Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-07-10

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The engagement being ended, IN which
;nhabitanss who were few ana unafmed,
!. not the smallest part, the insoleat enc
30 .ntered the town, and having taken pos.
zion ofthe squares, streets, conVehss anu
',.ss commenced most terrible SACK o.
o gsb there is no example in history. by
''l aas Of some diabolical torments, they
.ssavered the most secret places, IN wnlc n
;ohabitants who knew and dreaded thelr
y l 'a had hidden their valuable effects.
@ row possessed of those, they employ
's, .So.mselyes in collecting the oth-r articles
'l;.b were in the houses, and loading with
san, ,be secular aud regular priests, and O.
l1,r, nsrsons, on whom Tor that purpose they
ia baskets and other implements tor
''ass ;soe they compelled them to carry
49, 80 arriclss barefooted to the heights Of
~ 80 aleazor, where, making large fires q
ii. furniture, they reduced every thing to
ssbes with savage shouts and EXPLANATIONS.
EsSsr thenldrove the bearers into town max
d and beaten,
Tar ~, cruelty and barbarity not being sa-
.:,,.d he robbery and conaagratlon,they as
a,l &C. persons, among them 3 priests,
nonks Of the order DIST Jaoo, Carme-
h. friars, nuns Of the same order and So
~, women, and beheaded them with the
,,ost horrible inh,inanitv, sons of them be-
;nc executed "a thing unheard OF } at. the
|public shanoles.
,,., ti,r rapacity and fury OF these savages
ss;or satisfied, the, would retire to their
e,mn they began to collect from all parts
,hs married and unmarried women and
nuns that were in thetownto the.namher Of
,hree hunared, and making use of methods
q ,bp most violrn, nature, hitherto unknown
,monc the most barbarous nations, violat-
d them notwithstanding their tears, en-
reaties and resistance. lhclr cries were
drowned by the scandalcus shouts of the
Infamous soldicrv, who left those unfor-
unate creatures to expire with pain. In
consequence OF what they suffered, and of
be efforts whcn they made-to deliver them
selves from this brutal insult, many of them
afterwards died. Wno after reading this
amensable relation, would not suppose that
hose wretches had 6lisd up tia measure of
heir wickedaess But no: like raging
voIves they sought oep( st,ll more horrible y
children OF bota Sexes ofthe age of1o and
years aud used towards them the same
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Iced at which the mind shudders, which
you'd make the very stones shed tears of
blood.
Having satisfied their brutal desires and
ven imaginations, they began the sacrile.
Bsous outrages IN the parochial church, and
the two conventsi, where they pulled
pRn, insultrd and dragged on the ground
THAT is most venerable in our holy religion
md divine worship. Until Aiont and fatigue
us an end to their fury.
Nothing is ggera.-d in this authentic
citation, communicated by eve witnesses,
Eho are ready to prove ths iac,s, N legal
Orm II necessary. On proof is the mum
sr and quality of the persons ,beheaded,
mo from their situations, property and
0nnexlons, are universally known in the
Foylnce OF Mancha, viz. the S=nhores
arada, Canovas and Mexia of the order
ST. Jago, residing in the convent of that
rder at Ucles the fathers Cyril, Marin
nd Bernardo, Carmelltes !; the priest Don
0se Ferrano three nuns; the two apo,he
ares otthe place, with persons of other
asses not SO we'll known to the number Of
y above mentioned.
ihese horrors Cannot BE extennated BIZ
asaGlng the ignorance of the officers. 10
greater part were present at and wi.
Ss'ed them: and not molly authorised ths1.
even selected for themselves JIG hes, q,
Spo'l. May we not exelalm Is all Ea-
ps' mat tue government of Paris, and Il,
!" one OF Madrid, VINO know of thes,
""es' and GO not pfevens thcm, are more
SuinarY and cruel than the m st fsroci-
: conqusrors of Asia.
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