Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-06-30
FROM RHODE ISLAND-Ths C,ll,. inc o,o
further Particular Of The proceeding. and overt acts
Of The D,rr party.

FROM RHODE ISLAND.-rhs G,ll,~ ing uro
further particular. Of the proceeding. and overt acts
Of tho Dor party.
From me Providence JoErnoi n June %.
MOST ~OIABOLlCAL OUrRAGE.-Messn c
; Shei'y,S Z heeP. { A Harris. and = W Peckham.
were stopped on the highway near Chepichei. las,
wednesday evening. 10 some Of DORIS armed ruff.
ms. The two latter were met by a patrol on hor-c O..
tack. about a quarter of a mile from The village. and
sixteen meI'. vita muskeis. stopped the chai.e in
Which MesSrs Harris and PaCkham were riding; one
CT 'hen jumped upcn the steps AMI exclaimed
They are dImHed landhniderS; let's arrest Them 4"
Al ihis' the party pointed her mnskels at them;
'he'r arms were taken irum them. and they were
carried Ia Spngue's tavern. where. with the t,v,
hisi named ih'r hands were bound behind tb.tn
wiih cnrds. aud The 'our were marched on foot Il,
W"ousncket. Half OF tins Distance they were mar.
ched with their haa,s tied behind Them. Al Woon.
s"che', They were al IN a harm. aud supplied with
lood. Ia the morning they were liberated II i. sup.
posed 10y the IntercessIO ION OF Mr. West, who. aItbopgb
one "i us men. appears not 10 have made M Inn.
mind To- highway robbery. some OF the men were
alarmed NJ the probable effect OF this onIr %. and
nsafepou was ~ Circll ton that a lo-ce would be
instantly sent fom Providence. this unJoph,edIy
had a great eie,t In procuring their release. Their
arms were not restored. "a is impossible TO describe
he -cusailun "hich the news of Tins arre,t cnn.c5
~. ~ Wy aNA NNlN nuN AlfffaNei To- "A terrible
height. Nhsn Il was partially relieved by the intel.
Hsrnre of their release.
OIs Of he men upon this outrage was committed
b-ing exhausted with the yaiuful march. was ur-cJ
"n D. the hay"nct. With which he wns repeatedly
pncked, until being faint and absolutely unable To
60 on, ne was thruNn into n wagon. The other.
were also abused aud IusulIsd during the march.
u 10 Ia be cOnsidt rel that The men non wh,n
this Outrage was committed. were MT accused oT
any oticnre. even accurdins To boris constitution.
nor were they arrested 10y any wtrrInl or niher nu.
ihnriiy. The only charge against them Was. rhit
they were damned landholdcr"
Iw5g"nilemrn, who were riding near Wuonsock.
ct on Wednesday evening last. were stopped by eish,
men. With mnskeis. They Instantly drew their Pr
tolls, and The scoundrels stepped back; one Of them
struck the horse with suth violence ns to break ms
m rsk"t. The screamed out stop them nm a mum.
her oi people ran nut with muskeis. but they did moi
succeed IA shipping Them again.
Another of the men engaged in the attempt TO
sieaI The Warren guns. has been arrested. an car.
ried 10 Bristol. More will probably be taken very
som.
Twelve hundred pounds of scrap boiler iron were
stolen WednrsJiy night. irum a machine shop ia
fawincket THIS N he material with which the
insurgents loaded their guns On the 18Th Of NAV.
We learn that on Thursday. Gov King left Prvi
dence IA the Massachusetts. at ! o'clnck for New.
port Tie ordered all The militia OF The Slate 10 pro.
coed 10 Providence The steamer Prov nIencc had
been chartered, AID w"uId take troops from New.
port. Bristol. Warren ard other towns on the Z Yer
so that 5000 men were expected 10 he under
arms nj Providence 10 day. They will march with
out delay TO Cheplchei. sixteen miles distant the
head quarlers OF DIrr and his adherenls. IL Was
generally believed that Providence would he pln.
ced under martial law to night.