Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-06-03

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mornnp. we have the ST. Louis Bulletin and Organ
Of Monday last, which we find the following partlcu-
lars Of the Revolution, copied from the New YORK
American:
uTHE Overt AcT.-We have just been Ia
vored with the following letter written 10 pen
ell. al The moment of the departure If the cas-,
sfaSx eSeni1if from Providence. Before tnis
sheet, therefore reaches our readers, blood may
have flowed.
CADET ARMoRY, Providence.
"May II, Gig o'clock. +. M.
"DEAR SIR: We are iE open rebellion nere'
an outbreak is expected every moment: ! a''
drafted in the Cadet company: shall leave
here for New York tomorrow, IT can. Inc
suffrage military have just taken possession OF
the States cannon-ihey are now going TO take
the Arsenal. The crisis has come. we are
all in arms. YOURS "o'
emo time to write.
81 am at the cars-,hey are off in moment
Just before writing this was IN the private
council Of Governor King there IS list OF -
900 men who have pledged themselves to come
out at moments notice-,hey are now issuing
the orders. The military are coming IN from
all parts of the State. The Dorr troops are all
collecting, and in less than AZ hours the qnes-
ton will he settled"
"As 10 the rumoured attack on the arsene
we are scep,ical; because that is stone bull
ding of thick walls, nnder the charge Of man
who is both coll and brave, Col. Leonard Biod-
pet. with force enough 10 maintain his post
ssThere are some 5000 muskets, four pieces
Of artillery, and an abundant supply OF a'nunl-
ton in the arsenal.
s.'The insurgents possessed themselves, I'M
doubtedly, Of tno brass four-pounder:s' yester-
day afternoon, but against stone walls OF two
feet in thickness, as we understand those OF
the arsenal to be- this would be light artillery
indeed. Whatever other demonstration there
for may be made, that against the arsenal will
| not be-
The Philadelphia correspondent of the Balt'
more Patriot writes, under the date of the eve
ming Of the 10Th ult.
"The news from Rhode Island continues 10
engross inquiry and interest. By the latest ac-
counts the suffrage men were to make an attack
upon the arsenal, and this step would of course
bring the whole question 10 a speedy concn-
sion. The struggle, 1t is very probable, will
be bloody one, but it also must be very brief.
As to the prospects Of the Insurgents, they GER
tanly cannot soberly anticipate success"
The Organ. in postscript gives the following
from the Louisville Journal:
| The revolution in Rhode Island has been
| begun and ended; DOR has fled; and law and
| order have been established without blood
shed.
On the evening of the 18th inst. several Of
Governor DORIS near relatives called at his
quarters, endeavoring to convince him OF the
| lmpossib;lty of the success of his mad pro-
jects, and uged him by every consideration
| that ever moved mortal man to desist from the
conflict.
| The signal gun was fired at midnight, and
the insurgent troops, accompanied by Dorr in
person, marched and took up their position
the arsenal. 1t is said that they were COM
pletely within range Of grape and canister;
| and had they fired gun, the return from the
| arsenal would have annhilated them. They
were about three hundred in number. A flag
| Of truce was then sent TO the arsenal and pos
Esession demanded on the part of Col. Wheel
er and il the name of Gov. Dorr. 81 know
neither Col. Wheeler nor Gov. Dorr," said
the intrepid Col. Blodget, the commanding
officer. elf you do not surrender the arsenal
we shall take it, said the bearers of the flag.
"Take it if you cam" said Blodget. The in
surgents then repaired TO their guns, and Dor
gave the order to fire. 1t is not known whetll-
er they refused to fire or were prevented by
their ignorance of gunnery, but not gun was
discharged.
About sunset orders were issued by the
manderin-chief and the Major General to
the commanders Of volunteer companies and
Brigadier Generals Of the State to rally in de-
fence Of the authorities. Several companies
were on the ground by sunrise of the follow.
ing morning. Early on that morning, the
| ,f bod
quesing all citizens, friendly 10 the aathori-
ties, to assemble with arms, at l2 past o.
clock, A. NJ, at the Cadet alarm-por:. On the
same morning, twelve Senators and Repre-
senta,ves of this insurgent Legislature gave
notice that they resigned their Offices and
would not prosecute the rebellion.
About this time 60 O'Clock in the morning) it
was rumored that Dorr had fed. The Gov
ernor and sheriff then went to the house and
told the insurgent crowd that their object was
to arrest Thomas w. Dorr. They were in
formed that he had left the city. The sheriff
said he should search the house. Against
this the insurgents protested, and made show
of resistance; but it was thoroughly, though
unsuccessfuly. As soon as it was found that
Dorr had certainly fled, strong party of horse
followed him in instant pursuit, and the great.
er part of his insurgents dispersed.
A report was current, on the morning of the
10Th inst. that Dorr was in Belingham, Mass
achusetts. A requisition was about to be
made for him. There was no chance of his
escaping unless he left the country.
POSTSCRIPT.
Since the above was in type we have re.
ceived an extra from the New York Sun, con-
tanning letter from correspondent upon the
spot, and embracing dates as recent as those
from the newspapers which presents the whole
affair in quite different aspect. AS we sur
) missed in preparing the previous account, the
, absence of Gov. Dorr, instead of being caused