Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-09-26

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ed themselves as they discharged their
musketS. Our troops were in the open
4 plain, and exposed TO destructive fire.
i We had no cannon, nor could we scale
the walls, and they successfully resisted
| all attempts at forcing them. / saw that il
was necessary to change the mode Of at
tack, and directed some trees TO be cut
down and trimmed and brought on the
around, TO be used as baitering rams.--
Two Of these were taken up by detach.
menis ofmen as numerous as could work
TO advantage, and brought to bear upon
The walls with all The power they could
exert, regardless Of the FIRE which was
poured upon Them from the walls. Pres
emily The walls began to treInble, ,and under
the well directed and Persevering appli-
cation Of the ram, breach was made,
and the imperial troops rushed into the
lnqUisitiOn. Hero we met with an Incl.
dent which nothing but Jesuitical efffSn-
terry is equal TO. The Inquisitor Gener-
al, followed by the father confessors, in
their priestly rcbes, all came out oftheir
rooms as we we're making our way into
the intefior OF the Inqusilion, and with
long faces and their arms crossed over
their breasts, their fingers resting on
their shoulders, as though they had been
deaf TO all the noise Of The attack and
defence, and had but just learned what
VISA going on they addressed themselves
in the language of rebuko TO their own
soldiers, saying. 'Wby do you fight eur
| friends, the Frenchf'
Their intention appa renily was 10
make us think that this defence was
wholly unauthorized BY them, hoping il
they could produce in our minds belief
that they we're friendly, they should have
tetter opportunity in the confusion and
plumber Ct the Inquisiiion to escape. -
Their arIifce was too shallow, and did
not succeed. caused them to be plac-
cd under guard, and all the soldiers Of the
Inquisition to be secured as prisoners -
We then proceeded to examine this prisS
on house of hell. We passed through
room aiterroom, found altars and cru
sifxes and wax candles in abundance,
but we could discover no evidence olin.
iquiiy being praciiced there, nothing Of
those peculiar features which we expect
ed to find in that Inquisitiou. Here was
beauty sndspIendor, and the most per
feet order on which my eyes ever rested.
The architecture--the proportions was
perfect. The cieling and floors Of wood
secured and highly polished. The mar.
bic floors we're arraigned with slrictre.
gard to-order There was every thing 10
pIeasstbe eye and gratifyacuI. yated tlste;
but where were those horrid instruments
Of torture of which we had been told, and
where those dungeons in which human
beings weEe said be burned a.,
livef We searched in vain. The Holy
Fathers assured usthat they had been be-
lied thar We bad seen all. And | was
prepa TO give up the search, convinc.
Ga thai this InquisltiOn was diferent from
others Of which | have heard, 4
i But Col De Lille was not so ready as
myself 10 give up the search and said
tome-'Colonel, you are commander 10.
day, and as you say, sosit must be, ,but If
you will be advised BY me, let this mar
bic floor be examined more. Let some
water be brought in and poured upon
it, and we will watch and see il there
is any place through which il passes
more freely than others / replied to
him. sdo as you please, Colonel and or.
tIered water to be brought accordingly.
The slabs Of marble were, large and
beautifully polished. When the water
had been poured over the floor, much 70
The dissatisfaction 0f The Inouisitorg. 4
4 careful examination was Jmade ~ avsrv
sesm n ihe fiour 70 aee- If the water
passed though Presenlv Col De
\ Iile exclaimed that ba found n n he
s;Js cf one ~ .bsss msrbIe sl,b. ,hs ~
wstar nsssaa W ,bronob fass az tboHsb
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