The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-14
SPAIN WAS EVER CRUEL.
Her Pleasure in Inflicting Torture on
the HELPLESS.

Her Pleasure III lnHlctlbB lOT'uTc vi
the Helpless.
Prof c. Mchaelis, of this city has
made a translation of a letter written
by Prof. AIazhauser, professor Of his
tory I'm the University of Bonn, Ger
many to tho New York Substituting
on the cruelty OF the Spaniards In their
warfare as Illustrated by historic Incl
dents. Prof Halzhauser writes:
I'VE were several German doctors Of
philosophy who while enjoying the ball
samic air I'm the beautiful court garden
OF tho university, discussed eagerly the
all-absorbing news which had just reach
ed us, l. e., the opening Of hosulities
between the United States and Spain.
The sympathies were somewhat divided.
as could be expected. though the large
majority sided with the Stars and
Stripes.
zone Of the company. however. proved
70 be a warm friend OF Spain He Is a
professor Of literary history and spoke
with great enthusiasm of tho noble
character Of the Spaniards. and pointed
as examples 70 a POsa. a Carlos. n Her
mani, and to the heroic cid Campeador.
He was further greatly impressed by
the recent patriotic outburts at Madrid
and Valadolll / shook my head 10 all
his fervent words and invited him and
MS lIlfuQS 10 ne NfaNfu OH ViA' vi AiA'
numerous benches OF the old park, and
then began TO unfold the real charac-
ter OF the Spaniards. rolling up before
the eyes OF my astonished listeners
scenes OF Spanish warfare OF the past,
which 7 had collected I'm my manuscript
OF the history OF the campaigns OF Napo-
leon l.. which / intend 20 publish az the
beginning of the twentieth century ]
herewith submit a portion OF them 10
q Na VI q n. 4 m
public 10 which / believe they are or
special interest at the present time.
aside from anything that a wilful
partisan or a Economically inclined his
torian may have written. ono can say.
without fear Of contradiction that or
all the civilized nations on earth. none
ever has waged war i'm a more cruel and
fraudulent manner than the Spanish. IL
is with horror only that the Germans
think Of the times Of Alva, who devas-
tated their fatherland by his atrocious
actions. and transformed the industrial
cities and provinces Of the Netherlands
into n desert
mo better than this bloody execu-
TONER of King Philip were other Spanish
leaders i'm the war waged for the indie
pendence Of the Netherlands. The city
OF Maastricht. for instance. was plumb
cred for three days. after having been
hesleged for four months by the Spanish
General. Alexander Farnese Duke of
Parma. Eight thousand inhabitants were
murdered. among them 1900 women, who,
after having been subjected 20 unspedk-
able outrages and tortures, were posi-
lively butchered.
1.-THE cruelties Of the civil war between
the followers OF Philip V. and OF Carlos
III. can hardly be described. and they
are only surpassed by the brutalities
committed during the long war Of the
Spaniards against the French 0@s-lslD.
When Napoleon had put his brother
Joseph on the Spanish throne and had
taken possession Of the country with his
army the people became furious. and
tho fanaticism OF the bigoted masses
showed up I'm n revolving manner az they
feared for their religion from the en-
Urhtoned French: the clergy and espe-
clallv the monks preached that the
French were inimical 10 the catholic
faith and chat Napoleon was antl-Christ
I'm person They armed the peasants ana
started a bloody guerrilla war. and IN
this sort Of warfare the diabOlic char
acfcr of these much-praised chivalrous
Castilians revealed itself with full force
The Standards murdered their enemies
whenever and wherever they could lay
their hands on them and invariably COM
fnitted horrible atrocities against the
wounded and prisoners cutting off their
noses and ears. or they sawed them
I'm pieces. or cruciied or slowly burned
them. The Spanish women. those noble
souls whose virtues have been sung by
exalted romancers. committed acts OF
brutality heretofore almost unknown TO
man In the Sierra Morrena for in
stance. the transports OF prisoners were
attacked by them and they dug out the
ewes Of these unfortunate people with
nins and scissors and 10 enhance the
misery Of those who were wounded they
cut open the soles Of their feet and then
compelled them TO march. In 1soS. when
the French General. Dupont. and MS
q 00O men surrendered at Baylen a great
many OF the prisoners were tortured and
killed In the above described manner.
-, tho Island OF Malorca where thou
sands Of prisoners had been forwarded.
the mob stormed the barracks and Killed
most OF them on the spot. Again. many
i,babitants OF the islands solemnly pro-
rnised these prisoners that they would
heIp 10 save and free them II they would
come 10 their houses; such or the I'M
fortunate prisoners as trusted these pro-
roises were tortured FOR many DAYS ana
then killed.
",r rr,gIish reporter who was with
WeIl,ngton's army. tells OF peasant
who followed a transport or wounded
Frenchmen for hours and begged The
English escort most imploringly to give
him one NJ the wounded enemies. When
the English soldier asked him what ne
intended 10 d. with the wounded man
the brute coolly replied. WHY. torture
him. IN the second volume Of his men
olrs. tho famous French General Mar.
bot tells ~ q dreadful ride nerformei
by him while Captain OF the Chassenr'
a Cheval In 1905. He started from III.
della. in the Ebro VALLEY, with important