The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-16

lis it not his daughter who is with
him. replied they to. mo, but it is an
angel descended from Heaven, for no
one knows from whence sho comes. AS
tor that matter, the poor man hae, more
nce'l of aid than any other, for he is
the h! most unhappy among US; none Of
his comratrio!s see him.
why this double exile? Tell US at
once.' R Is 35sa
1T is terrible history, and VIC shun
relating it asmuch rs possible; never.
theless, it yon are dcsrous of knowing
It, we will make al exception in your
favor -
'Wc placed ourselves in circle
about the two Spaniards; the oldest took
up the story, and related to us the story
which j ain about to give you.
'Chcvaler dc Colombres, a superior
oshccr to the Waloon Guards, was
Governor of Toloza, when the army,
commanded by the Grand Duke dc
Berg. invaded Spain. Having, or
thinking he had, reason to complain of
some injustice. he was one of the first to
recognise the government, and he dcvo.
ted himself to it, with all the violent
zeal ola renegade by conviction.
as he was brave and influential, his
EXAMPLE drew in n certain number Of
men, the greater part Of whom we're
strangers, but who had been Mt different
times under his command. and was able
to form a formidable Guerilla band, at
the head If which he soon made himself
the tcrrorof Guipaucoa. An object of
abhorrcncc to his fellow citizens, and
Obliged to give inccssant proof of his
fidelity to the French authorities, he ac-
CURED in the camp opposed to him re.
nown equal to that of our most famous
part'zans. Oar invincible population,
who had not been obliged to yield to
the greatest soldiers and the most lucky
captain Of the age, shuddcrcd at the
name alone, Of him whom they would
have adorcd ifhc had employed his tai
en's in defending them. The night
would not suffice Tor me to relate to vou
all the bold strataycms, all the terrible
acts OF vengeance, of this man, whom
Spain curses to this day. l shall choose
that Of his actions which has contribu-
ted the most to render HIN an object of
exccraion, even to us who are banish
cd with him.
The heyalicr de Colo,nbrcs had an
elder brother, deputy 10 the Cortcs,
and also, like him, an officer of talent
and resolution. The Junta establish
Imcni at Caliz, thought that by sending
the Count de Colombrcs to Guipaucoa,
to rally there the faithful Sraniarls, it
would render the position orthc Chcva-
lier so odious that he would be obliged
to retire into another province, where
he would have personally less influence
and where, Consequently, his band
would be more easily annihlatcd. This
project was put in execution, but the
result was different from what they OK.
prctcl.
The Count succeeded in raising a
Guerilla band, but the Chcvalicr re.
manned at the head Of his. and the two
brothers wrcs,lcl with an ani,nosity and
perseverance without example in this
war Which gave t. the world the srccta,
Gle ot so many crimes, and so many he.
roic deeds. After encounters. in which
the cHance e battle fayprell sometimes
one, sometimes the other, the Chcva.
ller Was about being overcome, when a
s'ratagcm, laid with Internal ability,
caused his brother to fall into his hands.
Whas wonld you do il | was your prison
er: said the General of oseph to that of
Ferdinand. ! should lang you as a
.raltcr to yonr country, replied the
latter. i will be more humane re.
piled the other, with equal fcroci,y, 'for
yon shall die as a soldier Five min.
utcs after this terrible 'lialousue, twelve
Wa!loon foot soldiers shot, from behind
a hedge, the Count dc Colombrcs, twcn.
ty steps from his brother.
y movement OF horror. which wo
could not restrain, Interrupted the
Spanlard, who soon resumed in these
words:
Whilst this event vas taking llacc, /,
the French army was about cvacua,ing
Spain, and, little while after, the
! Chcvalicr de Co!ombrcs was cxi!cd for
life. am ignorant, as we are all, as to
what happened during the two first
years OF his exile; but when we met
hlm at Pau, at the commencement of
1916, he was already blind, and his ex.
Istcncc was mos: miserable. Too poor
to have servant, too much abhorrcd
Tor any ofhls companions in misfortune
to take pity Oh his inirmity, he had
been obliged to enter a military hospit.
al, where tho story of his crime had
preceded him. He remained there for
some months, completely deserted,
when the Supcriutrn1rnt or M