Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-05-26
(From the Baltimore American.
RHODE ISLAND


The Providence Journal of Tuesday has the fol.
lowing paragraph
"a few seceders from the Cadet company, i0in.
ed by about Is recruits, assumed the name and
uniform OF that corps, and paraded in DORIS pro.
cession Yesterday. meeting Of the company
was held last evening and we understand it was
contemplated to adopt new uniform, and neve
again to appear In that which has been disgracet
Colonels of the New York Regiments. have nro
,rsed 10 send on their troops at the request O
"Governor" Dorr, and that Levi d. SIamm ba
proclaimed the fact, that he has chartered steam
boat to carry on 1000 fighting men.
lfrom the N. T. American, Wednesday Afternoon. (,
THE OVERT ACT!
|, we nave just been favored with the followino
iel'er, written In pencil, at the moment of ,I,e
departure oil the cars last evening from Prov
dence. Before this sheet, therefore reaches on,
readers, blood may have flowed:
CADET ARMoRY, PROVIDENCE,
May II, 81 O'Clock, p. nj.
Dear Sir We are in open rebellion here an
outbreak Is expected every moment. am draft.
Gu e IN me Cadet Company | shall leave here TO,
New New York tomorrow, if 1 can. The Suffrage
Mi'tafy nave just taken possession of the States
cannon ihey are now going to take the Arsenal:
the Crisis has come we are all in arms
No time to write. "o'
am at the cars-they are off in moment.
lust before writing this, / was in the private
council o! Gov. King; there is a list of 1000 men
WHO nave pledged themselves to come ont at a
lohe" US ho'ice--they are now issuing the or
ucS' Inc military are coming in from all parts
OF the State. The Dorr troops are collrcting
tied. 80 w "e'-
AS to the rumored attack on the Arsenal. we
are Sceptlcal-because that is a stone buidlnu of
mick walls under charge OF man both cool and
rA nl,Io-
at hand to maintain his post
There are some 5000 muskets, four pieces of
ar'liiery, and an abundant supply of ammunition
In the arsenal.
The insurgents possessed themselves. undoubt.
edly, ot brass Founders, yesterday afternoon.
put 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, therefore, may be made, that A.
gainst the Arsenal will not be.
IRON the NJ Y Courier and Enquirer ofTburslav
RHODE ISLAND REBELLION IN EARN
EST.
Our accounts from Rhode Island this rnornipo
leave very little room to doubt that Providence e
already the scene OF open and undisouised rebel
liam and blood shed.
(from the Providence Journal.)
=, TUESDAY, 3, p. NJ.
Mr.. Dorr remains at the house of Burlington
Anthony. i'hchouse is guarded by soldiers. and
cannon is placed by the side Of it. At about /
o'clock the signal Of alarm was given, and ac
cording to orders some two or three hundred men
assembled. portion Of them were armed. The
alarm was given In consequence Of a report that
the sheriff was about to arrest Dorr.-The crowd
was very much excited. Burlington Anthony adj
dressed them, and declared that Dorr should not
be taken from that house alive. A voice in the
crowd demanded to be led OH TO the attack of the
arsenal, and several responded TO il but the ora.
soi cautioned them against committing any overt
act. What an idea government is this-that !
government, which they say is legally establish
"a, cannot commit an overt act. MIR. Dorr order. !
20 Inc military to meet them in the afternoon, pre-
pared for action.
IL Is said that Mr.. Dorr offered one Of the mar |
'hals OF his procession any place in the gift of the
fIe declined