Daily National Intelligencer

PRINCETOWN COLLEGE,
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.

We are very much concerned to learn, that a most serious disturbance took place a few days since among the Students at Princeton College. As far as we have been able to ascertain, it threatens the total dissolution of that distinguished Seminary, from whose Academic walls so many luminaries of our country, in science, religion and politics have emanated shedding lustre upon its name. From some unfortunate misunderstanding between the Professors, Teachers and Students, it appears, the latter almost in a body, revolted, and by force drove their superiors from the college apartments; & committed great violence on the building. We understand that nearly eighty of these inconsiderate young gentlemen have already reached this city on their way home, abandoning their Collegiate duties and obligations. With our present limited information we forbear further remark on this unpleasant occurrence; only hoping, that a returning sense of duty on the part of the students, added to the decided indignation of their parents and guardians, will, even yet, rescue this celebrated institution from so shameful a dissolution.

PRINCETON, N. J. Jan. 24.

A paragraph having appeared in one of the public papers, giving an exaggerated representation of the disorders which have recently taken place in the college here, it is thought proper to state, that though the riot was violent, no personal injury whatever was sustained by any individual; that the orders of college were suspended for about six and thirty hours, & have ever since been proceeding peaceably in their usual course. And that notwithstanding the inflexible determination of the authority of the college to enforce its laws, the probability is, that eventually not more than a fourth part of the students will be found to have had such a concern in the late unhappy and riotous proceedings, as to require their permanent exclusion from the institution.

The printers of newspapers in the state of New-Jersey, and in the cities of New York and Philadelphia, are respectfully requested to publish this statement, with a view to correct or prevent erroneous representations.

ASHBEL GREEN,
President of the College of New-Jersey.