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From the Daily Albany Argus.
DIRGE.
On tho night following Sunday, A gust 21st,
while many of tlm inhabitants of Southampton
county, Virginia, were absent nt a camp-mecting
held in a neighboring district, the blacks rose up
on the dofeuceloss aud unarmed, who remained
n't home, and sacrificed, with barbarous cruelty,
between.sixty aud seventy victims, without dis
crimination of age, sex or condition.
Wail! for the innocent,
. The beautiful and fair,
The young, who perish, .1 in their youth,
The old, in his hoary hair.
Wail! for the many dearths
And homes made desolate;
ror broken hearts and severed ties—
The -spoils of murderous hate.
Vn ir parsed the .Sahbnth-suu
Behind the western liills;
And hymns were heard in the ancient wood,
And songs hy the gushing rills.
Tho old man called his flock,
Aud read the living word;
And the peace of God was in his heart,
While his Isps in prayer were stirred.
Ail solemnly knelt down,
With meek,.confiding air;
And breathed “amen,” as the sire implored
l ? or them the Great Keeper's care.
Sleep, in her folded arms,
Wrapped hush,aud, child, and wife,
And throbbing pitlso aud heaving breast
Wcro all that betokened life.
A shriek was heard hy night!
The startled eye but saw
The gleaming axe, and the ear just caught
The sable fiend's hurra!
The lid shut o'er the eye,
The car heard not again;
Aud only death stood sentry hy
The red postern of the slain.
.Morn smiled as it was wont
Gn upland, plain, and stream,
And thousand birds their matins sung
To the first awakening beam.
Rut woman's cheerful smile,
And man’s exciting voice,
And childhood’s gleeful laugh, no more,
In the morning, hade rejoice.
Out on the polished floor
Ran the ensanguined flood:
The babe slept in its mother’s breast,
And its bruised lips dashed with blood.
t'pon the cold hearth-stone
The imripcued virgin lay,
Crushed in her budding loveliness,
And dawn of her opening day.
And manhood's sturdy arm
In dust was beaten down;
Prom youth his boast and prido were reft,
From reverend age his crown.
Wail! fur the young and fair,
And their remorseless fate;
Wail! for the merry homes laid waste,
And the bosoms desolate! VIATOR.
Xijrfvlk, Fa. ilk September, 18.11.
cannot sustain, but by dooming the mind, through
a vast empire, to slavery, and by turning the
press that great organ of truth, into an instru
ment of public delusion aud debasement."
Rats is tj»i; Metropolis.—In many parts of
the couutry the Norway rat has almost extirpated
the ancient legitimate occupier, the English black
rat—e.ot so much by regular battle as by depriv-
mjr nim of the meausof obtaining a living. This',
'snot ho we ter, the ease iu Loudon, for in some
distilleries and breweries both the I frown and the
GAMA GRASS.
Our friends will learn with regret, as wo do,
from the following letter, that our efforts to ob
tain seed of tho Gama grass, havo been unsuc
cessful, at least.for the present year. Indeed wc
could not hardly have expected a different result,
when we consider tho great number of applica
tions which must have been induced by the publi
cations on tho subject, and tho limited quantity
raised. We beg our friends to bo assured that
wh eh over wo do obtain any of this valuablo seed
they slialllic supplied as far as possible.
Tho blade of Gama grass (of 12 days growth)
inclosed in the letter measures 32J inches iu length.
—American Farmer.
Corehill, Clark Co. Ala. August 22,1831.
SmitiI—It would havo afforded mo much
gratification to havo been able to forward you the
quantity of the Gama grass seed you request, but
tho ten thousand pressing applications last yoar,
and this, had compelled on early division of tho
' seed 1 had saved. I neglected to mention that
it is.a plant so hardy as to boar being taken up at
the end of the first Vear, divided, and each divi
sion, with tho smallest particle of root, will grow
off with vigor. This circumstance adds to tho
fhr.ilhy with which it can bo propagated.
