The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-14

cessary that he should make fur their
lustlfirati0n. Bnt 1t was now too
late and one al the monks. PER.
cesing an appearance of momenta-
ry lndcclslou upon the contcnances
nj the spectators. and feeling that
IT WAS desperate concern. was oh
served To stink away towards the
door and disappeared This Gre
aled an uni, ersal murmur, upon
which the intrepid youth. VIII nm
neither the menaced artillery of tn
holy ollice, nor the teeth aud nails
of congregation NJ fanatics, had
been able to intinidatr. roared oul
more Justify than ever for a red hot
brick bat. being brought.
lie applied II tn the poor girls feet.
aud resuscItated her; thus uninasl.
ING the whole ,illlany 81 the al,t.'
ADMINISTRATORS OF JUSTICE.
y gallcgo was observed at early
dawn tn place box upan one of the
quays Caes de Forea. with the in
tenllon OF precipitatlng it into the
water j; but on pereeiting that he
was seen 10y some soldiers, who had
risen early az we'll rs himself, he
abandoned his charge. aud ran a
way. The soldiers Imagining the
box ID contain contraband goods,
eagerly opened It. aud found. IN
stead ol what they expected, "A very
pretty girl about seventeen years oil
aSe. "i,h II rope round her neck.
with winch she had evidently been
strangled. Her legs were sawed off
at the hips, and hall sawn through
the knees, for the greater facility
vi packing and she was entirely
naked, but Wrapped up in "a clean
sheet. saw her remains myself,
and could not help admiring the
beauty OF her features, even chang
ed As they were by the cruel man
nrr of her death aud | well remem-
Der, that her jet black hair curled
naturally all over her head. A sham
search was instituted alter her dla
BIBLICAL murderers but which, like
every thi e else OF the kind, came TO
nothing. But it was every where
confidently asserted that the authors
! ii the crime were well known !;
their names even were whispered
and That a bag of fifty moidores
had been quite sufficient to choke up
the fountain of justice. Many SOL
dIers have assured me that the duty
npon which they went with most
reluctance was that OF assisting the
civil power. 1t happened almost
invariably that they succeeded in sc
curing the object Of their search,
Win, being soon bought oirby their
associates, became the most invet
crate enemies OF the captors. aud
sought every means Of satlatinss
their revenge upon them. A sil.
lain ri this description infested for Il
long time the road between EIvas
and Badaj0s, committed every KIND
II atrocity, and retired for rcpose
tn the ruins of "A dismantIed wind
mill The last crime which he com
mltlcd was the murder OF farmer
Who lived IN seqnestered cottage,
aud whose grey mare this hero Gov
eted in order to carry on his profess
sion on a more extensive scale.
Some relation of the women com
planned to the c0rregidor, aud poin-
ted out the hiding place of the ruff
fan. The colonel Of regiment OF
. cavalry in garrison at EIvas, was
/ requested to FURNISH detaC hment
| Tor the purpose oil securing him,
which was executed in a manner
highly Creditable to the sergeant
commanding the littleparty. The rul-
fan was seized whilst sleeping in
the rnin--hs head resting on IL pig.
, skin full Of vine, his carbine by his
side, as well as his knife, aud a
bag Of dolIars-and the grey mare
WAS tled up IN a cornerol The same
Enclosure. The party bound bis
hands behind him. aed drove hin
before them, to tire garrison, not
/, wthstanding his tempting offers tt
induce them TO permit his escape
and with the scrupnIons exactnes,
which 50 strongly coaracteriscs lii,
Portuguese soldier, they deposited
every fArthing ofthcir money thus
, found into the hands Of the author.
tiles. The fellow was, however
soon after liberated and the dra
. Coon who related this fact to me
having belonged to the party, Wa
in daily apprehension of reaping th'
reward OF his zeal and integrity
1 from the revenge of the ru!han.'