New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-13

yieted for forming them into divisions accsri ng Id
their several plnccs of des,ins;on IL was n sad sol
solemn spectacle, that Of this company 81 ea,e- 50
they moved With tlow and uncertain step bourd to-
geher by cords and escorted or rather driven soss
Ike gsugoi con,icts, BY the fierce soiiiery There
they srie, the old aud The yoang the rich sal ,hs
poor now, alas brought 20 the sane level ~ ioras
Of most of them bowed down, les by the weight os
wears than Of sorrow, their hands mceky folded on
their breasts their checks w.t. with tears, thsy
gazed for the last time on their bearlnl city, Tho
sweet home Of their infancy the proud se OF anc ent
empire. eudesrd 70 them by so many tender AMI slo-
nous recoNectlons.
Tue march was corducted in an orderly manner, with
bu, a single interruption, which. however, was near
being atts aded by the disastrous consequence
\ spanish slguall, offended at some words tha, ell
from one az the prisoners 20 they might be cact
--Tequiiei them with blow from his stsd. Bot the
youth whom he struck had the fiery blood the Arab
IN bis VEINS Snstcbiug MP broken tile he dealt such
blow on the offenders head nesry seyerci hs ear
irum H. The act cost him bis life. lie was speedily cut
down by the Sraniards who rushed TO the assistance
Of their wounded comrsde. A ruinor now went lund
that the Moriscoes had attempted the life of Don
John whose dress rescmbed in its color that OF the
agnszil The passions Of the sodiery were rousesl.
They docscdo the scene Of violence, uterug the most
dreadful imppcations. Their swords and linces gilt
tered in the air and in few moments wonld have
cen sheathed in the bodies of their terrified victims.
Fortunately, the quick eve If Don John discernei
he confusion Surrounded by boiy-guarl of srqle-
busters, he was thcre in person superinteni the
moNal OF the Moiiseoes. Spurrng his horse forward
nto the midst of the tumult and showing himself Ia
he uoops, he exclaimed, that had offered him
any harm. lie called on them Ia return Ia their du;y,
and not 10 dshonor him, as well themselves, by Of
ferrg violence TO innocent for whose protection
he had 50 so,mnly pledged his word. The soldiers,
abashed BY the rebuke of their Young chief anl salts
fed with the vengeance they had taken on tae o.
fender ell back into their ranks The trembling Morris
Goes gradually recovered from their panic, the process
sion resumed It's march, and without further inernp-
ton reached the Hospital of Isabella.
There the ruyal CARfGdOrtS were not long ascer-
tanning the number Of the eNlts. Il amounted to
thrty-tiye hundred That of the women, VINO Were
soon TO follow, much greater. The names, the
ages and the occupation OF the men, were all carefully
registered The following day they were marched into
the great square before the hospte, where they were
distributed into companies each under strong es-
coit 10 be conducted to their various places OF dest
nation. These, far from being confined to Andslusia,
reached into Newcastle. la this arrangement We
may trust that so much respect was paid to the die
tates Of hun aniy as not to separate those OF the same
kindred from one another. But the chronlclers give
information the subject-probably regarding de-
tails of this sort in regard TO The fallen race as below
the dignity of history.
II was on the 25th of June ljil that, bidding sal
farewell to the friends and companions of their youth
from whom they now TO be forever parted, hey
set forth on their doleful pilgrimage. The morning
light had broken on the red towers Of the Alhambra,
the bands of exiles issuing from the gates OF their
beloved capital, the spot dearest To them earth,
turned their faces toward their new homes-homes
which many of them were destined never to behold.
lected to provide for the poor wanderers the most
common nccessareS of life. Some actually perished OF
hunger by the way. Others, especially those accns-
toned from infancy to delicate nurture, sank down
and died of fatigue. Some seized by the soldiers,
whose cupdity was reused by the sight of their help
lessness, and were sold as slaves Others were mur-
derod by their guards in cold blood. Thus reduced far
below their original number they reached their ap-
pointed places there To llnger ont the remainder of
their days in the midst of population who held them
in that adherence with which good Catholic OF tho
sixteenth century regarded "the enemies Of God
But the evils which grew out Of this stern policy OF
the Government were not wholly confined 10 the Mo-
rscoes This ngenius people were 40 far superior 10
the Spanards in the knowledge OF husbandry and in
the varoas mechanic arts That they formed the mo.t
important part of the population of Granada. The
only art in which their rivals excelled them that
which thryes at the expense of every other-the art
of war. Aware ofths, the Government had excepted
Of the best artisans in the capital from the doom
Of exile which had fallen on their coantrymeD, and
they had accordingly remained in the city, But their
number was too small to produce the result desired;
ard il was not long before the quarter OF the town
which had been occupied by the Morscoes exhibited
scene Of woeul desolation. The light and airy ed.
fees, which displayed in their forms the fantastic
graces of Arabian architecture fell speedily into de-
cay The pareres aud pleasure-grounds, iilled with
exOcs and glowing in all the exuberance Of southern
vegetation, became wilderness Of weeds; and the
court-yards and public squares, where tanks and
sparkling fountains fed by the streams Of the Sierra
Nevada, shed a refreshing GOODNESS over the atmos-
converted into a melancholy heap of rubbish.
The mischiefs growing out of the removal OF the
Moriscoes fell sorely on the army The men had been
quarered, have seen, in the houses OF the Mo-
riscoes. From the present occupants, for the most
part needy and thriftess spectators, they met with
very different fare from what they had enjoyed under
the former wealthy and luxurious proprietors. The
troops supplied the deficiency far they could,
by plunderirg the citizens. Hence incesssnt feuds
between the people and the army, and spirit OF
nsubordnation rapidly grew up in the latter, which
made it formidable to its friends than 10 its oe.
An eyewitness Of these troubles closes his narrative
of the removal Of the Monscoes by remarkog that 1t
was n sad spectacle 10 who reflected on the former
policy and prosperity of this lsarred race; VINO bal
seen their sumptuous mansions in the day OF their go
ry their gardens and pleasuregrounds, the scene OF
many gay revel and jocund holiday, and who now
contrasted all this with the ruin into which everything
had fallen " II seems" he concludes, AZ if'Proyl-
donce had intended TO show, by the fate Of this beau
fnl city that the fairest things in this world are the
most subject to decay" To the philosopher of the
present age it mey rather the natural resat Of
that system Of religious intolerance which had con-
verted into enemies those who, under benedcent
rule, would have been true and loyal subjects, aud
who by their industry and ski would have added io-
caculably to the resources of the country
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