The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-22 00:00:00

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mark Nadin's refuel S!,ortly after ti.is transaction, Mr. Bay,
the chairraso of the nirgi.dmta, came into the ape: tment, and
asked Bunt if he was Si:di' to go down to the New Bailey; it'
he was he himself would accompany him, and ha•lc after lino
wkly. Bust, who we forgot to mention had received a slight
Fula' e wound on one of his hands, said, that lie should have no
objection to the Ma,;ittrete's company; he certainly did not like
either a rut from a sabre or a blow from a star, hod] cf ,whieit
had been dealt out to him in no small quantity. Mr. Hay
shortly aftorwords went out, having tint mode a reply to Mr.
Bunt, which some riot out of doors prevented us from hearing.—
On casting our eyes at the place where the immesse multitude
Lad lately been assembled, we were .:iwprised in the short space
of ten minutes to see it cleared of all it.rionner occupiers, atd
filled by various troops of military, both harm and foot. Shortly
after this had occurred, a Magistrate crone into the mom, and
bade the prisoners prepare to march off to the New
Hunt was consiqncJ to the cusic4y of Cul. l'Esintrige, of theFtst
foot, and a detachment of the ISili Hussars ; and tinder his care,
he ar.d all the other prisoneis wl.o were each placed between voy,
constables, reached the New Bailey in yettict safety. l I.e
stafik of two of llunis banners were carried in mock procession
before Mira .

After these individuals had been committed to the custody of
the Goveenor, they were turned into one common yard, where
the event; of the day formed the sus jest of conversation. Knight
and norchourte, elm had beets taken a short time after them,
were afterwards added to their company. About S o'clock the
Magistrates directed the Governor of the prison to lock each of
them up in u solitary cell, and to me that they had no coustitu-
r.itestion with each other. This was accordingly done.
The writer of this article was one of the parties thus intpri-
soncel. Except that it was Leprisonmeht, he has no reason to
complain of the treetruent which he received. lie was in custody
front 2 o'clock on Monday till 12 o'clock on Tuesday. As soon
as the Magistrates were acquainted with the circumstances under
which his apprehension had taken piece, they immediately
ordered his release, and expressed in very polite terms their re.
grct for the imenvenienee to which imbed been subjected. Whew
we were once more allowed to enjoy that freedom of which We
had been for a moment deprived, we took a walk through most
of the principal streets of Manchester, and found that they were
at that time (12 o'clock) completely under military disposal.
Soldiers were posted. at .all the commanding positions of the
own, and were to be seen exteaded stetted length on the flags in
varioua directions. At three o'clock, they had, however, all rf
them returned to their quarters, and the tows was wall outward
appearanee.once more in estate of tranerull:ty.

At wren Aback, when we cptitted Manchester, all was quiet in
the town. A report had. however, reached it, that there was a
serious riot at Oldham, and in consequence soave troops of the
Chester lieornenty were sent to quell it.
In our raid to Stockport, our atteteion was forearly strnek by
the numerous grouper of idle men, cho were congegated toge •
theralong it. They appeared ready fit any wicked or deeperata
purp,rie, and we have reason to believe that fro the evening
was concluded, they were cngaz,,cil in an attack upon the magis-
tracy of Stockport. About a mile from that place some hun-
dreds of them were assembled near a petty public house. A new
hat, a tea kettle, and some other articles of little valite, were
diip!aycd at the window, as is custinuary to display the prince
given at wakes or feasts in this part of the country. This we.;
to•ser.e as a pretext for flier meetim; takanhert but this was
only a pretext we :earned to a certainty during our stay at
Macclesfield.

