The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-21

"!he messenger has not vet returned
from Segura send out two lsncers. with a
coporal to meet him. Let them bring his
dispatches here; this suspense can he no
longer borno-it must le over before sun
set; waste no tirnc-quick. Do rs l or
der.
vt shall be done, general" and the AID
de camp left the room.
at were better it were over at once Leo.
Poldo," he resumed, speaking to the Young,
'al-'complexioned oshcer II shoulee de
sire that Q"esada complied will, you request.
| should like to spare y, IL, wcro it ut for
! your fathers sake
81 should like to live for my mothers
sake" said the Young man, ''Lut the
will of Heaven he done I am Prepared
to die; shall die soldiers death"
"Qucsada cannot be so great a wretch as
to refuse" said the other; "but tor yonr
rash and daring conduct two days ago in
the valley of Aranaz, ho himself, will, his
three tattalions, might be now where vol,
are. | should like to save you; but if lie
refuse his exchange, much as l love your
fathers son, you die before the sun goes
down.
The terrible announcement impaired no
terror 10 the contenance Of the Young man.
lie clasped his hands moment, bent his
face to the table, and mul,ered the words
"m' probe madre! (my poor mo,herr)
a loud knock was heard at the door.
"Come in! ~ cried the terrible Chief
The aid-de camp entered. "IIa you have
the dispatches let us see."
The messenger that had been sent TO
Quesada's head quarters entered the room ;
he was pale and breathless, and handed the
general a slip Of paper. He gazed at it,
and grew deathly pale, he bit his lip until
the blood started from it. The scroll only
SAID, -
".et the .o5ber now at Alsazuna de-
ma"d from the heaTer ni5 reply"
"What reply"
The messenger told that on comnunica-
ting the commission Of his general, Que
sada replied not, 1'ut ordered fifteen pris =
oners, among them four officers, to he pa
raaed before him where he stood. They
were commanded to l.neeI down, and an
entire company fired on them, and shot
them to death.
Tell what you have seem" said Qncsa-
da ito the robbcr who sent you that is my
reply"
Enough" said the general to the mes
senger; "be gone. Montenegro, order
out party of twelve men to parade at the
back Of the house; let ra1sskets Le loaded
Send the chaplain here. Leopoldo, con
fesor! You die in half an hour ~
The chaplain came. Leopodo having
flrst written to the queen-regcnt, accusing
Quesata as the cause Of his death, on &C
count of his refusal to exchange prisoners,
spent the moments that remained in PRAYER
lie was led to the 81 OF supported by two
aiaes-de camp; lie knelt down unbandaged
and unpionioned, dressed in his uniform,
with his decorations, his spnrs and his
sword. The sun had not yet set three
men fired on him, and in an instant the
gallant, intelligent, and beautiful young
man was bleeding corpse!
This brave officer, who had some days
before saved Qucsada and his batta;Iions
from falling into the hands Of his ferocious
enemy, and who was in return thus aban-
doned to his fate, was Leopoldo O'Donnel,
lieutenant. colonel in the Christine army,
and the first cousin of the present General
ODonnel; and the ipexorable chieftain
whom we have just described was tbs Gel
ebrated Zumalacarreguy.