The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00

RIOT AT OMAGH.

(FURTHER PAR ricu LARS.)

Estract of a letter from Enniskillen, Augtnt
-"
I hasten to inform you that I sin compelled to
alter my course, in cousequenee of the state ul the
country about Omagh, where, lust Saturday, a
terrible affray occurred between a party of the Li-
merick militia stud the Orangemen of that town,
in which, of the latter, three have been killed, and
seven desperately wounded. The Orangemen are
said to be the aggressors—they were parading in
the insignia of their order, before Sir J. Stewart's
house, when those men, who had volunteered
into the line, were marching unarmed into town
from Stralicie, wearing green branches in their
hats-.-the Orangemen immediately called them re-
bels—upon which, the militiamen rushed into the
barracks, where another regiinent of militia Liy,
who, on the preceding 18th of July, had likewise
had a party dispute with the ,aitie class of people,
and were now doubly euitiged at this fresh insult
()tiered to their brother soldiers--the volunteers
immediately received arms (a serjearst is accused of
having furnished ifinnsimitionj, anti, upon the
Orangeists r With% into town from Sir John
Stewart's, the afbresaid esecuti .... took place. It IN
said, that they fired front the window* of the bar-
racks. The artillery were now called out by Sir
John, and some pieces of ordnance placed before
the gates; the yeomen of Aughnacluy, &c. as-
sembled, and at length the militia were compelled
to surrender. On marching the prisoners to gaol,
it is said, sums of the Orangemen wounded them
with their bayonets. To-day I suet a body of tine
Enniskillen Dragoons in fall march.to Omagh, and
it is reported, that the country people had risen
in support of the militia, and that the troops were
then marching to save the Orangemen from tie-
struction. flew far this lust part may be founded
is fact I cannot say ; I should hope it is not true ;
at all emits It is a Gad business, and what may be
Warty expected to happen, so long as party dis-
tinctions are counteuaneed, and not at once put
down with r strong mud firm hand, and those who ,
are fighting their country's battles, supported
against the locusts of the land."
We have authority to contradict the statement
which appeared in an evening paper of yesterday,
and in a morning paper of lbw day, that the Lime-
rick saddle were concerned in the unfortuaate affair
that took place at Omagh ; the Limerick regiment
is quartered at Athlone, consequently could tint he
at Omagh. And we strongly recnmmeed to Gen,
themes who take upon them to make reports, and
give information of passing transactions to the pub-
lic, to be more circumspect in future.
On Sunday se'mught, as the son of Lord ALBE-
MARLE, a youth about 7 years of age, was attempt.
ing to elitists up the outside of the staircase in El-
deu.hall, he fell down, and fractured his skull,
but it it hoped not iu a dangerous manner.

Early in the morning of Friday last, as a post-
chaise from Sandwich, iii which were three sailors
and one woman, was proceeding down St. Martin's-
hill, towards Canterbury, one of the horses on a
sudden began to kick, when the post-boy, who was
driving on the bar, in the endeavour to check
it, broke the reins ; on which the horses ran off
with the chaise furiously through Longport, and in
turning the corner by the towers of St. Augustitmo:s.
monastery, came in contact with the projecting end
of a piece of timber lying on the ground, which,
striking the side of the chaise, upset it, rad the
concussion and fall shattered the body to pieces,
liberating at the same time those within, who mira-
culously end literally meispell (fur it is conjectured
the sailors•were deserters from a ship in the
without any serious injuries, and have not since
been heard of. The post-boy also was out hurt,
neither was any other damage done to the catgage'
part of the chaise, except breaking the splinterJbeir,
on the end of which the carriage fell.
DLSERIfIiD Cuesviseueter.—A ruffian, with the
outward app.:sir:ince of a gent.lentaii, who has been
for some time past iii the constant habit of parad- •
ing the fields in the vicinity of Soiner's Town, and
treating unprotected females who came in Isis way
with brutality, mud addressing them in die most•
disponi% language, met with a deserved chastise.'
inent on Mmuluy evening last, at • tnoinent whee-
lie thought he was moat secure iii the exercise of
his disgraceful practices. Two young ladies, resi-
dents of Camden Town, were walking on the Hemp-
steed-road, aid were followed at some distance by
their Mother., who, perceiving it gentleman in dis-
coutse with their sisters, ediately quickened
their pace, end anted unperceived within hearing
sil the party, when their indignation was roused to
the utmost pitch, by hearing their sisters addressed
• In terms must shocking to the ears of modesty.--
The vidfian was instantly laid prostrate by a blow
front one of the brothers ; and, on his rising, was
most severely beaten. Several persons, on arcing
the affray, came tip to the split, and being inform-
ed of the condeet and general practices of the per-
son they saw clinstised, instantly concurred in the
justice of his correction, and proposed, that, to ad-
ditino to what he had already received, lie should
be conveyed to the neighbouring horse-pond, and
ducked. The proposition was unanimously 'corded
to ; and the crowd leaving by this time considerably
increased, seised on the offender, and, notwith-
standing his reiterated cries for mercy, conveyed
him to a pond in the middle of an adjoining field,
into which they precipitated him, without cere-
mony, and 011 his emerging from this slough, they
repeated their operatiou till he was nearly suffocat-
ed, when he was allowed to crawl off, amidst the
scuffs and hoots of the multitude.
On Monday night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, as a young Gentleman of the name of Bo-
auunns, lately from the West Indies, was return-
ling from the West End of the town, to Iris apart-
ments io Broad-street, in the City, he was hustled
by four or five fellows near Strand-lane, who robbed
him of a valuable gold watch, with which they made
their escape.