For the last eight weeks I havo fairly tested
its value in the production of milk and Sutler.—
I cut nt fifteen days growth, when it exhibits pc-
cnliar delicacy, and fed two cows, and perfectly
in recollection of the fino butter of tho Philadel
phia Jersey market, lam sure it exceeds for deli
cacy the production of tho clover, pastures, and fol
ly equal in that richness, peculiar to tho fino but
ter of that market houso. This I hod previously
been informed would he found tho case, by a Span
ish gontleman, familiar with other northern pro
ductions, and also with tho grass. Tho same
S entlem.ni, ft native ofthoso provinces of South
.racrica, in which it abounds, and where it is so
highly valued, had also suggested to me its extra
ordinary nutritive properties in tho support of the
horse, mule and ox and which induced mo to apply
tho only safe test, viz. a fair trial. For the burn
ing, feverish and costivo food, viz. corn and fod
der as common, os irrational, so universally given
Xfi those animals in tho hot ploughing season of
crop time, 1 substituted a feed composed of equal
Quantities of this gross, at 3£ feet high, and oats
in the sheaf, both cut up in a cutting box, a mod
erate quantity of Indian meal added; tho effect
was as palpable as agreeable to tny feelings, and
1 feel assured that it will bo found one of tho most
economical, ns also nutritive and wholesome modes
of supporting those animals, so useful in agricul
tural labors. I have always doubted and regret-
fid, tho policy of that theory in tho management
of those animals when laboring, which denies
them that, which is to thorn such a luxury, viz.
greet: food—and I have always equally feared
that iv was either our ignoranco of tho proper
Jitnd of vegetable matter, or the mode of combin-
oluck rat are to be found on the same premises.
The metropolis of rats is iu the common- sowers of
London; there they live as iu streets below man;
aud from thcuce the levies are made iu thousands
for tho supply of the pit at Westminster. A Jtory
is told, that some years since four prisoners iu
Newgate, under sentence of death, managed to
descend from the wafer closet into a sewer, having
formed the daring project of proceeding along it
liiitii they got to tho Thames; but by the time
they had got as far as Fleet Market, they were
besieged hy such legionsof rats, that the unhappy
men were compelled iu their agony to scream lor
f ssistancc: aud people haviug heard them opened
the gratings aud hoisted them up, when they
were conducted back to the place froin'whonee
they came. The men who enter the sewers to
clean and repair them carry lights, and are in too
great force to bo attacked. Tho men who make
it a profession to kill tlieso animals use for the
purpose strongly s.cntcd aromatic oil, or oil of
carraways, and ouc part of this oil in nine thou
sand of ground malt is a sufficient proportion.'
When these are mixed up, the hand must not touch
either the oil or the malt, or the rats would feel
the scent and keep away. Another very ingen
ious mode of destroying them is to procure a
number of small pieces of cork, boil them in
tullow, ami lay them iu their way. The thirst
would made them drink great quantities of writer,
when the cork would swell and burst their intes
tines.
The following article is copied from the Co
lumbus Democrat. Though not without' errors
as to one or two personages introduced in it, yet
its humor recommends it to general perusal, in
the absence .of graver matter: • ,
The Land Serpent, dead as it Herring!!
During the whole of last week, the attention
of the citzens of this place was much excited, by
the agonies and apparent suffering of the great
Sn" 1 -- •
as die facts of the poisoning, tvhich are said to be
almost positive, with other evidence, will bo*
brought forth on the trial. Great praise is due to
those who have been active in sifting out this
business, agd thus bringing to justice an accom
plished scoundrel, whose crimes are of the greatest
magnitude.—lhiylestvwn Democrat.
, ./ FROM EUROPE.
London dates to the 113d, and Liverpool to the
21th, of August, inclusive, have been received at
■Yew York.
The'Loudon Sim of the evening of the —Id says
—“The Courier Francois mentions, in a torn; ot
confidence, that the great Powers Jiavc at length
decided on recognising the imlepeudi'i: ,: C of Po
land."
Accounts from Warsaw, says the Herald, hive
been received up to the 12tll instant. They stut®
that the Russian General, Field Marshal Count
Paskewitch, kept the grand army at a cautious
distance from the Polish capital, (fully 50 miles,)
and as cautiously avoided coining to at; engage-
meat. It was thought that his plan was to cut
olf the supplies from Warsaw, lie was said to
be expecting reinforcements of troops from the
Kussiau Asiatic provinces, and fears were eutcr-
tained of these, troops bringing in their train the
plague, wliieh had, it is stated, some time ago
broken out amongst them. The greatest unani
mity prevails ill tnc Polish capital, and all feel
ings of party spirit have given way tft patriotism.
