The Nevada Democrat., 1858-05-12
ca,xnpors In ENGLAND.


On the morning Of the 9th of February,
private in the Sixth Northumberland Fusileers,
underwent the sentence Of court martial.
booming him to receive 45o gashes, cut, at the
rate of nine at time, into his back. An sye-
witness furnishes the Northern Express with
the following description of this piece OF rut-
fansm
1.-The poor victim to military tyrrany. man
who has seen better circumstances, aud Is, We
hear. connected with distinguished family in
the north Of ireland, when ordered TO strip.
sternly aud steadily refused. On this sixteen
OF the strongest and most muscular men siovd
forward. and hurled him face dow inward on the
stone pavement of the racket court he man-
fully resisted this indgniiy, aud with voice
treInblng with emotion, requested them TO take
his life. but spare him this d'shonor. A few
moments, howeser, and he was stripped aud
tied 10 the trianglcs. Aud now began scene
which requires an abler pen thau mine to de-
scribe. Forth stepped one Of the largest drum
mers, armed with cat the length OF the han
die Of which being eight inches, the nlne-taiis
the same length, NOT, as your correspondent
states, armed with lead. but with peGlagonal
pieces of case-hardened steel, eighty-one in
number. AT the first blow Of the cat, pier
cling and unearthly shrek rung from the strong
man in his agouyl HIS larcerated hesh gapet
under the blow aud Jumps Of flesh. at each fresh
blow. were detached from his bleeding bac :.
and hung high about the walls of the racket
court aud on the clothes Of those standing by.
The stern colonel, compelled TO be an unwilling
witness, turned, and leaning on the arm OF the
equally affected major. covered his face with
his handkerchief. while deep sighs agtated his
manly bosom. and plainly showed the struggle
that was going on within. The surgeon. a
most humane man, was obliged to be supported
by bis hospital sergeant, who, from tine to
| time, administered 10 him rrstoratives, as well
as TO the suffering soldier. Man after man fell
from the ranks, carried away fainting; tears
bedewed the faces of nearly all the officers, and
at length the poor Sufferer was released from
his torture, TO linger in the hospital where he
now lies. the whole of his spine being laid bare
and gan creme has ensued, leaving the tortured
and lacerated wretch in such slate that every
Chr4Stian can only hope that death, as IL mus
do. will soon release him from his sufferings."
The Northern Express adds: "At the forty
! fifth stroke of the instrument-that is. after re-
ceiving 405 gashes-th the unhappy wretch, whom
fortune saved from the hand of an Indian. to
fall into the hands Of English Nena Sahb pos
lively burst his bonds in the contortiOns oi
agony. and fell in bloody heap to the ground
lie was again tied up and the other furty-fve
wounds were inflicted. Not a single drop OF
Christian blood could the Shylocks Of the Fn-
silerrs be persuaded TO abaie. Their victim
received the full tale, and was carried to the
hospital delriOus, in a state which rendered II
doubtful whether, in the event of his physical
recovery, he would not he the inmate of u mad
house for life. This is surely a horrible affair.