Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-08-10

Partial attacks were 10 this way KEEP, up until
when th garrison fleeing TO Prsct-
cability Of their being refcued by the civil al
thority, found me7ns 10 eicspe privately; az
except about IS, who were determined 60 hold
out. About 10 the morning, the Mayor OF
The city, and Cen. STRIcxER, having COLLECTED
a force ofhorle and infantry, amounting IN all
10 fomet hing ihort Of one BsaSrei mtH, marched
them TO tlle tcene of action, and paraded them
10 front Of the houle, but took no Reps 70 DIFF
perfe the mob by which they were iurrounded
The lmall band of heroes, who iliil garrifoned
the houie, now offered to give themielves up
70 the Mayor and General STRIcKER, II they
would promife 20 pro ect them I'm the mob.
This was acceded TO by The Mayor aud Cen
erals giving them their word and honor that
they lhould have SIMPLE protection from all
harm. They were accordingly taken from
rhe hcule, iurrouHded by the military, which
formed an hollow fquare, and Ia tn" order
marched 20 Ihe city priGon, where they were
lodged and left without any guard the troops
being Immediately difperied, notwithstanding
they were followed by the mob (often pelting
Them with brick oats and paving ltones) and
fwearing that the prilOu lhouid not protect
the damned TOTES, bur that they fhould all be
killed I'M "a hours. AT soon, verbal orders
were ifiusd tor the 9Th Regiment of infantry
10 turn out at o'clock, P. N aud after the Ut
moa exer,ions of Tome iprited officers, at 4
O'Clock but about 50 or 40 men were collected
they continued under arms about an hour,
when orders came from the Mayor as the mob
had dlpersed, TO difmils them About 8 in
the evening, the mob again collected, attack.
ed the prison, forced the outer door, when
the Sheriff, il is laid delivered them the keys
of the inner apartments, which they opened
and brought the unfortunate mea cur two at
a time, aud beat them with clubs until they
tho't them desd.-One they carried away, tar
red aud feEthered him beat him until he was
alnoa dead, pricked him with iharp irons, aud
csrded him with wool card. At 10 O'Clock
isw lying in front of the prifon, apparent
y Iifeels while thefe horrid lavages were
proving over them and eIulting in their
worfe than lavsge barbarity; il was indeed
a horr,d fight, aud il makes my blood boil
when think of IL. am Informed this morn
ling, that there is bur oae actually dead, that
fome Gao live but few hours. and the lives
of the greael part are defpaircd of they
were (ecurei, am informed, by the meritori-
Gus exertiops of the Doctors, who perluaded
the butchers thar they were dead, and had
sthsm conveyed away IN carriages as falt as
they could &c; them cut Of their hands. The
oue who is afcertained to have been killed, is
Gen. LINGaN, an old revolutionary officer,
Gen. Fl LEE, of Virginia was ALTO among
them, the ref were chiefly young men whole
connections were the mott respectable in the
city. Theinhabitants are in the utmoa con-
formation all bu6pess is lulpended, people COL
Iea in final groups in the itreetS, with lettled
gloom on their coantenances, and every man
looks with luipicion on his neighbour, for 10
man think, himlelf fate whole eoLfisaI creed
does not agree with that Of the mob, LEFT an
unguarded exprefion may fubject him 10
their fury, for they now bear unlimited lway
in the city, aud fear no fore being lent to OPP
pole them.
God forefend it may end here, but fear il
will not
Fvss BsLiiss,e, TEIy go.
We have bad another dreadful night. You
have learned that Mr.. HANSON, aud (ome 2s
or % of his friends had capitulaed with the
Mayor and Gen STRICKEN. to furreDder them
felves TO the civil authority, and at their own
requelf were committed to Jail, their fafety
from the mob, being guaranteed by the Gener-
al and Mayor. The troops were ordered out
for the protection Of rhe prfon, and 10 keen
the peace of the city; but, 10 their eternal oif.
grace, they refuled to obey. About o'clock
the mob forced the Jail, and fell with the fury
of csnnibsls, on the &c anarmed prifouers, and
ahaulted them with bludgeons until no Esns
OF life remained, when they left them, thinking
they had fully completed the bloody deed
Through the mercy of Heaven they All, in q
Mort time, ihewed hgns of returning life. ex.
cspt the brave Gen. LINoAN, of Georgetown.
who never recovered, aud now lies dead in the
jsii. MIR. Joan THoMPsoN \, ar intrepid citizen
was referved for a public fpectacle. After
beating him enough to have killed an OF, they
put him into cart, and rolled hira ia tar, aud
feathers, and at lalt lodged him n the watch
houle, where they liiIl keep him, with his TAR
aud feathers on him. The Mayor and other
democrats have endeavored TO get him from
them, but without effect, and il is expected
they will hnally murder him. Geo Liza
about 5 or 20 others, have been taken 10 the
hoipital, an6 u is now reported that LEE is
dead, and there is little hope of the lives Of
numbsr of Others: Mr. HANSON, the Editor
of the Federal Republican, (Mr WAGNER has
not been in town fince his office was deitroy-
ed by the mob) efcaped without much injury.
He made his way, with 8 or others, through
the mob 10 the lobby of the prifon, and GOT OF
fate General IhScAN was man OF great il.
fiuence in his county; and Gen. LIE Ian old
revolutionary officer aud aid of WAsuIN croN)
was greatly elteemed in Virginia, where his
adafiinaion will be highly refented. The
City is at prSient as quiet as the indignation
and conformation which thefe proceedings
can admit.