Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-01
FROM A FRENCH PAPER.

HoJTi6fe SH5ersai.iou anil C,uenv
49,. Or'eoHS JNiu 3.
crime.
In the 10Th century, in he rnils, If the most en-
sHleneG eyiliz sti0n, under TIE reign Of the most
'uDiahe rci'gi9n ignorance 9nd sIpcrstiiion have
Just presented tir iriehtiul 90, ctacic ola ro, vbo
nas been burnt alive on q charge ~ vitchcraft
lie following are the facts connected with Ills
horrible proceeding:
y mariner at e lois hal child afflicted with
lanS"5hmS sickuesc-Phy sicians were called in 10
20 l"'po5e the AID OF their art as tried in vain
ule compliant RESIST q al means applied for its ere
he neighbours, in. cted with thai prejudice yI,:el,
SUI prevails among the con- mon peop.c bel, ". Il
itat The child labpur, d budcr spell. they pnjpt
Ell Out to the parents wonsn WHO was considered
very shiliil IN discovering those who dealt in
charms, and in compelling them TO restore the t,er
SOILS bswiiehcd to tlier former health. This Woman
Wes called in-aitcr examining the child she de-
cared that thad been bewitehed and th4t the smell
was 70 Inst iorihree Years She und, rstool tie
cure, Observing at the same time, that il would be
necessary 10 have II masses II e,speis II ave-r,o
ria5,snd II wax csnlies-She took every thing IN
on herself, and de uai deG IS H-u =. She r,paired
TO an adjoining garden, there a5tcue together three
blades Of grass and affirmed that size stopued th-
c"arn' ana consequently the progress Of the dis
case.
"The woman had already received 2 oar, or ,,,a
35irAncs, end received more on the ith Of July
-pn tItt day tire it'cr ~ The child perceived that
~ lar irom beng lmprnved,i it growing worse
tie sent l"r the soreercss, who promised to disco
yer TIC author Of tine csrn. When the woman
arrived She declared dat che world not ave hu
uii she mads known tlc cnchauter, bat that her
art d1 MT permit her 60 neme inc uerson--.nJ
u2t she could Oi,ly describe him. g he f. saij
She, " little msh--a shepherd by trade-he il
rnatT die has a ehii1--he y ssss every day Nv
your door With his sheep" u must be Aat1iue.
then exclaimed The mother Of the child SEQ
aud enquire exclaimed the sorccrcs7, and Won
snail sce' tnquIi were Immediately made
concerning ANTOINE, 10 appeared 10 agree exactly
wln the description given by the modem sybii--In
order To remove ev ~ kind Of suspicion, = person
was sent TO desire him 10 come and kill sheep
Antoine came Immediately 10 the house The
sorcercss conducted him to the bed side where the
child lay. "jchoid' said she, " the sheep we
speak 81! you must Immediately relieve this child.
on wlnchyOu have thrOs charm for eight months
past" Antoine declared that ne did rot UNDER
tt'nd her, and that hc ucvordcalt in wi;chcran II
Yves thcn that n order 10 force him 10 cnnlcss and
sinnc ir tbe imaginary crime, The unfortunate
shepherd underwent martyr,Ou from tuofo sN o.
eioct 81 the cvfning.-Ihcy ua1e great fire NJ
ia-rois, thrust bis feet repeatedly ilto the ga~oe
wi.hdiaaing them naly g. inGst blows all tl,e lime
recurring him Co remove the crc,nutmcni, AMI IN
rliiici 81 upon cat some oi1f animal uiat ,bev
brought ior the purpose.
"Tho projections o. 0evicjim were us.i-ss
a7d sis times he was placed in the fire. white he
e1liel Gpnn them ra.G 20 c1t his throat ai once.
ne'thsr TIE torture of tii most crjsi puui5aulc1f.
nor i.c shocking cries which they excited, nor fhe
sippilcat eutceauesi1r immedels death, nor the
Consistent e0ial Of sn sei physically aud morally
apo'si --nouros could appcare The sssossi b
wa iFo.o"1td @i-r troeig isr for hosrs,