Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-14

Of Cape Fear.
We no doubt have serious accounts
10 hear from the West Indlas, and 10
the. southwark Of us generally.
The negroes of Mr.. M'Leod Of O.
gcchee, who were supposed drowned,
have been found. They We're floated
away from The plantation, but have since
retured.
The Riot at putSburg -E xtr act
Of letter from a gentleman in West-
moreland county, to his friend in Car.
Isle, dated Greensburg, 24ih Sept.
1924.
"So doubt you have heard, through
the medium of the public prints before
YOU receive this, of the great NIB that
lately arose in Pittsburg. There are
however, circumstances connected
with it, which | presume will not be
made public, at least, in that quarter, of
which, according to my information,
| will give birds eye view.
"The object of the mob was to tear
down the circus, on the account of the
alleged seduction Of a respectable
young lady. by ar. Pcpin, the master
of the circus; who some time since open
ed riding school in that city, TO teach
Young ladies &c. to ride gracefully.
The alleged victim was one of hispupils,
| and had the misfortune to entertain the
most violent passion for him, which
she discovered to him as follows:
One evening when riding out with
other young ladies', accompanied by
Mr. Pepin, she pretended that her horse
was frightened, and caught Mr.. Pc
pin by he hand for protection, but in
such a way that he understood her at
| once. He afterwards received sever.
al letters from her. one OF which, being
first intercepted went to disclose y =
between them, which he positively de,
MES The things became known to
her friends, who sent her into he coun
try. lis strange that a young girl.
worth from $40 to $1,000, and not per
haps more than l6years of age, should
fall in love with an old mum, with a
wife and family, but 50 appears this
fact
Now to the mob
sThe evening the attack was made by
the mob, the circus was crowded with
ladies and gentlemen. The mob was
SO large that the building was com
pletely surrounded-they commenced
by throwing stones, and endeavouring
to tear down the circus, and became
SO outrageous, that the company had to
stop the per Torrance, and call upon the
people within TO assistlhcm: they then
endeavoured to appease the mob, hut
in vain Al length, some one more elo-
quent than the rest. prevailed with those
turbulent beings to desst until the la
dies and the children TO get home Ten
or fifteen minutes were allowed them
for that purpose Here then was cry
ing, hustle. and confusion After the
ladies had withdrawn, hostiIitics re
commenced between the mob and cir-
Gus men, the latter of whom were all
well armed, and drove the mob in ev-
cry direction; but they still returned,
which created spirit of desperatlo on
IN the circus men, one of whom fired
into the crowd, and killed man -
This, for moment reused a spirit Of
vengeance in the mob, some OF whom
proposed arming themselves with mus
kets, e.. But they began to think Sc.
rIously of the consequences, and dis
persed. The circus man who SHOT the
citizen, was admitted to bail But the
whole circus company to seek protec
ton in the common Jail, for two or
three days, this was not "witching the
the world with hoIsemanshIp,' l don't
know what it was"
i Washington, October 4.
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