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A ^ ^ V m ^ ^ ^ » W A A ^ ^ ^ W ^ ^ w #«^ W ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ V A A ^ A Acould bo dispersed, and the loss of lifo and tlio slioddiiig of blood prevented. Scenes of the most daring recklessness and infuriated madness followed in quick succession. TJic building was surrounded, and the inmates were thieatcned witli extermination and deatli, in tlic mo'ft frightful form imaginable. Every means of escape by flight was cut olT. The scene now became one of most appalling and heart-rending interest! Fifteen or twenty citizens, among whom were some of our most worthy and enicrprising, were apparently doomed to an unenviable and inevilaiilc deat i, if the flames continued.’’ A letter in the Jowrwfl^, from a friend at Alton,gives the sequel:—“ Those within perceiving the building on lire, and tliat; it, together willi its valuable contents, must inevitably be destroyed, and the press which they were defending with it, they proposed to capitulate. They were assured by those without, that if they would withdraw from llie building, and leave tlicir arms behind tliem, not one of th(m should be molested. They accordingly left the building, and as they were going out of the door, and turning the corner, almost every one of them was fired at. Mr. llofl' received a ball in one of his legs, which has not yet been extracted.' Itisapprc-hcmled that lii.s leg will have to bo amputated. IJis cIotli(*s were perforated with several holes, and one shot entered liis nose in ar his eye, whieli bled profusely. Mr. Moeller, of the iirin of Gerry and Weller, received a ball in his log, but it is thought the bone is not fractured. S(3Voral oiliei's had their clothes perforated with balls. They wore pursued and liriid after in every direction, till none of them could bt? fuund. The mob llien entered unmolested, threw out the press and demolished it. At about Iwu ohd’ock they, dispersed. It is Said, several of tlie mobites were seriously wounded. They are, however, coticealerl by llieir friends. There wove eighto.eii ine]i in tlie building, with about thirty-six stand of arms, besides small arms; they were not desirous qf dcstroyinp life, or tliey might have shot down fifty of the rioters as
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Christian Advocate
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Jan 01, 1838
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