Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-05
for death. This was against all law and custom.
three days for preparation being always hitherto

Tor death. This was against all law and custom,
three days for preparation being always hitherto
granted.
Yesterday accordingly they were executed.
new gaiiows was erected on Sodre- square, where
the merchants generally meet in the afternoon on
business, because their loyalty TO the Young queen
lis fully established by their expressed sentiments
taud their scanty charaes 20 the us,,rners rovcru
mcnt. The came square is the princpal quay and
Handing place from the Tagus. There. from tho
morning great number OF troops were collected.
but It was only by two o'clock that the fata, pro-
cession arrived, numerously escorted The ur-
fortunate men 10 be executed were all bareFootc,l
with the white large sIeeved frccks which covered
them all over; each Of them had two priests byhis
side. The execution began by youth only scveEe
teen years old, though the sentence said twenty.
He was n midshipman, the son of Col. Cbaby. He
was led TO the ladder of tho gai,ows. and Obliged
to kneel before it during ten minutes, whilst t,a
priests were praying over him. Having aseendcd
it, he was directed 70 turn round and scat h;InsclI
on one of the steps. A.,
Whilst The hangnau was tying the rope 10 tho
iron bar oil the gallows, the priests from below
called upon him to repent and Acknowledges his
crime towards his lawful king and lord Don Mi
guel l. King absolute.. No: having succeeded af-
ter long exertons Of this kind, the hthers gave tho
signal TO the hangmap, who covering the young
mans head With the cap OF his gown, turned hi m
of from the ladder and got on hi. shoulders, riding
ION him and swinging about with ono ofhis fee;
upon the victims hands, (Which being tied toceth
er made a Kind OF stirrup,l whilst another KanEs
man puheu hiin GOWN by the leef. This lasted a
bout ten minutes mcrc and when life was consi,-
cred to be quite extinct the body was taken down
| and laid on the ground.
The second was Also a very youne rnaIf, cads,
in the Corps Of Marines, said in the Sentence n,
be twenty three, hut who was hardly twenty
years old; his name was James Chavis Scarnjctii
The third was said to he Joaquin Velez BrrSir,
os. but was in fact the gallant Presvello who gave
a false name on entering the goal and kept II ,p
in order net 10 injure his family. Hc showed tn,
greatest courage and resolution 20 his last broat,
refusing 70 answer TO the priests, who cndcavorca
to make him acknowledge Miguel. The feurtI,
was Jose Comes Ferrira Eraga, thirty three wears
old, Lieut.. Of Artillery; and The last was Big
General Alexandra Manuel Morcira Freire. Tlsev
generally showed courage, but none like the
brave Prestvello, who had been formerly IAN OF
Ger in the army, and latterly Colonel of ETii, a,
in one OF the northern provinces, where he had his
| estate, for he belonged 10 wealthy and tlistin-
guished iamily.-He had served under Napofean .
and gained from him the Of dfo: legion q :
honor. He had gone TO England, but being a.
shamcd TO remain inactive, returned 20 aid the
public cause. He landed the very night OF the
9th OF January, and a few hours after he was in
irons! There he remained Sin weeks withou.
speaking word to friend, seeing any one or
even being allowed TO change his linen Whca
called to give his defence in u hours he was
covered with vcrInn and nearly i'm state of,iis-,
traction. After the five bodies were cut down and
laid on the ground, the hangman began TO chop.
oil their heads with Z cutlass on n piece OF wood.
The heads were then stuci. upon iron points fixed
on the posts Of the gailows, and there they are .
remain three days.