Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-10

PIcruRE rHE HoRRoRs OF SACKED icwN
When our division entered the town, all oppeatol
was At an end for the French, fearing that dread
full retaliation would ensue preclPifaely aoandones
the city, and secured themselves in Fort Cnlis'ova
until they effected capitulaton, and we're pe!mtee
70 retire 10 Elyas. In the morning obtained ieN
hours repose, Notwithstanding the deafening ycns o
the excited sold cry, and their lncessant dlscnaIsc
muske,ry, they went firing through the s,'ee.S, ~
blew open the doors ofthe VINE houses, and inuecu
of all other dwellings which were 'sa'ny cio rs'a
AGAINST them had seen the Breaches IN all tneli
horrors: had again crossed them in day light ana
turned my steps towards the castle ana Das.on q
San Vincent, to view the places where my more lol
tunate comrades had forced their way ~ was nearly
dusk and the few hours while slept had made
friehfnl chaage in the condition and temper OF the
sofdery In the morning they were obedient 70 tnelr
officers and preserved the semblance OF sabordinaoh
now they were in a state OF furious ntoxlcaHon
discipl;ne was forgoten-and the splendid troops OF
Yesterday had become fierce and sangunary ra1Die
dead to every touch of human feeling and hiied
with every demonac passion that can pfu'anze 'no
man. The town was in horrible confusion ana On
every side frghful tokens of military license met me
eye One street. as approached the castle, was a.
most choked up with broken turnufe LOT Tue HOUSES
had been Quilted from the cellar to me garrett tne pa.
ttons torn down. and even the oeds Ippea anu STAT
tered to the winds, in The hope that gold might De
found concealed convent at the END OF the stra-
da OF Saint John was in flames and saw mere 'hah
one wretched nun in the arms OF drunken soldler.-
Further on the confusion seemed greater. brandy
and wine casks were rolled out before the storcs;-
some were full some halfdrunk, but more STAYED IN
mere wantonness, and tho liquors running through
the kennel. Many narrowing scream saiuted the
ear of the passcr by many female supphcation was
heard asking in vain for mercy. How could it be 9TH
erwise when il is remembered that twenty thousand
furious and llcenlious madmen were loosed upon an
immense population, among which many OF the love-
lest women upon earth might be found! All within
that devoted city at the disposal OF an nurated
army, over whom, for the time control was lost AID
ed by an Infamous collection Of camp followers who
were if possible, sangulnary and pitlless even
than those who survived the storm IL IS useless 70
dwell upon a scene from which the heart reyelts 1
verify believe that few females IN this beautiful town
were saved that night from insult The nebcst and
the begga the num- and the wife and daughter OF the
artisan YOUTH and age, all were involves IN general
rum. None were respected, and few consequently
escaped. The madnes5 Of those desperate brigands
was variously exhibited some fred through doors
and windows, others al the church bells, many all
wretchcd inhabitants, as they fled INTO the streets 70
escape the bayonets of the sVyages who were demo-
fishing their property W thin doors; while seme
wretches, as if blood had not flowed in sufficient tor
rents already, shot from the windows their own CON-
panens as they staggered on below.
What chances had the miserable inhabitants OF
escaping DEATH when more than one officer peTished
by the bullets and bayonets of the very men whom
few hours before he had led to the assault? AS evenl
ing advanced the streets became more dangerous;
and after had examined the spot from which the
escalade Of the castle had been effected determined
TO leave the fortress by the first sallypor and return
for the night to our hadeserted camp; tor every one
who could frame an excuse had fiocked into the lack
less town for punder, and the tents were In many
places left without an occupant Having been for
week CHARTERED in the city after the last year siege
fancied that could find my way 10 the flying bridge;
but the attempt was not an easy one, A swarm OF
drunken rioters infested the road; and al last re-
solved TO leave the more frequented Streets and en-
deavsred to free myself rom this Internal scene OF t-
multi and vllany by safer but more devious pain.
turned down unfrequented lane. l remempeIed
IL. L. L-r~~ nft pa
merly burned at the cerner but of course 1t had been
unattended to during the horrors OF the past hgnt,-
Not fifty PAGES from the entrance dead man iay
upon his face. looked al the body carelessly; ine
was scarcely extinct for the blood was oozng from
an immense wound in the back and as the JACKIE!
was still smoking the musket of the assassin had
probably been touching the wrctched man when the
murderer discharged H. Ii was the corpse OF ORA
coon: he, OF course, had stolen into the town for
plunder, and the unhappy delinquent paid deep
penalty for his crime. He held loaded pistol IN his
hand: wrenched it from his grasp with difficulty,
for even in death he clutched H. was now better
armed and hurried down the lane IN the direction OF
the sallypert-C olonel o Connor The Birouac.
RESULT OF CUTTING DOWN FoREsrs.-A. M. Devez
de Chabro in memoir treating OF the effects arising
from the expation of forests cites several historical
documents all tending establish the Tact that the tenn
peraure Of country not ony lowered by the taking
away of the trees but that streams dry up, and rain
ceases 10 fall NJ Boussingault confirms these by seve
raj instances where lakes have been diminished in con-
sequence of cutting down the neighboring woods, and
the water restored its former level by suffering trees
to grow again also where the quantity Of water has al
ways remained the when the woods near il have
been left untouched. M Boussiagault states that in
some Of ,hs provinces Of South America which are CO.
vered with wood il rains every day, and in others,
where the soil is sandy and arid il rains; yet
these provinces have the latitude and climate and
the projections and distances Of mountains nearly 81
mlar.-Antcn6um.
REMARKABLE ANAGRAMs.-We find annual parlia-
nent is by the modern felices Of literary play
ed INTO, am unreal plant universal suffrage"
confesses guess fearful ruin y and Old England
is, by the mode Of transposition found to be
golden land"
Char BErwErs CREATURE coNFoRTs-During the
iuminations the peace of Amiens in England there
was transparency exhibited representing loaf of
bread saying to pc, Of porter, Il coming down"
10 which the pot of beer answered. $50 anil
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the old lady painters always make ladies out preter
than they are, they wouldn't get any custom child
The man that invented the machine for akue likeness
es might have known that il would succeed; it's
deal too honest--a dealssid the old lady laughing
very heartily al her acuteness.
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