The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-07

pfdhe inqnisition. \ 1t had
The Emperor Napoleon that
ll9Df and MOnasteries should be supt.
the decree, like some OF the laws enacted III this
country, was not yet executed. Mouths had
passed away. but the prisons Of the Ihquisi-
tion were still unopened. One night about ID
or i'll o'clock, MS Col. H. was walking The
streets # Madrid. " armed merr sprang mp
On linn from an alley, and made a furious at
tack. He instantly drew his sword, plt him
self in a position Of defence, and while strue.
Cling mlitltthem, saw at a distance the lights
Ut ihe ratrols-French soldiers mounted, who
carried lanterns, and rode through the streets
3uf the city at all hours of the hight, to nre-
serve order. He called to them III French.
and. MS they FASTENED 10 his assistance, the ~.
~sailatts took to their heels and escaped, not,
however, befir he saw their dress that they
belonged to the guards Of the lnqnisition.
Vie Colonel went Immediately to Marshall
Soult, then Governor Of Madrid, and told HIN,
what hard taken place, and reminded hin ofiile
decteet to suppress this Institution. Marshuti
souit replied that he might go and destroy ii
Cpf. !. told him that his Regiment THE 9th of
the Polish La1icers) was. not sufficient FIR such
q service, but if he would give him an addition
all regiment-the Eth, he would undertake he
work. The llTth Regiment was under the
command of Col. DE Lille, who is now, like
GolaL, q minister of the Gospel and pastor
nfat Evangelical church, IN Marseiiles. France.
'Ihe troops required were granted. and i 70
(said Col. ~ to the inquisition, which
was situated about five miles from the city. II
was surrounded by a wal. Of great sstreiigth,
aud defended BY a company Of soldiers. When,
we arrived at the walls. / addressed one Of The
sentInels, and summoned the holy fathers to
surrender to the Imperial army, and open the
gates Of the. Imposition. The sentinel, who
was sra ding on the wall, appeared TO enter in
10 conversation fer a moment with some one
within at the close of which he presented
his mnsEet an6 shot of my men. This was the
signal for attack, and | ordered my troops 10
IRE upon those who appeared upon the walls.
III was soon obvious that it was an I'm
equal warfare. The walls Of the Tpapisitlon
were covered with the soldiers DC the holy off.
ce ; there was also a breas,-work upon the wall.
behind which they but partially expased them.
as they discharged their nlnskets, Or
trnofsaw were IN the open plain, and exposed to
destructive lire. We had no canon, nor
could we scale The walls, and the gates success
|aliy resisted all attempts Mt forcing them.
cnhfd not retire and send for canon to break
through the walls without giving Them time to
Iny q train to blow us up. saw that it was
necessary to change the mode OF atfaek, aud
rect some trees 10 be cut down and trimmed
o be used as hattering rams. Two Of these
were taken up by detachments of men, as nnn,-
IRONS as eon'd work to advantage. and brought
Q bear upon the walls with all the power
which could exert, while the troops kent I'M d
ire to protect them from the fire poured unop
hem from The walls. Presently The walls be-
,an to tfemble, a breach was made. and Inc
IMPERIAL trt'ops rushed into the lnanisjtion
Here we met with an incident wich po,hing
Jesnistical effrnntery is eoual to. The
n4nisitor. genera, followed by the father con
essors in their priestly robes, all came out of
ileir rooms a we were making orr way into
he INTERIOR of the Imposition, and with long
aces ana their arms crossed over their breasts,
heir fingers resting on their shoulders. as
hongh they had been deaf 10 all the noise Of
he attack and defence, and had Just learned
what was going on, they addressed themselves
u the language Of rebhke to their own sol d@rs.
aFtng' %hhy do you fight oV friends the
tJeneA r.
Their intention, no doubt, was to make ms
h'nk that this defence was wholly unauthor.
BY them, hoping, if they could make us
e'ieVe That they were friendly, they should
ave a better opportunity, in the confusion oil
be moment, 10 escape. Their artifce was too
hnllow and did not succeed. I.eansed them
Q be placed under guard, and all the soldiers
I the lhqesi'ion to be secured as prisoners. we
ien proceeded 10 examine all the rooms Of thp
ediiice. We posed through room after
found all perfectly III order, richly far
lsi'd, with alters and erueiiNes. and way
IN abundance, but could discover no
IideHces IT inauity hping praeiiecd there
"'iing Of those peculiar feathers which we OK.
eeied TO ind in an Inqusition. We found
,lendld PAINTINGS, and "a rich and extensive
bfafy, Here was beauty and splendor. and
lie most Perfect order on which nv ewes had
'er rested. The architectnre-lbe proportions
ere perfect. The ceiling and floors of wood
ere secured and highly polished. The mar
e pavements were arranged with a strict re-
10 order. There was everything to please
'e eye and crafty a cultivated taste bnt here
ere those horrid Instruments of torture Of
aieh We bad been told, and where those DIM.
cons IN which human beings were said to he
lrried alive, We searched in vain. The