The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-24 00:00:00

E,1871

• Of the „encial circumstances attending the Incur-
reetion at- Vellore, in July, i 806, the public were
informed a con;iderable tittle ago. .The following
nal ratice of that event, written by'an eye vciti:e,s,
a:s• it contains, sew.-..rat particulars, trot before. pub-
lished; will prove acceptable to many of but
Readers - '

MADRID.

Extracts from an. interesting Work, teely.publishcd, en-
titled,
" A Picture of M.ldrid."

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LA.VANDARAS, OR wAC-HERwt)MEN.
Paris has its poissardcs, and -Madrid it.; lavanda-
Tas ; if those are, the furies of. the Halle, these are
the deMons of the.iViatizatiares. The la% aticlaras are
i to be found,along this river,- from the Segovia gate
almost as far as that of Toledo. ,-They have a vast
number of small stalls, covered in• summer g'i'lt
i linen, and near. which-- are also places to. dry. ,'I'LL
, bootfug, singing, and quarrelling; of these Jades at
the tub, combined with knocks of the wooden hats,
; with which they beat the linen; form, upon tub
I whole, a concert truly infernal. .
Some years back the lavandaras thought proper to
arrogate to themselves the privilege of testifying 10
the Royal Fantily, on their taking an airing in their
carriages, in-the allevs'ot the Prado, their 'approba-
tion- or di,,approbation, by crying " Viva!" or bV
hooting at them. This has inure especially happen-
eci to the Queen, who•seems -never to have been at
all' popular.. Means wera, however, fbond to si-
lence them, and thus the salutation by Viva is-like'
.. _
•• Thus -stood the .Garrison on the morning of the - wise at an end.- ,
All the families at Madrid get their linen washed
i oth of Jily, - t 806, when, about half paSt-ten o'clock
out of town, by' washerwomen, to whom they' p.-7/
Of that morning, two shots only were fired, 'aS a
signal that all were ready, and at their posts. , Irn-
a stipulated sum. The expence is great ; the lined
Willy done. - The use of lye is not 'known here, nal
mediately after, a most tremendous and destructive
of .cannon a '
fire, both the linen mercilessly beaten Into rags.'
mus9netry, comMenced
The sun does the best part of- the work. Let -
On the European_ Barrack, on the Main Guard, aid
strangers, therefore, gct their line linen wssbed, 'At
On every post occupied by E;lroix,ans. . .
. ,
mime, if possibly, though they were-to nay (.133D'
Cavalier played . occa-
the price for it. .. • . . - . .
An iB-pounder ,from the
Sionally on the Main Guard, and on the Barrack; -
t LAS VIZCAYNAS, OR BASQUE GIRLS.
h fee 6-pounders, also, two at right an:-..:leS with . the •
La Corti' ! La Corgi ! Ti) court.To court E. is the
barrack,. and rite other masked,' and iii ;root of the
device of almost all the country girls in Biscay. They
gateway -where the, 691 h detachment was posted,
forsake their native mountains iii great numbers, e;',l
'and so placed within another bacrack unoccupted by
hasten to the fine and inatchless city of' Madrid.--•
3:11 ot.,er troops,
.wl,ich it was impossible to storm.
Here they are sore of getting places, as, on account
In iiie moment of the firriig, the Commandant flew
of their cleanliness and industry; they' are, usually
to ~.e main guard; and ordered the drums to .beat to
arms. But, drea
preferred to all others. Most of them arrive in spring
sirs,the drummers, and -t
_ ;dful to relate ! hituself.
hisr Oth.-7 and autumn.. They cotuniOnly 'Make the journey
,e' ahe.
• wholeust of the n:. as main
, ~y nia sacre with the. muleteer' and carrier. from .Bilboa, -who
guard, were instant instantaneously ma.sacred ! %yith the- niuleteer and. carrier- from -Bilbea, whO
ere iii thy. Europeins who were at thu du&rent Picks them,' like -a bale ,of 'go,,ds, two by •tv,sio, -on a
They are also dis(iuguished' by- their "long
Were all the Europeans who :were at ,tine different mule.
