Litchfield enquirer., 1835-08-20

z of one of our citizens, Dr.. Gesnard, bad been carried of, and that tao by m Own brother. The circumstances of the abduction were noE generally and fairly known until about eleven o'clock in the morning Of that day. About that time an alarm Of Are had been given, which had eplled out the several fire cOmpa- nies. and considerable number Of the eiIi- xens of the. place. The fire which had cau- sed the alarm was easily and speedily exfin-, gMished. Information was then cOmmunica. ted to one Of the Are companies that child Of Dr.. Gcsnard five ar six years of age had been stnlen by one of his (Dr. c 'sl brOihrrs-- that this inhw,naO depredator had le(t intelli- gence behind in letter, with another brother. that for thirty thonsand dOllors the child wodld be restored i0 its parents, and unless this ran- som should be paid they shOMld never see it more. It was further stated that the agOni- nized father had consented to redeem his hoy in the manner proposed, first having, offered $l5,OOO. which was refused, and that the
 brother who was acting as EnedintOv wasi an that moment at the Mobile Bank receiving a part of the ransom money. The company to which these facis were made known inn
 nsediately repaired in body, to the BanleA
 seized the brother they found there, and hers-
 him away to a place Of secret esb0f1nesnenh
 for 'exauninatioD. This one secured. il was
 next resolved to make sure Of twO other bro
 liners. who # not actually in ihe plot, it was
 feared would communicate intelligence ofihsr
 movements that were going on to the man
 that was absent with the child, and thus.
 thwart all further efforts fOr it's recovery. The.
 citizens of the place had ny this lime become. generally informed of the facts, and the fex- citement which was very great had become
 universal. In short time and at short inter- yals the other two brothers were found and
 talk en into custody. In the meantime such
 measures had been taken with the first that
 was seized as extOrted from him confession.
 of his knowledge of the hiding place of the
 absent brother and child. He s0lcmnly prom
 ised an condition of his life's being spared
 him that he would use sll the means tn his
 power to rescue inc child alive. which he be-
 liesed could be done by allowing ;he brother
 who had borne him of iO escape also with,
 his life. after sirrendering upshe child, altho''
 he had been assured if he brought any other
 persons with him. the lie of the hoy should
 be sacrificed OH the instant. ..
 The necessary arrangements were soon
 made for the pursuit. hut by this lime the pop
 ulace, exasperated al the unpatUraI act of bar
 parity which had been committed, had as- sembled in such great numbers around the
 city prison. manifrsting, too, such a spirit of
 vengeance and indignation at the outrage
 that it was considered unsafe to take the iA- disid6al, who had promised to act as their guide, out from his confinement until tie crowd could be dispersed. At the Rrst step
 to accomplish this cod, the City TvOep and
 Guards, who had bee n called oat sisarily af- ter the excitement began were dismissed. and the assembled citizens were requested, by the commander the cavalry cnmpany. it. an audible voice, to go immediately tO their homes and leave all farther procpedings tV a party of citizens that had taken the matter for the present into their own hands: The request was complied with. though not with out some apparent reluctaBee. While the crowd was dspersing, in prosecution of tha% plan proposed, the Don Jnan. Il small low pressure boat that. runs remarkably still. was chartered, and gut il readiness for the expe- dition., Just after nightfalb the party with their guideembarked on the boat and left the city. fOrthe place designated. W hich was some fifteen or twenty miles up the Mobile river.
 Yesterday morning at sunrise, the boat re- tnrned-and joyful to relate with the stolen chld--in safety! The joy Of the parents. especially of the father, who was awaiting ter imagined than painted. As the boat req ehed the wharf. the child was held up to the view of the father. when in the rapture of his, feelings he fell on his kness and gave thanks to God. To those who had witnessed his agony the day previous, this scene of a fath- CT. embracing his lost boy. was really affect ing beyond all description. Whether the brother that acted IS meAiafor and guide on this occasion, and the one who committed this strange and atrocious theft were allowed tO escape. or what was or is tn he their fate. is more than we can fully ascertain. Certain it is. they were not brought t0 the city by the return bOat, and we understand they, were permitted to go at large an condition of their leaving the country to rct0rn no nnore.' a1 eAaother Riot.--The Oneida Whig of Tues- day last says-" We learn from passenger in the stage from Hamilton Co. that quar- rel arose on Sunday evening last. beiweentw0 parties of the Irish on the ChenaDgO Canal, about two miles of Hamilton. The ups roar continued all night and tte next day yesterday. The pariies5 having -prUeured guns and pistols. 6red on each other, and wounded three persons severely. The nili- ia were called out, and marched to the scene of action. where they secured number of the :onbatants. and confined them in barn ua- fer guard. The gentleman who gave Os the saw the militia marching down @ the fight. The country was in . state Of alarm for many miles around. the Irish on he line of the canal were hu.rying on to ioin n the fight; and despatches were sent out to 'everal towns in the vicinity for reioforce. r,arsa nf unsIsearv