The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-06

| On the evening of the latter, the Chapel
was crowded at an early hour to hear his
! farewell sermon. Service had not COM
menced when the fears OF the congregation
were excited by a sudden cracking Of the
beams which supported one OF the galleries.
The alarm of danger was instantly succeed
ed by its reality. The gallery gave way,
and was precipitated with the whole of its
occupants into the body of the church. The
results were terrific, and the sacrifice of
life awfully great. The rush to the doors
was tremendous, and in the struggle for
! life and death, tloenty-nine persons are stat
ed to have died from pressure and suffoca-
ton. Three were crushed to death by the
( falling beams, and numbers have received
severe Commissions. The CONSERVATION in
the town and neighborhood when our cor
respondents letter came off, was great be-
yond example. Anxious solicitude was in
every face, and inquiry in every mouth,
while the grief Of the relatives and friends
of the sufferers, among whom was mother,
whose three daughters persisted on the oc-
casion, added considerably to the mean-
choly and heart rending features Of the
scene.
SoUTH AMERICA. An arrival at Balti-
more, has furnished the editors fthat place
with variety of details of battles and Skin
mishes, by land and sea, between the con-
| fiicting powers Of the Southern continent.
An official despatch Of the Buenos Ayrean
Gen. Rivera, gives an account of the cap
ture of the seven towns of Los Misones
Orientales, by the National force under his
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| sion of victories in several skirmishes.
| A conspiracy among the black troops of
Patagonia had been discovered, of which,
the following are the particulars. Two con-
panies from forty or fifty men each, had been
formed from the prize slaves lately brought
to that place. The suspicion of the Cover
nor was awakened; he examined some of
the officers and got confession, that they
intended to murder all who would not join
them; to fit ont two of the best vessels and
proceed to Montevideo. One sergeant IA
Brazilian had been shot, and four soldiers
received $50 lashes each.
A subsequent despatch from General Ri
vera, dated Tain, May 10, communicates to
his government the intelligence of his hav-
ing added Santa Fe to the territory of Bue-
nos Avres. He declares in laconic tone
that he has possessed himself of all the ar
tillerv, munitions of war, standards and
horses, and that he has restored the peace
happiness and liberty of the province ofSan.
ia Fe.
New YORK, July 81.
From Brazil. The ship Courier, Capt
Wolfe, from Rio Janeiro, brings Brazilian
papers to the 18th of June. Capt, Wolfe
has furnished further detail of the tumul
, and massacre of the foreign troops at tina
} place. See last weeks Spy
: On Thursday, the 18th of June, after the
Emperor had obtained Of the English and
: French vessels of war, the protection o.
7 their marines, the Irish surrendered, wher
they were put on board of an old hulk il
] the harbor to the amount of 200. The Ger
mans at st. Christoph still insisted on hav
, ing their grievances redressed, which wa:
done on Friday morning, through the means
of the English and French ministers, who
: pledged themselves what was promised
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French marines then returned to their yes
sells. All the while they were on duty moth.
ing was offered them to eat or drink, but or
eInbarking for their vessels, the emperor
made many bows and scrapes to the officers
and men. Thus did the emperor humble
himself below the world. Such is the bra
very of the Brazilians, that Don Pedro
J with about 5000 of the Brazilian troops be-
g sides the militia, could not withstand four
teen or fifteen hundred unarmed men. The
Irish are to be sent home to their own coun-
try, at the expense of the Brazilans. Thus
! ended the scene of barbaritv. ENCOURAGED
by the authority, and occasioned by the
bad administration of the government.