The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-09
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and who had indeed, discocrsed with him
but few hours before in the mos, ami>
cable way. Neither Of them however,
gave him the least sign of recognition. OF
showed either then or in the SEQUEL, the
least disposition 10 soften his state Of sui.
terins. They begun by gravely chant,
| ing forth some verses Of the Psalm Er.
surge Del, Dc. and then demanded of
tie criminal his name and profession.
The Tailor was thereupon told 10 do his
duty. This consisted in conducting VI.
G. to dungeon feet square, (having
a grated skyfight without CLASSY and
leaving him there ~i,hout a Candle, or
even pitcher of wa,er. Afer remain,
ing thus for three days, he was supplied
with a wretched matrass aud a CHAIR
These formed during Is months, the
| whole of his furniture. fits sustenance
was dish of rice every Ga hours, with
half pound of brow bread, and in the
mornings. a cup of diluted stuff. mis-
| called chocolate His jailors, seen only
at these periods. always maintained the
silence of statues. The light of the day
in this living tomb was but of Ave hours
duration.
On one OCCASION, the barber who was
sent to shave the unfortunate prison. 70
contrived to slip into his hands a-leter
from his wife, together with penci and
bit ofpaper to facilitate reply. DE.
lighted at this unexpected consolation,
NJ e. perused and kissed thou
| sand times the cherished lines. His repIy
was soon prepared-but alas The Argus
eyed turkeys had conceived suspicious,
the result of which was d .covery, and
the consignment of the poor barter to
one Of the prison-rooms, where he was
kept until 1890. His successor in office
showed none of this zeal of pity. After
three months incarceration, M. G.
under%en, his first regular examination
! in she same hall, and with The Same cere-
mony. One OF tho inquisi'G-s made
sort of opening Grafton on the justice and
6eniSnity of the holy Office, (these were
| wonderfully borne witness to- by the livid
and haggard countenance of their victiin)
| and proceeded to tell him that The tribu:
| nal knew already the whole, even to the
| precise day. place and hour, when VI.
| G. had been present, with other accoma
p'ices, al maoonic meeting that i, was,
consequently, useless TO deny it and
that the tribunal, in calling on him now
FOR his confession, desired merely TO Gnd
pretext for extending towards him the
indulgence allowed to peni,en's, &c sc.
VI G., not to be dipped by This mode
"f addsess, protested openly against it -
The addition of menaces and insults could
not shake his 6rmness and he was taken
back to his confinement. Some months
afterwards he was again summoned into
tuO bdIlS pIOsCHCc, Dut WIN inc Ike
result and from that period he was no
longer iDterrogated. Being seized With
illness, through the various miseries and
horrors OF his situations he implored the
aid OF a physician but was answ cred that
when his life should be in danger that
| would be granted 10 him When reducS
| ed to the extreme weakness and no lon-
ger able to rise from his mstlrsss, ne "a.
quested the presence OF the in9pisitors,
and besought them MOST touchinglY for
some nourishmeDt of ri6te wholesome
kind, adding that his family would remu.
nerate such attention. 1Yau. family has
abendoned you sir replied these impos-
tors; they will listen to no application ON
the part of reProba'e and as for the
tribunal it has no funds for the ameliors>
ion of your tFeatmen; 4
Such series of infamous usage mus,
inevitably have proved fatal to NJ. G.,
! had not these dens Of horror been thrown
open by the effect Of the kings oath to
he constitution on the 9Th March, 1920,
The following day brought the decree to
Valencia, and the peope went en- n1assc
to burst open the gates Of the ina lisilion,