Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-06-29

Her. (fo use the words of St. Igaauus)
,la;ly vented their spleen by cursing, a6us-
mo them and reviliag them as the authors
of their misfortanes and the causes OF their
exile Into such al unwholesome climate.
Th,. only consolation they had was ground
I'd on their strong Faith, firm Hope and on
bear;no mass BIZ stealth on Sundays; for
,t,asyerv Reverend Doctor Hollange, Rec
.or Mapnifick OF the always famous Uni
.sersitv of Lonvain, IN Brabant, brought a
-vestnent with him; but after his most re-
stoned and exemplary death, MS Chailce,
being of silver, was broke up aad divided
among few of the soldiers.
However some Of the ingenious among
.bsm contriyed afterwards TO make one
ont Of an oldkettle, and two ssrleants dis
onsted with their own fate, and the unheard
of severity wherewith the poor priests
we're treated, permitted one ofthem to say
mass FOR the rest who were1able to crawl TO
+. without daring to be of the congrega-
ION themselves. In short no pen can de-
scribe or tounge express tfe miseries these
moor PRIESTS underwent, not only here but
on their passage from Rochfort TO Cayen-
ne for three months, during which time
they were crammed Ike sheep in a pen be-
tween decks, and only allowed three hours
per dav to take the fresh air: they never
received single line from their friends,
and know not what became OF them, or
passed in the world no more than il they
had never belonged to 1t; It's true they
well knew this was an oppressive world,
for they daily felt the weight OF its attic
tons, but they likewise hourly sent their pi-
Gus CALCULATIONS, prayers and affections,
as messengers before them to announce
their arrival to the better. Thus they
spent three wears and an half in Guiana,
until the present government OF France
Through the intercession ofsome Of their
friends) sent a trigate called the Dedaigne-
use, for them in the year 1900, which
through the governors ilaplacabl- hatred
to the Christian religion and its minister
left most of them behind, under pretence Of
not being able to eoilett them from the dis
tant places they were scattered to; and the
captain of the fyieate was in haste to depart
as he hal heard there was an English fri
gate on the coast closely watching him.
But as soon as the frigaie sailed, the 60
vernon, Victor Hughes, famous for burviAg
thousands alive, when CON nlssary In Quad
aloupe. sent them word he soon expected
anothervessel from France, TO take them all
away then he kept them between hope and
despair of being ever relieved but by death
until the 27.h OF Gc5eaer 1901, when he
- 4 49,. ~ 20 q ,,,.,,,., o,l a.,
Guadaloupe, along with some of his enc
mics in the most rotten and leaky vessel be
could find.
In vain did the capt. protest against
such crazy tool, 90 he must, or incur the
displeasure Of Victor Hughes; he knew
the man too well to disobey, and therefore
ventured n,ith his convicts, s in num5er
{tor no more survived) not for Guadaloupe
but for the next port to them but they
fortunately, by constantly punping, kept
her on the water, until IN four days time
they arrived at Surrinam, which was then
subject to the British, who, though they
did not permit them to land sent them q
supply of fresh provisions, for such as they
brought with them an Englishman would
not feed his dog with, condemned their
vessel, procured them sound one, which,
: they drew alongside, and shifted she
priests and sailors into, and then steered
tor Martiniqae. likewise then under BIZ.
tish government where they got leave to
land, and were most humanely and sender
~ treated. People of all colours, ranks,
sexes and conditions crowded to the wharf
to see the Cayenac convicia; but the bars
sight ofsuch nserable, half starved, NOV
ing skeletons, dressed in old canvass jack
cts and trowscrs covered all over with yer