Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-23
OFFICE OF THE PRovIpENeE JOURNAL. }
Wednesday p. NJ, May Is.
TIE STATE OF AEEAIpS

We have passed through the mos, fearful md c,;
teal day that ever dawned upon this State. and
wnen we CONSIDER the hostile array, the excited
feeling, anc the fail PREPARATION /. seems ei,,os,
miraculous that It has passed without blooJsbeJ :
The hrmness, prudence and caution OF the govern-
ment cannot lie too highly commended. ami tho
prompt and efficient manner in which the citizens
have responded TO the clll of the ,on,r,,nfs. =,
en- G., Is entitled to equal praise. We GO back be-
You'd our postscript OF yesterday and civ. rs c mr.
an account OF the whole proceedings as we can fur
nish. 'N'
Last evening, several of Mr. DORIS near relative,
ca'ed al his quarters and endeavored 10 convince
nm o! The utter mpossblity Of success in ms mad
uesisn, ard urged upon him, by every considera
Won, wncn ever moved mortal man. 10 dcsisi from,
tae Conflict which could only end in the efFusion of
".o'G 'n- rs o'Tn destruction. \ number nf the
members al MS esis sturc were prcs-rt and sors5
IN the entrcatv. and to their credi. il shoaId
ms ehei ccurs- Tors added Their u-an,nl 1us onioion
against f'rc'h'c movement. H., refused 10 l;.,,n
10 any thinE, and when those vho had called uuon
nun ei1 me room, hrs own party f,.enis also vs NJ,
10 ''l' nun Tor moment alone, as token o their
disapprobation. He was second time vis,,-d i,,
t"e same near relatives, and again urged 20 listen IN
r.asori but equally IN v1in. Nothing couid m .ve
nm ana D.. issued his orders for an attack upon IL G
Arsenal The signal gun was fired at midpisb,.
me force, accom- nnicd bv Door IN pcrsau motel
down Love Lane through Olncyvil!. and c,rne m
on The north cos; side OF the Arsenal They broueb,
SIX he'd pieces ADD took up a position IN a small
itey Afterwards approached even nearer Their
position y IS selected with singular impr,idenrc I,
was completely within nrge OF "a . end canister
ano hal tbey hred single gun, the return ffon, the
AFSenn' would have been -mcrious-mur,let o1s
Nnt hlt theie furce would ever have ls(t tIef.l4-
her force WAS varousiV estimated n, from, Two ia
iour hundred. a five Of truce was then cent ~ Tho
Arsenal, and possession demanded on the mari n
1oIonel wheeler, and IN the name Of Gov Dor
The commandant replied that he koew retIer
Col wheeler nor Governor Dor; and in answer I,
we Insurance that they should take II md vSerc
iul y no to do So be TO j them 70 take H. The
insurgents then 'opaircd to their guns AMI the order
"a' gwen, by Dor, 10 fire. We nte not ceriain
"hclher they refused 10 fire, or win Their their eno
rance OF gunnsry prevented them from making any
rated. 'O"' "i'o
Atabout sunset orders were ssued bv the Com
mander'in-Chei and the Major General 20 the
comm tnaefs oil volunteer companies and Bris.de
Generals OF his State. They all Immediately
" sPltchci ~ express, and steamboat sent IN
Newpor', es soon as she could be cot under yy.v
&c returned ills morning a. about half past sever
O'Clock, bringing tho Newport ArtiIIerv viii to-,
held pieces, the Bristol Artillery and n eonr,ov
from warren IN Hll about one hund-cd aod fGy
men under arms. They nTe responded promp,iv
Chief III"
Too much praise cannot be awarded % the c.,
dels, Light Infantry, and Marine Artillery of This
city. TIE gallant fellows in these comp,n,e, after
night OF iatiguing duty, looked as flesh ns # tbev
haI inst risen from ih,ir plows.
Esf'y this morning, the FOL ving notice was "a
sued by the Mayor In compliance with This re.
qncs', the stores w-rc generally r .o-ed. Nuub,rs
"' cruz MS proceeded 70 the CADETS Armorv nnd
fn'oHeI themsevc3 The veteran Col. William
Doug accepted the command Of the whole -