Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-15
FOREIGN.
xisS.!t9E AT BARCELONA.

2!lSt. lpWdfuS 0l q Iiu!iQfCo l1is'iiSI9 w
,nassacrccd by the populacc, in the citatci.
The body of Col. O'Donncl was horribly
!rutilated. The disturbances continued on
the 9th. The lives ofall persons suspected
OF CariiSm were threatened. Ga the 4th,
uaon receiving account Of thcst disorders,
Gen. Nina lc!t San Lorenzo for Barcclo-
;lI.
PARIs, Jan. lI.-Thc following account
of the 9th inst. from Barcelona, affords de-
tails of the horrible massacre in that place,
w:,;cA NC have a!rcady Y announced. llorrl-
bsa cxccss2s were committed in the course
rfl,st night. \ stilcd fcrmert had prevail
el for several days which took a fresh de-
gsc2 Of intensity upon The arrival OF the
pcws that the prisoners detained at San Lo-
rcrze ,lel pithcns, hv the tar!ists, had been
shot. The authorities, however. were bat
little lisquie.cl by the disposition OF the pco
pl. bu. the troops that wcrc 20 have march
I'd Oh the 4th received countcr-ordcrS. All
.:,c troops were Or Tered to remain II Their
b;rcacks.
In the course ci the day, !. was lcaracd
tina. Some CabcciRars (Carl!St chcts) had
cScs9ed from prison. The populact MUIR
i,,ued aloud aud decision Of 4 Court
Martial held in the day carried the cSaspcr-
ation TO the highest pitch. This Count con.
tented tscl'with condemninS to q few years
TRANSFORMATION some Carlists convicted OF
having committed acts of atroc:tv, having
,ycn torn out the eyes o:a woman. No soon
c;was the sentence known,t than armed bands,
who 10 doubt had received tho watchword
within few days, began to scoart TIC different
quarters ofthc town shouting out d" dca:s"" TO
Carlits!' These mcn almost aN belong
cd to the 12;h battalion ct tho Na!iona!
t:uarl, called La Blusa. which battalion con-
tribate:l most powerfully ta +he Revolution
of August 9th.
1t was sour o'clc~k when These groups la
arms began their excursions III the streets.
The night soon came on, ana the nlocS
became more threatening. The drums
shortly after beat to arms, and the troops
speedily mustered, and proceeded to these
where the groups were most numerous. ~
this moment, the populacc surrounded the
hotel of the Captamcy-Gcncral, and: with
voclerations, demanded tina; all tho Car'ast
prisoners should be shot. Gen. Alvarez.
ho2ine to calm the inluriatcJ Populacc, pro-
missed that they should be executed on the
morrow, upon which new clamors arose. al:d
or every side were heard cries os this
rcrv instant" The General refused asd
immediately a cry of war issued from tins
r,,ss oforncl men: "To the assault OF
the cit,Jcl!" Ladders were brought, anc
o,acc,i in the bitches. The advanced posts
we're carried, and the populacc, in their I'M
retuositv. took the citadel by assault. Inc
ceoouerors, cnheartened by this trlumph,'
rushed towards the apartments OF Pedro dc
Pastors. the Governor, who learning his
defeat at the same tluic rs the oa'Ste'
delivered up the keys Of the dungeons.
The first prisoner who fell under the wca-
mons of these wretchcs was Col. ODonncli'
who was capturcda at Olot. His body was
thrown from the top oframpart to tho mulI
+t,Ie below, who rushed with howllngs OF
rage and Joy upon their bloody prey. \
rope was tied to the feet ofthc victim ; anu
after having dragged the body through all
the streets and satiatcd their thirst OF VEN
ccance, these cannibals burnt the mutIla-
ted remains upon the Rambla, at the same
spot where BaSsa was burnt.
During this disgusting Orgy, dreadful
scenes of desolation and massacre took
place in the prison, where some brlGandS,
coually fcrocious and resolutc, shot the uu-
Fortunate and defenecless prisoners. 10
the victims shrieks of distress, and the ro.
ciera,iens of the assassins; werejolned the
shouts ofioy ofthc populacc without, who
answered by hu,rahs to ever fresh report o1
firearms. The drawbridgc had been let
down, and the populacc, being complete
masters of the citadel pursued within thcl'
work ofdea:h and vengeance. After hav'
INC massacrcd all the prisoners, they rush
ed into ihc rooms the sick and put then
TO death. The massacre commenced a
eight in the evening, and still continued a
midnight. The National Guards remalnet
inactive under arms, without making thu
lcas. demonstration to stop tho popular to!
rent. Thcto was Illuminated during tn
whole night.
This morning Gen. Aware: rcviewe'
the troops who hal bivouacked tluoughou
;henight inthc public places and lnS,pecte
fhe ranks Of the National Guards: nc eS
pressed the utmost satisfaction with thcl
conduct on tho preceding day, and adde
that he would ever be found in the midst
them. This apparent calmness of the Gen
erai, who is Governor Of the town in tn
absence of Nina, these praises bestowed o1
troops who did nothing to prevent herribl
Hnassacres, may astonish one, particular,
yhen it is considered that at the momen
when the General was expressing himsc!