The Polish army, at tho date of these accounts,
was in sight of the Russians, and a great battle
ivus hourly expected. Despatches had been re
ceived at Warsaw from Colouel Koss, who ac
companied Gielgud to Lithuania, ami who was
detached towards Polangen. The Colonel con
tinued to maintain himself in the Government of
Mohilctv. The number of the armed insurgents
there, and in the vicinity of Witepsk, was estimat
ed at 10,000 men. General Tolstoi had broken
from Wilnu to niareli against them. The report
that a part of General Rudiger’s corps had cross
ed tho Vistula, had nut been confirmed. General
Dfhibiuski had been appointed Governor of War
saw, and had already begun to act in that cha
racter.
No-change of importance had taken place in
the position of the armies since the last accounts,
but every thing seems to portend an awful and fi
nal struggle. It seems to be the policy of the
present commander of the Russians rather to
starve the capital into a surrender than to make
snake Nullification, that reaches from Montgont-! a bold push at its capture, lie deals inuch.morc
ry Alabama, by way of this place, Milledgecille, in feints and military manoeuvres, to make his
Columbia S. Carolina, to Charleston, its “Head enemy believe that he meditates an attack iu one
. bog — , .
to meet your request the next season, if it will bo
useful to you—at present permit mo to say, tho
\cspcet with which I am, sir, your obedient serv
ant, JAMES MAGOFFIN.
P. <5. You will find enclosed a blade of Gama
grass, tbo growth of 12 days.
Free Writing- and Despotism.—“Freo writing
anddespotism," says Dr. Channing, "are such
implacable foes that wc hardly think of blammg
«tyrant for not keeping on with tho press. Ho
cannot do it. He might as reasonably choose a
volcano for tho foundation of his throne. Neces
sity is laid uponhim,’unless ho is inlovo with ru
in, to check the bold expressions of thought. But
the necesrityiis his own choice, and lot infamy bo
tiftc mail’s portion, who seizes a power which she
cry
Columbia
Quarters.” The Serpent had evidently been
onthu decline for several days; but fur the last
twenty-four hours its agonies were heart rending!
A consultation of Physicians was held to de
termine upon the nature of the complaint, and
to prescribe remedies; but as usual in such cases,
the “Doctors differed" in opinion upon these two
points. Doctor Bird thought it must have the
riiiiail Pox, and recommended quarantine and
“Hepatcne.” Doctor DcGrafleurcid swore it
was tainted with Treason, and recommended
innociilatioii with Republicanism, and a plaster of
"Clay.” Sonic thought it rapidly sinking under
tho consumption.—Ono thought that “The Plant
ers of Montgomery were CooA-iog its tail.'’
Some thought that old Jacksoh had stricken it
with his Hickory club. Bcthune said that the
work was done; for “the Lord giveth and the
Lord taketh away;"—called upon all those that
had tears, to prepare to shed them now; ihat
he knew thnt the injury had been done by M‘In-
tire’s big Shelaluh; and recommended prayer.
Bond recommended "Moore,” as an antidote for'
this wound; but Gordon seemed to doubt the
remedy and question its efficacy, Woolfok swore
that tho tl—■ n Clark meu "had done it,” by
gorging it with a compound dose of “Union and
Democracy" and recomnicuded "A barrel of ex
cellent whiskey," and offered a reward of five
hundred dollars “in Florida Money," to any one,
who would preservo its life until the first Monday
in October next; hut thought if it died, it would.
