Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-04


vernmcnt, stll1 more !ormidab.c. X pa
per went among them, which was sub
scribed by about hundred, who thus
obligated themselves to resist the autho-
rity ct College a. any expense orhazard
whatever. The standard Of rebellion was
now raised, all the College exercises were
SUSPENDED, The students had taken pos
session of the College and all began to
shout REBELLION. Just before n;ybt a
meeting was held by The students i'm the
prayer hall. and IA committee appointed
to demonstrate against the decision of the
Faculty, and to request, or rather | be-
lieye, command, that the persons who
had been dismissed should be restored.
intlmating at the same time that some
heavy Judgements were i'm store for them
u they refused TO comply. Yesterday
morning at j o'clock, the Faculty an
nounced to them in a very decided and
peremptory manner, that they should not
IisieD to any of their propositions. They
repeated their renonstrance but without
success. They then retired TO the Col
lege, fastened all the outside doors, and
placed large sticks of wood III the win
dows, which they threatened 10 throw
upon lie first person who attempted to
open the doors. Almost every student
was provided with dirk aad a pair of
pistols, beside a casl of powder they had
obtained, nobody knows how. and by
which II was supposed they would blow up
the College. The College rcsounded
with the most Iiorrid wells which can be
conceived. Now and then they were TO
be seen coming oml of the windows.
marching about the College yard. bran
dishing their clubs and dirkS, u,terimg the
most dreadful profanity, and performing
all the horrld feats which YOU would ex-
pect from company of mad Indians
The whole town was in a constant alarm
all day. About 6 o'clock col. Beatiy's
house was discoveredto be on fire, but it
had made SO little progress that we found
no difficulty III extinguishing it. Within
ID minutes we were alarmed a second
time by the smell of smoke, and upon ex-
animation found that fire had been
k'ndled in the cellar, though it appeared
10 nave BEN communicated but few
minutes before and was also easily extin-
guished. No person in particular is slis-
pected, though there is reason to believe
that II was done, either by the instiga-
ton oil the students or some incendiary,
VINO wished to avail himself OF all oppor-
tunity TO plumber. The streets were pat
wv" "S tittl iidi DSCtl several HIGHS DIV
30 or 40men, 4, the inhabitants were every
moment anticipating the alarm of fire,
I'LL about ID O'Clock when it was actually
given. The students had sci fire 10 the
College, but it had made so little pro-
Sress that IT was extiaeuishcd immedi-
ately, Z fore light The College was de-
serted by nearly all the rebels; seven on
ly have been arrested. Several have left
town with permission who were not en-
gagged IN the rebellion, and about 80 |
suppose remain. After complete pur-
CATION Is made, perhaps there may be so
left. went over the College this morn
ing surveying the deSolaiions. The
doors and windows are nearly all broken,
The furniture dashed to pieces, and RE-
BELMoN written OH Ike walls every
where. Mr.. Saunders, one Of the tutors,
has, am Informed lost all his sermons
and other valuable papers. The trustees
are now iii session, but their decision is
not yet published. The government of
College will be able fairly to establish
their authority, but the injury 10 the in
stitution must he inca!cnlabIe In the
midst of all such commissions, how COR
soling 10 reflect that " the Lord God ON
niponent reignetlI. II Alexandria Ga-.
Baltimore. .JanuGry 20.