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RIOT Ar CIiARlIsrowN MASS

Thursday morning the 18th, that gross
outrage has been committed AT CHARLES
town, Mass. in the burning Of the Ursu-
Inc .runnery established there. A
great excitement, il seems, had been j
created in the public mind, in conSc-
qucnce of rumors that nun who had (,
escaped from the Convent AMI was al !
forwards persuaded TO return. had been
made away with. or was imprisoned IN
the Convent AGAINST her will. For two
or three DAYS prior to the disgraccful
con summation. some anxiety appears
Ia have been felt, lest the mob should
proceed To- violence: and on Monday
last, the following note from Edward
Gutter of Charlestown was handed To a
Boston paper (thc POST for publication.
Mr.. Ed,tor-Some excitement having been
created an thu, vicinity, by Interpretations
that have come before the public, in relation
10 the di,apPearance Of young lady from
the Nunncry IA this place, I deem II proper
for me TO state certain facts that are IN my
possession respecting the affair.
On the afternoon Of Monday the 25lh ult.
the lady IN question came 10 my house. APP
Peared TO be considerably sg,tlted, and eX-
pressed her wish TO be conveyed TO the resi-
dence Of an acquaintance m NeStCambr,dge.
lent her my aS,Is:ance; aud on tue succeeding
day, called with the purpose OF inquiring for
ihe causes which induced Der to leave the In-
sutui'on. was informed thai she had re-
turned 20 the Nunncry " lth the Bishop, with \
promise that she should be permitted To leave
IN two or three weeks, u Il was her wish. -
Since that time various rumours have been
IA circulation. calculated 10 excite the pub
lac mind, and 10 such An extent rs induced
me To attempt TO ascertain their foundation
Accordingly, on Saturday the 9Th inst. called
nj the Nubrery, and requested OF the Superior
an Interview with the lady referred to. OBJ
tanned Il; and was informed by her, that she
was al liberty 10 leave the Institution at any
time she chose. The same statement wa,
also made by the Superior. who further re-
marked, :hat, in the present state OF public
feelings, he should prefer 10 have her leave.
As IL has been currently reported that the
lady was not 10 be found, to allay the excite
ment in consequence OF Il, have thought the
above statement due 10 the public.
EDWARD CUTTER.
Charlesiown, Aug. IL, 1888.
The Post being moning paper, this
letter of course was not inserted until
Tuesday morning; and in the mean
time the fury of the. mob had burst
forth, and the Convent was laid in
ashes.
FrOH.nte Bos,on Duly .7frcrfser. Of he I2fh.
RIOT at ChdrlesioUn.-The alarm nj
fire at Charlestown, last night about I I
q clock, was from the burning of several
tar barrels in CharleStown, doubtless
with view of attracting persons from
this city and vicinity to Join in an at
tack upon the Ursuline Convent.
The attack was commenced with dis
graceful shouts, and by breaking the
windows with stones; but up to l2o
clock, the work lid not appear to pro-
coed with much vigor, and it is proba-
bic the rioters deSistcd, although there
did not appear to be any peace officers
present.
Quarter past o'clock.-Our antici.
pations were incorrect. The Coarvai
Us completely rragped an fumes, The
occupants probably escaped from ihe
fury OF the flames, if they did from thai
OF the mob.
The New York American, after pub.
fishing the fore going postscript, says
Since the above was in type, the
following letter from Bishop Fcnwick
10 the father of the young lady, who's,
Tumored disappearance led to the out
rage, has been put into our hands TO
publications. BY this il will be seen
that she left the Convent in a momcn
of dclirium, had been brought back safe
ly, and was gradually recovering he
reason and health. Her parents al,
residents in thi, city, and her brothc
IS in Boston and the statement that IN,
friend; of the young lady had Gale,
for her at the Convent and could no
find her, Is, we are authorized 10 say
wholly uniOunded.
Bosroy, July 81, 1891.
Dc1r Sir Your son, Thomas. vii
have undoubtedly already inforrne,
YOU Of the debiliidted state of mind IL
which your daughter, Elizabeth, ha
been since last Sunday. and the tempo
rary arrangement which cnsued, occa
stoned, a the physician reports, by
violent TT Of Mysteries. While hi
lasted ,he lclt thc Convent in her drcs
of RELIGIOUS, and went to n neigh
bour's house. from which she was con
veycd rs said neighbour. ~ the hous
Of one Of the parents of the Childre
whom She had formerly instructed /
the Convent, where she remained mt
your son and myself went thither an
brought her back to the Convent o
Tuesday evening. 7 need not dcscrib
t0 you the uncl,incss Of mind an
dreadful anxiety under which We a
bored whilst she continued absent fro,
thc Convent. Tbs, YOU can more ca.
" conceive than I can express. Bu
thank God she appear, now quit
veil AGAIN. ! saw her yesterday aft,
the physician had len her. and foun
her again rational, and considcrabI
better IN health. She appear. quite
malcd AZ the step she had taken, an