American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-01-06

and interesting
We extract the following brief description of the
principal species OF torture used in the Inaui.ion,
Win the single remark, that the recollection OF sub
lests SO shocking is intended to keep alive those
feelings OF condemnation and abhorrence which that
bloody Tribunal has so generally excited:
" A subterranea1 van. to which they descended
oy an infnIty OF winnings, the plare appointed
for the application Of the torture The profound
silence which rcigned in this chamber of torment
and The terrible appearance Of the instruments of
punishment, feebly seen by the vaclating light of
TWO hambeaux, must necessarily have filled the
mind OF the victim with mortal terror. Scarce
" had he arrived, before the inquistors and execu-
TONER'S who were clothed with long robes OF sack
cloth, and their heads with hood OF the same stuff,
pierced with holes for the eyes, mouth and nose
seized and stripped him even to his shirt, Then
the inquisitors joining hypocrisy to cruelty, exhrt-
cd the victim to confess his crime and il he pc sst
ed in denying ii, they ordered that the torture should
DC applied IN the MANNER and for length OF time,
which they deemed proper. The Inquisiiors never
tailed, in case OF injury DEATH fracture OF limbs,
to protest that the acts were to be imputed the
accused alone.
There were three modes OF making trial: the cords
FIRE, and wster.
in the frat case, they tied the hands behind The
back Of the patient, by means OF cord raised
cutoners raised him Up high as possible : After
having lett him some time thus suspended they
loosened the cord SO thai the unfortunate prisoner
tell suddenly within hall foot Of the ground. his
terrible Jar disloeated all the joints ard the cord
cut the wrists and entered oits into the flesh even
to The very sinewa This punishment, @hieh was
renewed every hour. LETT he ralisit with, vi power
and without movement; but II was not until after
the PHI yscian Ct the in9usi,ion had declated that
the sufferer could no longer support the torture
without dying, thar the inquisitors remanded him
to prison. There they lett him, rey to his suf.
ferings and to despair, Till the moment that the holy
Office had prepared for him torture sill more ho1-
rible.
Ibis second trial was made by means Of water.
The sxecusioaegs stretched their victim in a wooden
instrument of torture, in the form oil spout, fitted
to receive the body Of man, without 81 Other bot.
tom ;han stick which traversed it, ard on which
the body, falling BACKWARDS, was bent by The effect OF
the machinery, and toc., such position that the
teet were higher than The head /, resulted from
this situation that respiration became very painful,
and tha, the patient suffered The nnsi dreadful ago.
MES in ai his limbs, in consequence ~ the pressure
OF the cords. the knots OF which ptnetret.c into the
fese and caused the blood to flow even before they
had employed the bands. Ii IN this cruel po-
sii;on that the sxeculioners introduced 81 the bots
tom OF the throat al the victim piece OF fine lifen,
wet, a part Of Which covered the nosiris. I hey
afterwards turned the water into the mouth and
nose, and then left it to filter 80 slowly Ina. one
hour, at least exhausted, before the suffersI had
swallowed drop atthoG4 it trifkied Without IN
Thus the patient found no interval for
aspiration. AT every instant he made an offer to
,Wallow hoping 10 give passage 10 little air but
- the wet linen was so placed as 10 prevent this
md to cause the water, at the same lime, 10 enter
" the nosrils, il will be perceived that this new
combination must necessarily place great difficulty
n The way OF the most important function of life.
l hus it often happened tha, when the torture was
inshed, they drew the fine linen from the throat all
tanned with the blood OF of the vessels which
lad been ruptured by the struggles of he unlortu-
late VICTIM 1t ought to be added, that at every
Instant powerful turned the fatal lever, and
/ each turn the cords which surrounded the AIMS
nd the legs, penetrated even to the bones
II, by this second torment, they could obtain no
the inqulsors afterwards bad recourse
o fire. To make this trial. the execuorcrs COM
nenced by tying the hands and feet in such man.
er that the sufferers could not change their posi-
ion they then rubbed the feet with oil and lard
nd other penetrating substances, and placed them
cfore The Ere, until the flesh was SO roasted thar
he bones and sinews appeared in all parts
A WIFE.--When man OF sense comes to
,arry ii is companion whom he wants and not am
rtist it is not ely creature who can paint,
nd play, sing and dance it is being who can
,niort and counsel him: one who can reason and
fleet, and feel and judge. and discourse and dis
riminatc one who can assist him in his affairs,
ghten his SORROWS purify hs Joys strengthen his
rinciples, and educate his children. Such is the
oman who is fit for mother, and The mistress of
family. woman OF the former description may
.casionally figure in drawing room, and attract
C admiration of the company. but is entirely unfit
r helpmate to a man. and to "train up child
the way he should go.'--Port Folio.