The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-14
From re Bostan Patriot.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.

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IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.
The following letter from Connecticut,
affords a clue TO the causes which produced
che late explosion of the War and Embar-
60 COMMITTEES. l, seems the Henryites of
The metropolis, have again been foiled in
their attempts upon connectfeuf. With
pleasure we observe, that our brethren Of
that state have too much Sense and spirit 10
become the dupes Of gang Of Boston des-
peradoes. - g
The public will remember, that at the
very time when the notorious any, JOHN
HENRY, was communing with these /" in.
dividuois" in Boston, who were s. equally
bound with himseLf" in the dark secret of
his mission, a similar proposition was made
TO Come eticut, which met with a similar
fate 1t will also be remembered that
call was subsequently, made upon Messrs.
Otis and Bigelow, by the RefudHcan le-
gislature, for the LETTERS which pass
ed between them and the governor of Con-
|necficut, which was REFUSED!!! All
that could ever be procured from them, wa
a pitiful, quibbling, equivocating reply, and
a few lines of the correspondence. = :
We hope the undetermined citizens of
Massachusetts will put forth all their
strength, elect Dexter and Gray, with a
Republican Legislature, and then respect
fully petition them to hrobe this wicked ct.
fair 60 tde qHick.
EEttacf Of a letter. from Connecticut dated
NEw-HAyEN, Monday, Feb. %.
"This morning every one was ipquiring
what the governor and council Of CoDnec.
ticut had been called together for, but no
one could give any answer. The secret
was kept within the bosoms of select
few. I suspected some treachery was on
foot, but could not ascertain the facts. at
length learnt that committee OF Massa-
chusetts Henryites had made call upon
the governor, to know if the people of Con.
necticut were ready TO Join Massachusetts
In the proposed resistance to the national
government. On Thursday the governor
and council met at Hartford, when his
excellency laid the communication before
his council. After remaining in session
through the day, the council gave it as their
opinion, that 10 zuas NO. advisea6le TO ad-
here 70 she 1srojeet, to which the governor
readily assented. So it seems that even
Connecticut is not ready to Join issue in
the wicked and foolish plans of the British
faction in and about Boston. Some few
of the Connecticut Henry men have been
heard to express their regret that their
4" Governor and Conncil should thus finch
in supporting the noble stand taken Ivy the
legislature of Massachusetts The sub
ject appears to be kept secret here, in con-
sequence of the refusal of the governor
and council to act in the business. These
facts you may rely upon"
Extract Of letter, from Smyrna.
| We have received intelligence of a
dreadful calamity having overtaken the
largest caravan Of the season, on its route
from Mecca TO Aleppo. The caravan con.
| sisted OF 1000 souls merchants and ira.
vcllcrs from the Red Sea and Persian
Gulph, pilgrims returning from perform.
ing heir devotions at Mecca, and hume.
rous train Of attendants. the whole escort.
ed by 400 military. The march was In
three columns. On the 18th August las,
they entered the great Arabian desert, in
which they journeyed seven days, anu
were already approaching its edge. - A
few hours more would have placed them
beyond danger but alas they were moi
permitted TO return in safety. On the
moving of the 22d, just as they had struck
| their tents and commenced their march, a
wind rose from the north east and blew
with tremendous violence. They encreas-
ed the rapidly of their march to escape
| the threatening danger; but the fatal kan.
sin had set in. On a sudden, dense clouds
were observed, whose extremity obscured
| the horizon, and swept the face of the de.