Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-17
SIiG ! OF ZASAGOL
From Soutaey's History ofthe PENN.
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Sutlr var
By he end nf July the city was com
p'stely invested, tn supply of food was
scanty, and the Inhabitants mad 20 rea-
son to expect succour. Their exer.
tions had now been unremilted for 40
DAYS, and nothing but the sense Of du-
ty could have supported their b IDLY
strength and their spirit under such
trials. They were in hourly expecta-
ton If another attack, OF another bonn
bardment. They had not single
place of security for the sick ADD the
child rem, and the numoer of the woun-
del was daily increased by repeated
sSIrnishes, in which they engaged for
the pu pose of opening a communlca-
ton with he country. A. this juno
ture they made one desperate effort to
rs,oyer the rorrora. 1t VS. vain:
aud convinced by repeated losses, and
especially by his last repulse, that 1t
was hopeless to make an etfectual sal
ly, tney resolved To ABIDE the issue of
the coatesr within the walls, and con-
Qusr or perlsh there.
N ,ae oight of the I'd of August,
AMI on tho following lay, the French
b potrdeI the city fro Ii their bate
rIe> pop hslfe the gaze Of the Carmen
A ioun ling hospital whi;h was now
fill, VITO tns ST K an1 wounded, took
ii aud Vas rapidly consumed Du-
rag this s,eno Of horror the most IN.
tire J,d sxer;ion, we're made TO rescue
these heip ess su fsrsrs from the tia mes
M one thought OF his own property or
inllHdual concerns every one hasten.
ed tnither The women were eminent
ly cons picuous in their exertons, re.
gardless of the shot and shells which
fell ABOUT the n, aud Drawing the flames
OF the building. 1t has often been re-
marked. that the "ickedness OF women
ex eds that of the other sex For the
ga ne reason, when cIrcuns an es. for
eng hem out of herr sphere Of tne r
5inlry naJure, ompel hem To exer.
c,ss manly virtues. they displ,y hem q
tae highest de- ee, y when once AVA
kened TO sense of patriotism, they car
~ he principle to lis most heroic pitch.
The loss of women and boys during the
siege, was very great, fully pr portion.
a,a to hat of the men t.ey' were al.
WY. the most forward, aud the did.
Guilty was to teach them prudent and
proper sense of their danger
On the following day, the + ench
CO npls, ed their batteries upon the
ryht bank of the Guerva, wiJhia pis.
tol shot Of the gate of ST. Eugracia, SO
called from splendid church and con-
vent of ceremonies, situated on one
side Of it.
On the ish of August, the French
opened batteries WI hin pistol shot of
this church AMI convent. The mud
walls were levelIed at the first dis
charge and the besiegers. rushing
through the opening, took the ba 'e-
ries before tn ad accent gates In reverse.
Hare Geo Mlri. who had distinguishes
g linseIf on many former occasions,
wls-n de p jsoner. The streets of
s. Engrs il, winch they had just en-
t. -A. lad into the Coca, and the cor
pse bu idings where il thus termina-
tel, were on the one hand he convent
a ~ Francisco, and on the other,
taa -eners, hospital Both were storm
} All ser on ii,e; the sick and the
w,anded threw themselves from the
windows TO escape the flames, and the
h"rrors of the scene was aggravated oy
the maniacs, whose voices raviDg or
singing in parox,sms Of wilder mad
ness, or crying in vain to be set free,
wee heard amid the conf sion o.
dreadful sounds. Many fell victims o
the FIRE, nd some to the indiserimi.
pating fury OF the assslabts. Those who
escaped were conducted as prisoners
to the Torrero !; but when their condi
ton had been discovered, they were