The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-12-21

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! n' 'oished glass of the door. The car
IL - theh drove Off, the people becamt
: pr ceaale, and if the constabIes had rom,
J IN 1.-THE Hall and shut the door mr. h,1 -
Of retired, the people woulJ have vor,
| so dispersed to their homes.
, 'ut lis soon us Sir Charles vos saf1,
! h. sed, and the carrjares wirbd,a,v, ~.
81 cials collected into n solid ,nass a Wv
IN lie desperate rush into the cro,v'l
IN he direction whence the stones had con,o
i cir conduct was truly ferocious ~,
P' pie, unarmed, fed in all directions mani
W re struck down, and several several,
hI Used, and were sent off to the Infirnary
l. I'd cries of vengeance now arose an(
tn followed a desperate attack on the con.
ST. lies, who again rushed out in n boLv
al bore down all before them. The mol
Sc eral times succeeded IN separating ,w(
or hree constables from the rest, but thew
CO tented themselves with disarmino them
al breaking their slaves.
ltter dusk, the mob greatly increased
al the sailors and shipwrights had Joined
! desperate attack was now made ON the
CT lstahes. and they were entirely defeat
Ct They then made more regular Mt
Ia on the house itself. In an instant. the
idows and sashes were smashed TO Mt
| OF $; the shutters were broken 10 pieces
th doors forced and every article of fnr.
nj IRE on the ground floor broken I'D. Ia
hl ), chairs, sideboards, mirrors, chimney
g sses-ln fact, every thing that could be
70 nd was demolished. The iron palisades
t ether with curb stones in which thew
re set, were thrown down as if thew had
bt IN mere reeds stuck in mud bank and
fu nished many desperate villain with n
to mdahlc iron bar; young trees we're torn
~ by the roots, and converted into weapons
OF destruction walls were thrown down 10
pr vide bricks with which TO assail the up-
p windows; and straw and comhustibles
W re procured with which to fire the whole
OF the premises. At this critical moment il
s, as we have been informed, that Sir
Z aries effected his retreat, in disguise.
Il ough the adjoining premises; bat il was
NJ made known until IL o'clock on the fol-
10 ing day, Sunday that he hau left the
CT '. For :he present, however, the Man
81 House was saved from confagration BY
IT, arrival of the troops.
Not much further violence was offered.
e. ;ept putting several rows of large stones
at ross the streets to impede the progress of
Il cavalry, and breaking the gas pipes,
p ting the whole square in darkness The
C! Wd did not entirely dispense all night.
On Sunday morning the troops were with
iwn for some refreshment, having been on
y more than "a hours. They had scarce.
ly disappeared, when the moi again com
IN need their outrages. Ascending now to
Il upper rooms of the Mansion House. they
pr 'ceeded to throw on; the valuable flrni-
Il re into The square. The drawers and 9TH
e. repositories we're ransacked, and wear
II apparel, bed and table linen, china, &C.,
re plundered or wantonly DESTROYED.
But another and most dangerous exciting
e Use now began to develop itself Dur
Ii the sacking of the Mansion House, the
ne cellars were forced, and it is supposed
u 1t at least one third of n stock of three
ndred dozen of choice wines was carried
and wasted and drank by the mob Its
4dless to say that the result was iraught
III the worst possible effects they became
II dly infuriate, and regardless alike of
lat mischief they committed, or what iisk
u ay incurred. The scene at this moment
S OF the most depraved description; all
IS OF both sexes, were TO be seen greediv
allowing The Intoxicating liquors, while
Il On the ground the bodies of scores were
t. he found dead with drunkenness. The
Il ops were then speedily replaced bnt the
II urlate mob began TO act on the offensive.
d sought to wreak their vengeance on
Il EN- for the wounds they had inflicted on
Il preceding evening. They attacked them
n shower of stones and brickbats. which
Il men were unable to resist, no magis-
II te being in attendance to make the re.
6 visibility of order to that effect. Tn this
tie OF things, the commanding officer iudp-
II 1t prudent to withdraw the troops. On
Il lr retirement, they were followed by n
/; &c portion OF the mob, who continued their
'aults upon them. Provoked beyond fur
II II torbearance. they turned round and fir
several shots on their assailants and A
+ 'ther loss of life WINS the result. Still the
Ii % continued theiI assaults, and thew were
hred upon. After while, a party hv
means numerous, proceeded TO the Bride |
u, for the purpose of resculng the prison.
!. Having succeeded in opening the
d ors, they proceeded to liberate the pris |
'ers, and, having accomplished their end. |
y forthwith set the building on fire. This
h opened about 2 o'clock. About the same
| re, stronger party of rioters, comprising
Iced, almost the whole body, proceeded |
| the .NeW Gdot, a strong modern built
J. lldng, having teen built about ten years
ice, at cost of about 100000. In front
the gaol, dense mass of the rioters had
sembled; and, indeed, wherever the eve
uld range, 1.-THE people were posted in thou
nds The mob succeeded in forcing an
trance into the yard of the Governors
| use, and procured immense hammers from
I adjoining ship yard, and with them the |
isslVe locks on the iron doors of the diff |
rent wings were smashed to atoms. The |
! soners were now released, and scenes
nch followed were beyond description.
any ofthe prisoners, both male and female,
tipped off their prison clothes, and no
'eded or their way, almost in State of
| ldty.
After the prisoners had been liberated,
mounting altogether, exclusive of debtors, to
: ore than 100, the next step taken was that Of
Ting The Prison on fire. The flames were
I st seen To break out from the tread MILL
"loh burnt with fury until il was quite con
imed In about an hour, the Governors
'ise, over which was the chapel, was com
eiely developed in flames, and the reflection
n the heavens was grand and terrific. The
lngs, however, being built almost exclusively
stone and iron, with iron roofs, were but
'li'a injured by the fire though tho rioters
I'll behind them every possible mark of wan:on
utrage. As soon as the work of destruction
as here completed, the rioters d-ided them.
lives into parties, the one proceeded to the
oil Houses, at Princes street bridge, another
the one at Wells. end another to the one
ST. Philips. These, in the present state
things, wrrc considered minor affairs, and
we're speedily in flames. They then set off
about spvpn nclnok IN ba a. lo,,oo~,o. r.,.,,