make “an excellent barbecue." Mr. Berthelot
‘if he might be so bold,” “most powerfully sup
ported” tho affirmative, that nil its agony was
occasioned by the Courier in Charleston. When
lo! cn yesterduy it died—“The heavens he hung
with black.” This day’s mail brought us the
news, that it was Judge Lee of South Carolina,
who. with the weapon of Hercules, and the
strength of an Ajax, struck the serpent upon the
head and killud it dead; fullfilling that part of tho
Scripture whicli says “tho seed of the woman
shall.bruiso tho serpent’s head." Upon dissection,
it was found to contain a good dcai.of black bilo,
its,constitution entirely destroyed, its Rings much
injured, by crying "State Bights."- In its..gall
bladder, was found John C. Calhoun, dead, with
a pamphlet iu his hand, supposed to be his late
expositon of the constitution. In its Paunch lay
Mr. M'Duffto with a written speech, intended tq
have been delivered in behalf of the reptile; but
“found himself so tramcllcd hy circumstances lie
could say nothing.” Dr. Cooper was attempting
to raise them, by blowing in their nostrils, which;
was abandoned after much toind had been spent
with tho consolation of knowing, that they had
no souls to be punished. In one of its dying strag
gles it struck Mr. Crawford a violent blow, which
had like to havo killed him, and caused the old
man to disinherit it, a few moments before its
death, for attempting the unnatural paricide.
The' Georgia "Troup," stood its confessor, and
shod rivers of tears.—Mr. llayne will deliver its
eulogy on the 4th of March, 1834.
DIJ. SYNTAX.
• - Supposed ^rijRDER.
Considerable excitement prevails at this time,
in the lower section of tips county, on account of
tho supposed murder, by- poisoning, of William
Chapman, at hist residence, in Andalusia. A
villain of no ordinary character, named Lino
Ainalio Esposy Mina, nasbecu arrested in Boston,
on the chargo of swindling, and since his arrest,
circumstances havo been developed, which will
most probably bring upon him n more serious
charge then that of forgery. It appears that ho
bad Become acquainted, by somu means or other,
with tho family of Mr. Chapman, who was an
English gentleman, and had a school at his re
sidence, on the Bristol road, for tho cure ofimped-
intents of speech, and that the villain above'ro-
forred to, was in tho habit of intercourse with
his family. 'Mr. Chapman took sick some time in
July last, at which time Mina was assiduous in
his attentions to him. He died, however, ami, in
about ten days after, Mina married the widow,
who, report says, ho intluced to believe ho was the
son of tho celebrated Gen. 'Mina, aud a foreigner
of distinction. He procured all her jewellery,
plato, of which she had a largo amount, horses
and carriage, and other valuable articles, and
took thorn to Baltimore, where he converted them
into cash. Mr. Ross, prosecuting' attornoy for this
county, receiving information of the facts, pro
ceeded to the place last week, and had tho body
taken up, and an examination made by Dr.
Ilopkinson of Philadelphia, assisted by Dr. Coates
of Bristol, for the purposo of a chemical analysis
by Drs. Hare and Mitchell, of the city.
The governor has made a demand for Mina,
and wo may expect to havo him hero shortly.
A forged draft for $1000, drawn by him on a
merchant in Philadclpia, had been intercepted.
Several letters from ljim to Mrs. Chapman nave
been lying iu tho post oflico here for some time.
The lady of Mr. C. left this county on Monday or
Tuesday last, since when she has uot been heard
of. It is unnecessary to state any thing further,
place, whilst he, in fact, attempts it iu another,
than his predecessor; and this cautious policy lias
hitherto proved rather beneficial to his objects.—
Those tactics havo not, however, hitherto en
trapped Skryznecki into any aet of imprudence;
nor docs it appear that lie himself is desirous of
courting an encounter; but there is a war party
in Warsaw wliieh is calling out for more active
measures, and constantly reproaching the com
mander in chief witli his inactivity. Wc are sor
ry to perceive hy our private correspondence
froin Berlin, that there is a considerable party ill
Poland which is passively obstructing the mea
sures of Government as much as it can; this
party consists of the German manufacturers in
tho different towns, whoso trade has suffered
greatly from the revolution, und who wonld make
any sacrifice of independence to tho return of
tranquility. The garrison at Warsaw had re
ceived an accession of 5000 hy the return of Dcm-
binski's corps, who, detestiug the perfidy of Giel
gud aud C'halspowski, had returned from Lithu
ania, after cutting his way through the most for
midable obstacles. Tile presence of these troops,
in the reigning dearth ef provisions in the capi
tal, will, however, add to the privations to which
that devoted city has been already exposed.—
Dcmbihski has been appointed Governor of War
saw.
Tho archbishop of Ireland, Dr. Magee, died
on the 20th of August.
