Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-09-07


by historic incidents. says:
I'VE were several German doctors
of philosophy who. while enjoying the
haiSamic air in the beautiful court
garden of the university, discussed
eagerly the all-absorbing news which
lad just reached US. i. e., the war be
4Neen the United States and Spain.
The sympathies were somewhat di-
rided. as could be expected. though
the large majority sided with the stars
ard stripes.
-One OF the company, however,
proved 10 be n warm friend OF Spain.
He IS n professor of literary history
aEd spoke with great enthusiasm of
the noble character of the Spaniards.
md pointed as examples to Posa. n
Carlos. Hermann. and TO the heroic
Gid Campeador. I shook my head to
MI his ferveut words and invited him
and his friends to be seated on one of
The numerous benches in the old park.
and then ! began 10 unfold the real
character of the Spaniards. rolling up
before tho eyes of my astonished lis
feners scenes OF Spanish warfare OF
the past. which I had collected in nv
manuscript of the history OF the cam
Paigns of Napoleon l.. which / intend
20 publish at the beginning Of the
twentieth century. I herewith submit
portion OF them TO the pcrusal cf the
6erman-American public, to which
believe they are of special interest at
the present time.
aside from anything that n willful
partisan or rOmantically inclined
Historian may have written, one can
say, without fear of contradiction.
shat of all the civilized nations on
earth, none ever has waged war in
more cruel and fraudulent manner
than the Spanish. 1t is with horror
only that the Germans think of the
times of Alva, who devastated their
satherland by his atrocious actions.
and transformed the industrial cities
bnd provinces of the Netherlands into
= desert
NO better than this bloody execu-
ioDer of King Philip were other Span
18Th leaders in the war waged fer the
independence of the Netherlands. The
city of Maastricht, for instance. was
piundered for three days, after having
been besieged for four months by the
spanish general. Alexander Farnese.
cake of Parma. Eight thousand inhab-
H1nts were murdered, among them
100 women. who. after having been
Subjected to unspeakable Cutrages
and fortunes, were positively butch
erred.
The cruelties of the civil war be
tween the followers OF Philip Y. and OF
CARLOS III. can hardly be described,
aad they are only surpassed by the
srutalities committed during the long
~ar OF the Spauiards against the
french 1s0s-lsiD. When Napoleon
Had put his brother Joseph on the
Spanish throne and had taken posses
slon of the country with his army the
people became furious. and the fanati-
eiSm of the bigoted masses showed ur
IN revolving manner. as they feared
Tor their religion from the enlightened
French; the clergy, and especially the
monks, preached that tie French
we're iuimical 20 the Catholic faith
And that Napoleon was 'auti-Christ ir
person They armed the pcasant,
and started a bloody guerrilla war.
and IN this sort of warfare the dia.
boilc character OF these much-praiser
rhralrous Castiliaus revealed itself
with full force. The Spauiards muir
zeTed their enemies whenever and
wherever they could lay their hands
Sn them and Invariably committed
AoTTibie atrocities against the wound
70 and prisoners. cutting off their
noses and ears, or they sawed them I'm
pieces, or crucitied or SLOWLY burned
tAern. The Spanish women. those no.
sie souls, whose virtues have been
1Hag by cSalted romancers. committed
nets Of brutality heretofore almost
11known 10 man. In the Sierra Nor
rrHa. for instance. the transports OF
B-noners were attacked by them and
ahFy dug ont the eyes OF these uufor-
-Ezate people with pins ard scissors.
EHa toenhaucc the misery OF those who
were wounded they cut open the soles
- thcir feet and then compelled them
- march ln 15Os. when the French
F~aeral Dupont. and his $4,000 men
surrendered az Bayien. % great many
- the prisoners were tortured and
ENed in the above described rnannar
In the island % Malorca. where
thousands Of prisoners had been for.
~1rdcd. the mob stormed the bar
s1rks and killed most 81 them on the
F2oi- Again. many iuhabifauts Of the
tisnfs sOlemnly promised these pris-
nnrrs thar they would heIo 20 save
md free hem 30 they only would
come io their houses. such 81 the un-
tortunafe prisoners az trusted these
pTvuIfc were Tortured for many DAVIS
Eud then killed
IN English reporter. who was with
HeHingt ou's army. fold OF peasant
80 followed a transport of wounded
EfrHrhmeu Tor hours. and begged the
AHEIash escort most imrioring1v 70
gre BIN one % DO wounded enemies.
ahen The English soldier asked him
Etat De- Intended To do vfththe wound
- nan. fho brute cnolly replied. WHY.
epriure him. In fhe second volume
" bic memoirs. fhe famous French
general. Marriott. tells ~ IA. adfgf
rifr performed by him white captain
~ ne Chasseurs n Chcyai ZOO fs0s. ne
tfHried from lndcia in The rbro val.
try rsth important dispatcbos from
Narphni Launes for Emperor Napo.
son. who was stationed az Amanda. a
sDaqe on The road leading from Bur.
go fo Madrid MARRIOTT bad to ride
Erough lonesome ard mounfairous