The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-08-07
,BosTox, ADJUST 2.
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A insarrection Of rather lormida-
sble aspect Yesterday forenoon broke out
at the SteiesP Prison 10 ChafIestown A
convict named Chadwick, who was late
" pardoned and admitted to testify in
the case Of Greene. has since been con-
victed Of another offence, and again inn
prisoned. Some Of his fellow convicig
had threatened to be resenged upon
him for his deserlion in exposing the
forlscr conspiracy, and FIVE or six of
the prisoners, ID consequence Of some
threats against Chadwick, and assaults
upon him, were on Wednesday placed
ia solitary confinement, by which meas
ure il was thought that all further acts
Of violence were guarded against.
On Wednesday night, however, an ex-
tensive conspiracy seems TO hive been
concerted. one object Of which was TO
kin Chadwick, and a further one prob
ably to attempt their escape. Some in
formation of this having been obtained,
one Of the persons suspected, named
Hill, black man, who is 10 the prison
for the second time, was ordered up
from the workshop to the Warden. and
sentenced lo'a solitary cell. On his way
to The cell, heayas permitted to step IN
to the workshop which he had left,
where he had been hammering stone,
10 take his Jacket. On entering The
shop he seized an iron bar, fell violent
" upon Chadwick with it, and called on
his comrades to assist him. Chadwick
attempted to escape from his assailant,
and was pursued by Hill aud others
round the shop into the yard. In the
mean time the Warden hearing the dis
turbance, called the guard and proceed
ed into the yard. Finding that the con-
victs refused to obey him. aud that Hill
was about to give final blow TO his de-
fenceless adversary, he ordered the
guard to FIRE. Two of the guard fired,
and the ball Of one Of them entered the
body Of Hill, and he fell. He is suppos-
ed TO be mortally wounded. No other
musket was fired, and no other person
| was wounded by the guard The con-
victs still refused to submit, and imme-
diately entered the other workshops,
threatening violence TO the oyerseers
there, 10 case they were again fred mp
| on
The overseers, however, made their
escape. and the convicts, finding them
selves alone, set fire to the shops in va
rious places. The great bell of the
prison was then rung TO bring assistance.
/ The citizens Immediately. assembled.
together with a party Of marines from
the navy-yard. and manned the walls
AS soon, however, as the cells were O.
Pened, large portion of the convicts
retired voluntarily to them, leaving on
! ly the disaffecied, who were but a small
number, and they soon found ii necessa-
ry to submit, and retire TO their cells,
before any other coerclve measures
were resorted to. The prisoners beng
all secured, the citizens were let into
the yard, by whose assistance the fire
was promptly extinguished.
The buildings are not greatly injured
by the FIRE, but considerable damage is
done 10 the materials and manufactured
articles in the shops. Many Of the con-
yIcts showed no disposition to join 10 the
Instruction, and several of them gave
very efficient aid in queiling it, in pro
tecting Chadwick. and in checking the
spread Of the flames. The heat Of the
battle WIS between the convIcts; and in
it, besides Chadwick, who probably will
not recover from his wounds, Quin and
/ several others we're severely wounded
/ This is the best account OF the transac-
ton we can obtain at present.
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