New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-25
I~uartaut from Rh0de.I.laud.

Important from Rhode-I.Iand!
Intelligence received yesterday morning from
Providence. confirm. the fears expressed yesterda.
Of rene wed disturbance and outrage d. RI ode-..and
From the energetic and decided preceding Il The
awful suthorti.. i, evident that tie adEcrenis OF
Dorr are preparing Tor psw acts Of agitation anD
violence. We learn mat On Thursday Gov. hiNG
eft Providence in the M.s.schu,ctt. at o'clock
for Newport, He has ordered all the Militia %, IT,
state to proceed to Providence. The steamer
Providence had been chartered, and would tai,
the troop. from Newport, Bristol, Warren and
other town. on the Riyer-,o that ZOO men were
expected TO be under arm. At Providence Yesterday
They will march without delay ~ Chopaohct, siN-
teen miles distant, tse head-q -arter. Of Dor an
hi, sjhersnis. 1t was generally believed ihsi
Providence would be placed under martha. "a" la''
night These facts we earn from officer, OF The
steamboat Ma..achu.ctt,.-N think II Dot VI
.ikey tina, the principal obIec; q the rebeAy--
p,r:zans Of Dorr IN the demonstrations which La'c
provoked such promp, action from the Governor -
to create irc.h excitement which shall prevent the
Legislature from passing any act, favorable to the
extension If the ri.hi OF S.ara-e-a- TIA; would
at once Illustrate al their scheme, Of aa.-'s 'io-
lence W. trust tina, thes. considerations vii
not be- allowed 10 influence tie Tncmier' o. the
General As.ou.bly-but that the step. already
taken towards calling a Convention Of the people
10 revise the Constitution will at once be caui-d
into full effect. This cour.- alone vii save the
State from continued anarchy and disorder. We
understand that some Of the most desperate ruttau'
of the Five Points have within ie~ day, gone To
Providence.
". have received the following sip from the
Office of the Providence Journal:
THrRsply P. VI, Jsas ).
MOST DiAEOLICAL OUTRAGE.
Mess,s. c. J. Shelly. J. c. Keep, 6. !. Harris.
and :. W. Peckham were stopped on the highway
near Chepachat last wednesday evening, By some
of DORIS armed lsiians. The two -t'sr were
met by patrol on hor.eback, about quarter GA
mile from the village One ol the paioi immcdl-
ately started for The village and sixteen men, with
rnuskets stnppcd thc chaiso in which Mc,srs.
Harris and Pcskhsm were riding; one oi them
Jumped upon the steps ars exclaimed, " theE
are damned landhpldcs; lsis arrest them. Al
this, the party pointed their nuskctsat them, their
arms were taken from them, AMI they were carried
to Spr.gle, tavern, where, With tie Two ir-t
narsed, their hand. were bound behind them with
csrd-, and the four marched on foot 90 W oon-
socket. twelve miles distant, under guard oi 30
men. Half of this distance they were march.d
with their hand, tied behind them. At Woon-
socket they were put in barn, and supplied With
food. In The morsing they we're liberated, 1t u
supposed by the inicrcession OF Mr.. West, who,
one Of Mr.. DORIS mes. appsar. not to
have made Up his mind to q hignws. robbery.-
Soma of the were slammed at the probable
effect of tins outrage, and a. a report was IN cir
culnrion that force would be Instantly sent from
Prov idence this undoubtedly h,d a great effect in
procuring their release. Their arm. were not
stored 1t i. impossible to describe the sensation
which the new. OF arrest caused in the city, and
which had increased to a terrible hight. when ii
was partially relieved by the intelligence of their
release
One Of the men upsn whom this outrage wa
committed, bein. exhausted with the painful
march, was urged on by tao bayonet, with which
he was repeatedly pricked, until, being fain, and
absolutely unable to GO on, he was thrown into
wagon The others were also abused and insulted
during their march.
i, is to be considered that the men upon whom
lIns OulIhs' was 'VHiHl''''"' WV ~ Nv 49, -
any offence. even according to DORIS constitution,
nor were tnry arrested ny al! nam VI o''''
-H."' 't 80" J. IandbnIJor.
Two gentlemen. who were riding near Wcon.
socket % Wednesday evening last, were .opped
By eight men with mu'Neis Ihey Instant! ore"
heir pistols, and the .coundrels stepped back
''I " ii'H m Thoy .r,.a,cJ ON, " stan
'Ga,', - .rJ n,r,her If nconIe ran ont with
mu.kets. but they did not succeed in stopping
hem again.
Another oil the men engaged 10 u.e a''''ni' 70
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