The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-18
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been wounded slightly, an immense nuanber
WI present ehemIeiye, u cur eyes. SocG
are the treasure UE the city, Don Ignacio de
Olancta, Dan Predre USE O. RelelrTain.
Don Gabriel re Bgas, Doa Angel Li4sios,
eai great many others.
! Those VINO were neither killed or wcrp
ded old nor escape suffering in thousand
"ays. Some individuals, among whom
we've respectable clergymen, were stript Of
as tue clothes tney possessed, not even ex-
ceptng zoe linen they wore. During that
night of horror, Considerable number OF in
ha0itantf were seen Tunning terrified thro'
the streets flying trosh the Geeth with
which the sold ers thre ateued then Some
entirely naked, otAerS with merely their H.
nen on, afforded the most wretched spect5-
Gle, but rendering sensible the lot of some
(cspeci44y - the fair sex) VINO, going up to
tine roots OF the houses, or p.unging into the
common sewers q priyies, found morieo-
cary rs ium. What vetugc could this be.
/ when continu ID and copious showers came
TO augmeH. the miseri-s Of these people, and
Hhen the city was burning, the allies ha-
wing set lre 10 il IN the house cf SOTO. in
I lie main street, almost in toe centre of thg
CITY, IN place vSere II colld not c .d1ce
20 any ntiltecy success Nteo other ncu-
SEES were likewise Fl ed ty theGi I'ajs
coInictlcn Of riisfortuneS and d sassers
was only wanting to tie Inhabitants of st.
, basuan, VITO plnnd red, alrel dy maltroa-
Ted, fosny badly wounded, st,ipp d Of their
Clothes, aud number killed, tue cup of ca
iamiles was iii 'Hght 20 be exhausted. In
ms dreadful night, dUlIng vAlch TO the
darkness, 10 the torrents which poured
down. and TO the lugub ious glare If the
ttamcs was added, whatever man. In his
'roSt depraVed state can contriye most dia.
ooiical, were head drrg within the n ,u,cs
themselves. PRODUCING t,.'al interruptions in
the lamentations which every wnere fined
The air. The dawn of the 6-st of Sapttru-
Der came TO illuminate ms dieaCi|u s-ene,
aud the lnhaotants, ;hcugh heavily -iected
ana half cead, gathered strength su;licicnt
10 present themselves to the General md
A'caldes, to intre4t f@r permission to leave
her CITY Having ob,aIned this Dern,i ri, n
almost ali that were able hurr ed away ynt
m so io"iorn "nd pi,iabic ndii IN, that il
IRE" tears OF comp ;sslon from all who Wit
ArsSed the StrrONtui spectacle. Wealthy
Peo1le who hsviog lost ali they possessed
Z d not even save their small clothes:
d-hcate younS LADIES. III their linen only.
either wau'd = on abused IN short, psu,3 =
+ every class, VINO underwent all inlarin;.-
Die evils, sailed forth IRON TIM, unt .tunSte
burning CITY, the EtrWen bcitg unsb.e not
"ihstsading all tner ez rutns, TO extin.
guish tire L ines 1917 in u q being pro.
tecleu, as had pec1 @ Il "a. II the request
OF The AletIss, tleJ were ulailrcsted.
compelled point o nouccs for the trCops
u plumber, ai 10 FIRE In h. mean ire
the ccutiagratlOn contiCUtd 70 spregd. mi
although rne French dil not hrc iuto the
city q angie gun trora the castle, 20 pans
were taken co sop =, on ne CONTRARY, Ell.
deHces OF pieasu cad j.y were Observed
~ the sn!d srs. for there were sons, wao.
ai;er having set f~c ~ tnres IA ia. "a. rain
ini the hrSt Oh September. 10 house In The
IL ~ s''eeI, danced, Ind!an-.ik" by the
iabl OF he flames. Evhda lne CITY was on
hra II several Llaceg, al t.oSs buildings
which were not delCur-d bv the Han,es
were comp;e ely sacked Not emily the
troops VIA entered Dy asss uly, uct on, those
who CO me un3rHn from tn encain, nlent of
Astga'raga .s,a1t one league gave hem
ssivcvcs Up 10 pilaSe, but the attendants en-
tue DrSanGs Came 20 load their mules with
punceT, and even TIE crews of RngliSn
transports anchor in The port Of Passage,
"ad share ia tue spi this disor err
co1'inued Scvecai days alter the assault.
without any measure naving been taken To
prevent =, o" l." ie5,:ain TIC soldiers, who
with sto king inuic3Y, iilu1Snity aud Oar~
5s1ty, T-Sbcc ~ dsspoi;ed oul Of tie city,
even ci t1ciT garments, he iGhabirapts who
fled distracted iiom IL which e,idcr,iv
proves tH&s the coclrlsn1ers 7utLo5isrd
these excuses, it Being also TO DC observed
tlat Tde arbt'ts robbed or piandCIea within
the CITY aadIts su5JrOs, by English and
Portuguese soldiers, were disposed oF NJ
pub ic sale, ia slghk y and adjacent TO tas
mead quaTte-s OF creir army. One Of the
Portuguese offered far sale The grand cha
lice OF the parish Of ST. Vincent, con.a,rin,
many consecrated hosts, without its b.n,p
known what mas become Of rs most prccj
Gus comforts The pla!e Of the services of
the parish OF s.. Maria, which was kept in
one OTIS secret recesses, was sold by tie
Portuguese after the surrender of ,nc -asf),.
When the sp liatiors were thoueat At an
end, the progress Of the fito,es seemed to
them too SLOW, and besides the ordinary
means to set fire, pracisea before by thc
allies, tnCy made ue Of mixtures. with
were seen prepared ia the street of Ma. ...,
in pans aud caldTons, fro,u vhica tnev 80
emptied INTO cases. Trey rsed taese :, erc
the houses with aS-ori.h,7g rspitit-. a,5
ne flames spread win 40 INSTANTANEOUS ,..,
Ploslon. AZ the sig,,t uf lhe 6ss,rpq.;,-..
thciai comPoaidor.s, ct aDdBg AL
forts made to save the houso. us,iesg
persons after losing y tse fnrnitnr. 49, .1'F
Itcts t" preserve Which thev n IA CO.
the city, were obliged to forsase il. w., ~
WIN deep sorrow tue extraofdinsrv T., o,,sS
y with which tae sames deyou,eI a., ~
handsome edihcpS. ~ many
hus has the city &C s.. seb stan re,....-
'' VI more tAan six n uGrad btn.ss H..