Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-06-12
VOL. XVIII.---NO. 40.

this house was immense, of which 10000
dollars was in specie, and more than that
amount of Indigo and Nankins was thrown
into the river or burnt in the streets.
At the house occupied by Messrs War
rington, Nichols and Wilson, they found no
blood TO shed, the servants and iadbelong-
ing to the Addison, had escaped to adiom-
ing houses-so furious were they at this,
that not an article did they leave undestroy-
ed-eVen the ceiling and window frames
were hacked to pieces. Among the papers
destroyed in this house, were the registers
and other vouchers of the ships Addison and
Metrope.
Mr.. Dunfedt's house was assailed about .
p. M.--that gentleman had unfortunately
several friends to dine. Some of thenw were in
the house, together with several Frenchmen
who had left an adjoining house and entered
this for safety. The door of this house was
very strong, and resisted the efforts of the
mob three hours. About 5 T. NJ. the Go
vernon Don Mariana Fernandez Fcgueras,
Menandez de Godan, Fernando del Regucro,
Falea FloreZ knight of several orders, sc.
sc. sc. q write his name at large, TO assist,
81 far as lays in my power, in handing il
down to the. mfamy he deserves,) arrived
with 4 guard of infantry, besides his usual
body guard of cavalry, in front Ofthis house,
he begged the populace to desist and retire to
their homes, but he was hootcd at, and
some of the mob even threatened him with
their pixies. When, instead of ordering bis
troops to dispense the assailants, which one
discharge Of small arms would have done
eifectually, he sneaked off, leaving the unior-
tjnate gentlemen to their fates. This pusi-
luminous conduct of the old wretch, can
neither be excused nor palliated in the least
10 10 ., &c.
there We're from 4 to 5000 regular troops
CHARTERED within a few furlongs distance, that
might have been brought forward to his
assistance in fifteen minutes, and yet it was
near two hours after this, before the mob
were enabled TO force the door with large
pieces oftimber, brought from some distance
Tor the purpose. Every person i'll the house
was Immediately mastered: their bodies
cut and manglcd in such manner as not to
be distinguished, were thrown from the win
dows, dragged through the streets, the mob
piercing and jumping on them, till they lost
all appearance OF their ever having been
human bengs.-Thc head Of Shalalitzki
was cut off and kicked about the street. lii
this house, A. Shaiiaitzky. II. Dunsfeidt,
Mons. Estoup, Mons. Arnaud, Mons. Martin,
and Justin, a French lad, belonging to V. A
leXandre, and Il French cook, Joscphli, were
murdered
Thus persisted eight persons, whose lives,
with those Of the unfortunate Nichols and
his companions, might have been easily pre-
served by the Governor of Manila whose
duty it was 10 protect them, bit who on the
contrary left them to swell the catalogue of
the murders of this day of blood. On the
head of this man must rest the blood ofthese
unfortunate men, every drop OF which rises
in testimony against him, and cries aloud
for rclributiOnS on the man who suffered ii
to he sled, either through CowARDICE. or
INCLINATIoN.
The house Of the Russian consul Gen p.
Dobeli, Esq. was attacked at l p. NJ. by a
dotat hment Of the mob from the Escalta af-
ter the butchery of Nichols s. Co. Fortunate
~, the Consul and his family were at Macoa,
with the exception of his Nephew, Mr.. Jas.
Bennett at this house resided Several OF
the Police Officers of this Pueblo j5;'S Nv
guel) came to the door and advised Mr.. Il.
to open it, promising 10 protect him ; this
was accordingl y done, the mob rushing i'm
with the officers, but from the room we were
IN they succeeded for short time in keeping
them, but from time to time, several ofthem
entered. The Officers rallied round Bennett,
and Was'driyen from the windows ofthe Sc
cond story, at the point Of their knives front
tire yard had Immediately to swim the river,
amid 4 shower OF stones and c!ubs--Ending
at the gate of large distillcry, Oh the OPP
p0site side, which was shut. | had TO scale
wall Of 10 or 1G feet high ; no sooner had
shcwn myself on the top of which, than /
was attacked by the worl,nen oft the distille-
ry and knocked oiIthc wall by cub5-fellin-
TO the yard, and was made prisoner. Prcvi-
Gus to the opening OF the door TO the mob,
Mr.. land myself had stripped to our llanuel5
To swim the river, intending to- ask advice
of an American merchant who lived on the
opposite hank, but altered our minds. ] had
no opportunity 60 dress myself, and cOnse-
quentiy had only flannel shirt on when Ia
ken. My arms were lasled behind me with
cords drawn SO tight rs 90 completely stop
the circulation ofthe blood and soon be-
came excessively painful They now put
Inc into a canoe and rc-crCsscd the river
As passed the house, saw my property
had been thrown from the windows, and
what tie mob could not carry away, hy ina
pile III the street together with the poor Major
DODo ofthe house, Whom the assassins had
also driven from the windows Of the second
stOry,}- had both legs broken in the
fall
The foreman OF the 3istillcry had prevent
cd my immediate massacre when 1 was Ia
ken ne continued with ire during the time
| was dragged thro' the streets Of st. Mygu-
81, and preserved my life, although he could
not prevent several heavy blows, or the
hearing Of mud and dirt on my head At
;he Bamboo Hut Of the Cobcrnado Clio of
the Pueblo, to which they conducted me,
found 5lr. Bennetwho had been carried there
before me we were both Immediately put
i'll the stocks, in company with IN Indian ar
rested for robbery. The villains soon began
TO conclude OF the mode oftaking Our lives,
which they were not long in settling at this
critical moment, Il. with great presence Of
mind exclaimed, We are Catholics, kil us
,t.ffLo,t "a CrvG.ggcr .,d flo ,,L.r,. ,r go.