Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-23
origin OF The University @
EcyacEs.

That distinguished French periodical
the Eprue des Deur NoHdcs, is now
publislinga series Of Interesting article:
from the pen Of NJ. AIphonso Esquiros
OIL the Netherlands and life in Holland
From Il late number, we translate his
graphic accoun: Of the origin Of the ceie
bFael University OF LeyIen:
The foundation Of this famous univcr
sltv is connected with the siege which
Leyd-n sustained i" the year 1918. The
nIteI Provinces had risen against the
! Spanish domination. Liberty of cou-
science h&sely violated, political aud re-
jgiouS despot;>n, the inqui>ition, and
the establishment Of arbitrary taxation.
had all tended to exasperate the national
feelings. At this tjmc,'' SAYS the his
torian lIoott, surnamcd the Tacitus Of
. Holland, all ranks, ages and sexes were
contoundeI IN one general persecution.
i HE gibbet and the wheel did no. suffice :
I the trees which 5ordcred the public roads
We're ladeneu with corpses, and tie
flames Of the funeral piles Of martyrdom
darie1 upward to the sky. Scatfolds
were erected in every quarter; and the
very air became infected with a vapor Of
! death" Then was seen spectacle rare
! y paraIe!lcd III the worlds history. y
few hundred men pushed to despair
fishermen, shepherds merchants baudel
themselves : 'sether to struggle against
the crushing oppression Oh a powerful
government, AMI against armies reputeI
inviuc:j,lc. Following the example given
by other towns Of Holland. tie inhabl
tauts OF Lcydcn declared themselves in
favor Of the union Of the provinces but
towards the end Of Octobe: they We're
attacked and surrounded Jv the Span
i.r,.S. The Prince OF Orange wrote
directions TO tie citizens at all hazards
to o!i"r rcs>tanc". lie promised op
his part to see k every means Of asia
ling them. "IL"I. cut for three months,
he said, ''aiI even if the siege shou.,
las, longer, 10 not lose courage. lfyou
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The enemy mo,nw';,. so3r,. lv
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;,,to tha .,'.,c, Tha only ronIv vn,rh
v..r.l r.v H. l..~iaoa1 was Ills LATIN ,
vr.s..
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Tie Geftnce Of the civ was entrusted |
to James Douza. The lIr1hcrs bound
themselves l'y oath to de beneath the |
ruins OF their houses rather than yield. I
Although in the first instance AL tie use
less mouths Aa! been sent away, famine
>oon preset on the city. NO broa'i WAS
to b" seen, and provl>1"ns of all sorts be- !
came every day more scarce. At length,
grass, leaves, The >afk # trees, the skins
Of the animals which had long since
been devoured, even clay, came to be
use. as nntr'ment. l"Su'ence followed
famine. OF 1000 Inhabitants, between
6000 and 1000 perished. Everywhere
living skeletons were seen bnry'ng the
dead. The town defended by shadows,
still sustained itself aga'nSt the fury OF
the invading army and It's Wn.InternaE
divisions. 10 the soldiers WHO shouted
to them: ~ on are dying of hunger
surrender, and you shall have God, they
answered from the top OF the ranlparts
"N hen our PROVISIONS are quite gone
we VIII eat our lett hands, ana keep
our right to defend our liberty"
One day, however,, a famishcd crowd
presented themselves before the burgo-