Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-01

London, -1usust 81.
In the South Of France a most horrid
persecution has 5eea raised against the
professionals. Thousands having been
slaughtered by the Catholics. who cloak
themselves under the authority of the
Duke dc Angouleme, who is we'll known
to be one of the greatest bigots of the
age,
august 80.
Ertract from the bulletin Of NTsmeS.
"On tile 5th July, several domains be-
longing to the protcstants, were burned,
! and on the OH stl greater number
The Steward (Gerisseur) Of the estate of
Muraudin was stretched over fire. At
! ter his death they took him down and cx-
mbited the body to passengers. The 7;h,
| Sth, and 9th, were more calm days they
were only piilAges. On the 5,h, they massa-
! cred almost all the prisoners who were
| prytestants. a pretended national guard.
| formed OF al the Indicators and OF all
the worthless wretches Of the environs and
the town, are accused of these crimes
One Of the captains IS person ofthe name
! Of Ioislaj0u, sweeper OF the streets,
who alone has Killed fourteen professionals.
| They broke open the grave Of a young
| protestant girl, to throw her into com
moa receptacle OF filth. Those protes-
tants whom th.y DO not XII, they exile,
and throw into prison, AMI yet there were
4 great number OF Royalists among
! them.
! Prom the 10th TO the 18th July no Cou-
rier from Paris arrived. 90 the I6,h the
King was proclaimed, by the Urban Guard
| Composed Of men between 20 & 90 yeers
OF age followed by ali the most respe ctable
persons in the town, and the whice flag was
hosted.
." On the l7th, armed bands ofbrigands,
and the national guards of Be arcore came
10 disai'm the military, Who sustained an
assault in the barracks, and they were al
most all mastered. Their number amour
ted to 200.
" On the 18th many peaceable citizens
were massacred-many houses pillaged.-
On the afternoon IF that cruel morning, the
mad wrctches ran about the town calling
out that they wished a second Saint Bar
tholomew.
Son the 10Th the project published
proclamation, recalling the peaccable per-
sons who had Quilted the town they obey
ed this order, and great number were
assassinated.
Prem the Goth to the 29th. the pillagcs
and assasSinations did not discontinue
Those who sought their safety in flight,
were assassnated on the roads Some were
conducted into prisons where they arc still
groaning.
On the 29th the project Of the king
arrived. The other project had been ma
med by--the Royal Commissioner.
"Cn the 3Oth a. Re deunr was chanted.
On the Slst the neW Project published a
very prudent proclamation, bat he Quilted
Nismes.
"On the 1st of August, NJ. de Calviere.
the person whom the royal commissioner
had named, resumed the functions of per
tcct, and Is Protestants were massacred
They went about seizing them in their
houses, and they cut their threats before
their own doors. Many were massacred
III the fields. The night between the 1st
aud I'd was the most cruel. Nj. &c CAL
Were caused an order to be posted up,
which seems to have somewhat Gained
these pretended royalists. On the 4th Sc
veral Country seats were set on fire.
The peaceable citizens, the members of
the Urban guard, have been again forced
to ilce to save themselves from destruction.
The protect sent an order to them to re-
turn, under the penalty of having the laws
| respecting emigration put in force against
| them. Those who returned into the town
experienced either death or CAPTIVITY
1t is uncereain whether NJ. dc MoncaIm
or M. de Calyiere, is most guilty of .llow-
| ing or causing the commission of all these
horrors, but suspicion falls principally on
the former, who IS royal Commissioners.
and whom it is said the king had a consld
cradle time ago ordered to cease his func-
lions.
" Nothing promises any security to the
friends of order for all tue authorities.
with the exception. of TWO persons, are
composed OF the most timid and feeble
men.
" The attornies (notaries) and the avo-
cats, have formed resolutions not to rctain
or receive into their bodies any but roman
| Catholics.
A." Nismes has already lost itsrank among
| the commercial towns. 1t is on the brink
OF complete annihilation.
he project named by the king was
M. d'Arbot ; but ne has done no good
The foreign troops have been employed to
force the brigands to repose, and to assist
the true royaiists, for the brigsnds abuse
this name, which they viii render univer-
| sally odious.
The number of deaths is prodigious
we have not an exact enumeration.
" Horrors of the same kind are continu-
ed in the neiShboring towns
| BosToN, October 70.
! We have been allowed by friend the
perusal of letter written By an Ameri-
can gentleman now in France, which gives
rather gloomy picture of the state Of that