Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-08-28

A gentleman from Charlestown states that
i've persous were arrested on Thursday and
yesterday morning, charged with being CON
cerned m the riot at the Convent on the ! lth
INST The following arc the names OF three
other persons. The gentleman lid no; know
the names Of the other two:-iIenry Beck,
AlNah Kelly, aud -, Spear.
Beck was a Iabourer on the farm Of MIR
Adams, in the neishborhood OF the Convent.
lie plead, guilty, wishes TO become a States
Evidence, aud has given up several articles
which he had feioniou-iy taken from the Nun
merry during the confla,ration. Tie has re Ut
ly conc from New Hampshire.
Kelly - master-brick -maker residing ne ~
the COM eDt, and has heretofore sustained q
fair character. lie pleads not guilty.
Spear Is also brick maker, aud had not
been examined at the last accounts
The above mentioned three serroas were
lodged over night ,o East Cambridge gaoi, and
during the severest part Of the storm on
Thursday night, mob assembled around the
building, Threatening TO libcrate the prisoners.
The people OF that place sent 10 the Mayor
OF this city for military assistance, but we're
informed by him, that ne did not consider
himself authorised To send troops out Of the
city, but IL the bells ut the Point should ring.
they would DC allowed to go as volunteers.
As an evidence Of the great e,ritement in
Boston, newspapers were IN such dc N and that
the Transcript, whose ordinary circulation ex-
ceeds twenty-four hundred, was obliged 10 is
sue $500 extra copies. The following ex-
tract from that paper, is expressed with pro-
per feeling and spirit
ave passed tho ruins Of the Ursuline
Convent this morning. They were indeed a
melancholy and mortifying sight We hung
our head IN shame, whilst our spirit was
indignant. We felt q sense Of degradation,
whilst We could have leapt into burning
namcs, TO seiZc upon the atrocious villains
who brought this disgrace-stamped not indie
IDLY, We thank God-tla.. foul blot on the
character and escutcheon Of New England
The soul siciens-the heart grows faint
The whole man Is unnamed, at tho very
thought OF the abomination.
The perpetrators Of the outrage must be
'errctcd out, and summary Punshed as the y
merit. The man who sits idly content with
the official excr;ions Of the police, is a trait
or TO good order, good government, religious
principles and moral supremaey-he ~ an
enemy TO himself, TO his wife, daughters, sis
ters-to all that loves and blesses him IN ad.
yersity--and demands Of him ut all timcs
in all places, and in all seasons, his shield aud
protection. We repeat il is the duty Of eve.
ry man who has strength enough TO bear a
husket, 10 grid himself for the fight, and in
protecting property and life, protect the hon.
or Of New England, the honor Of Massachu.
setts-for the honor Of Boston"
The Characters and intention OF those who
, sgnalized themselves a, the CharIe,towu
Convent burning, may be Inferred FROM The
following fact:
| "A valuable silver chalice, which wa,
placed IN its tabernacle and deposited for ssE
keeping IN the Convent Tomb which infam,
has desecrated, was stolen by the yiolators q
the grave
The Boston Transcript adds -
The destruction Of the Bishops Lodge ia
'front.' Of the Convent, has not excited much
comment; but we cannot forbear exprcssin,
our regrei-esPccially since the public All oi
OF the course adopted 10y him on this occa.,o,
that large and valuable library, eonsistin,
OF classical and other works, should hav,
been utterly consumed in the common run
which overwhelmed the whole esta blislmeut
not a single book was saved"