Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-08-21

| T. s. Dunng the course II last evening an i'm.
,nense eoncuursc OF persons from all parts Of the
~, assembled IA the oci. hborbood Of the former
ttois several comp mes Of tbr volunteers are un-
der arms--but up 10 The hour Of closing the paper
ae had heard Of no funhor oaeesses.
DfsGRACEFUL AND DiScREDITABLE
GU TRACE
Groat IA element at Bsa0n.-We yesterday
published posts iipt from Boston paf,r s'ating
he destruction OF the Ur,ulIne Censen u, Charles
town, by desperate mob. The facts we IRE sor-
y to say are all confirmed, and 10 add TO The
MY Of the proceedings, properly 10 IN amount va
ionsiY stated from forty TO sixty thousand dollars
has been destroyed The Boston Atlas observes -
:" W. remember no parallel 10 This ooir'gs ~
he whole course of hlslry Turn 10 the bloodios
Incident oftre French revoluion- roll up tho cur
ain hat hangs before its most saorninary scenes
= cid point us 10 rs equi III unprnf okeJ violence,
btnidI outage, ~ unthwurted ip9ny.
E" What a scene mus, this midnight conaagratlon
have exhibited lighting u III lnaaneh coun'e-
nances Of a. 'nfurated mob Of demons attacking
! n conptnt II tcsmtn, seminary Jot The obstruction
| N Daung fc0iaLs, aud turning them out OF their
bcts, hall u kcd IN the hurry OF thsr n gh', and
nalf dad with confusion and terror. And this
drama. to be enacted Oh the very SOIL ina, afforded
|
| iafhets Of New EnsanJ--themseivcs flying from
religious prosecutions IN the old wold-iha, their
| descendants might wax strong and mighty, aud in
hsir Turn DC guilty Of the same persecution IN The
new :"
fbe cause Of oil this violation Of law and order
| arase rom an unfounded rumor, circulated amone
the ignorant by the designing end wicked, who en-.
teusined hostility towards The institution aud cir
culntcd story Of the sSctel,on abduction Of d
young nun who after taklHs the veil, had been de-
sifous OF leaving tho walls Of the nunn,ry. So art
fully framed WINS the etory, and the ,reduliy OF the
people well imposed upon, thni on breaking into
the convent they immediately repaired to tne CEN
etety, wrcsed open its voul s,s,arch d every recess
thinking TO find u nun sccrcted and the scenes Of
Lows Monk acted over and verified The burn
my Of toe nunncry had tfen spoken OF IN Charles
town, II Is sad, openly during the day preceding
he outrage. and although signs Of the collecting 81
mob were visible early IN he evening stti no pre-.
'autionary measures w,re adopted, he threats not
ben. credited but We thnk carclcssncss has
been displayed Ny The authorizes, winch nohlny
can pHlliatc
IN Monday night about 10 o'clock IA crowd be
ran 10 assemble IN front Of the convent on Mount
Benedict, utrring CRIES ludic tive of their intcn-
tons, ana r'fu sting the IN Mates TO withdraw. II
was lheir determination TO destroy the building
l'hete were N that TIM N lac convent the La
dy Abb'ss, ~ nuns, and 81 female scholars The
II ct ofthc communI uftbis intelligence 10 he
us ana scholars we can easily picture The
uns are SAID TO havr nntfd, and for ,me coul,i
OF be recovered from swoon III . winch they
mud fallen. On their recovery, ,hey were told II
hey did not hastily refine, they would oe burned
" nth the building. Theohdblren had retired to rest.
| and were awakened rom Their slumb RS by Tho
| Superior, when collecting such articles as thry
could lay their hands upon, they made their escaps
through the back door INTO the garden, where they
| catered round the tomb Gut " re driven away
and sought refuge among tho houses of the inhaui-
tanis. Then followed scene not easily to DC dc
| rrbrd Numbers rushed INTO tho dwelling, hew-
| ing down doors ard demo,IshIng windows and fur
nore in their mad ard unhallowtd course
From one TO two hundred, Enthusiastically dressed
Win pam ed faces. collected The ia nurc of gree,
saluc INTO heaps and set 1t on fire, indugng in cries
nd yclls OF triumph. Flamb.aux were then ap-
piled to various parts Of ,he buildings aud a, abou
| half past twelve It WAS completely envclopcd IN
| names,' the roof falling IN with dreadful crash the
| fire was then conmwilcatedhy the mob TO the B,sh
| ops Lodge NJ the foot OF the hill the old nunnery
u large wooden building, all of winch fell II sacrl
flee to their fury. A. 8 O'Clock. they finished the
work OF dcsIruc, on, when collecting together n vast
quantity sivvShish they klnded fire IN celebra-
on Of their victory over Their better Judgment and
t c law Of the land, and At daylight, retired Three
splendid rianos and harp Il orhcr musical instru-
ments were thrown from tho windows brokon ny
AMI burnt Many Of the pupils were from the
! West Indies and the nd tcent States and are now
reduced to api,iable condition until they can hear
from their families by the total 10 of clothing aud
other articles. The Pos, says
| the theatre OF thr Outrage, this morning pre-
scented melancholy scene. Parents anxiousy but
| without avail, ,nquring Tor then daughters, and
| brothers for their sisters were 10 he met with Oh
IN every hand Thousands OF SPECTATORS thronged
| the h,ll-somc staring, moro sorrowing, aud mis-
cradle few rejoicing al the evidences OF uuparalc.-
| ed desoaion."
| This affair ha, created great cxci,emcn, amons
| the Pedestrians anl Catholics and II wns feared a
COLLISION would take place between the vulgar OF
10th parties but by the discretion, forbearauce
and activity OF Bishop Fcnwick ard his assistant
priests, up to Tuesday evening, II o'clock Charles
town and Boston wer' boh quiet, though the mill
tary were under arms at Their different armorcs
provided will bali Cart ldges, Of necessity
tor their use. There have been meeting. Of tn,
different citizens Of Boston al Faneuil Hall, and a
Cnaresown Vt the Town Hall. rhe laborers from
the adjacent works and rail roads had come TO tn,
Guy and numbers, it was said were IN their way
Priests were Immediately despatched to prevail OF
them not 10 GENE, and II ose who were IN the city
by ludclous management would be able to be KEPT
quiet. The Boston, Cambridge and Chailcstowu
enstn were all at the convent bur were unable te
work, IN consequence ofthc immense crowd essen
bIed together.
From the Boston Transcript Of Wednesday Ere
| ming.
l The OUrRAGr RENEWED A mob occupied the