American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-16
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN MADEIRA. W.

RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN MADEIRA. We
referred briefly yesterday to an unpleasant oc-
currencc at Madeira, on account of difference
in religious opinion. We copy the following
letter, giving moro minute particulars, from the
n. Y. Sun It's dated Madeira, Nov. Goth:
We have Just had n sort of miniature civil
war. DIR. Rally who has been converting the
natives is the original cause of it. He convert
ed the woman they sentenced to death here not
long since. Having been imprisoned for some
time, the Doctor was at last liberated, and re-
sumed his bit of preaching TO the people in
his house; and 1t was not generally known, un-
til within short time that he had made seve-
raj hundred converts. On asCeItalning this fact,
the Governor, Don Olivia dc Correa, at the re-
quest of the Priests of the established Church,
who feared that the people might throw oil
their allegiance TO the Roman Catholic Church,
appointed a country police TO prevent the Pro-
testants from assembling together. On Sun
day week, the converts of ST. Antonio da Sier-
ia, while engaged in prayer, were assalled by
the Police, who broke in the door, knocked
down the person who was officiating in the ser
vice, broke the benches, and dispersed the
people, except four or five, whom they took
prisoners, and then proceeded to town. After
going two miles, the Police were overtaken by
the populace, armed with pitchforks, rusty
muskets, hoes, sc. The Police were overpow-
ered and after being 6ucked in the river by
the mob, they were tied together by the hands
and feet, and left on the road, the Protestants
returning to the mountains with their rescued
comrades. One of the Police officers who es-
capped from the mob, made his way to town
and alarmed the Government. Three hun
dred and fifty soldiers were Immediately order
ed OUT the Police were released from then
confinement on the road side, and the army
marched to the villages of the "Ralleyites. y
The dwellings were fired ndiscriminatcly; sew
eral aged women who could not fly to the
mountains were put to the torture, to make
them reveal the places of concealment of the
"Heretics." The Catholic army then pro-
ceeded up the mountain to massacre the Pro-
testants; but in passing the foot of a hill they
were assailed by the Protestants above, who
threw down stones and rocks upon them, kill
ing eight soldiers and wounding forty other:
severely. AS soon as the troops could be ga
thered after their fright and alarm, they open
ed deadly fire upon the Protestants chasing
them five miles over the CONTEMPLATING eigh
ty or ninety prisoners, and killing and wound
ing several of the unfortunate wretches.
The army marched their prisoners down te
the Sea Coast, to Machico, where they wer,
put on board the Diana, so gun frigate, ant
taken thence to Funchal. The vessel of wa
Don Pedro was left at anchor off Machico t.
awe the country, but another, the Nouga
which had been dispatched to Lisbon with Oil
cial accounts Of the battle. ran aground ant
had TO return for repairs. The Don Pedro will
therefore 60 to Lisbon. The captives will b.
sent to Lisbon, | suppose for trial, sometime
next week. DR.. Rally, the cause of the dis
turbance, remains at his house unmolested
which is singular, don't think they will lie
him be quiet long. The Yorktown, American
sloop Of war, was here the other day. W.
have had a beautiful winter so far. Abou
foul hundred people have come here this yea
for the benefit of their health.
ITEMS OF News. Tile shoe store of Thoma
Earle, at Worcester, Mass, was destroyed b,
fire on Saturday night, and the library of DR.
John Park, and the hall known as Brinley
Hall, considerably damaged. wer
ass bales of domestcs exported from BostoI
last week to foreign ports--R. w. Hough
ton, a we'll known rifle manufacturer of Nor
way, Me-, has been arrested on the charge o
passing counterfeit money in several instances
john Creig, Esq, has been appointed Vic'
Chancellor of the University of New York, il
place of MIR. Dickinson whose term expires
The large tannery of VIM. H. Detorest
at Woodstock, Ulster county, N. Y, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire OH the night of the 2t
of January .-The annual value of the agri
cultural productions Of Maryland is about S45,
000 000 ---- flbafa daafbs in, N,u
York last week-39 men, SO women, as boy
and 80 girls; of consumption 80; CONFUSION
Id; Group IL; dropsy in the head 10; fevers !
inhammations 29.-John A. Stuart, Esq.
Charleston Mercury, and j. Milton Clapp i
his successor.-The bell which toled at th,
first anniversary of the Declaration of indie
penaence, in Philadelphia, is no longer used il
consequence of being worn and decay ed.-
Beautiful marble, equal to Egyptian, has beer
found in Lewistown, Pa.-The Connection
Historical Society has a five cent piece OF
which is engraved the Lords prayer.-Hon
Caleb Cushing will lecture at Washington, il
short time, on the countries he has Just visit
ed.--Qf all the seamen in our mercantile
marine, not more than one-fourh are Ameri
cans.-thomas Alexander, aged 93-a sol
der of the revolution, died at Charlottesville
N. c., on the 9th ult. DIR. Samuel Ken
zledy has been fully committed for trial at New
Orleans, for the murder of young Waite. -
James II. Palner has been arrested at New Or
leans, charged with stealing four negroes from
his father in Alabama.-Mr. Hamilton, q
merchant of Wetumpka, Alabama, and partner
of DR.. Lightfoot, has disappeared with large
amount ofiunds.--During the past year, the
Cunard line of steamers brought to Boston
1866 through, and 2ls way passengers; and