Mr. Fletcher- mentions this event, February 14th, in a
letter to a friend, thus : — " I am here in the midst of the
rumours of war. The burghers of Geneva, on the side
of the opposition, have disarmed the garrison, and taken
possession of one of. the gates. I had, however, the
happiness to get in, and bring away my nephew, who is
a student there. Some troops are preparing to go and
block them up._ The Lord may, at this time, punish the
repeated backslidings of these Laodicean Christians,
most of whom have turned iniidels. This event ma)' a
little retard my journey, as I must pass through Geneva.
