Article clipped from Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

tee,ndawastheWeon-*ks.ini-ri-to of to -he ike of in th, le-o ; to peon for »er to oftilisi to lidBrutalitt of Rosas.—A letter from Bueno* Ay re* nave that Rosas ha* expelled the Sardinian charge d'affaires and in*nlted the Dutch consul. It add*—“ A dreadful atrocity waa committed hy him a few day* ago. A young priest, of the name of Gutierrex, ran off with a voitng woman, daughter of O'Gorman. T6 hide their criminal intercourse they removed to Goya, where they maintained themselves by keeping a school. It happened that the Irish priest, Gannon, fell in with the unfortunate Gutierrez, re-cognised him, and gave information. The offenders were sent to Buenos Ayrea, prisoners, to be disposed of according to law, and, on their arrival, they were sent to the Campamento, and both shot; the wretched woman in the eighth month of her pregnancy. Her oondoct excited the commiseration even of her savage executioner. She Mhowed no violence, but calm, tranquil submission. Everybody is disgusted, but no one dare say a word M We learn, from another source, that previous to the execution holy water was poured down the throat of the woman to Christianise the unborn infant. At the execution so horrid was the scene that one of the soldiers fainted. The first discharge was unsuccessful, and it required another discharge to extinguish life. The woman’s name was Camila CTGorman.— Liverpool Albion, Dee. 4.Am Irdiam Vridict.—John Taison,an Indiannative of Connecticut, being found dead on a winter monijnir. not far from a tavern UWibM
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Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser

Maitland, New South Wales, AU

Sat, Apr 28, 1849

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