The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-29

b'NNNNo'b w tut iuVIsItUtt
which was situated abou, five miles from
the city. The lpquis,t,on was surrounded
With wall Of great strength, ard defend
I'd by about four hundfed soldiers. VI heu
we arrived q. the walls, addressed one of
the seutiuels aud summoned The holy
iulhets 10 surrender to the imperial army,
aud oprn the gates of the lnquislion. The
sentinel, who was siandIng on the wall, sp
peated 10 enter into conversation for few
moments with some one within, al the close
Of which he presented his musket and shot
one OF my nen. THIS was signal for at.
tack, and ordered my troops 10 fire upon
those who appeared Oh the walls.
II vas obvious that i, was an unequal
warfare. The walls Of The lnqusillon
were covered with the soldiers Of the holy
Office there was also a b'easiwork upon
The wall, behind which they KEEP. cOHtiu.
ually, only as they partially exposed them
selves as they discharged their musaets.-
Our troops we're IN the open plain, aud OK
posed 10 a destructive flie. We had no
cannon. nor could wo scale the walls, and
tho gates successfully resisted all attempts
at forcing them. saw iha, il was neccs
safy 10 change the mode Of attack, and dl
feeied some trees 10 be cut down and Trim
med aud brought on the ground 10 be Used
as bauerug rams. Two OF these we're la
ken up By the attachments Of men, as ~
mcrous as cuuld work 10 advantage, and
brought 10 bear upon The walls With all the
power ahlch they could exert, regardless
Of the fire which was poured upon them
from the walls. Presently The walls began
10 lrrmJo, and uuder the well directed end
rersevenue Application OF tie ram, breach
Vas made. ard The imperial troops rushed
INTO the l:qlislion. Here We met With
en- acctJru, ~Alch noihlng bu, .esuilical
efronleIy IS equal 10. The lequlsiiot
General, followed by the father cortessors,
~ lheir prieslly robes, oil came out q their
rooms, rs NO we're making our why a!o
lie interior Of tho lrQlis,uon, and will.
long faces aud their arms crossed over their
breasts, ihrir fingers resting on their
shoulders, as though they had been deal 10
al the nnlse Of tho attack and defence, aud
had bu, ist learned what vas going on
they addressed themselves in language Of
rehlke to their own soldiers, saving, "Nhy
do you FIGHT our friends the French "
Their la'ention, apparently, was 10 make
Us think that this defence VAS wholly un
auhoriz-d by them, hoping, Il they could
produce 10 oar minis belief that they
we're friendly, they should have better op
nortno,ty. m the confusion and rluuder OF
tho inonisi:lon, 10 escape. Their artItice
vas too shalloa, and dad not succeed
caused them to be placed under guard, aud
sl the soldiers of the luqIsluon 10 b" Sc
cured as pr,soners. We then proceeded 10
examinc lhs prison house d he'll. v
passo Z through 70, % after room, found 81
tars c.uc ftrs, and wax candles 70 alum
9atrs but We could discover 10 evidences
II laiality brp. practlced there, noi'larr
Of those ?rcu:ar features which We cxpec-
ted 20 lid ~ an lnquisl'lon. Here vas
beau,y AMI spleudor, and tho NOS, perfect
order on which NY eyes had ever rested
Tho arch.icciuFc,-th proportions were
perlcc,. ! Ec eelhngs aud floors OF wood
wefe secured until highly polished. he
marble floors were arranged with stfict
regard 10 order There was everything 10
please tic eve and CRAFTY cultivated
tas,s: but where were those hotrd Insifh-
tnen,s Of torture Of which we had becn told,
ard shere those duugeons IN which human
hs,nrs wrrc said to be burrd alive We
.cs,rhed N VAN. The iloy Fathers as
sured DC ,ha, they md been behcd, that
we lad seea all,-and | was pfcpind Y
rive up the search, convinced that TINS ~
ouisit,on was d,dtfuuI from others ol which
had heard.
Du Col. o. lhle was not so ready Il
n,scl. to give up tho search ana sa'l i
, no. Colonel, you arc conmander lo-aay
and MS YOU say, 50 It mus, be, but II YOU
all he advised hy me, let thus marble loo
be examined more. Let some wafer Ok
bropohl m and poured upon 1t, and we WI,
watch aud see II lhctc IS any place 'hf"o5.
which il passes more freely than o'nets'
, ,enlsd 10 hun " do as you please Coi''
, and ordered water to b. brought accofu
, ,pply. The slabs of marble we're 'a's
and beautifully polished. " heh '"o ~.
: md been poured over The floor, nuch !
,bo dissatisfaction Of the ioqu's'tofs' a care
/ fl examination was made OF every seam !,
i Inc floor 10 sec il The water passed 'hfoue"
: Presently Col. D. Lille exclaimed maj n
: had found II, By the side OF one OF ines
m,,Ile slabs the water passed through 'as'
j as though there vas an opening ofn'as"
= All hands we're nov al work for further us
!. coyery. The officers with their s"o'u'
/ and the soldiers with their bayone's' ses"
= inc TO clear on, the seam aud pty up 10
:, slpb Others with the butts OF their mus !
ke,s striking tho slabs with all 'ne'' ,n's Y.
to break il, while the priests rem'nS''a'o
, aga,ns, our dosccranng their ho,y an
q beautiful house. While thus engaged . 50
a dier who was striking with his mnsN'' STU ru-
!. sor,up aud the marble slab flew up ne
! The faces Of the lnquIsitors grew pare au
i as Bashazzar, when the hand nppea',
Of writing on the wall, SO d'd these u'oa :.
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