Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-18

eminent of a Nunnery, on young ana unpIo
tected female, ample redress could have oeeh
obtained without resorting to an act OF violence,
which has not been equaled in New.EnSiano,
since the establishment of the Republic:
A feeling hostile 10 the establishment OF Naou u.
Benedict. has existed among poruoh oI .lie
citizens of Charlestown, since the nstltutioii
was first located there-and many stories o0uo!-
less exaggerated, and perhaps aitogetheI 9es.f
tute of foundation, have been circulated Zero,
gatory to the character Of that institution, anu
the last act reported to have been perpetrateo,
that of OBTAINING young lady wilnout heI WI sm
consent, and refusing to produce hef when oal,-
cd nnon-and declining to give any satsfacto-
nv exclamation of the affair, appears 10 nave
excited the fury of the populace to an ungoVerh-
able heieht-and the consequences we nave
seen-!ner. Jour.
We copy the following particulars rom lne
Transcript:-The whole party were disguised
All of them. so far as we can learn, hdu tiieii
faces nainted-some after an Indian fashion,
and others in other ways; and part OF tle
number employed devices and DISCUSSES ol va
rious other descriptions aoapeu 10 oo S , ra
individuals concerned in the outrage rom re-
coqnition at the time of its execution, ana OF
course from punishment hereafter.
Meanwhile. the inmates of the Convent mao
all we believe, effected their escape from the
honse. as admoniShed to do by the aSsallahts Ill
their first demonstrations, about the entrance
These were the Lady Superior, hye or SIX nuns,
three servant maids, and hfty,nVe on my Ola
children. the latter being pupils under the IN
struction of the Nuns, and placed there py theil
narents and other friends-the majority OF whom
yve understand to be ProtestantS-DelongihS III
this CITY and other places in Massachusetts se-
nerally. but some of them resident al great
distance. All the inmates had retireo whei tiie
alarm was given, and most we're P!opdoiy
themselves
ing the children as fast as possible, and were
successful in getting them all out OF the convent
whence they fled in great haste, through ,ne
rear of the building and the garden attacheu 10
II over the garden wall, scattering themselves
in various directions, but most OF them hnding
shelter in some of the houses not lar distant from
the premises ...,,;. ~, f,.
there is no doubt The fire was SET IN dlHerent
narts of the convent, probably about IL O'Clock,
after considerable time had been spent IN preaK-
inc 10 the furniture, including three pianos, an
elegant costly harp, and other muSlcal lnstfu-
ments The whole establishment was IN blaze
before one and reduced to ashes IN the course
of an hour or two.
fee on the building to the amount OF Sl2oOo,
and $4,000 also on the furniture; but no part ol
this will be available to the proprlelors unoef
the circumstances of this occasion. The policy
does not apply to occasions OF this KIND.
Grea, numbers were attracted to the scene Oh
destruction in the course OF the nlSht, most vi
whom probably arrived too late to prevent much
of the harm which was done, had they oeeh dis
nosed. and able to interfere TO advantage. AS
MANY as ten or eleven engines from TINS CITY,
besides five from Charlestown, and some nom
Cambridge, repaired To the spot, Oh! ohiy "
swell the crowd Of spectators. Our hreaien OF
course were under the control OF the ChdIies-
town engineers and by these were requested, as
We are told not to play upon the ouioihSsm III,
| water was thrown by any OF the en- ines. lhe
! nearest which could be used to much extent was
that of the MidIeseX Canal.
The Nuns, and those OF the pupils whose feia-
tives do not reside in the neighborhood, are now
uuartered with the Sisters OF Charity IN lianill-
ton street MIR. Gutter, we understand, gave an
asylum to large number OF them curing tne
night We are told this afternoon by one OIL the
pupils that the only one of their NUMBER VINO
saved any clothing was a little girl OF ABOUT IL
wears of age, who had packed up some dresses
in a large handkerchief sometime before the
alarm was given supposing there might be trou-
bic sooner or later, and carried them away 10
safety We cannot learn, indeed that any OF
the children were personally injured or insulted
in any manner.
GREAT MEETING AT FANEUIL HALL,
One of the fullest and most animated meetings
we ever witnessed, assembled yesterday al an
hours notice in the Old Cradle OF Liberty Inc
subject of the MODS and mob law, always so ex-
citing, We have hitherto read and heard OF, 1t
never having before come so closely 10 me gu.
siness and bosoms ofe every Bostonian. Charles
P. Curtis, Esq called the meeting to order, at,
ter having briefly stated that the unparalleled
outrage which gOok place in Charlestown the
night before, was the occasion oft. Theodore
Lyman, Jr., Esq, Mayor of the City was unani-
mously called 10 the Chair, and Lepedee COOK,
Jr. appointed Secretary. Col. Quincy now stated
,hu, rs President of the Common Council, he felt
Iitlbcumbent on hiln for and in behalf of the peo-
ME 10 offer the resolutions which will be found be-
low and II hi,h. after some very eloquent and
pertinent remarks from the mover, and alter
having undergone one or two amendments from
other quarters, were unanimously adopted
Previous to this, however, the h. q. Otis rose 10
address the meetng amidst the most deafenlng
applause, whi1h was more than once repeated
in the course OF his most animated and eloquent
remarks. Il was pleasant once again TO meet
this splendid orator on the theatre OF his youth
full glory, and totally unprepared as he was, we
must saw we have seldom il ever, heard bin TO