Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-03-05

A curious diGroycry has been made by some work
men employed erecting houses on the site OF the old
Caaboose That ancient building, which dates lar
bac into the Spanish times, was recently pulled down
and the ground which II stood sold out to private m
dviduals The purchasers Immediately commenced
Improvements upon the property being yauahle from
its location in the centre Of the city IN the course CT
Operations to this effect was found necessary to dg
several feet under the surlace to lay subsrotum Tor
the walls Of The houses ubcut 80 be builtlhc labor
ers in eXcayatng alta partcuurspot, discovered that
their progress retarded by some hard substance,
which resisted any impression from the working tools.
| On examination, the resisting substance was found
to be bar OF iron Curiosity excited. The cNea-
walton cxtended--anoher and anotherbar or hoop
OF iron discovered, and at length spuce in tins
bottom Of the hole that had been dug gave away, o.
rather sunk, and disclosed between the hoops Of iron
the interior OF a Gungr0a This horrid den Of cruelty
was arched over with thick brick walls and ribs OF iron
The height from the floor to the ceiling was four feet
land the width between the side walls about three
The extent Of this Of the lnquisilion is not US
lcertaned. When FIRST opened the inside was dry, The
ooze from the river being excluded by water cement
land contained nothing but few human bones the re
mains pf some victims Of tyranny or superstition
After The walls were broken by the tools OF the work
men, the water flowed in through the fractures and
soon filled up the cavity In consequence Of tho int
rior being overtown was found impossible to e&por
the subterranean passage to any great distance h(
lsuppostion is that the cavern is extensive, and la
branches unjtnnng tao ground In sew ral directions
i 10 trace this suborruncan labyrinth through all it
Iramifcatons, would be u curious and antiquarian re
search caleuatcdto throw light upon the dark deed
OF past age, and din upits buried cuces to the ga2
and cxeoration Of the present human and enlightent
Igenuution-I is to be desired that the public author
Lilies should take the matter in hand, and institute
thorough investigation. The thought is not peasan
toa Republican, that he may BE- treadmg ON grount
that is undermined with iron dungeons, unless h,
knows that they shut up forever and that the ecro
Of their horrid mysteries is lodged IN living bosom
When we visited the spot yesterday, crowd was as
semblcd around the excavation, and q ireongno WA
lat work pumping out lhe water. AS might be suPpos
cd popular curiosity was mush excited, and doubt
less every exctton viii be made fully to explore tn
subtefranean structure. Various conjoctures arc in
duged as to who were the builders Of the dlabolca
contrvanoc. II vas doubtless constructed simultane
ousy With the prison. and the best clue to the discov
cry Viii be to trace the history of the old Calaboosc
und ascertain its founders.
variety OF opinions, expressed respecting w
vaults discovered few days ago. under the SITE u I'M
old Calaboose induced to ystthe spot again yester
day, for the purpose Of nstitutng careful c&anina
ton We found that considerable progress had oeoi
made IN the excavation since visit two days pre-
vors. The water andmud were drained out, SO as Y
expose the upper section Of the cell the bottom ben!
SIN covered with miro and rubbish three feet deep
iNa temporary bridge Of scautng dosccndcd undc