Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-27
The MOrtara Case.

tAss& AC 1HUAl0i0 C0SUs
Sir Moses Montifore, President of the
London Committee Of Deputies of the Brit
ISL Jews, has transmitted to the Hebrew
congregations in this country. the following
statement Of the sequestration Of the Nor
tara boy:
STATEMENT Signor Momola Mortaro
Levi was residing at Bologna with his wife
and children
In the year 1852 his son, about twelve
months DID, was taken i'll with fever Over.
minosa) common to children in this coun-
try, but, as the attending doctor certifes,
was not in danger of his life, the servant,
"a Catholic,) fourteen years Of age, was
Savised by the grocer to baptise the child !;
she observed to him that it was not right to
do SO but the grocer replied there was no
harm in it, only in case Of the child dying,
she would, by so doing, secure him place
in Paradise, andlh taught her how to do.
Not any more was known about it.
Last year another Of the children was
taken i'll the same was advised by woman
neighbor to baptise him, but she refused,
although she had all the opportunities Of so
doing, the child being often entrusted to
her care, and therefore he died as Jew,
I After this, the servant being reproached
by the said woman, she told her she was
very glad Of it; she regretted very much
what she had done some years ago, taking
the grocers advise; and now she was 20
years Of age, felt how wrong she had been
in deceiving her master and mistress, which
she could not consider then, being too
young. The woman prevailed on her to
communicate what she had done to priest,
but she replied that she did not know the
Importance of it when she did it, Finding
she would not go, the woman then went
personally and reported the fact The SER
want was Immediately Summoned before the
Inquisition, and sworn not to say anything
about it, and most particularly to her mas
ter and mistress.
In the middle Of the night the Bishop
sent the guards to violate the boy from his
parents arms, the child crying bitterly for
his mamma. The mother tainted, the ia
ther swooned; and amid the screams and
terror of all the neighbors, they went away
with the child, who was sent Immediately to
Rome, at the Cutecumeni, where he still u.s.
At first it was objected to the poor father to
see his child, but afterwards this was allow
ed in the presence of the rettore.
It is said that the French ambassador
questioned the child, who answered him
that he would say neither more nor less than
his rettore had imposed upon him to say
Many times the desolated father claimed his
child, through Cardinal ,AntoneAi, and now
it is said the case is before the Pope, who
wishes to study it himself; but the result Of
his judgment is very much feared.
LATER FROM MEXICO ATTACK ON
THE GAp1rAL.--The New Orleans Picayslne
has the details Of the news from Mexico. =
A letter from the. city Of Mexico, dated
Oct. %, says: ..;;.~
On the 18th, this city was besieged by
$500 Federalists, under;Gen. Blanco and
on the following day an attack took place,
but Notwithstanding the garrison of this city
amounted to not more than |, 200 men, the
attacking force Withdrew after several
spirited encounters, but without defeat
The loss for the day was heavy for Next
can battle--some 200 were killed altogether.
The enemy hung about the valley for seye-
raj days, and then, like "a lot of strolling
gipsies, moved off towards their haunts near
Morella and Toluca.
The Mexican government, it appears,
refused to allow Mr.. Forsyth, the Ameri-
can Minister, an escort from the capital to
to Vera Cauz.e The consequence was he
was attacked by robbers, but succeeded in
beating them off. In the city Of Mexico
the cry is death to foreigners = and Ameri-
cans and others were daily insulted and
maltreated. One American is in prison
lying dangerously ill. 7a2