Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-27

OIL INC SuuuluCFS Oi Tue t0oDkS. al less
than quarter of an hour the affairs
were broken in pieces, piles of wood
were placed in different parts of the ed
Iifice, and in mement the whole con-
vent was in blaze. Never did see a
more imposing spectacle: the glare of
the flames illumined the mountains and
woods for many leagues around; the
night was dark, and the procession Of
monks chanting a solemn hymn could
be distinguished on the verge Of noun
tain close to the convent. The soldiers
took possession of the wine, and sat
round the incense bonfire, and drank to
the health Of the queen, while nothing
was to be heard around but now and
then the report of musket fired by the
Basques in the mountains, to give intel.
ligcnce to the Carlists of some extraor-
binary event having taken place. The
monks we're marched into Onate, carry
ing with them the holy virgin, and ter.
ror and dismay stamped in their coun-
tenances. General Rodil inflicted no
other punishment than that of burning
their convent, and sending them to dit
ferent converts in distant Provinces
In the hurry Of writing, had omitted
10 state in its proper place, that when
the soldiers sent to burn the convent
had examined the Subterranean Dun
geons, they discov cred a massive i
ron door, which they burst open, and by
the light of the lantern, they perceived
a human being chained to a ring fasten-
ed in the wall, he was reduced to mere
skeleton, his beard hung down to his
waist, he was absolutely naked, and the
bones nearly protrudeo through his skin,
a pitcher of water and "A few crumbs OF
bread lay near him. On hearing the
door open, he raised his head and ex-
claimed, sThank God, you have al Length
come to put an end to my sufferlngs,
imagining that the monks had come tt
notify bis execution. When asked who
and what he was, he informed the off
GERS Of the queens troops that he hae
been eleven years immured in that dun
geon; that his food had been the whole
time, a scanty supply of bread arc
water; that he had been frequently
scourged BY The monks to extort confes
sions Of crimes which he never commit
tied. His only crime was that Of being
Il liberal durinn the constitutional sys
TEN. When told that he was at liberty
he became like mailman. He coulc
not bear the light of dav, and fresh al
had such an effect on him that he swoon
ed away"
Pigs and Chsckens.--The new York
Commercial Advertiser, relates the fol
lowing amusing incident which occurred
at late fire in that city.
| "One family having same ducks sanf
chickens in large coop. and pig oil
the premises, which was in danger O
being roasted too soon. in their eagernes
10 save the whole, hastily thrust piggy
into the chicken coop, aud carried all tt
a place Of safety from the flames. Be
ing thus secure in his own person, pig
gy bethought himselfthat he should like
a game supper. He therefore devourec
both ducks and chickens with the relish
of an Alderman; and when the owne rs
returned to look after the living delica
clos, nothing of the poultry remained
but the feathers! We have heard ofcar
rying the tongs and andirons carefully
down stairs by hand, and placing them
in the street for preservation, during the
confusion of a fire, and at the same time
dashing the locking glass upon the pave
nent through the window for the same
purpose--and we beg leave to record
the story of the pig and chickens along
side of it.''