Speaking of Belgium, the Loudon Couriorrc-
ntarks—We have' received a letter from our Brus
sels correspondent, dated on Friday last. The
capital was then tranquil, and a very good under
standing had been come to between Marshal
Girard and tho Prince of Orange, as to tho pro
ceedings of tho two armies. Our account of the
reception of tho French C’ommander-in-Chief, by
the Prince of Orange contrasts stronly with that
jvhieh had reached us of the conduct of the Duke
of Saxo Weimar to Lord W. Russell. The Ger
man Duko is said not only to have insulted tho
noble lord, but also to have spoken most offensively
of the King and Queen of England.
Tho Relume Bill is still undecided, but all par
ties agree that a most serious blow has been struck
against tlia principle of the measures, by the suc-
ccss,of the motion which gives the right of voting
to farm tenants at will, paying annual rent of j£50.
In tho House of Lords on the 'evening of the 22d
August, the Earl'of Wicklow inquired whether
there was any truth in the rumors as to disband
ing or disarming'tho yeomanry force of Ireland.
Earl Grey replied that it was notin contemplation
to disband that force, but regulations respecting
■it were under consideration. He added, that
without charging it with more faults than wore
cargeable upon human nature, he by no uteatis
thought it the best calculated for Ireland. The
Marquis of Londonderry declared that, if the Irish
yeomanry force were put down, tho property of
some of their Lordships would not be safe a singlo
day;':
The latest accounts from Lisbon announce tho
arrival of three French corvettes from Brest, with
men to mako up the compliment of tho squadron.
Tho Commandant has been promoted to the
rank of Vice Admiral, and hoisted his flag accord
ingly.
In France all is comparatively quiet. Tho
Liberal party seem uot to havo recovered from
the surprise incident to their unexpected defeat
by the' Ministers. The particulars of the meeting
between Sabostiani and I amarque, heretofore
published as a rumour, proves to be authentic.
Tho affair was amicably adjusted,
MOROCCO.
The following nows has been received at the
Department of State, from an authentic source,
in a letter, dated " .
“Tangier, lflth July, 1831.
“Sometime in the month of Oct. 1830, tho Em
peror of Morocco sent an army of 8,000 troops,
chiofly cavalry, for tho purpose of taking pos
session of tho l’rovinco of Komsen in the I'nsha-
lic of Oran, Kingdom of Algiers. This arma-
nent was fitted out at Fez, in consequence of a
request from tho Arabs of Cemsen to protect
them against the French, was commanded hy the
Emperor,s Cousin, Muley Sollman, the great
Saint of. Gawzan, culled Sidi cl Hadji Larbi,
accompanying tho army. On their arrival at
Kcmsen they commenced by levying large contri
butions to tno amount of more than $200,00 as
reported, which they sent with a large escort to
the Emperor, at. Fez. Tho Arabs tired of this
marauding system and considering tho Moors as
a woYse evil than tho French, commenced hos
tilities against them, and jinally heat them nut of
their Territory. Tho Emperor not having sent
any succors or provision to tho routed army, they
returned to Fez, and accused the Emperor of de
serting them and' robbing them of their booty;
they then attempted to kill his Minister Cidi
Mohammed Ben Driz, and finally obliged the
Emperor ttrshut himself up in his palace from
which he .attempted in vain to escape, having
been stopped by his whit© guards, called the
Yudayan, which corps Iroke out in opon rebellion
and insisted that, he was unworthy to ho their
Emperor. This corps is abut 6,000 strong. The
black guards called the Buchari were then called
from Mcquinez, and remaining faithful to the
Emperor, attacked the Yudayas with the intention
of cutting them to pieces, hut although much
more numerous than the whites, the latter gained
the victory and made themselves masters of New
Fez, and of the Emperor's palace with all his
wives and treasury. This happened in the
month of May last. The Saint of Ganzan Cidi
el Hadji Larbi undertook to make peace a fetv
days after tho battle, and apparently succeeded,
but the Emperor having left his country palare
for the avowed purpose of visiting Tctuan, Tan
gier, Lavacli, and Rubat, escorted by 1000 white
guards and 2000 black, they had scarcely march
ed half a league ere they commenced a mi tun!
