The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09

SCH AZ MS feet, and with tearS lmplorec
release from place, W here every thing
would infiict on her memory the las;
agonies Of her child. Her youth. beauty,
and virtue, the cloquehce of her grief,
and the force Of her despair, moved to
pity all who heard her except Ferdinand.
who brutally turned away!
We cannot refrain from noting down
here the famous mandate of ". Miery
Campillo, the Inquisitor general, which
was read in every church in Spain on the
FIRST Sunday in Lent, 1915 Ills Re-
eeiiency, she Grand fnguisitor, en-
joinS all Coiyes5orS, ander hairi Of err
communication, TO dcnounee TO the Holy
Office $ach persons as may haze COMES
sed Themselves 80 belong TO tie order OF
Freemasonry = Is it possible for base
ness TO proceed farther than thi, Yes !:
several confessors were found to comply
with the order of his excellency The
king took en- undisgujsed part in all these
infsmiesi and appointed judges belonging
TO the criminal tribunals to aid in the
induisitorial examinations:
With regard 10 trials like these, il
may easily be imagined that contradic-
tons, dities, and falsehoods, were
their customary foundation. Whether a
prisoner denied the pretended crime, or
IN despair suffered himself to avow il he
was sure 10 be sent back to his confine>
meni: The only indulgence shewn was
to those who were base enough to de.
nounce fresh victims.
Some account remains to be given o.
the inhuman conduct of the jailors to-
wards the iDcarcerateG, on Ferdinand's
revival of the Inquisition. What shall!
we say when we hear the case of an Gn>
happy chaplain, in the regiment of Lo-
reDs, whilst in Murcia, who after popu.
lar commotion had restored him to liber>
~, took the violent alternative Of drown /:
ing himselfin well, rather than return
20 the inquisitioni What shall we say
when informed, that young officer OF
the same regiment was driven to madness
and suicide at Valencia The most con-,
Plete information, however, with which
we can supply our ,eaders on this he I'D
will be condensed account of what has
been communicated to us BY patriouc
magistrate, who was shut up during Is
months in the Enquisition at Valencia, and
is al this moment in London.
VI. G. was arrested on the 9th ] an
1919, whilst in bed, at two o'clock in the
morning. His papers were sealed up,
and all explanation Was withheld. He
was conducted to the Enquisluou, distant
only fifty PAGES from his house, by end
less turnings and windings. When there;
he was made 10 halt suddenly be
fore little private door. The chief
OF the escort, judge of tho criminal
court, gave mysterious and precon-
certed kind OF knock. jaiIor present,
ed himself and demanded, with solernnity
Of utterance, which was the Judge and
which the accused. This point ascertain,
ed, he took the two in with him, leaving
the others outside The door closed on
them. and all was involved in darkness
and silence. The jailor, cropping along
and without syllable Of speech, conduc~
ted his two companions through the in>
trica'e labyrinth of corridors, now ascen.
ding stair cases, and now descending. -
This course ofinVolutions occupied about
90 minutes: Their conductor suddenly
stopped and clapPing thrice with his
hands, was answered in like manner from
above. Two folding doors opened with
a startling sound and wide well-ligh.ed
staircase was displayed to view. This
brought them to hall hung with black
velvet, having table in its centre cover
ed with the like sable colour, a silver
crucifix, and two candles CT green wax
Al this table stood two inquisitors ha
bituated in full ceremony-the square
cap, the cross Of honor. rIeen neck -ker