The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-12-07
MISCELLANY.
FROM AN EKGTIsl. PAPER.
SP ANISH INOUISETTON.

Extract Ma letter. dated Vdleacia, Sept 2.
" Words are wanting 10 express my
feelings. and 10 convey TO yru an idea of |,
the scenes of horror aad blood repre-
scnted in this il fated city No canni
5als themselves could scarcely be such
ferocious and inhuman instruments of
power or act as the declared enemies of
God and man. How could you suppose,
thar civilized nation, in the 10Th CEN
fury. should have monarch authorizing
acts, the IN pst inhunan AID unheard of,
against his own subjects who have res
tored 20 hum what he had cowardly a.
bandoned /? How could il be imagined in
Eur pp-. that captain general, by virtue
of The order Of the war minister, should
have the baseness, in a military manner,
TO destroy the highest tribunal of the
province, and, at his own will. bury in
prisons and in dungeons some hundreds
OF victims. and Cause dreadful tortures TO
b. applied on more than hupdre,.
persons !! Yer al this is passing iu Valen.
cha al thIs moment, as we undcratand,
with th- applause asd satisfaction Of the
Spanish NASTY My pen drops from
my hand, when | attempt TO describe to
you tie horrit and excruciasing torments
which Eiio has imposed on 10 pc sons,
OF all classes ages, sexes and conditions
he himself being present at the great
part of these abominable punish nents,
in order that, by his captous and de
signing QUESTIONS, he right be able to
Eend from them the scorer of a revo.
luton which he imagined would AXE
place in Valencia he Inquisition,
however. acts with still greater horrour
towards hese victims Some have had
their arms and legs disoca,ed with IRONS
OF new invocation others have been
pressed down With heavy weights, pla
ced Oh the breast aud belly other have
had their nails plucked OUT one by one,
in order to prolong their fuferings Even
lady, lately delivered of twins, has been
fs2arated from her family. and cat into
one of the mott dismal dungeons OF the
Holy Office, merely because reformation
against her was lodged BY wick char
acter. who declared thar ihc knew a great
deal respecting the imagi nary ryvolu ion
Elio hi nfelf went 70 the Irquisi-ion 70
interroexe her, and fhe was expofed TO
fpecies of disgraceful torture, OF which,
even In this country, We have no exam
pie. She was bound by the legs and
arms with aarih ropes on an uneven
cradle of iron, and finding thar in this
painful attitude the did not give dcclara.
tons conformably 20 the Questions pro
posed 10 her. Scalding wafer was poured
On her a Iked limbs This aafotunate
heroine expired amidlt the greatelt ago.
MES, fraHnok with The rco embrance of
her two ch,ldren, euly III DAYS old. aud
cursiug tn tyranny of Frrdinand and bis
atroclous fafrllites FMS lady was one
of the heroines Of Valencia aga;nlt the
attacks OF Martial Money
This scene has hen ln..,ised hY one Of
the d---adents on the Inquisitlon, iefs
inhGman than the rcft and the webbing
relations ofthis femslc martyr 10 freedom |
are now deploring her loss So great
has been The horrour and fury.t xciled in
the whole City of Valencia by this pain
ful affair, thar il is visible OF The counte-
nance of every individual No soub il
viii excite the fame sensations through
out the whole kingdom"