Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-07-28

| tage, ana brought 10 bear upon the wall
with all the power which they could exert
regardless of the FIRE which was poured upor
them from the. walls. Presently the wall
began to trembIe, and under the well direct
ed application of the rama breach was made
and the imperial troops rushed into the In
QUESTION: Here we met with an inciden
which nothing but Jesuitical effrontery il
equal to- The Inqusitor general follow
ed by the father conlessors, in their priesiIy
robes, all came out ofthe rooms, as we were
making our way into the interior of the In
QUESTION, and with long faces and their arm:
crossed over their breasts, their fingers rest.
ing on their shoulders, as tho they had been
deaf to all the noise ofthe attack and defence
aud had but Just learned what was going on
they addressed themselves in the language
of rebuke to their own soldiers, saying,
"Why do you fight our friends, the French!'
Their intention apparently was TO make
us think that this defence was wholly unan-
thorlzed by them, hoping if they could pro.
duce in our minds a belief that they were
friendly, they should have better opportu-
nifty IN the confusion aud plumber of The Iu-
QUESTION 10 escape. Their artiice was too
shallow, aud did not succeed. caused
them to be placed under guard, and all the
soldiers ofthe lnqnisition to be secured as
prisoners We then proceeded TO examine
this prison house ofhel. We passed through
room after room, found affairs and crucifxes
and wax candles in abundance, but we
could discover no evidences Of iniquitv being
PraciIsed there, nothing of those peculiar
features which we expected to find in that
lnquisition. Here was beauty and splendor,
aud the most perfect order on which my
eyes ever rested The architectnre-the
proportions were perfect. The ceiling and
floors of wood were secured until highly
polished. The marble floors were arranged
with strict regard to order. There was
every thing to please the eye and CRAFTY
cultivated taste but where were those
horrld instruments of torture of which we
had been told, and where those dungeons in
which human beings we've said to be buried
alive ? We searched in vain. The Holy
Fathers assured US that they had been belied
That we had seen all, and / was prepared
to give up the search, convinced that this In
QUESTION was different from others of which
had heard
But Col De Lille was not so ready as my
selfto give up the search, and said to me,
Colonel you are commander to-day, and as
you say so il must be, but if YOU will be adj
vised by me, let this marble floor be exam
med more. Let some water be brought in
and poured upon it, and we will watch and
see IT there is any place through which il
passes more freely than others replied
to hun, do as you please, Colonel aud or
dered water TO be brought accordingly
The slabs Of marble were large aud beau
tifnlly polished. When the water had been
poured over the floor, much to the dssatis-
faction of the Inquisitors, careful exami-
nation was made of every seam in the floor,
to see if the water passed through Pres
emily Col. De Lille exclaimed that he had
found it. BY the side of one of these mar
BILE slabs the water passed through fast as
though there was an opening beneath
All hands now were at work for further dis
covery. The officers, with their swords,
and the soldiers with their bayonets, seek
ing TO clear ont the seam and PRIV up the
slab. Others with the butts of their mus
kets striking the slab with all their might
to break it, while the priests demonstrated
against our desecrating their holy and beanti-
ful house. While thus engaged, a soldier
who was striking with the butt of his musket,
struck spring and the marble slab flew I'D.
Then the faces Of the inqnisitors grew pale.
and as Belshazzar, when The hand appeared
writing on the wall, so did these men of
Belial shake and quake in every bone and
Joint and sinew We looked beneath the
marble slab, now partly up, aud we saw
staircase. stepped TO the table and
took from the candlestick ore of the caudIes
Tour feet in length, which was burning, that
might explore what was before us, as
was doing this was arrested by one Of the
lnquisitors, who laid his hand geniy'on my
arm, aud with very demnre and holy look
SAID, My son, You must not take that with
your profane and bloody hand it is holy.'
We'll, well said, want something that
IS holy TO seeifn will not shed light on in
qnity; will bearthe responsibility took
he candle aud proceeded down the stair
case. ] now discovered why the water re-
gealed to US this passage Under the floor
was tight ceiling except at the trap door,
which could not be rendered close !; hence
he success Of Col De Lilies experiment.--
As we reached the foot of the stairs, we en-
cred a large square room, which was call
ID the Hall Of Judgment. In the centre Off
vas large block, and chain fastened to it,
On this they had been accustomed TO place
he accused, chained to his seat. On one
tide of the room was one elevated seat,
jailed the Throne Of Judgment This the
nquisitor General occupied, and on either
ide were seats less elevated, for the holy
aihers when engaged in the solemn bust
less of the Holy Inqnisiiion. From ihis
Dom we proceeded to the right, and OBJ
aimed access to small cells, extending the
'ntire length ofsthe edi6ce; and, here,
What a sight met our eyesi How has the