Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-04
From the Boston Dailu .Aduertirer.

Rebellion at the College of Versailles The Par
is papers give the partic ulars ola revolt among
the pupils Of the Royal College Of Versailles
Symptoms ofdiscontent among them had been
manifested for some time. and when on some
festival oc casion the head of the college, the
Able Anger, prepared an entertainment for
them, not one Of them appeared. Their dis
content was particularly directed against one Of
the overseers On certain day, one Of the stu.
dents in studying hall under the supervision
Of this verseer, folded his arms, and began to
march gravely about the hall. When called to
order by the overseer, The pupil responded,
"what does your majesty please to demand?"
and continued marching about. The over
seer took measures 10 resent the insult, the
pupils all took the part Of their comrade,
and scene Of tumult arose. Subsequently,
on All Saints Day, the pupils all refused to sing
at mass, and at supper il the refeciory they
began simultaneously clashing with their forks
upon their plates. On being reprimanded by
the censor, they redoubled the noise, and soon
the lights were extnguished, pieces Of bread
and plates flew about the room. The Able
Anger was called to quell the disorder. They
agreed to make peace on condition that the
overseer and censor should he discharged
This demand being rejected, the tumult was
renewed. Part Of the pupils in the refec.
tory, and part in the large dormitores Of
the college, broke all the glass, and destroyed
every thing which could be found. 1t was
found necessary to call in body Of gendarmes,
and battalion Of Swiss-,roops posted in the
neighborheod. Even these were resisted by
the infuriated lads, armed with window bars
and such weapons as they could seze Upon
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fifteen were expelled, and all the rest, except
those whose parents lived at great distance,
were sent to their homes.
A still more serious revolt broke out in A.
pril last, in the School of Arts & Trades atCha-
Ions, several OF the accompices in which have
been tried in the Court Of Assizes, and sen,en.
ced 10 imprisonment. Part of them were yet
to be tried. Six Of them were marc he'd through
Paris on foot, chained two and two.
In our last paper we gave the letter Of the
Vice President to the Speaker Of the House of
Representatives. We this day publish the
names Of the Committee appointed to investi-
gate the subject to which the letter refers. The
Charge Of participation in the Mix contract,
by Major Vandeventer, is not new; neither is it
now for the first time that an allegation has an.
peared IN the papers, that Mr.. Calhoun was &C.
quainted with that circumstance. The fact of
participation is admitted in letter of Major
Vandeventer, published in the Washington Ga
zette, the predecessor Of the Telegraph, on the
22d OF April, 1892; and the fact that his parti.
eiPation was with the knowledge of Mr.. Cal
houn, anc that the contract with Mix was en-.
tered into without the usual notice being given
by public advertisements, was stated in the re.
port OF the committee of the House OF Renre.
'entati'es upon that subject, made at the close
Of the session, and published about that lime
we shall take occasion to republisb the letter
and report, with some observations on the sub.
lee!, IN our next. We cannot, however, re.
IRAN from the expression of our regret that the