack on the left bank of the river Egaou Thumlay, and foiloweil it up on Fri-dav"; Fri-dav"; io the evening of which day they hail forced the Gariiels from their fir.-t line of defence. The nest day, Saturdav, tly uitinplcd to carry by assault tho heights immediately imme-diately "commanding ?tella. in the attack of which they failed and were driven back in disorder. Tneir retreat re-treat became a rout, when General Concha was mortally wounded. Tho total loss of the Republicans in killed, wounded and missing was 4,000. Gen. Echaguc's entire division narrowly nar-rowly escaped capture oud was saved only by the extraordinary cxertione of tho artillery. An assault was made during the night, under the cover of which the Republicans succeeded in withdrawing all of theii cannon. Official dispatched place the loss ol national troops in the engagemen before Eatella at 1,500. Hon. fVinpha. after takini Abar 'suga marched directly upon Kstella. i He found the Carlists massed at , Muro, behind entrenchments; a gen- i cral charge was ordered when Gen. i Concha placed himselfat the head ol 1 the troops, taking tho position ot the i centre ot the first line, and while- advancing ad-vancing rapidly with the entire line re-1 ceived a ball in the chest, fell from hii horse and died almost on the instam he touched the ground. General Echague then took command and ordered the army to retreat. |