Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-07-14

Few persons are aware ofihe extent Of

| Rhode Island seems Tor the prescnt u
have happily escaped. Had the trea
sonable enterprise of Mr.. Dou met will
more extensive-support, or been crowned
with half the success which he anticipa
ted, state Of civil war and anarchy
would have pervaded that unhappy State
of which the communities of South Amer
ica can alone furnish us a just idea.-
Some attempt at a picture of the possible
state olihings is annexed in the following
ApocRypnAL HISTORY OF RHODE ISLAND.
Il I342-June 25.-The battle of Che
! pacbet fought between the State troops
| under General Mcneil and the insur.
/ gent forces under Gov. Dorr. After al
! obstinate conflict the former were defea
| ted, with the loss of $50 killed and woun.
! ded.
II July lst-Dorr having been joined
\ by five hundred recruits from the neigh
boring States, marches upon Providence
Il and demands the surrender of the town,
and contribution of S 100000. This is
! refused. lie threatens to sack the place
II A sspguinary engagement takes place,
in which Dorr is worsted, and obliged to
/ fall back upon Woonsocket.
II July l5th.-General Singsng arrives
1. in Rhode Island with 800 men, recruite d
! from the broihels and prisons of New
/ York. These men attack and 2lllage
Il Bristol, and commit great eXcesses on
1.-The inhabitants Universal alarm and
distress prevail throughout the State.
i The frontier Of Massa2 husetts is covered
with fugitive women and children in
great misery.
July 2Olh. A junction is effected be-
tween Dorr and Singsing. The latter
offers to bring up 5000 troops from New
York, the plunder Of Providence being
the stipulated price. This offer is acccp
ted, and measures taken TO carry it into
effect
July 3Oth. Providence is attacked in
the night by the combined forces of Dor
and Singsing ZOO strong. A drsp' rate
resistance is made by the regular troops
and the inhabitants. Dorr is repulsed,
and retreats towards Chepochct. Bur
the Slngsng men perform prodigies OF
yalor, and set fire to the town on the OPP
posle side. Dorr rallies and brings
back his men IN time for the pnnder.-
Providence is sacked and ravaged the
banks, stores and dwelling houses broken
open and plundered the females are
given up 10 the soldiery, and twelve hun
dred of the citizens who had surrendered
are shot bv order Of Dorr in the public
streets. The University is burnt, and
with it four hundred Of DORIS soldiers,
IN Il state of intoxica'ion. Dorr is pro-
claimed Governor, and Singsng com
mander r-in-chief
August lst.-A great meeting held in
State street, Boston, to express sympa-
thetic re joicings in the glorious triumphs
of the suffrage and plumber party ini
Rhode Island. In New York twelve
thousand men offer their swords and sa-
cred honors TO the same glorious cause,
but cannot pay their passage.
August 6th.-A levy en- mnsse Of the
male inhabitants Of Rhode Island.
August 18th. The great battle Of
Warwick, 10 which Gov. King, and Gen.
Mcneil are killed. On the other side
Gen. Singsing is mortally wounded, and
the command devo!vcs on Gen. Cullhroat
Both sides claim the victory. During
this month partisan war is carried on
in all parts Of the State, with frequent
skIrmishes. Newport is taken and re-
taken five times, and finally burnt. -
Misery, famine and violence reign
throug hout the State.
November Gth.--An insurrcction
breaks out in Massa chusetts, having for
It's OBJ ect the equal distribution OF proper
ty. The ringleaders are arrested, but
are rescued by the populace. A large
body OF insurgents entrench themselves I
in AuIeboro,' and are besicged by the .
government troops. General Culthroat \
to their relief Massachusetts
is invaded onlhe North by New Hamp-
shire. Great riot and massacre in New
York during an election. The defeated I
candidate takes up arms, and is joined
by his adherents. Civil war RACES in
New York.
l845.-War between France and
lNHSSla. hOt. LOTT OlcfS f(nOue lslanu n
to The Emperor Nicholas in exchange
for body oftroops. Admiral Whisker~
oifsky, with fleet and transports, arrives
at Newport. Rhode Island is declared !
a Russian province. Gen. Workemofi' !
rompels The men, women and children
o labor five months in the construction Of
Fort Nicholas. Gov. Dorr is made a
'ubaltern officer, but proving refractory, |.
he is sent to St. Petersburg, where he re-
reives the knout, and is banished 10 ST.
beria.
1875. Age Of the American IIcpiar-
chy, the Union being broken up into
seven distinct governments, as follows
New Eng gland, a monarchy under his 4
majesty Cutihroat the second. New II
York, Pennsy lvania, sc. free republic,
tributary TO the Emperor Of Russia, and
an Americo- Russia standing \
army. Virginia, a military republic, on
he model Of Guatemala, under the al II
ornate dictatorship of the conflicting
Generals TUckuhoe and Cohee. The
Carolnas and Georgia a grand, free
notification, republican despo-
ism, under King Sambo tho first. Lou