Star.
London, England, 1815-08-31 00:00:00

HORRIBLE PERSECUTION.

(EXTRACT FROM THE BULLETIN' OF NIMES.)
" On the sth of Jul', several domains belonging
to Protestants were burned, and on the 6th a still
greater number. The Steward (Geri:sear) of the
estate of Guiraudin was stretched over a fire. After
his death they took him down and exhibited the body
to passengers. The 7th, Bth, and lath, were more
calm days, there were only pillages. On the sth,
they massacred all the prisoners who were Protes-
tants. A pretended national guard. formed of all
the malefactors, and of all the worthless wretches of
the environs and the own, ale accused of these crimes.
One of the Captains is a person of the name of 'l%,is.
lajon, a sweeper of the streets, who alone has killed
fourteen Protestants. They broke open the grave of
a young Protestant girl to throw her into a common
receptacle of filth. Those Protestants whom they do
not kill they exile, and throw into prison, and yet
there were a great number of royalists among them.
" Prom the 10th to the 1 I.th of July no courier
from Paris arrived: On the 16th the King was pro.
claimed, by the Urban Guard (comfoged of men be.
'.tween 40 and 60 years of age) followed by all the
most respectable persons in the town, and the white
flag was hoisted.
" On the 17th armed bands of brigands. and the
national guards of Bcaucuire came to disarm the nii•
%jury, who sustained an assault in the harracks, and
they were almost all massacred. Their number
amounted to '2OO.

" On the 18th many peaceable citizens were mas-
sacred, many houses pillaged. On the afternoon of
that cruel morning, the mad wretches run about the
town calling out that they wished a second Saint Bar-
tholomew.

66 On the 19th the Prefect published a Proclama-
tion, recalling the peaceable persons who had quitted
the town ; they obeyed this order, and a great num-
ber were assassinated.

" From the 20th to the 29th the pillages and as-
sassinations did not discontinue. Those who sought
their safety in flight were assassinated on the roads.
Some were conducted into prisons, where they are
still groaning.
" On the 29th, the Prefect of the King arrived.
The other Prefect had been named by the
Royal Commissioner.
" On the SOth a Ts Dam was chanted. On the
31st the new Prefect published a very prudent Pro-
clamatien, but he quitted Nismes.
On the Ist of August, M. de Calviere, the person
whom tie Royal Commissioner had named, resumed
ithe functions of Prefect, and 16 Protestants were mas-
sacred, They went about seizing them in their houses.
land they cut their throats before their own doors.,
Many were massacred in the fields. The night be-
tween the Ist and 2d was the most cruel. M. de
Calviere caused an order to be posted up, whic't
seems to have somewhat calmed these prettndel
Royalists. On the 4th several country seats were set
on fire.

" The peaceable citizens, the members of the Ur-
ban Guard. have been again forced to flee to save
themselves from destruction. The Prefect sent an
order to them to return, under the penalty of having.
the laws respecting emigration put in force 'against
them. Those who returned into the town experienced
either death or captivity. It is uncertain whether M .
de Montcalm or M. de Calviere is most guilty of al.
lowing or causing the commission of all these horrors,
but suspicion falls principally on the former, who is
Royal Commissioner, and whom, it is said,. the King
had a considerable time ago ordered to cease his func-
tions. Nothing promises any security to the friends
of order, for all the authorities, with the exception of
two persons, are composed of the most timid and
feeble men. • ,
,4 The Attornies Notaira) and the Avocats.have
formed resolutions not to retain or to receive into
their bodies any but Roman Catholics.
Nismes has already lost its rank amongst the
commercial towns. It is on the brink of complete
annihilation.
" The Prefect named by the King was a M
d'Arbot, he has done no good. The foreign troops
have been implored to fot ce the brigands to repose,
old to assist the true Royalists, tor the brigands
abuse this name, which they will render universally
odious. '
The number of deaths is proliglops j we h$
not an enumeration.
Is Horrors of the .same king art continued is tilt
oeighbourioB towns.",