The reader is requested to correct the following mis-prints, and a few other typographical errors which occur in the course of the work. Page 18, for House of Lords read House of Commons. DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION. In 1809, Colonel Lehmanowsky was attached to the part of Napoleon's army which was stationed at Madrid ;* and while in that city, said Col. L., I used to speak freely among the people what I thought of the Priests, and Jesuits, and of the INQUISITION. It had been decreed by the Emperor Napoleon, that the INQUISITION and Monasteries should be suppressed; but the decree, he said, like some of the laws enacted in that country, was not executed. Months had passed away, and the * Mr. L. was formerly a Colonel in Napoleon's army, from 1792 till 1814, when he retired from the service. He is now a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. B prison of the INQUISITION had not been opened. One night about ten or eleven o'clock, as he was walking one of the streets of Madrid, two armed men sprang upon him from an alley, and made a furious attack. He instantly drew his sword, put himself in a posture of defence, and, while struggling with them, he saw at a distance the lights of the patrol -French soldiers mounted-who carried lanterns, and who rode through the streets of the city at all hours of the night to preserve order. He called to them in French, and, as they hastened to his assistance, the assailants took to their heels and escaped-not, however, before he saw by their dress that they belonged to the guards of the INQUISITION. He went immediately to Marshal Soult, then governor of Madrid, told him what had taken place, and reminded him of the decree to suppress this institution. Marshal Soult replied that he might go and destroy it. Colonel L. told him that his regiment (the 9th of the Polish Lancers) was not sufficient for such a service; but, if he would give him two additional regiments-the 117th, and another which he named-he would undertake the work. The 117th regiment was under the command of Colonel de Lile, who is now, like Colonel L., a minister of the Gospel, and pastor of an Evangelical Church in Marseilles, France. The troops required were granted, and I proceeded (said Colonel L.) to the INQUISITION, which was situated about five miles from the city. It was surrounded with a wall of great strength, and defended by a company of soldiers. When we arrived at the walls, I addressed one of the sentinels, and summoned the holy fathers to surrender to the imperial army, and open the gates of the INQUISITION. The sentinel, who was standing on the wall, appeared to enter into conversation for a moment with some one within, at the close of which he presented his musket and shot one of my men. This was a signal of attack, and I ordered my troops to fire upon those who appeared on the walls. It was soon obvious that it was an unequal warfare. The walls of the INQUISITION were covered with the soldiers of the holy office. There was also a breast work upon the wall, behind which they kept con tinually, only as they partially exposed themselves while they discharged their muskets. Our troops were in the open plain, and exposed to a |