posts. ~.The arsenal, .the. tnag'4ine, and _ the keys tresses; -yeliowjackets,, and red striped •netticoats.----
. Such a•girl•tinds a -place in 'a few days, and in a- rev/
of the gate, yk.'pre.taklen possessio.ii of by :the in-,
weeks tifter*ards.she is,seen Walking about in a Sp3' .
Surgents. "Eie
.few that were left alive, and un-,
Woundc"d, of_ tlw (59th ' detachment, 'br''''S'' ifnix*ci b
in nish clocik, mantillq, and a has,pina, or Spanish et'
every etibit to. break out of
,the b;i;i-Jck- y the
per-petticoat, like a lady of fashion. If her. br,-4-
.acC'ent didnot betray her, \she iglu pasS for soil° -
M
destine ye, lire, of the mutineers, and not havi,ng a
-3riiiinsgentlewornen of Madrid: ••= • • •
single roh,id 91, qininunitio,n, had 'no altertiatiVe but- •
to fall OnfeSisting Irk:finis,' or -to break down a rort-. ' of th'The Basque girls ate- handsciine : their graceful
ebarrack,. and to charge with fixed - bayonets shape, lovely 'complekion,- and captivatizig vivacity:
the.moment they could totally:extricate:themselves
frender them extreinely attraciive. They understated'
turrack,. whi'cli wa by the
s, incessant fire the art- of emptying trin's.pockets, without grantio;
Of thoNinsnrgents, almost a ruin. - • --
I
them any favoUr ; and usually amass a little capita;
The . detachment, -bravely determined
,to conquer : ,
Wthiollt having committed . any ira.tiscretion. - :, • .
'• Incredible as this may.appear, it is; however, true,
or die, made a praeticable brea•.ii, through which
they rushed with irresi•!,tible fury, al•thougli only 50. i barring.n fe‘",v, exceptions. • • •All a Basque gitl thinfo'
of. is tdlay by sknethingf which having dune,!Mt-%
in number. Overctriirig every obstruction, they
reached the ranwart, 11Caded by Captains BARROW • gaily hies back• to her mountains with the !lull, tr.-a••••
arad .N.14-LAUGHLAN-, tieu;enants Mr TC11.1.1..411114 C.: i t sure. 'There she is sure of finding a bridegrOotn, fbc
GLUTS, and Surgeons J0,'.136 and •DEAN, and took
whom she preserves all it maiden Can give.
possession by mite Avyonet, of the.Cvitlier, from , Sprightly, nitnble.; cOuragequs, ChAtering, _but al-..-
whiCh the insurgentF74ad so galled the inaiii guard. iways intent
.upon,their interest •; coquetim to, the,
They then:carried, in the same. manner the whole highest degree, but at' the bottoth as•_pure as niouo4.. front Lice of the fort, and proceeded- to strike the Ulu-snows, such is the general chi:ratter a the B:139-0---'
Al sore staniard which
, c -had been hoisted at the
(yids..
, • ' - . .
...
commencement Of the initirreEtion. .
Animated by the persevering courage of Britons,
it was enough for these- few brave 'nem to witness
the colours of a hostile Power flying on their flag-
staff: Every man was eager to do his duty ; and in
les.; 'than a quarter of an hohr the Mysore,:o stand-
ard was in our possession, and the victorious British
Union was again displayed. • . ..
It was near this place we lost the exertions of
Capt. BARROW, who so gallantly led -on the remain-
ing few of the 69th Regiment to the fort, and who
Tell severely wounded. V 'Yet these. brave fellows
fought' soiree time loager without an Officer to com-
mand them. - . ~ , . . .
, At this critical moment the - l 9th Regiment of
Dragoons, with the 7th Native Cavalry, arrived;
aid from the gate of the tort in front having .been,
previously occupied by the detachment of ,the 69th,
their operations were immediately decisive.
The orders-of that excellent and intrepid Officer,
Colonel GILLESPIE (who was hauled up by a rope
by some of the 69th), were no sooner given, than,
obeyed. . The garrison gates were blown open, and
the dragoons entered. Nothing could impede or re-
sist that gallant'reginient; no. less dreaded than cele-
brated throughout
.the . wide 'extent of the British
territories in the East Indies. , . . -
About' five or-six hundred of the insurgents soon
paid /be just forfeit of their disobedience; and tran-
....