attack on each other, and after fighting abut six
ho.'u s ‘he whites returned to Fez with a great
part 0.’’ the Emperor’s mules and baggage—while
111, return.'d ui v m the river Cebre with the blacks,
having that o’.'v i\"R 600 horses. The Emperor
continued his ret.^t to the district of Bcreshcc
on the river Uerga, a,', out 25 leagues S. S. W. of
this place, where he renr.’neu «nti| the end of last
month, when he returned to ujcm’wez, where he
continues waiting for an army watch ,s * al ”
collecting in various provinces to t,’.' n * * , : v "
but his enemies appear to bo more powr,."fu. “inn
his friends, it is doubtful whether lie will hi.’ all,.’’
to prevent another being proclaimed in his steaJ. I
The Moors are at this moment in the middle of
tlie harvest, cutting and taking iu their wheat and
barley, and entirely employed in their domestic
affairs, after which it is expected tho civil war
will again break out, and tho fate of Muley Abra
ham bo decided,”
MADAWASKA.
The Portland (Maine) Advertiser, which was
received in Boston on Tuesday evening, tho27tli
instant, states, that reports were in circulation ill
that town, setting forth that difficulties had oc
curred in the Madawascar between the British
soldiers and the United States' citizens. The
latter, it is said undertook on tho strength of a
deed to take possession of lands, which were in
the possession of British citizens; whereupon a
quarrel ensued, which terminated in the death of
seven British soldiers and four United States' citi-
mariner. A young man from P awtu ,
18 years old, aa apprentice toa blaol<“ T
unknown, was mortally wounded
Wounded—Daniel Branch, carno,
on the head and arms by a sulLo'*
right arm shattered; Jeremiah I>, r - ’ r ' 1
zens. The report is given as circulated from
sources tolerably authentic; but it is well not to
give it too much credence before it is confirmed
from the quarter itself.
In relation to the above, the Boston Daily Ad
vertiser says: “The present state of the ques
tion hetween this country and Great Britain, in
relation to the line of boundary between Maine
and New Brunswick, is such as may lie expect
ed to lead to serious conflicts between the inhab
itants bordering on the disputed line. Tho Port
land Advertiser mentions a report that a quarrel
had already arisen, in which seven citizens of
the United States aud four British soldiers were
killed. This is probably an exaggeration of
whatever may have occurred. It lias already
been stated that two commissioners from Maine
lately visited tho disputed territory, hy appoint
ment of tho Governor, under the authority of a
resolve of tho Legislature, and that a British offi
cer appeared, with express instructions from the
provincial government, to protest against their
proceeding to act under their commission, which
protest they disregarded. Whether these pro
ceedings are proper, in the present stato of the
negotiation between the tw o governments, and
consistent witli the spirit of the convention be
tween them, is a question which we will not now
consider, hut it cannot lie doubted that there is
danger of their leading to unpleasant and mis
chievous altercations. A New Brunswick paper,
the Colonist, contains the following paragraph.
It probably alludes only to the visit to tile .Maine
commissioners. Whether they were authorized
to mako any appointment of officers, residing
within the disputed territory, or whether the Ex
ecutive of Maine, by their recommendations has
appointed any, w e arc not informed.
Madaicaska.—This land of IKE, (rumor says)
is again iu turmoil. Report says that our Yan
kee neighbors havo taken the liberty of appoint
ing nlficers, &e. &c. on the British side, aud that
his Excellency has taken prompt measures to
point out their mistake. Let them he awnre lest
his Excellency should make a point of point-ing
it out at tho point of the bayonet. His Excel
lency is an old hand at taming wild men of the
forest.
Further riots at Providence, and loss of Lives.
Wc have already apprised our readers of sev
eral riots which Imvo occurred during the past
week in Providence. Another which terminated
very seriously for some of those concerned, took
place last Saturday night. It will be recollected
that on Thursday last tho mob outnumbered and
got the better of both the civil and military au
thorities that were called out to suppress them.
