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bly into manifestations of unfa[ Spanish Government, Arredon[do ence of these accusations by the [ with victims to such than 25 were suffoca the month of Augt. of heat greatly heightened by ding four hundred being s of verry small dimentions lays was Arredondo Army, by putting to dozen each day in of Bexar, and when fled, the remainder of prisoners yet surviving in the transferred in their unfor ge of a tyrant or
named Corporal Ribal next regiment of Vera ly brought out his cha & by force of the lash the whole City of Bexar months, and fr lessy being who after and lashes should be 73
that could be found in the days of Marat & Robispiere, he governed with absolutism over the prisoners, and when the suns rays were hidden und the dark night closed round, many officers & Soldiers met with their friend the guardian, to be treated each one of them, to the victim (woman) that he might think proper to assign them for that night, upon which, each one of those monsters would saciate his lasciviousness, and then turn her over to the Guardian Acosta, to continue the day follow- ing in the work of the tortillas for the soldiers. It is due to justice however to say that there were among these prisoners many Heroines who struggled arm to arm against addressing & resisted the delivery of their persons to the commands of that infamous .Tailor; this class of Heroines never would consent to stain their honor, but they had to suffer the torment of cruel & daily lashes, There are yet surviving in Bexar some of these matrons, Idolaters of their own chastity; I know two of them, one of whom for having opposed herself to the inquitous treat- ment of the Said Acosta, he bound and hung up a public spectacle in the same Qurinta, more than of one hour stripping her even of her under clothes and leaving her nakedness an object of public gaze, Arredondo knew all that passed, and when in his court of officers any of these cruel anecdotes would be cited, a pleasant smile would close the scene, · . · During three months tyranies, verty few families escap€d. · The familv of Lieut. Col. Ruis, N avarros, Vera:m'enda &c were on this occasion respected although their husbands relations were insurgents, and why the cali,qwla Arredonda hid from these his sanguiMry hand is
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