Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-02

The Montreal Cou,a ant of the 2O,b inst s,,,e. -,
mouse near The Hogs back on the R!eau Cana-. was
oown 10 aoms on The I'h inst by gunyowder The ef.
lJccf de,ign The particular, OF this horrid adar
are thus given. ~
on sunday the 3i inst Misunderstanding ,ook place
between me occupant and several persons on those
SUBJECTS which have 30 long uniorup aelv divi,
81 me FEELINGS and excited the passions of the natives
oil Ireland. On the 81 the windows and Icor ne -,
mousse were broken injured, and thre ming Ian
g"aSe useh, IN consequence Of which, Little fearins
ha' sonc violence, might be attempted ab,ndoncd Tho
mouse next day, and came to Bytown.--Hi, leaving
tnc place, however did not appease the excited mas
ionS oil The dcuhed person; soon az the d,rkncs. NJ
neh' had set in number OF people assembled broke
open me store o, Mes'r'. Creighton s. M:Kiy toak
thereirom cask Of gunpowder, and placed II /, III :.
house formerly occuried by Little and horrible IN 20
'ate' aPieu hre 10 ~; the house blown 10 atom.
Ssvera' OF the n'igheo;ing buildings injured. aud man
named Hunter residing several houses from the scene
oil de- rucon, seriously hurt One of the deIudeJ man
VINO PARTICIPATED III ms horrd act, fell victim TO his
'p'uaehee "n1 was killed on the SPOT. The d.ceas-
en name was Ny Upon receipt OF the in cl!igenc.
II BYown, Capt Victor. accompanied with pnr,u "
the military stationed there Proceeded 10 Hos back
ana succeeded in experimenting Xix persons Who hay.
oeen committed to Perh Jail, to avail, their trial
CAPTAIN DowNES SIN our mama, ., -. -,
ns we publ 'hed the address of the st.erape and C
ward officers and crew OF the u State, shin J,v, -,
'neir commander, Capt Downes, on hi, leaving tb .
snip 10 return 10 the u. ates and we ,cco,,n,n;a,
them with some remarks of our own colcnI,,.d ~ n.y.,
duce an Impression thar Cap. ID. had been b,rsIiy
Irea"d ny the high authorities Of the Navy. We
We
had no right TO question, aud which were founded unon
me TACT that when Capt Downes left The Java 70 CONE
nome he was en- rely ignorant, OF the reason If hi. r
can. From what we have since lie ard however a..
should nevertheless infer that a communication con
aihihg the necessary explanations was duly forward
Ell 10 capt Downes, but unfortunately did not arriv.
until after his departure from the Mediterranean
w have now the SUBTRACTION to state unon the hos,
"u'hory That The motive for recalling Cant Downes
was such az could no, fail TO be peculiarly pra,ifvn
and haerng TO that oiice".-The order for bis racu
we learn, was ma|e by the Department, on the renrc
sen alton OF the Navy Board tn. gronnd. IN =, C,r,
d. had been some time absen, from the United STAT
on The Mediterranean service: that il was nrc..s,,v
he should have re- pitc from his duties in The N,vy
preparatory To his beiug sent az Commando M
squadron which duty would be signed 10 him on ill.,
occurrence oil ;he hrst vacancy after the conenp,,e
respite, &r; and Capt. Downes, we also learn. has
neen informed by the Sec etaTy OF the Navy of The
reasons and OH eet OF his recall.
(.NoJoik Herald Jan. 25
Mai Gen. +. p. Gaines arrived in town Yesterday
from B'liim ., and took lodgings at Williams's Uot.
He will leave here tomorrow, on his way to the
South fn
Among the passengers in the steam boat Richmond
atriVsd Inst evening, Mrssrs Dod,!ri o.. Of
l3rooke aud Miller Of Bo'etouit late members Of The
Conven'"n They viii! leave here this nornn. in The
steam boat Virginia, Ter Bal more the former 10 aks
his scat in the Congress Of The u. S'ats IB