Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-11-25

Gazette respectinc the late Gracas, in Dartmouth
Unirlrsifg. we extract the following from late
Concord Gazette. as containing more PARTICULAR
account OF that affair than the tdrmer;--
On Tuesday evening, lth inst about
o'clock, Isaac Blssel, Professor Deane, Lem
uel Cook, Professor Carrier, and Henry Hutch
inson, with about dozen others long since
prescribed by honesty and decency, proceed
ed, armed with clubs, 10 the door OF the 30
ciul Friends Library, with an intention TO
break 10 and carry Of the books Professor
Deane supposed he could force the door with
out the aid of an axe, by throwing the weight
of his body against 1t but not succeeding IN
this, an axe was Immediately sent Tor, WIN
which they began TO demo,h The door, and
which being done, they entered. Two MEM
bers of the Social Friends, who saw them com
rnence The outrage, threa tened them with con-
sequences if they persisted. As soon as the
gang had entered the Library, these two
young men with others appeared at the door
armed with clubs TO prevent their retreat, anu
threatening the severest consequences 10 the
first who should attempt it. The United
Fraternity being in session in the Society Haul
al a short distance, and hearing the batterlng
of the door and the outcry, rushed forth from
the Hall in body, and were on the ground
in moment, and precluded the possibility OF
their escape. After the gang OF burglars had
sbeen detained there some time, they were con-
Quoted one al time TO an adjacent room
mo. I2, M. 81 aSa place OF safety, where
they were guarded, till the Libraries OF the
Social Friends and United Fraternity were
removed 10 a place Of safety. Cloaks, blan-
kets, trunks. &c. were the vehicles tor remov-
ing the books which were all safely deposited
in one hour. The question then came, What
shall be done with the. gang OF thieves Some
said, SECT writ and make them prisoners"
Some said, Keep them there till daylight
Others said, "'Turn them out and lei US
have clip at the fellows"
qfThe conclusion, however, was to take their
names, and with guard TO protect them from
violence, to conduct them safely, one at
time, to their lodgings. When they were ia
ken from The room one at time, their names
we're announced TO the multitude OF students
and citizens, who, TO the number OF from $50
TO 200, were formed into two lines with lights
10 have view of the culprits as they passed.
Before they were taken from the room, the
spectators were enloined TO keep silence and
show no disrespect But it was impossible
entirely to prevent some Kissing and some
murmurs OF reproach. One of the Professors
invited his escort TO walk in and take a glass
of wine, and said he and the rest had been
treated more generously ihaa they had right
10 expect. -r'
UjP After the above was put in type, we receiv
ed Circular Letter from c6Ehmittee ofthe Socte-
ty of Social Friends, addressed "to the graduated
and honorary members of said Society, containing
succnct account of the transactions alluded to
in the foregoing article, aud completely excuipates
the Society from any blame. We regret that it
was not received in seasonfor this days paper be-
cause like President Aliens Circular, il bears an
official stamp, and is preferable TO newspaper
essay. on that account.--We shall enieavor TO ind
room for the whole or part of itnext week.
--~ce-
BY the ship Palladium. Capt John White,
i24 days from Calcutta, the editor of the Sa-
lem Register has derived the following infor-
nation, extracted from Capt Whites Journal
who, after giving an account of the Island o.
Ascension, its garrison, government, &c. OBJ
serves, that "the gentlemen of the garrison
expressed considerable anxiety respecting the
ldtS vi ~. licltHdy tucH didfiH NdS SfouliuSu
on the following circumstances: On the eth
Sept. the Ocean, London and Alexander,
transports, from the Isle of France for England,
with part of the 10th regiment, touched at
Ascension, having on the Saturday previous,
the, l9th) sailed from St. Helena On Sum-
day the Goth. being 10 miles N. w. from the
sland they were greatly alarmed by several
violent shocks oil Earthquakes, which were re-
peated at short intervals for several minutes,
threw them out of their beds, and caused
great commoiion. Four days afterward
1.-THE 24th) the General Graham, English ship,
endeayoured 10 make the Island, but did not
find it. We we're told they had excellent
Chronometers on board, and had taken several
sets of lunar observations. Their relation of
these circumstances reminded US of the SINH
larity OF our situation TO that of the Gen. Gra-
ham, which otherwise probably would hardly
have been thought of again. On Sunday the
5ih Of Oct we observed in Tue parallel of the
s. part Of the Island of ST. Helena, at that
time, by the means of recent lunar ohserya-
ions, our run from the Cape of Good Hope