Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-05-30

No, s,ss,a,y "eIe 'esuy 10 dIspeTse, they would
strong party Of horse followed Dorrioin-
slant pursuit, but we fear there is little prosuecr,
OF ms being arrested in this State A reouis;,ion
WIN ne maze upon the Governor of wbatever-
State he has fled 10, and he will be hronI, -
for trial. He will very probably a,ten,us - oo,,
up another syTnpa;hlzing meeting in New YoyIf
and come here at the head OF the rtfiians of vvhon
he boasts that he can raise five thousand bni he
will never be allowed TO come into the state ex.
cept in the custody of the law. His course ia
run.
This is TO give notice that | have resigned NV
seat as member OF the house OF Representatives
from the town Of Smith6ed, under the PEOPLES
"p ,, ELISHA SMITH
The insurgents have not given I'm their guns
aud are entrenchiDg themselves
FouR O'CLOCK
we were IN hopes that should not have to
record anythIng that looked like fight, further
Than what Is already given in another column
But 1t seems the small body of Suffrage men who
were le on the field of strife in possession of tho
cannon, which they promised to give I'D in case
Gov. king and his party would retire after his
departure at one commenced throwing up breast.
works and arranging means to place themselves
on the defence, declaring that they would not give
lup the cannon.
They did not muster at first more than 6hv or
sixty we believe their forces have been increased
"''hih 'he past honr IVY denchmens from Woon-
this body is in possession belong TO the artillery
company, anu are the same were tuken yester-
day afternoon, as that company state, without
leave The artillery company have just gone up
with their swords to demand their cannon We
have sent messenger of to learn what will be
the success OF the mission. Should the cannon
not be given up they will be tax en- by force. it is
sahl FIVE o,ctccv
Our messenger has Just returned from the ground
ana reports That the body OF the Suffrage parry in
n Tho ,.,iI ,I,,,
They have built breastwork about three feet hi9h
ana Intend they say, TO maintain their position.
lie artillery company have left the ground Ii
is expected that Gov. King will again call on his
friends TO dispense those men and take the guns
from them.
From the Providence Jounal-Exita.
THURSDAY, p. NJ, May 10.
The men entrenched upon the HILL remained
penceably during the night. In the morning, a
bout dnybreak, three guns were discharged. They
were under the command of man named Wolf
from Uxbridge, vino arrived here on Wednesday
Their position was one from which they could do
no injury. Ii was easily commanded from the
hills, on the other side of the Cove and the au-
thorlties contented themselves with taking meas-
ures to prevent them from doing any mischief
) feeling insured that one night would cool their
} courage. In the morning, the artillery company
went up and received their guns without any diff
hcully They were loaded within a foot of the
mnzze' with scraps of boer-ron, spikes, &C.
| luo OlntT pieces were lhkeu possession OF DV the
I Quartermaster General and carried TO the Arse
I nal, and the place entirely abandoned
= report was current, this morning, that Dorr
e was in Belngham Mass. about three miles from
e Woonsocket, and that he was raising recruits We
II think It very probable that he is there, but very
improbable that he is raising recruits. He would
= hardly dare 10 show himself to his own men. A
8 reqnision will be, or has been, sent for him. He
= must leave the country, if he escapes.
f The kentlsh Guards arrived here at tel o'clock
last evening. They were quarered in the Cadet
s Armory.
s message was received by the Governor from
: Newport, informing him that eighty seven men
l. were ready 10 come TO Providence, and that ma
|. ny others would be ready by the time convey
e ance could be sent for them. A number of men
arrived on Wednesday evening from West Green
wich, TO give their support 10 the government -
The men in Washington county were ready to
come, and anxiously awaiting orders. General
e Greene of the Kent County Brigade, reported
e his Two regiments assembled, and ready for or
IL ders. The lower regiment, from the dsaffected
It part OF the country, mustered two hundred and
fifty men. The other was larger. More men
were ready from Bristol county. The mills were
stopped all business was suspended, ard every
is thing showed the firm determination of the peo-
pie to maintain the laws.
GENERAL ORDER
; HEAD QuARrERs,
Providence, May l9, 1912
: The COMMANDMENT Chief tenders his sincere
n thanks TO the Newport artillery, Col Swan to the
a Bristol Artillery, 1t. Col. Taylor, and to the War
= rem Artillery, Capt. Fessenden, for The prompt
;, manner in which they obeyed the order of the
T. 10Th instant and for the efficient aid which they
:. rendered in dispensing he armed band collected on
a Federal Hill in opposition 10 the laws of the
. State.
n The COMMANDMENTS Chief also tenders his sin
- cere thanks to the Marine Artillery, Lit. Colonel
% Nightingale, to the Providence First Lgh; Infan-
- try, Captain Brown, and 10 the National Cadets,
- Capt Martin for their services in guarding the
=. Arsenal when menaced with an attack on tho
e night OF the 10th instant, and for their steady
- courage and efficient action in executing The or
>, ders OF yesterday, when dslodging and dispensing
y the insurgents upon Federal Hill
- To the kenlish Guards, Col. Allen the Com
~ mander-ln. Chief also tenders his sincere thanks
" aud while the difficulty of assembling The GONNA
- ny prevented their arriving in season 10 appear
~ upon the field, he acknowledged with pleasure
- the evidence which their earliest possible arrival
:. gives of their readiness TO support the laws and
- authorities of the State.
y, The COMMANDMENTS Chief congratulates the
several military corps and the citizen volunteers
upon the termination of those disturbances which
threatened 10 obstruct the regular execution of
the laws, and TO endanger the peace of the State
And he rejoices that this object has been accom-
plshed in n manner which, while it evnced q
determination 10 maintain, at all hazards the
~, supremacy of The laws, was signalized by exem-
- plary forbearance towards those who had been
~ betrayed into violation of their duty as citizens
10 BY order OF His Excsency,
- SAMUEL W. KING, Governor
~ ard Commander tn. Chief.
" ELISHA DYER, .4Satam General Of r, Island.
Thus ends tho rebellion the people of Rhode
RI Island refused to take up arms-lhe dasardy lea
:" ders skuked or run away-and the few (,nostly
J., stragglers and adventures from other states who
n, had taken up arms, concluded TO lay them down
10 again. How clear is it, tina, the people OF the
~, state are utterly against Dorr and his bloody
IL schemes: and how ridiculous the blood and thun,
der resolutions and speeches Of The locoloco lea
III lars i'm loston mud Nav ork md YernooI TIL.