Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-05-31

%oM nOTCH, 1911.
10 the Spanish provinces every thing is
in state of anarchy. The Inspector of the
royal army lately made his escape from Ma.
cogdochez and came here. He had been
made prisoner by party of insurgents,
and was about TO be removed to St. AUTO
MIA, when he eaccted his escape"
II rogue hanged in hrs ozon halter "A
letter from Liverpool has the following Gu
rious relation: A man had killed fat pig,
and taken, as he supposed, every necessary
precaution to render It secure tor the night
for he had previously been more than
once robbed of his promised bacon. When
he arose in the morning however, his pig
was gone on raising the hue and cry after
him, the thief was discovered on a bridge
which divides the town, but not in a con-
dition to answer interrogatories--for it APP
pearec that 10 making off with his booty,
he had thrown the hind legs, with the stick
which passed through them over his head,
and the carcase consequently rested on his
back but oppressed, as it is supposed,
with his load, he stopped on the bridge and
lodged it on the ballustrade to take breath.
The pig from its weight, soon slipped
down on the outside of the stone work and
actually hanged the fellow on this side
when he was taken down, he was dead as
the pig.-L0naon paper.
British Brspery.-A letter published in
the Aurora, dated Cadiz, 9Th March.
speaking of the hottest part of the battle of
Barroza, says, 1.-THE old man (Gcn. Ora.
ham) had his hat knocked oifby an Il pound
cannon ball, and soon after musket shot
passed through it," Nothing could intimi.
date him or his illustrious band.
Barbarous Picture-Every person ought to
read or hear the following shocking re-
laton, for all are interested in knowing
the character of the allies. or rather mas
tiers, whom the meanness Of our govern
ment are procuring for us. The pages of
history contain nothing like the cruelty,
rapine and wanton destruction, which have
marked the steps of Frenchmen in Portu-
gal, a country which they invaded without
shadow of provocation, or pretext Of right.
They never mad wronged the tyrant more
than we have, and they went as far as we
have in humble endeavours to propitiate
him, by sacrificing their money, their ho-
nour, their interest, their prosperity and
by making his enemies their own foes.
All would not avail to save them. His ar
mics of Cannibals were let loose upon
them, and when like locusts, they could no
longer prey upon that miserable people,
they signalised their departure by atroci-
cities, which none but the hearts of Bona
parte and Massena could suggest, and none
but devils and French soldiers execute.
the London Star, of the 18th ult. contains
letter from an officer in lord Wellington's
army, dated March 30th, with the following
heart-rending particulars -" To revert back
to the sudden movement OF the French,
had been for weeks in view OF Santarem, and
saw at last with great pleasure some indica-
tons of their abandoning it. The first was
setting fire to one of the principal converts
in the upper town and part of the lower
town the volume of smoke was immense for
three days. On the fourth morning, some
information to depend on reached us and
the bugle of attack reused us from our pill
lows The haze of the morning clearing up
we could easily perceive the out-sentinels
were men of straw, and proved quite passive.
In fact, better managed retreat was never
executed Not vestige of dollars worth
remained Being at the out posts with the
l4th dragons and lst royals, entered with
them; and three miserable deserters. who
had hid themselves, were, with one too i'll to
move, the only enemy to be found
Such scene of horror, misery and de-
ISOLATION, scarce ever saluted the eye Of man.
Smoking ruins, the accumulated filth of
months, horses and human bodies putrid to
suffoeation nearly, caused to many yomit
ing! The houses unburnt, with scarcely
vestige of woed--doors, windows, ceiling.
| roof, burnt-and where the sick had expired,
there left to decay The number left was
great. Every church demolished, the tombs
| opened for searching after hidden plate-eye-
ry altar piece universally destroyed, and the
effiuvia SO offensive as to defy describing !.