Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-02-05

dent ofhe United Siates.-The Wash
ington papers contain long accounts OF
the attempted assassination of the Pres;-
dent ofthe United States, on Friday last
The following, from the correspondent
Of the Journal of Commerce, embraces
all the particulars which have come to
hand:
II WASHINGTON, Jan. 80.
A deliberate, and, as yet, mysterious
attempt was made this day to assassnate
the President Of the United States, un-
der the Eastern Portico OF the Capitol,
and in the immediate presence of the fu-
neral train, consisting Of the Senators
and Members ofthe House, the Supreme
Court, the officers of the two Houses,
and the Heads Of Departments, who
were about to follow to the grave the re-
mains Of the lamented Davis. The sol.
emn procession had moved from the Hall
Of Representative to the Eastern Porti-
CO, and large portion of it had already
descended the steps Of the Portco, and
taken their carriages. The President,
leaning on the arm Of Mr.. Woodbury.,
and attended by the Vice President, and
the Heads of the several Departments,
had crossed the threshold Of the door
opening into the Rotundo, and advanc-
ing few steps, paused, for a moment,
waiting for their carriages. Between
them and the flight Of steps was an open
space, made and left open for their adj
vance, without the interference of Off
GERS. Into this space stepped an indi-
vidual who, without uttering a syllable,
drew pistol, and snapped it at the Pre-
sident, and dropping the weapon upon
the ground drew another pistol -
levelled it deliberately at the Prosi-
dents heart, and snapped it. The
explosion Of the caps (both pistols being
percussion locks) was as loud almost as
the report of a riile,-in consequence,
perhaps, Of the construction of the Por-
tico.
In both instances the percussion caps
exploded without igniting the powder
Mr.. Woodbury. was the person who first
seized the assassin, and he seized him
the moment that he snapped the second
pistol. The President, himself, stimuli
taneously raised his cane and advanced
toward the assassin, but was prevented "
from approaching him by the interven-
ton Of the individuals who had already .
seized him and borne him to the ground.
A dozen persons, foremost among whom
was 1t. Gedney, threw him down, he
still making, or attempting to make, a
desperate resistance, and, in the same
moment, hundreds of persons closed
around him. The President, instead Of
going 10 the cemetery with the process
sion, was conducted to his carriage and
driven home
The assassin was delivered over to
the Marshal ofthe District, Mr.. Hunter,
and the Sergeant at Arms of the House,
Mr.. Randolph, by whom he was arrest
ed and taken to the City Hall for exam
ination. Hero | go back to state that
The assassin, when he snapped his pistols,
was distant from the President not more
Than six or eight feet, and the muzzle of
he pistols could not have been farther
from his breast than about four feet,
MIR. Dickerson says it was much less
Not one word, during the transaction,
escaped the assassin, the President, or
INV one who seized him. The whole
transaction was silent, and (though the
requires some words,) it was
almost instantane ous,-like lightning,
which is gone "bcfore one can say it
ightens" Il
Since the above was in type, we have
eceived the National Intelligencer of
Nonday, detailing further particulars re- c
pecting that high-handed transaction -
The name Of the individual it appears is f
lawrence, an Englishman by birth, "a '
'ainter by trade, and has been in this :
country about 70 years. He is an ac-
;nowledged maniac, and has been
'nown to be partially deranged for sew
raj years. He was not long since car
led before the Grand Jnry--hayinu