Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-10-30
From the Prov City Gazette.
THE GUNPOWDER PLOT,

4 About a week or ten days since, we
published an account of an attempt that
had been made by some cowardly incen-
diary, to destroy Ex-Lieut. Gov. Will
cox, Of this State, by sending to him an
"iniernal machine," loaded with gun
powder and missiles of destruction. The
wickedness Of the act; and the strange
ness Of the whole transaction, as it was
detailed to the public, through US, from
information derived from the most respec =
table source, ilrluccd some 10 doubt the
reality 81 the lransacI"n. As wo found
ourselves unpleasantly situated, IN tca.
non to The matter, vr resolved that We
would take un" carried pans to adducc
ample pgoo. =! the CON cctnesS vi our ,er-
sion Of the story. In pursuance Of this
intent, We have availed ourselves Of the
kindness Of Il. q. Burlingame, Esq. of
Westerly, r. ]. who has politely fur
nished US with the facts embraced III the
following letter
[To the Editor Of The City Ga=tnel
WEsrERLY, Oct -, 1898.
Dear Sir--Since my return home, l
have inquired oiCol. George Brown, jr.
and }; II. Cross, Esq: respecting tho
Gov. Wilcox trunk. They went down
and opened the trunk--and say, that it
came to this place in the sioop .'tm- York,
Capt. Robert Brown, Jr. and was taken
from OH board by +. W. Babcock, who
is grandson to Gov. Wilcox, and by him
sent ia the mail carriage to the Cover
nor, who, with his wife, put the trunk OH
a table. They then took the letter,
which was fastened on the top Of the
trunk directed to Gov. Etticard Ui!cor,
Chariesio'cn, R. i. (w,rn CARE AND TINS
s,bE Up and opened it. The letter was
III substance as follows
"DEAR GRANDrArHER--Ihare sent you
Il presenL-open he h'a.M aud ktcp II TIL !
come, SEE I
The Governor unlocked the trunk, and
his wife proceeded to throw back Inc CO.
yer, when they found it would not read
lily open, and after one or two pulls upon
the cover, it opened enough for them To
look in, when they saw the Instruments
Of Death
The Governor, then, or soon efter,
came to this Village, and informed his
grandson, L w. BaLcock, that lis bro
iher, Benjamin Babcock, III New \ onk
had sent him the trunk, as descrbed.-
+. w. Babcock went home with him,
and readily V discovered the letter to be u
forgery. The whole affair remained Il
secret ill within few days, when il was
thought best to make u new attempt to
open the trunk.
Col. Brown says, he took the trunk
and carried it into the garden, and open
cd 1t so as TO look IN; took a pair OF sc!s-
'ors, and cut the strings, attached TO tho
.rggers of the pistols, and opened it;-
says one OF tho strings was shorter than
he other, and was Il socakcr one and,
n the first attempt to open 1t, they broke
wo oithe strands; ;conseauen 1t stretch
I'd enough for them to look III, before it
began to move the stronger one; which,
f it had not, it must have destroyed the
house and all in it, as the powder has
been weighed and found to be % pounds.
The pistols were beth loaded with balls.
I hesc are all the facts that have come
% my knowledge /; need hot tell you,
hat l have written in haste. =.
Very respectfully,
remain your ob't sor'vt.
Il. G.. EUELINGAME. Il