NARRATIVE OF TFIE. INSURRECTION AT VEL-
LORE, ON THE )otll OF jUIS,IB:6.
The Garrison of ,Vellore was comManded by
Colonel FANCOULZT, of his Majesty's 3-Ith Regi-,
ment, and consisted of a detachment of 'the 69th
Regiment (four companies), the Ist battalion ot.the
Ist Nativ'e Intintry, and nearly two battalions of
the 23d Native! Infantry, the. amount of Native
troops being 2000. His Majesty's '6oth,,detach-
meat consisted or four companies of 70 Men each,
many of whom were • sick in the lloSpital and
Barracks.
-The :Mysore Princes were confined at Vellore,
and under -the Immediate command of Alajor ME R-
atoTT, -of the Honourable East India Company's
service.

oillity was happily restored to the mutilated re-
mains' of the garrison.
The cause of this mutiny is not generally known;
but the Mysore. Princes are supposed to have beep
deeply concerned in it. They certainly had sufficient

opportunity, as neither_ the Officer of 'the ckiy, nor
the Officer 'of the.guard,
.were allowed to visit the

sentinels placed over them, 'who were alway Se-.

PUS.,

The following is a list of the killed and 1.-o,2Aed:

KI LLI b.

Colonel Fancourt,34th-Refit.
Co M. Carris, 23d Na.
tivc Infantry •
Major Armstrong, ditto
Captain Willis, ditto
Captain Miller, tat ditto
1 ieutenant O'Reilly, ditto
.-Lieutenant Smith, ditto

Lieutenant Tichhourn, Ist
Nativeltrfantry-
Lieutenant jolly, 27th dittd
Lieutenant Mincitin; ditto -
Lieutenant 69th British
Infantry
Lieutenant Popham. ditto

.WOU

Captain C. 1. Barrow, 69th
Regiment, sev:rely • •
Captain Ai' i•auglil::n, ditto

TOTAL KILLED.

Officers - - tz
Rank and, file - Eci
Died of their wounds is
Ins3argents, about - 500

DED,
Lieut. Mitchell, 60th Recr.
Lieut. Cute
laantty
TOTAL WOUND,,D.

Garrison Paymaster
GArrison Stoiekeeper -

67

Offrees - - -
4
Rank and file - - -

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HIGH WATER AT 1.‘111)()N BRIDGE
ROW. ,

1- Morning, 3o win. after s. Afternoon, 56 ❑iin. after 5,

MONDAY.

. .
CONFESSION 13 ILLS.
`Every goOd Catholic is-oblig,d to take the cofT-
minion at least once a year,-namely, on Easter StlE"
;.
.day, for which he receive a-ee.r,iticater calle-d a coil" I-
feSsion bill. That non,: may neglect this. re,ligioo
• lluty, every rector goes about his parish and takes'
list of all such persons,as are-qualiti;:d tq receive tbq
sacrament according to this regi,terohecontesiio
bills are demanded. He that has none to give 15
very badly of, and, at least, obliged to do penance;
. But tile danger is not so great.
'imagine, as the confessica bills may be 4el 4,10 t,
especially of the women of- the town. TAl`,l
usual liriqe is one piaster, and if it happens:shortlf
before Easter, two piasters arc sometlines required'
The person who stands i 9 need of a cdniessuin
and has any.acquaintauce, may easily procure one4'y.
a third, hand. . He -inserts his name himself, and .tP-
fartherinquiry is made.
.•
In most religious ceremonies it) Spain it is surly
cient, to keep up an appearance of Oecorutn. 0".1-"(
avoid creating scandal, and no.body cares-any fulls/7:4
It is the same with the Wafluon guard and S'
regiments, in Wilk!) all the soldiers s'aottid. 11
' be'-'ught:
tlio-
lies, but, they, are mostly heretics, and bc‘Nng • .
the art of confessing, the same as the manual! exercise,
they go to-confessional, and all is cvor. •

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