Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-20

i ner. by party VI tiat HotN'ii. tiuof
That prompt and energetic measures
| will be adopted by the government {
/ put an end, forever, to such tragical
scenes in this quarter. have but q
mament to write, therefore excuse this
scrall."
CHARLESTON. MAY, IS.
EXECUTION.
Pursuant to sentence passed on them,
on the 21st March last, in the Cir
cult Court of the United States. by His
Honor Judge Drayton, GEORGE CLARK
and HENsY RoBERTs. alias WOLF CON
yicted Of committing piracy, while they.
were attached to the ship Louisa. under
the Buenos Ayrean tlag,were Yesterday
hung at the yard arm Of theu. 5. schr
Tartar, lying in the stream, opposite
Kunhardt's wharf.
Three men. David Griffin, Elijah
Hackett and John Gaines, were yester-
day arrested short distance from this
city, on charge of passing Counter
felt Money. They were carried before
Mr.. Fitzwhylson, Recorder of this
City.
It was proven that Griffin passed to
a gentleman of this city $50 note al
tered from a $. 1t was also proven,
that Hackett had previously sold to a
Broker in Petersburgh 5000, which
had been returned to him (the Broker)
as counterfeit-Mr. Chubb, a Broker
of this place, had lately purchased OF
the three men in company about $500.
which has been sent to Charleston. not
yet heard from. Of this parcel he had
thrown out $50 note altered from a
5-No evidence was exhibited against
Gaines except that of being in company
with Griffin and Hacklett in Richmond,
and when they were taken by the Off
GERS of Police. All three are to be sent
to Petersburgh for trial. where an in
vestigation will take place into the cir
cumstances of the money which had
been passed of at that place.
RiCh. Com.
NesUburyport, .uGy H.
SPANISH INQUIsITIoN.
Extract of letter, received nthis town
dated, GIBRALTAR, APRIL 10.
aSince have been IN Spain, have
been in the prison of the Inqnisitioa at
Barcelona. A mere recital of thou
sandth part of the horrors Of which,
would make any persons blood curdle
in their veins. When the Revolution
took place at Barcelona, the mob rush
ed upon the holy office. broke open all
the prisons and gave liberty to the CAP
tives. The Inqulsitors fed. or they
would have been sacrificed by the popu-
lace. The building is partly torn down
and will soon be entirely demolished.
1t was by special permission Of the
new Governor that ] was permitted ac-
cess to the building, and to visit the
prison before its demolition. The Ca
! thoIics begin to see by what vile and
base arts they have been imposed upon.
The mob entered the holy office after
having released the plisoncs found all
the records and proceedings If the sane
for 500 years past, and on the impulse
Of the moment threw every thing into
| the street. presume there we're at
least three large cart-lo loads of paper,
containing the trials, and records Of
judgments and executians-they we're
gathered up by the multitude and car
ried in every directions. SO that al,pos
every person in the CITY of Barcelona
has more ur less Of them, and such el
ormities have been developed as ne> CT
entered in;o the mind to conceive
My time does not admit OF more mi
mute detail.
feel more deeply impressed with the
idea that Americans 10 noe tiiciently
appreciate the blessings Of a rec repub
lican form of Government. Nor is II
SO wonderful that this nation should
now simultaneously resolve to throw
off their shackels, as that they siould
for so long period have been content
to wear Them"
DOCUMENTS,
accompanying the Message Of The President
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