The latter were dispersed hy the mob, because the
militia had forbono to fire on them. One of the
accounts before ussays:—On Saturday night the
mob began to assemble in the neighborhood of
Oliicy street, towards eleven o’clock, scvoral hun
dred had embodied, and commenced demolishing
other houses of tho description before razed to
tho ground. Soon after Governor Arnold ad
vanced upon them with tho civil authorities, ami,
backed by a company of cavalry, and another of
artillery, aud three companies of infantry, in all
about four hundred,. Tho mob was immediately
ordered to disperse, which they answered with in
sult and menaces. The riot art was then read,
and tho mob, together w ith any peaceable citi
zens who had assembled as spectators, were or
dered to dispc.rse, and an hour given to them for
consideration. All good citizens soon retired.—
Meantime the mob, amounting to several hun
dred, proceeded to tear down tho houses and pelt
ed the soldiery and authorities. Thrco Viouscs
were soon demolished. At the end of <hc hour
specified, tho infantry were ordered to fire blank
cartridges towards them: the mob were for a nio-
ment startled, and instantly looked about to see
if any of their number were kilim); findiug none
injured, they all hooted and peltei) the authorities.
Ball cartridges were then substituted for blank,
and a volley was ordered t«j |,e fired over their
heads; thishad.no better efr ec t than the first: tho
mob looking round as ’oejoro to see the effect; and
finding no damago, now insulted them more than
before, and taur,ted them with fearing to (ire-
said their shot, were good for nothing, and thnt
they cared not for militia. Forbearance was ut
an end; Governor Arnold at the head of his sol
diers ordered them to fire a volley of balls into
u'o l ?°“‘ Several fell dead; or died soou after,
and thr«je were wounded, supposed mortally, ami
several others slightly. The mob instantly took
to their heels, and a moment after uot one rioter
w as found near tho scene of action. The com
panies then marched to different sections of the
town, aud had no difficulty ill dispersing nil per
sons. Tranquility w ; as restored soon after 12
o’clock. Tho Governor gave all tho orders to
fire, &c. assuming nil the responsibility, and his
conduct throughout the embarrassing affair was
spoken of iu the highest terms of commendation.
Tho names of tho killed—and of the wounded,
so far as ascertained, though it is probable more
of the latter may be discovered—arc:
Killed—Cyras B. Guile, of Mansfield, (Mass.)
aged 18, an apprentice to Mr. James Baras; Wal
ter Lawrence, paper hanger of this town; S. A.
Whittemore, of Leicester, (Mass.) bookbinder, in
tho employ of Cory & Brown; Allen Cory, a
to the furnace on Eddy’s Point, bad?' ^
in the thigh: Josiah L. Luther, in the?
A Town Meeting was held on ,w
w Inch the numbers were so great
House could not contain them, ai,, ^
ment was had to the Court Iloes^p
Judge Martin and John Whipple, I'J !
cdtlie meeting, and after detailing J' 1
outrages and comtncndiiig the i ur |„
fortitude of the militia, passed resolun,,
izing among olher things, the To«n r
offer rewards for the detection of the eh'
and of the person or persons who kill!’!
or on W ednesday night. ™
Among the resolutions passed was,t*,
mg:—
Resolved, That in the opinion of tki
the forbearance, moderation, i n „| c'*™
both the civil and military authorL'"
evening of tile 24th, under the sh.ower.'r
and other missiles winch fell upon them
tieut, repeated, and anxious attempts m7
ate by peaceable means the disorder,
•mice, wilieli Intel commcneeu n ub in,,,
boldness increased hy the impunin r ,,
nights, and then unshrinking perform,.’
melancholy duty which finally fl CVolv j
tiK’iu, merit tho approbation oft-vm-fr,
thb »«d good order of society. ’
PIlf.fi TRADE conVENT10Y
1 Hiladelphia, Oetohe
The cimventtoj 1 w delegates from di]
•States in the Union, . f ° r subject oftk t .
tariff, held, arcording to ^ "pO'Utment, i; s j,
ting in tho .Musical Fund* lt'uH, lit ’his cit,
terday. The delegates began tt> ssseaiS
bout JO o’elock, and a little bc/ore W j 0 ‘
Evans, Esq. nominated the Hon. Burro/
sett, Esq. of Virginia, as Chairman o(the.
l he nomination was carried byactl
tion, preparatory to the organization of th.
vention.
Theodore Segwick, Esq. moved, that
gentlemen from each State lienomindttdio
a committee to elect a President and othe
■■rs.
