Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-10-28

lIyfEltsc & fe.lc5 CT Ietftes M 4 aFtiy1l.
a letter from on boad our aest OF
the Tagua, IN giving an account Of
some Of the excuses ofthe French in
Portugal, says; Lon. Pop. !
-, 6 Al 4cias the inhabitanfs were de-
eimated, die places burnt, md given
up 10 pillage and rap;ne for three
days; q battle has lately been fought
at Evora, where the people, armed
principally with sticks, IN great mum.
bsrs were ultimately overcome BY Z
French division Of 5000 fwho own TO-
the loss Of 400 killed and woundedA
and what has been their fate We have
not heard private report however,
states, thar full one.third ofthe French
may be considered as their loss in this
bdsiness. Ia the Nofth, at Leiria,.
Alcubasar, and osher towns and villa
.ges, many persons we're wantonly
murdered, and the places given up,
and three miles round them, 70 III the
excesses French soldiery chose 10
commit It The after place, priests
were murdered &c he alrar, the nuns
were violased in their convents, AID
no female was supposed TO have esea-
Pra their hsptality from the ags .of
Twelve arsupwards. A colums Of
1000 approached our marine battalion
Of 500, within Eve leagues, and then
retreated, supposed from wrong in-
formation as 10 their numbers they
threatened Coimbra that Il should
cease 70 exist, any where but In he
page Of history; where even Il. would
be stigmatizsd for revolving from the
protection Of the emperor Of the
French, and no where else was that
university, town, or +inhabitants, In
future 10 Be found, according To- the
language they held. The nuns In the
Engiish convent At Lisbon have had
their means Of Substance cut OF BY
Jnnotto only alestoon 20 lad per dayl
and thcy in consequence, have been,
and still are, almost starving. Sir
Charles and Lady Cotton have SET on
foot asubscFiption forthe alleviationof
their suEerings, and We shah probably
81 become mendicants ia theif cause !,
EAoh the rEDERkE1 GAzsrrr.
. 8, ], Blstinsn., OF. "a
THE RIOT. ~.
+ Yesterday afternoon IN indeiiables
stigma var wankonlY ixed "a tke 80!
3faeter of this Chfisfianeify. Win nj
desire @ magnify the horror az The
scene md eqdey i melancholy con.
vissic. - knowledge Of our shame
md aisgf ate c1nnot Be checked on lie
mafSh through the country, %e viii
hers, with what patience we cal, exer.
else, and % public duty requires, place
the aeandalous occurrence on our Jour.
nal. - s ss,e III, I ~
Between threes and: four . clock, In
The centre ofthel city, and within a few
yards Of the mayors oiice 4 Journey.
man boot.make Nas seized by ahouta
dozen men, put into, I carl prepared
Tor the purpose, covered With al and
jsafhers. parsded ,kfo6kh market
street, smidsk lie Stousi6k hideous
inonster, = hlany.tek ded Mob, = down
g the Point andhack 10 the shop in
South street, whence he had been bar
yharOusly dragged. e ~ II
JIG almost unnivefsal apathy In the
citiKsns We win NOT attempt % defend
bsfoEe ! talorous, free and chrissian
people. But We win note, o. 1 part Of
our editorial duty, shat althouahIihe
mayor and several other peace ol1sers
interfcrcd. although the high shsriff,
Milh simple power, almost unlimited,
% papsr. iassvcedA4 for the suiE sring
citixsn, vi % rescle was sifscted nm ]
tilnsaf night. Several hours was 4
small nharmed mob triumphant, IL o.
pen day. 10 defiance ofall law, braying
the civil power, and fearless Of q tsi-
e,ssRe ~ e:s;eelas sOld;ersi Not = o,,n