Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-10-19
Destruction of The EnqmisEsIOn nj
Madrid.

! Lehms snOusky was an officer under the rom.
niand of NapoIeun Bonanarte .For twantv.
three wears he served with him in s,a,ious If
trust, which rendered The most intimate rsla.
lions necessary. and il was only when N.noIa.
on was confined on the Island Of Fila Iba,
Col Lehmauousky retired from Ihe service
! OF his lectures almost every one has hoard
Col. l.. has had The means such as perbaps no
other man LIVING has had. certainly none IN this
county. of knowing the men and Ihinos or
which be speaks The descrjpion beloy IS
as near The language Of The Colonel as the cor
respondents memory served him. pyiaceton
Wig.
In the wear 1909. said Col. Lehmanou,kv.
being then al Madrid, my attention WIS d.
recled 10 she lmqusIion in the nelghhorhood of
that city Napoleon had previously issued q
degree for the suppression of this institution.
wherever his victorious troops should extend
Their arms. / reminded Marshal Soul, 1hen
governor oi Madrid ot This decree, who direct
I'd me 10 destroy It. informed hlm that my
regiment ihe 9J'A Polish Lancers, were lnsui-
hclent Tor such service, but thai II he would
give me two additional regiments, | would I'M
derlake The work. lie accordingly gave me
the TWO required regiments, one OF which,
ll7'h, was under the command Of Col, De
Lie, VINO IS no" like myself minister ot The
gospel. lie IS pastor Ol one OF the erangeli-
cal churches III MarselIIes. With these troops
proceeded forthwith 10 the lnqulsIuOm, which
was situated about five miles from the city
The lnqulslIion was surrounded by 4 wall of
great strength, and defended by about four hun
dTed soldiers. When We arrived al 'he walls
addressed one OF The sentlneis, and summon
ca HE holy iaIher 10 surrender TO the imperial
army and open The gates oi the inqms!uon.-
Ihe sentinel who was standing on the wall
appeared Ia enleT INTO conversation for lew
moments with sume one wll!Iln, at the close Of
which he presented his muske' and Sho; one OF
my men / his was signal Tor attack and
ordered my troops 10 ire al those who appear
ed on The walls.
1t was soon obvious thai it was an unequal
warfare. The walls Of tha lncuiSirioa were
covered with soldiers Of the holy office, there
was breast work uoon the wall. behind which
they kept continually, only a. they partially
exposed themselves as they discharged their
mu,kes Our troops were N an open plain, and
exposed 10 destructive fire We tad no can
non nor could we scale iAe walls, and he gales
successfully resisted all attempts at forcing
them. / saw II was necessary 10 change the
mode ot attack: and directed some trees 10 be
cni dow" and trimmed ard brought on the
ground, 10 te used as bai'erng rams Two ol
these were taken up by Gejachnenis Oi men,
as numerous as could work to an Advantage,
and brought to bear upon HE walls with all the
power which they could exer, regardless OF
the flfe whleh was pouring upon them from The
walls presently me walls ncgan to Tsnio!e'
and under the well dFecie" aud PerSerenng
application oi Inc ram, bTe"ch was made and
ihe Imperial troops fushea lHio the InqSiiaiiion.
mere we mel WIN ," incident "hich no'hing
'us !esui''cai el'ohtety Is equai 10. Tie IN
iulsiiIon general, lcHo"ed 0y Inc Iaiher con
'esSofs III Their pHesiiy robes, all came out OF
their rooms as we were masking our way INTO
the interior OF The lnquisI''on' and win long
iaces and ihelf arms crossed over ihelF Oreasi''
'neir hngsrs resting On 'hef shoulders as
'hougn 'hey had nee" deal 10 al me NOISE Of
Inc attack and deience' ana ha", Jns' heaTd OF
what was going on. they addressed 'hslr own
soldiers SaNlng, ny 10 YCu nghI cur lIlcndS