Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-10
MASsACRE Ar M,N,1rA

'"" 'N'tb"iN- iutStNstIS dIttN.
Phil Ga-ef.e.
Tha IN,nj of Luconia rom its eAtsnl, cIi-
male ard fertility OF soil, would uuder proper
enc uragemfDt soon become an important
colony 10 Spain. Situated ia lie neighbour
hon" o! China, industrious cnttivatcrs Skiiful
a'iisaus and Intelligent Heels could with
rasr be- ar'ained from that Oye,!lp wing cnuu-
Try. The products, Indigo, coffee, cotton Su.
CAV tobacco aod rice. asi It's commercial sit
uation IL pet eSceiied, by any in the east !;
tor u car cary on trade with both hemiS-
pSeres The system OF Spain keep your
celouies poor that you may govern III, m has
Dsen carried Into vigorous execution, tor uU-
hliStriy, the Hhcie commerce, Ca little trade
TO Annoy aud some Chinese juuks excepted }
was under the direction OF ID PDi!ipiue COM
pany who seat annually isw ships and
hought aud sald 81 their own prices. THUS
the natural iudoieuce OF the savage born un-
der a vertical sHu, was encouraged emiyra.
lion checked, and the native population " iiiCh
CONSTITUTES 9-loths OF The whole, kept ia idle
ness, viciOu ness aud Ignorance, implicitly o.
hedisnt 10 priesthood a. idle ignorant aud
vicious as themselves. Through these the
few Spana,ds. in the Island govern The dis
ioip'ed state OF the Spanish empiIe, has from
necessity opened the trade OF Mauila 10 the
Wo:id, and for sunl. Nears, shtDS rom all ma
iionS have visited the port The natural conse-
QncocP Of which was a Greater demard tor
The p 0duciiOns of The soil and "A propnrtinr.
al enh ano" meni ~ their value. New p!ahia,
Hons acre forming, and a spirit OF industry
and enterprise was beginning 30 arprar ia The
coup'ry; this one would suppGss the "oNeIH-
M nt W u!d view WITH pleasure il il said
t5at 1t wa otherwise. Jealousy witi TO eign-
q particularly Of the Europeans and Anne
rlcaus, was IN consequence ard d-termi-
naiioe 10 get I'D of tn ~ the first OpportnAi-
~ IL was probably necessary 10 premise the
abnre TO account for tn origin of the late
hotrlh NJ tSsacre commit ed in Manila.
The eity of Naai!li i situated in the
neighhorbl"d Of the Ike Bahia N the boz
ders ~ Which great quantity ol filth had ar
cnusiii"d The 20 ula'ion outside the wall
may piobahiy amount to two hundred ;hon'
sand; q few Chinese, foreigners aud ''adin=
peHple excepted, almost exclusively Indians
they 10 upi form one couipued city, but ra-
thee collection Of larEe VILLAGES dsnselv IN
hAble1, after the Malay manner Sometimes
!" TIE month # ScpiHmbfr. u1nsmay b. avy
raiuS caused The Ike TO overflow it, banks
and spread itself over the country for sOme
d4Si7nce aYound unpu its subsidIng. the ac.
cnnln lated ii'ih and large quantity of Veeeta-
Die male when eXpoSed 90 bot sun soon
produces an epidemic disease (Choiera NOR
bus) which daily carries off hundreds of the
natives Unfortunately tic sagpe di.caSP had.
f'r ore or two years previously af1l ctad IndiA
hnd vas then raging in China. IL Feuuired
ITO great address to make the Indians believe
ihAt the dIseage was impori ed and TO
turn Their rage mon he fnrciyners Accor-
dtnEly, on tho 0ill of October Tues assembled
about ~ NJ. when The attack commenced.
ouch n"nihers were engaged, that il was
uuiEtoliHrd "f tiirir plans and vet 40 " oil WAS
thu secret kept from 'hp forcisers iansrau, Of
~" iauCn99o hat not one was aware of the
dare that ilIre9 'nued him. The first petS n
ava cked wa ~. Godefoi "a surgeon) whom
thi y leh for dead--he was TAX, 10 the guard
house, AMI on his recovering d little lis hands
W tied behind him Nv tho soldeTy OF tho
regular army, rnd IN this situation conducted
10 tbf Cori'gih1Fe'' prison, where lie rsmainr
ed ~ hours without assistance Godefai nhe
D'fufaliS') and captain WILSON ut the English
ship MecCpe, immediately waited OH the
Governor. bni the only satisfaction fhpv
could get " was that he wDud cOosjdes o. IL .
The above gentlemen with j Wilson an A.
mcrican DIidshipmAB, were soou aftprwatds
murdered in the Escarfa. The governor an.
peared on the E.rsrta, d,r.ctlv affair III,
| mnTder. aud while The bodies w.ie EXPOSED 20
l. view, eXpgslulAteh wife thu nieu Oh what
tne' were doing, hni took no measure 10 stop
m iSssSdcir lie soon lev thgrs aud This so
tar erCcufag d III mob hat hoy arrerwsr a
asserted sihit what ihev were doing wsa
by The governor order, The hotel for
Foreigners Wss then alta krd-ieu French
men we're murdered (auoiher G,ntjn1 a
ve'y po"etfni m-p fought his way III, oHpb
| IN mob with his ffis only receiving several
WOUNDS tiom their pixies ani knives when
ne rfScnen " street lis 'igh, failed, AID he
| W"nlu nAVP iti-' sacrili'. tad not Spanish
| ciyil oifirer seized him, aud tViug his bsnds
| leh MN a. ne cuGid house, where the Off
| ceis PM biz in itors aud wore going IN
I'iF" VIZ WIN. WHcD be demanded Con
! IesSor - nov sent fot uBc--u The mean Time
/ a Spanish officer arrived (Sairt OEve0 aud
| saved buy, sendiuY BIN ~ Tho hOEiist Guil
| iop IVES shot y ~ officer ~ The reruiars.-
| ~ Dun'zipld'7 house was attacked abont
| =: NJ In" 0oo' were very strong aud ,csis,
| ca !ue iorce ~ che mob fpr 3 hours Abon,
| 8 clock, tho FGvrfD0r appeared IN front nf
| 'ps nous Win guard ~ alb o. 90 cot srd
| some Dungeons he IN rl0ted tie pounlsce
| 10 desst-- ihey houtcd al him and raj. cd thoir
! p kos 10 hi' breast, lpsiead Il dispe. sire
| I"em ne re'llei, 'rd I'D DOi Afterwards ir.rr-
! ie' a Ills moment ibete wee 4 % 5o0o
| ~ p' quattered Wi,bn TWO iHrloues Of The
| ri"c fad ND have bteu bfou.ii M ia Is
| iui"nie'' ~ msst Of them weie urder arms. ~
| u, uroi resisted hOnr, louect. wlou The
| mob entered and mapeied > ,c,qons il, e.
| h"FIld manner, that th0ir bod -a could moi
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