Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-09-24
CONVENT RIOTS At BARCELONA AND
LOSS OF LIVES.

BARCELONA, July 2l.-'rhc news from Reus is
by nomcan, rraliitinp lie people there have
burnt the convent, ofthr Clpnciin and Carmclitc
iliafs, and have immplltcd between 20 and 30 Of
dc individual, of ihosr orders.
July 2Sh.-Bireelona Ina, been, during the 25h
and part OF the 2oth INST, the theatre of erievous
disasters On Saturday hN the pupulacc NJ tho
Ph2ade-T oro>, ala bull-Geh, commenced carly to
"vlner symptoms oldSordet. Il 81 happened that
the Two FIRST buils wee of most pacic disposition,
and consequently afforded very little diversion. II
VI, soon remarked that they were ola different
breed 10 thai an ioanecd IN the hindhill> and this
Circumstance WIS noted ith marked disipproha-
ton. By law II Is prohibited 10 brow any thing
into the rrnl winch my disturb the proceedings
OF the turcllor2> or hulI-6ahter,, but wien he
thitl bull was lel loose, and II was observed he
would MOI rush ON the horses is customary. the
assembly bcc,mr outrageous. 4 few missiles
hurled into the arena, and the universal cry was
To have the bah scn away. Thls was complied
with IN tho presiding authorities, but when
the neM bull proved equal, pacific, the fury oil the
pul1ullee broke cut IN "A mus, fearful manner.
Such dreadful yells and doaienior hoolings have
seldom been heard, u there mist have been al
least 10000 persons present
liza moment, and is 'by enehantmcu, the ben
cles were torn up, the haluSra,es forced out and
the enolmou,l massive rope which forms barri-
81 between the inner ring of the arena and the
irod seats was GU IN vdrionS places. Chairs, ben
cI,cs, aud parts Of lhe bdu,lrolcs were now hurl-
ed from all plrt> into the plaza. The Governor
immediately appeared aud cndcavorcd to sootlc
the assembled multitude, hut in vain: the soldiers
" no accompanied Inn were ordered to withdraw
10y tho people, and at once obeNrd. Meanwhile
the plaza was filled by the multitude, who set upon
the unfortunate bull in every direction. By the
way, the Governor WIS very near being sacrificed
by tie miuriatcd animal, who rushed upon sni,
but The bulls dtteauon distracted to many
points that he escaped unhur At length the bull
WAS despatched, and was bound with the rope
whichhad been cnt al the commencement. Many
of the ordcrl, spectators had retired, and nov the
riocrs o'rc permitted to proceed in their work Of
dcsul eli m. The principal seats were soon in pie
ccs, aud property 10 the value OF upwards Of 900
dollars was wan'only destroyed.
The bull no" IN POSSESSION OF the popnlacc,
was DR. g1ed in triumph through the streets, amidst
the shouts Of assembled thousands. 1t soon
obvious that there wls some uterlor plan in con-
temptation, OF the certainty Of which we were soon
consnced-Tle cries of " Ais conycnts, San
Francesca, ais Carmelas ITO the Converts,
10 81. Francis'S, To the Carmcli'rs ~
hcard--as also, " Dra,htp the Friar, y and in
less than half an hour, as pr5crrdcd with lhe null
huae, | perceived ila t'ry hid ser fire to one
of the gates of the convent OF 81 Francis, amidst
shouts OF" Viva Ia Lihorlal: mneran!' $ Long
live Liberty XII diem !" (the liiars) Here their
progress Interrupted, and the lfr oS,inguished,
on 1t, being aseortaincd ihat t,ore was a powder
depot in the vtciaitv of the convent. The crowd
now eptrirci into various divisions, and each
headed leaders, with heir features disguised,
pr 5ccet e toward other converts. Those Of the
Aupusi n irdrS-of the order of the 1rinity-of
CirmcIitcS, both shod and barefooted--of the
Midinls and Dominicans, were soon in flames and
attempts made 10 burn various others, which
did not prove successful. 49,
Most Of those which have Just mentioned, hut
particularly the magnificent churches Of ST. Au-
gistin and ST. CaGllarinc, have nothing but efhe
bare walls standing and the splendid libraries and
valuable paintings have been reduced to ashes.
Amidst the confusion incidental to the circumstasl-
ccs, and the many temptations 10 robbery, nothing
could exceed the disinter> stedncss of the wrefcbes
employed in this work of destruction. ~ M money
or valuabics of any description were appropriated
! hv the ncen arcs Sacred vesselssof gold and
silver and various other costly articles. rs soon
! found, worr thrown into the brr mud 1ivid.