The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-05
III A RICH %.
LARMING-iF TRUE.

The SMITH DAVIS, as he calls him
self of whose attempt to rob our mail
at West Farms, we gave an account in
yesterdays Gazette, was again examined
yesterday morning, ard (says the Com
mercial Advertiser) there is reason to be-
licve, that he is connected with The gang
Of Williams, who, OH Saturday last, mur-
dered the driver and robbed the mail
near Baltimore. Before he was yesttr-
day committed to prison, he remarked,
that " the Magistrate would have more
OF the same kind of business soon" In
the course OF his examination tins moiu.
ing, he declared, that ''t the occurrence
near Baltimore is but trifling, compared
with what may be expected to happen
somewhere between Boston and Charles
ton, South Carolina" He added Il
know there is combination of at least
.ftty persons of genteel appearance, who
are determined to carry their point"
The Magistrates used every argument
to induce the prisoner to disclose the
names of the persons who had thus com,
bined. This he obstinately refused, but
said, if the President, after his trial, par
doned him, he would then disclose the
whole He stated, that ne was last
from the city of Washington, and that
his business there was that of selling hor-
SeS.
AT the time oftte apprehension Of Da-
Wis, there was in the coach with Mr.. WI
ley and MIR. Curtis, all Irishman, "a pas
senger from Boston. Not being in the
secret nor aware of what was gong ON.
he was very much alarmed, having a.
bout him a considerable sum in cold
and Bank bills, but the latter, we under
stand, since his arrival here, have az
proved 10 be spurious. and he is now un-
dergoing an examination at the Police
Office, for having attempted to impose
one of them upon the clerk of the stage
office, for his passage money.
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The prisoners in the State Prison az
Philadelphia, made an attempt to escape
on the morning of the 28,h ult. Every
man in the cells was released by the ring
leaders of the revolt-the bars were
wrenched from their fasteIiings, and locks
broken. The department where untried
prisoners were confined was forced.
The revolters made their way to the out
er yard of the prison-but were finally
suppressed, by the military who assem-
bled, on the emergency-one man (Ran-
ner) was killed, and two were wounded,
by the musketry from without. On
this occasion the FRIENDS of the city,
ever active in the cause of humanity,
proceeded to suppress the revolt, BY
SHOWER bafh from the engines. This re-
minds us OF the suppression of revolt
in one Of the towns in France, about IS
years ago. The municipal authority
had sequestered all the tea in the placr.
so that the women could procure no c
for their accustomed beverage great
excitement YVES occasioned by the meas
ure. The women assembled in the
square before the warehouses, where the
tea had been deposited-declared them
selves in state of insurrecfion, and ap-
pointed deputies to demand Of the mag
istrates, the immediate delivery of the
tea. The fire on spomen. was Justly
considered, even by these revolutionary
Frenchmen, as too cowardly an act-and
they were in great perplexity as to the
means Of suppressing the revolt. AT
last, however. waggish magistrate pro-
posed to assemble the fire engines OF he
town; and to try The effect Of 1rafer, IN
a case so unusual. This project vas