Dr. Tidyman, of Charleston moved, a,
■mendment, that the. meeting should nroc«
mediately to the election ol its officers 1
lot.
After some desultory conversation, it wasi
ed that tho names of the delegates be call
ver, in order to ascertain in what propo
each State was represented, and that the
tion and amendment now pending, be laid
tlie table until the number should bo astern
ami Cornly Raguet and E. Littell, Esqai
appointed Secretaries pro tern.
Some difficulty arose, as to the best mid
ascertaining the names and numbers ofdrle;
from each State; at length the Secretan i
ver a list of the names of gentlemen nbi
deputed as Delegates, and those who were]
eat, answered when their names were prono
ed. The number of deputies there, was il
deed aud sixty-five; but the numbers from |
State were unequal, some having not morej
one Delegate present, and others many.
G. B. Poindexter, Esq. of Mississippi, t
that tho only announcement w Inch he bad n
ed, of liis being appointed a Delegate to th
vention, was through tlie. newspapers,
their authority he came forward; and hes
ted it to the gentlemen then assembled, wild
as he hud received mrftinmil appo'ntn.ont I
would look upon Itlm us regularly uppoinRi
Tito President said that all the gentler
would, ho supposed, be locked upon
appointed, unless he should be objcetc
by some member upon good ami
ground.
The meeting proceeded toVonsiiUrthem
and amendment previously pending, aiM.B
division, the original motion, that two gtiaj
from each State, form a committee ionfel
poses named, was carried by a tnajoriiv uM
Eli S. Shorter, Esq. of Georgia, ctjor
gainst the motion, because of tlie iu
representatives from each state. W
had several gentlemen to represent th, in ii
assembly, others had but few, two State*hi
ly one delegate each. It was impossible, t
loro, to carry tKu resolution into effect,
gentlemen might be appointed from these8
but only one was there, and where was the
to be fouud! The resolution was object
therefore, because it was impossible toe
into effect, and because the attempt so 1
would have a tendency to ereate confusion a
the delegates. It would also, lie said. cMf
sidcrablc delay in the business upon whi
delegates had asscmblud. These were o■“
w hich could nut be surmounted. Hc a
favor of tbo amendment which lie t
to have been carried, nud moved that p
given to the chairman to appoint jt conr
consist of one delegate front each 8 late, i
two.
A gentleman whose name we could notsj
tain recommended a reconsideration of t
vote, on account of the confusion white
arise, if thu resolution wcro persevered tj
the inequality of tho delegates front '
States. Gentlemen seemed to hint to a
into sohio difficulty, with regard to the n>
of the subject now before tho Convention,
in his estimation, iucomistcnt for a f 01
first to appoint and then to elect; it <
him, that such a proceeding would be n'
There could be no excitement in tt
stage of tho proceedings. There won
of a huunred attd fifty gentlemen, colt
all Parts of the Union for the btgn
discussing a point of national I ,0 ' 1C ?’
supposed that each understood the
brought tho assembly together. «•*’
apprehended, then, that the gentlemen
stituted that meeting, strangers “J n • L
each other, should say, with regardj
mittce, “thoso ure gentlemen,
potent to discharge the trust reposed in
their selection of officers is, no d°upt J
as, courtesy might induce some inun
scrutinize too deeply the talents or
officers whom tho committee snou
even to with hold some slight objee
they might havo against parties ot » ,
tion. Upon these grounds, he sn P
tions were made against the appotn
cors by a committee. But no sum
need exist. ,
He hoped that a degree of unnwm
prevail in that assontbly throughout .
its discussions, which would enable
taUVcs of the states to say, “we are
visible.” As he understood to® »
not intended for the committee W i
officers; hut it appeared to him to
proper proceeding for tho comn
tqend, and tho body so select. • . m
Tho Hon. Judge Berrien (we belief t
in a spirit of friendliness and o! |.
pcareil to lum that considerable ‘ ^ J
occur front the proposed mod^o o^ ,‘muniit 1 '' 1
jection of the parties whom tne 0 f
recommend, would imply a ' v ,
tho committee, and might be the
angry feelings._ Forhi»owup«J
great diiliculiy in rejecting the P* if
rccoramedation; but sttll g rtilt