Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-01

admired. The most inte resting object to an
Englishman, in the vicinity OF brnsseN' !" '''s
field of Waterloo, aud from the immense mum
Der of visitors TO that celebrated plain, u musf
have proved source OF the creates. proh' 70 'he
inhabitants. Brussels is about LOO miles from
Parts, and % ftom Antwerp.
| PGni,hpsnt of the knout On esday NOR.
ming a crowd collected in the market place Tor
Synferapol Observing black dag. and con
Guiding that something unusual was abou, 10
take place, we walked towards tho assembled
multitude, and found them witnessing the m
flietion OF The punishment o. the knoni on ten %
twelve prisoners who, ~ endeasoaring 10 es.
cape from prison. had murdered the ptiest anu
/ killed several OF the guard who had opposeh
them Three of Them had already suffered lhe
! punishment WHEN We arrived, aud the lo"'h
wns undergoing il. large circle had been
formed v the military, who, with hayonets IN,
ed. and presented towards tne centre. formed
a guard upon the prisoners aud Kept the crown
/ Al a defiance. TIM criminal was fixed on slop-
| ing planlS. ON one side of which were two large
rinps TO which his arms were fastened, the
top having a lHrgs notch 10 admit OF his neck,
which was strapped down. Ills legs were also
! fastened nj the ANGLES, and his SHIRT irippfa
/ of leaving his back barred down 10 the waist
! In this condition he received the -Innieuon oil
forty stripes by the knout, sort oiscuurRe,
which is about Two feet and n hhli long :" 'he
handle and having n heavy lash about the same
length as the handle, at the end al which, again,
is fixed a thong oi white leather he eHeo"-
TONER, taking his whip IN his hand. aud inca
surlng his distance. walked away about clBhl
OF ten PAGES, aud returned and struck Tue b'o".
! Thus n space Of about twenty Seconds elapsed
between each blow. SO severe was the pun
ishment, that, ere the forty strIpes had been IN
| lllcted, the head ol The criminal Tell on ma
shouldn't aud he was remov ed from the post III
n srnscless state Dming the milleton ol his
sentence, curiosity induced nv 10 apptotnh that
part of the circle where tnuse who st1ll waited
a similar nhicton "erc st,nd'eg The hoIfor de-
plcted ia their counienauCcs, by the nhiiulpn-
lion OF impending torture, was u manifest ag-
grayaIloD OF then punishment, II possible even
worse than the actual suffering by the Wild
aud ie'palr ng eaolnma ions which, from
tine time, escaped them we were fully allie
10 jutEe Of the dreadful nleutn torture 10
which hey were reduced Ohe Of them wish
Il fot Nnhe That he might put period to MS
agony. As soon as the man "as removed who
lad received fne al,o ted number OF s'ripes, nh
oihe, Wa brought forward, who very rclue
tanty pr prted, in winch he was asHsied, with
much no,H effect. by the "AeeaiIonrr, who
tore on his shut forced hum on tne plank
thrust aim down aud, having bounu Nun
proreind rorAeGn,e the sentence.
Nothing can be conceived more barbnron'
and inhunau than The app arhnee OF the exc
cnilonyi la, bald head AID long mnttrd 10 ks
falling on his shouldets, his Large black mus
taehlps, his glazing eyes, aud ghaslly visage,
added, II possible, TO the horror nd disgust
with " hCh the scene INSPIRED IL. The SCI eans
/ ol the suil Fer# al the repetition OF cach
blow, his ngouized writing, the sweat stream
ing down his forehead and the blool gushing
from his back. rendered the scene too rcpulsivt
10 he any longer Witnessed. aud W. qnitIed the
spot. Although Disappointment may be deem
I'd barhhIOus, yrt upon reelection, II may
br though, more adapted than tna, OF hanging
TO the Accomplishment OF the objrct proposed
b, both AS regards the suffering of tie CIR
Upinai, the former ~ certainly tue seVereT pun
ishment aud, on his ~ cOycry, which takes
place ~ a lew days, he has II chance OF re-
forming his life, OF which he is tue more likely
10 take advantage, from the recollection OF hI-
past suffering lis effects upon criminals be-
lore ny uniergo II, Is, as we have stated still
greater, II possible, Than the actual m0iction
ani the warning which II gives TO spectators
seemed 10 make an Impression winch, ms ~
veil known, IssrarelY produced by AN Old
Bnls execution. We were told ihat nv soon
a. these criminals should recover from the
effects oi their punishment, they would be sent
- w9rk, Tor the remhin er Of their lives, ~ the
,nints IT sinaeia.
We6Ser's Trapets Hrough Hn Crinea, &c.