Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-05

France 100 has m, forward her claims as
great agent in this proiessed philanthropy -
the savc-and yet The lasl steamer of'hS
counts Of the mos, monsrouS crime me-
stained humanity We alludc 10 me '''o@'o
massacre Of nearly thousand ARABS, men,
men and childlen, in the Gaze o. i'a"a'"' -
means or ere and smohe. II is true 'hat .lc
Courier d.s Flats Unis, in New YORK hopiy
steps forward, and, Tor he hon'' = H.,
bran,ls il with reprohaion, ~ 'i' ',"''N :,
army, in The name oi the nation III NV =" ."o
The Government ITSELF which cahho'' W."
shame, approve OF an act pTa'sea Il, one :,
shall Bugeaud's journals" bu' no rs' ~ IN
thai Soul, one Of the French Ministers co''i'
not be induced 10 go farther thah "ep'o.. -.
rccy, committed in cold blood, anu "'."o''
eas, necessilv:-and ii is admitted 'i'' -n''
Buseaud, distinguished officer anu '''e 80,
or General Of Algeria, approved and Jns'i'e' u.
nons,rous act We have Too so'"@a 'i''''0
The gallan, French people, mol 10 oe''eSe '"1'
they will reprobate This cr'ne' o"'' :,
now stand. the Government has no, i'puN ~, :.
and will, therefore, have 10 bear ''ie 'ea'i1
sponsiblli,y OF its horrd details i-e' '"'"' ~
boas, Of their philanthropy towards Inc sla,.'
until they have wiped their hancs q '''' '''''
blooled aud disgraceful murder.
sismondis History oflhe Italian Kepuoi's ron-
,ains fearful parallel in Italy IN ioio fae'e,
TOO the French played the part OF cola-o'oousu
esecu,ioners. Who will now, as IN maj year,
stand forth the Chevalier Bayard ana oHef ~
inc, nnoisbmen, the authors of 50 horIid crimes
The honor and glory of France, The universal
voice of an indignant world call for retrlhulive
justice:
"A party OF citizens and of inhabitants OF me
ncishborlng plains had chosen another place OF
refuge. In the mountains, al whose base Vlcen.
"a is situated, is vast cave named the Grotto OF
Masano, or LongaIa. The cave, having
narrow entrance, is easy OF defence, and N me
preceding campaign, it had served as relngeior
he neiehborins re pie GOO0 unfortunate beings
had retired there with all their goods the women
and children were al The back OF the grot'o, and
The men guarded lis entrance. captain oil
French adventures, named L'tlersson, disco
vered this retreat, and with his troops made VAIN
efTarts Ia ppne,rate into il; but ioied oy us
ohscurity and its winnings, he resolved 10 SUI
f1ca,e all within it. lie filled with tagscis
the mart he had occupied, ana SCI hie ="
them Some MOBILES Of Vcenza; who were
among The refugees, now entreaied The French 70
make an exception in their favor, and 10 lei Them
ransom themselves, their wives and children, ana
all of noble blood But The peasants, their com
nanions in misfortune, exclaimed that ihey
Should IL perish or be saved together The whole
cavern was now in flames and its entrance re-
sembled The mouth OF furnace. ne aaVeh'u-
rers waited iii, The fire had finished its terrible ra-
wages 10 enter The cave and Withdraw The booty
which they had purchased BY such horrible cruel
~. All had persisted By suffocalion. except enc
young man, who had placed himself near chlhN
through which lllle air had reached him
None of The bodies were dsfgured by The IRE,
but their attitudes sufficiently indicated the ago,
nies they had undergone before death. several
women were delivered in these tormenls,, ana
their infants died with them. When The adveh,
turers brought back their booty to The camp, ana
recounted the mode If their Obtaining II, they ex-
cited universal Indignation. The ChevaiIer bay,
ard wen, himselflo The cavern with The Provost
Marshal, and caused him 10 hang IN his presence,
and in The mitls, ut This scene OF horror, Two OF
The wre,ches who had kindled The hire. But inns
punishment was not sufficient 10 eiiace from The
minds the Italians The memory OF so great a
harhar ilv"