Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27

tae advantage which aitacle:: 10 ou: position
tney dare TO csll CIT conduct barba7ous, and,
Us If III bitter mo, n,harS, thsJ' Ials about hu-
:nstiity
Il they ,Ir. .vut itilii.ssisrs with Hvids, re
shall lease them 10 tie lu.nry D; "iroo
spoteh." Their o,lr,ion oI ua, whuthst goei
or bad, is matter oi aR,Ie ind:t-rerct. Eus
the Statements made al tic commencement Of
this article, Indicate tbat they are for enforcing
their views with ihe most hartsrous proeasd.
ings. Just in the hasinning Of this alrocous
policy, they must b arrested Ee hnys in
our hands abundant meaHs of redress. The
eusri2las alone can take care Of tht msslves.-
Retaliation is fully within their power The
snemy mus: bo inlcrHri, end a, the very
commencement, tlst whsn he hangs a captive
part:zaH, he puts The nooss upo:s the Geck Of
two Of his cwn mcn. This will quickly bring
kim 10 his propriety.
Illustrative both ii the ad7snisges oi employ
ing partisan corps, and OF hsir ability to ex!ort
from the enemy he practice OF the hunanities
oi war, se make Inc. following eSeracta finn
B sseit's account Of ihe PsninsaGir: " sr Tho
French, while invading Spain, ~era % much
ANNOYED By :hs gueri'las aa;! CT ecrrso as tn4c ch
oppos 70 shat mode o: warfare, as Tho YIN.
kees nSs are but they h.i 20 submit 70 il
"Ia maintaining Irc icrtrass:s however, the
French found themselves expassd to m incs )
SAINT aid destructive warfare esairs: their con.
7o; 8 delacnmanss and outphsls. In Cstal, I q
they were SO hsrasScd by IBIS guerilla s. STEM,
that they had fouad il extremely difficult to
Yic'ue! their garrison in Barcelona ~ Kissett
vol. iii page l45,
The abovc extract rafcrs 10 ,G:: campaign OF
1908. The following :ror: he same Y: ,umc,
gag 16S, details the 2xotr;anc, Of 1916:
"Duipg This yesr, Ire French mado great
Dat unavelling efjrls i, ceSucy the suerl!las,
which, in proportion a. the esiar troops were
dispersed, grew daily more formidable in eve
RI Dait Of Span. The services ahicI. these
patriotic bands performed in cutting Il escorts
or caavoys, recovering p(under, ard intercept.
ing dispatches. were too mu!tiicrlUuS 10 he
he7o detailed aua ii may suffice 10 meailon q
low nl their principal leaders, and the districts
in which they s!ss a';zsd themselves. Don
Ventura AmeReS extended his incGrsons from
Gadsiaz 10 Toledo; CON julian Sanchez ha-
ra.ssd the French IN O.d Cas,iit; L,ngr ds.n
gusled himself IN AIisgou, a:il :i,"a IN h.
varre. Another CHI, I.siI;, emerging frem the
mountains OF Guadalaxa7a. parIucmed the ncst
daring exploits in tho very nUighbolkpod Of
Madrid, and uioie thaa ou2e cndangurcd' the
personal SAFETY Of tao int:.,s.y. klH: Ills
cniaitaia Hc1 :un Juan il.ri:u, who, sitter the
atroci&us mulder ut his w:solc family by tho
French, vuwad Ecvcs tc ceGso from seeking
Vengeance wS:ie single FreEchuan remained
, a;rt III Span. in token Of this VOW, hs
sueared himself with p;tco tfe.J aud aooc be,
came the redoubted chnnIp.0n Of Ills oppressed
countrynen under the it,,ii.ag name OF the
| Empsci0ado. In the course Ct his enierpris-
| ing career, it was calculated tia. Ls ocCasiourd
| greater lumel ical loss 10 The onetuy than
;hey sustained in any cac Of :oeir gSest bat
Ilrs ia the peninsaIa THEY denounced him az
brigaad and an outlsN; but he soon COM
pulled tseun lo practice towards him the es
.ablishoa rules OF war. In tho mountains OF
! GuadaraIla LIE fourd eight IF his men nailed
10 trees; he nailed oght Frenchmen 10 the
eame trees; aud after this severe ret; liStion,
BeSsiefeS louud It locs>Gary 10 prcpose that
prisoners on Doth s.des should bo Treated &C
cordipg 70 lhe custom 0! ciy!l:-ad nations
Encouraged by the Empcclnado's exawle,
! plher part ans sCcSo IL the different proTInc: g
NJ Span ard acting either separately or IN
! concert, N,agea by dag and night most de-
| s!r,;ct.7e TuT against the French.