Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-19
NEW YllEN. Mnv q.


made by the convict, under confinement,
In the State Prison in tile vicinity OF tins
CITY. The plan ii seems originated i.
mong the .4f;eri,i'a, ca SCI who from tueir
desperate and uncou;rouied conduct have
secured this ,illc.) They were pat in;o
their cells about 10 O'Clock, Il later hour
than usual, whea they secured aud tied
the Keeper, and putting Il guard over him,
with a knife In his hand, by threats of I'M
mediate death prevented his giving an "a
larm.-1hey then proceeded to iirc the
North Wing in which they were station
ed, aud made their escape thcrcirom by
ropes suspended from tic roof oil the
house. After tying the Keeper, they tore
down chimney used to iusert stove
pipe, and crept through the Aperture To
the garnet, where they set ire. The fire
was not discovered till about . O'Clock,
when II was bursting out at the roof, and
no aid could be had 10 check it till it had
consumed the same, and burnt down 10
the second story The inhabitants of the
city were alarmed-thc military ordered
out-and every expedent raclised To ex-
tinguish the FIRE and prevent the prison.
ers from escaping in the confusion.
Three who were supposed 10 have es-
capped were afterwards found concealed
in cell from which they hoped TO get Off
after tic hustle.
Two others were discovered secreted
near Burling slip, and one who had but
one year to stay, voluntarily returned.
A company OF Artillery and another Of
Infantry, are at present ON duty in addi,i-
on to the State Prison guard.
The following is said to be an exami-
nation ofone OF the parties concerned, vo.
luntariIy made, upon his surrender TO the
Keeper :---ihe voluntary examination Of
-----, prisoner i'll the State Prison,
taken on the 9Th day OF May, 1904, says,
That on Sunday last, he, Edmund Barnes,
James Stanford, William Griswold, 10
seph Amber and John Rosencrantz, COM
bined together to set fire To the said pri
son---that about O'Clock last evening,
Barnes, Sanford, and Griswsld began 10
break The prison; about O'Clock they
got into the hali and made the keeDers
prisoners, and confined thcm-,hcy then
broke No. | | and set out the cXaminan;
and Amber aud alter conhuing the keep
erS III No 10, they went to hall No. Z,
and broke the Chimney and got into the
garnet, and then went into tie women's
yard--that Barnes, Ambier, Stanford and
Griswold got into the garrett before him,
and when he got there he found Ere in the
west corner OF the north wing. The OK
aruinant then told Barnes he had done
wrong. Barnes swore he would perish in
the flames or get his liberty. The exam
inant then refused going any further and
returned and liberated the keepers lest
they should perish IN The FIRE also"
tlie INJURY sustained or this occasion is
s. estimated at $4,000 dollars.
= detachment of Artillery and of In
farry, are at present Oh dGty in addition
10 the State Prison guard.
a pretty smart shock or an earthquake
was fell last night between | and O'Clock
IL this city aud ne,ghbnrhood. Il was fol.
lowed by i sccUGd bet slighter one, at a.
bout four.
May 10.
We mentioned in the last number Of
the Mercantile Advertiser that the shin
Hardware, for this port from Bristol, had
been spoken OIL the 9Th instant, aud that
she had papers or board TO The 5th of A
pril. We are happy to announce her safe
arrival last evening; and we acknowledge
our Obligations TO captain Burger and a
valuable conmerciai friend for London
papers TO the date above mentioned, from
which the subjoined articles are copied.
Bonaparie, IT is said in letters from Der.
lin, has demanded that Louis XVIII
(who resides at IVarsaw) should be given
up as implicated in the late conspiracy
and the Prussian government has refused
compliance. Other accounts state that
the First Consul had only required that
the papers of the exled monarch should
be examined, aud that ne be confined in
one Of the Prussian Gortresscs until ,be
termination Of the present war.
Price OF Stocks at London on the 5th
april per cent consois 56 u. Con.
soils for April 50, SO l-s, 56I-2.
LONDON, April 2.
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