, 1869-03-29

slckenfnE Atrocities of the RcTofH'
xIonisss- -Hutchery of Men, Women

SickeufuR Atrocities OF the HeTo1n.
xIouisss- of Mon, Women
and Children.
WAeutxo9ox, D. C., March :a-Tne following
WIS enclosed In the reports 0! Auu4A uoa ~ MIC
SAyJ DEPARTMENT:
REHu AUTHORITIES At An1 ctfEa
The statements which We ate an ous 10 nake a1e
fncts, which pasSed, come under ouI o"n eJeA
o1hers TO our know ledge. The following are the
Mo.t prominent instances; -, ~.
revolution, wM sent to Cortcan 70 direct tne ae.
fence Of the lines In that dfcetion- Ar asAekNM
mae upon hin By sa1nave1 doee ~ teo Ise nj.
lion amer vain edogts to ra1ly h!s men He Ess
tined N cours-ma1ttal and honosahi5 Ao4alttsaa. e.
Notwithstanding this he had scaIrel! lesensu stos ~
home when he wa8 fea51tssed, aoo sun1na9u sno<
Ia he courae Of the var, seyeral OF sAlnavea
parrsans 1eft the revolutionary paag Lo }ola Iae5 @
own families. Their wiyes and children Wefe, on
that account Ar1ested put into rri*on and ct9eAy
treated They remained In prison, and IN saoss
space Of time 1eued IN numotss anu met kae 1hse
which we shall shortly have to recount
General F1la !Atmc Mentor, for having feInsca 70
toh0 the revolution, aud for having expressed
wish 70 reEna1n neutral vas E.ed " n1asn, oou!s1
never again 10 lie set 1t liberty, as the sequel WILL
show.
Pr1soners taken upon the field Of battle wounded,
and. IN somc instances, fatally, were, IN common
with others not Wounded shot Immediately aftef
cen,at quarter on thla stc being scarcely thought
of- eeveral other persons were shot Wnnous ny
form Of tE.a1, uron the ncrc denunc!!non OF N.
Known tndn idlials the reason assigned being Tor
having talked Against the Eevolution-
CIon the arrival of Sainares forces before tne
town, and upon tho nfst nttacE that Naa
male, the numerous persons who found thetnselses
N prison for miner offences arHl 1oc1led political
sstnea t - Esl.iea aoo{s, Ts5e 'a erqs'1a lss9
down. the doors we're thrown open, and dlS'
charge Of nusketry waa nrcd into thcm- Thts bc.
Ing found Insufficient to kill fast enouHh, rn1nds o.
yrh a e ntrRcfAh 8QHiDSf f4Hl4 10
has.en thia dreadful GuteherJ. Many women MeIe
thus sac.i1red-&he wiyrs aud sisters Of indS!duals
aose sc'sra to "a h4yng ne9 aa's Ra
Ets AIne Mcntur was unable to stand Up M &C
Guilt u sickness, and was in consequence tied n
chall. Even utter this, recourse vs. naa q
those whn still hreatAri. father and sou we're
shot together, without any other rcason than some
siily rrmalt snade By the l1tter or
After having usclest pleaded f9r the l'fe oi ne son
the fAtheI requested IL sh4ite h!s late. Wnscn VII
tto gladly accepted bE the rcbess, and tae5 "ess M
murdered lefoFe oDr eyes under circumstances toe
i wumau Mime. Zorrhiso} was arrested On 20
coCnt OF some of her relatives beinK In SalnaEe
ing: guard nf soldiers drew up before the prison
door, tue officer, crea1nre Of pomlnl1ue, VINO nae
hitherto oMclattl Ia these murders with alatnk5
ca4ltd for thA woman and told her taas ooaniqot
requested her presence. Cpon appearing, and, a
ehe a. about be!nF tied with rope, In RFeas con
et.1uutton and agony Of mind she cried out
"SufEly, sou AfE HOE GO1A9 ~ ALL 14es ~
aforesaid officer Assured her tGst sucn Was Eos mi
case In suite Of this sae was mafchet
Oh few races to the sea side, between 2 ne q
! soIlIeTA, some OF v hom held the rope with Whcl
her arms were bound, md she WAS thco shot Tia
ts-mtiTucrrd In the usual 8ssle-
1t may not be out OF place here 70 sa5 Io2t AZ y
peopte whQ were shot had to 8t1nA up FACING n
| illlpR pasty, and forced TO LOOK upan them Will
leading and going through uauotTres Trepa.n
| tory to their execution. In mnst cases the ms
| Hle ouly wounded and otherwise Shattered tnel
1nhs. The:e he!ng no reserve party lett to haste
their end they had 10 walt aloat quarter o. q
ht,E, Etn[ staallng, before the guns Were reloaded
| This woman was ono Of the numerous lhS&anceA
II would 1ecg>htn out this list Of sud details uE
| necessarily to recount ali tho other execution
! rh!ch took place The object Of this note
merely to illustrate the ha1ta1ttJ unae
side, who pretend to b., and cal themselFe
the tli4 M! intelligence at the whole countT77
| We do not know tho exact number OF Victims Wn
fell in the prism, bat. to Cur best knowledge an
| belief, there were one hundred and nine person
among whom were, thc5 say, ten women hna Oh
| chilli
+ have been at different times a quantity OF poop
shot or Is It Is called here, executed IN CONFORM
~ to the iaws Of the country, but II point Of lac
II should be more rropcft! termed mur11eI. Il
! number who have thus fallen, outside Of the nj
| on we cannot up to this hour, ascertain, but
| waa frequent occurrence. When men N the Re-
| olut!on desert thelr wires arc Imprisoned, anu
many cases shot tstgned} 9E@ G Bnowa,
The vcracisy Of the shove steners is vouched +
by 3Ir. James Dc Long, tho Cnited States Cons
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