Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-18

ToubJ, Catholic Bishop Of Liner,
which was read on Sun ay in all y,
chapels throughout that diocese. ar ne
woman" says The address, !. has pre, N.Y.
ed to assert, On the authorft, Of 4 y, a'
tended revelation made 60 !er. t,at re-
fants who die Immediately after ban;a -
are condemned to punishment CT tgs.
ty-four hours Duration. She llss w.
presumed to utter certain ped!c1rn'
calculated under tie present g.ou.D, ;
pect of affairs, to tcrriiy and n..sleay H.
weak and ignorant. and disturb tie ,osa'
and good order ofthe eou try." l. ior' '
appear that the inpostur4 Of ti,is woO'"e a
had before his time created pecss.: 4a
for pastoral adnonition Of the mo-, =.
nest description. ''
An ATTRACTIONS outrage occurred !, y !,
fast on wednesday. About ! a,cl l,'I
in the morning a band OF armed ~ f,o'S
attacked the dweliiSg haase of Mr.. Pr a.'
els Johnson, muslin manufacturer. ~, -.
the head Of North Street, while tho f asS'
ly were all asleep. The, e were M, ''
Mrs. Johnson, 8 children, two maid ~
wants, and one servant man. TLs h..
ditti began their operations BY fore;g sI'
breaking of the shutters Of the na,I"t.
window, which were sheat!ea wiki w..
They then raised the lower sash. a,d ;.'
troduced large box filled with bitch w. -.
hemp, and ether infiam nater;.I
To render their diaboi al design Nh n
more surely destructive, they had ATTAIN '
ed to these inhammable substansss .
large bali or bomb shell filed with s,'
powder and other combustibIes, com S|
nicating with which was tlsce, to wb;,l
theyset fire and having titus dero,it'i
their internal machine, they retresfsJ :
a short distance to witness the conpIelr,
Of the diabolical conspiracy, which H.,
should in one awful mo.o,i
consign to destruction this numerops ,,a
happy family. Providence however i.
terposed at this fearful CRISIS, & dcfe,a
their malisnity. The servant man W.,
aw'ke by their operations, and seized,
ptchfors, being the first weapon he comb
find, he ran to the parlor, at the samet;r,
calling TO alarm the family. When
entered the room he perceived the s,l
and flaming fusee, and in the nloments1
confusion, not knowing VIA: If was, /
dashed at it with the pitchIork, and a,
prongs having stuck into it, he devil
towards him and ret e.tted with il TO d.
ki,chen. la the midst of the agitation
which this understandable circumstarn
produced, he for moment abardora
the Fitchfork add the daniinc ball. tOtsl
to his masterpp tairs. o acio 5 hea d!
in two SECONDS the comous,iblc, ezpN.
ed ike clap Of thunder, ard rent tho
house from topic bottom. Not a val
but What WAS shattered: the Windows
ere blown to pieces, ard a back t@
OF the kitchen fortunately burst opl
which gave vent tc the fury Of the cyps
sion. When MIR. Johnson was first slrn.
ed by the servant, he mined atelY >fat.
ed out Of bed, apd laying hold ola Han.
derbuss which was ready loaded, he eG.
10 trent window which he opened, and
perceiying eight OF ten Of the rufans d.
some distance, he fired among them :Ns
be had scarcely done so when the ezTlg
sion took place in the kitchen and threw
he family into the utmost state Of or'
;ternati5n. The assaiIants on hearing
.herePort returned again to the frcnta
the house and commenced an attack VIII
Ire arms. upon which Mr., Johnson, M
ing one loaded pistol fred at them. bl
his time. the neighboring families, Ssll
by the explosion and the fnlI
we're coming into the street, upon SDHl
the banaitti ran of il different directions
md owing TO the darkness OF the u M
Elected their escape. Not one Of a ~
Johnson's family r2rc'ved The smss"
injury. The unprecedented ontrassm
ng excited general feeling Oh l0qsII
ion through Belfast, meeting o. W
was held in The Exch'nS,
rooms. Several gentlemen deIl'sn ,,'
heir sentiments. at first it was pI'Fs
ID that one thousand pounds shoeu !
,ffered as a reward for the CONVICTION !"
he criminals but two lhcu'afa VI
adopted. 1t was aIsO asI -
20 that fve hundred pcunds 'ho1o g..
,iven as a reward for such private ll f5.
nation as might lead to a discoTsrvnb
,ffenders, and the informer's Zane"