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anxious expectatiofi for the proffered act of grace, and uncon- 
scious of the impending danger, they were suddenly surrounded 
by bands of soldiers, who, regardless of the sanctity of the 
place, and deaf to the voice of humanity, dragged the flower 
of the young men from the altars of their God, from the 
bosoms of their parents, and the enjoyment of all that was 
most dear to them in life ; and moreover butchered, without 
any distinction of age, sex, or condition, those that attempted, 
by intercession or force, to soften the hearts or avert the 
deadly weapons of their remorseless assassins. In the parishes 
where those atrocities were perpetrated, no less than 700 
unoffending and defenceless individuals have fallen victims to 
the relentless fury of monsters in a human form.” 