On our entry into that town about 10 at night, we were met
by several women, who flung themselves in the way of our chaise,
and entreated us for Go i'c sake not to enter it, as murderous
work was going on within it. This was not, to be cute, pleasing
information; bet on consulting v:ith our driver, he said there
could be no harm in our proeceding on as far as the Royal Hotel,
which lies nearly at the entrance of the toan as you cone front
Manchester. On arriving there, our horses were seized by some
special constables, anal we were advised not to proceed further up
the town, if we had any regerd whatsoever flu our lives. Of course
we took thcir advice, and turned our horses into a yard, as they
desired us. On inquiring into the cause of the anxiety whirls
was depicted Maid their Cams, they :nformed us :lit the Refor-
mers in their neighbourhood, irritated by the defeat which they
:tad sustained at Manchester the day before, Lad assembled in a
body of 2 or 5,1 to men, and bail been committing the most
abominable acts of violence in different quarters of the town. In
the market place they had broken every window which looked
into it. and in various other places had done similar acts of atro-
city. They were emboldened in their villainy by the knowledin:
that there were only a few military men in the town, and that in
the custody of these men were 300 stand of anns, and several
thousand round of ball cartridge. The circiimstanee of these
arms being so loosely guarded filled the minds of the peaceablo
inhabitants with the utmost dread, especially when they found,
on going to the guard-house, that out of the six soldiers stationed
in the town, two were dead drunk. anal one of than the sergeant
at the head of the detachment. They were all, however, per
waded to stand to their arras, and being aided by several 'esp.:::
table inhabitants of the town, assumed so formidable an appearance
that the rioters thought it unwise to attack them. This dis-
inclination on their pact gave fresh courage to the friends (denier
and tranquillity; and in consequence they ma& an ani.ek on the
rioters, and took several of them prisoners. In the meanwhile,
an express was sent off to Stockport, desiring that one of the
three companies Lithe 3tst, which had marched ilori their quar-
ters at Macclesfield to Stockport, might be sent back to the former
place, or else a company of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry.
many of whom are inhabitants of the place, might be dispatched
to the assistance of their townsmen. Whilst this scene WAS
transacting it. Macclesfield, it was said that bonfires had bee,
lighted on ell that hills which surround it, and it was surmise I
that these served as signals to the disaffected. he fast lighted
was on Blakeney-hill; this was answered by similar fres on ail
the hills, from thence op to Northern Laney, there it stooped ;
but at another signal, fire-rockets were thrown up from it. Whe-
cher there was any meaning in these fires or not we are unable to,
MY i but shortly after they appeared, the rioters rc.umed their

AUGUST tt

attacks, having first taken the precaution to extinguish all the
gas lights in the town. This was attended by twofold advantage,
inasmuch as it did not leave them so open to detection, and
therefore gave•them a better opportunity of continuing their
devastations. Still, with all those advantages, Jiey never durst
meet the small but resolute band of special constables; who.
under the command of the Mayor. were every where ready to
resiit them. Some 8 or 9 gentlemen who had mounted them-
selves on horseback aid armed themselves with swords, were of
great utility in scouring the streets and bringing in prisoners.
who were immediately placed in the custody of the soldiers of the
.11st. We are happy to taY, that in the struggles between the
two parties, no sea ions personal injury was dune to either of them.
Some of the rioter. got heavy blows from the staff's of the con-
stables, and some of the constables awkward contusions from the
brick-bats hurled at them by their opponeres ; but no lives were
either lost or endangered. Whets we left the town, which was
at 4 o'clock in the rooming. trancuillity was perfectly re-esta-
blished ; 30 or -to -, voters were in custody, and the gentleman
.who had gone atilt the express to Stockport, had returned with
the intelligence, that, though a battle between the military and
the rioters was momentarily expected, a troop of infantry had
started from Stockport, and were when he left then. within an
hour's march of Nl:webs-field. At Stockport the magistrates were
.as4embled at the Warren Bulkeley Arms, Wore which the
soklicry was drawn out, as that was the first point againt which
the rioters had declared their intention of making un attack. Si•
miler riots were expected at other places; almost aU the military
being stationed at Aisne:ester.

" MAXCNEsrii, Wedresday.eeeniag. 3o' Clock. —Nothing
of patticular importance has transpired since 1 wrote you yester-
day. A death-like stillness pervades the-town, which looks more
like a place besieged than the once busy capital of the first manu-
facturing diced:: in the world. Tranquillity has been re esta-
blished, but, I far mud!, tot on the most secure basis. Every
body is under tea.ful arprehention that the state of extreme
exasperation into which the populace have been universally
thrown by the melancholy events of Monday, and which they
are continually indicating in a hundred ominous ways, may yet
burst forth in a manner too awful to be contemplated. The
Authorities here do not cimceul their fears; they feel tl•at their
Littiathan now is even worse t:,an it was. Orders, I understand,
from ari zuchority on which I can rely, have bean sent oft in
different dtreztions for more regular troops. Yet where these
troops are to be spared from I know not, for, acconling to every
:.7taault which has reached as here, all the towns round about us,
S..r.ckpc,rt. Macclesfield, Oldham, ike. are even in a worse state
r....n we arc. In fact, it is from without that every body dreads
most: for, notwithstanding the hoax of yesterday, a re-action on
the part of the country people, favoured as they arc sure to be by
the may of the people it Manchester, is an event whiah the most
reasonable and reflecting allow to be but too probable.
•• Neither hunt nor any of his renew prisoners have as yet
been brought up for a second examination; I understand that
Bunt sent a strong representation, through the keeper of the
prison, to the Magistrates, to he admitted to give bail; but that
no answer,ei t her segatively or ag-Innatively.haus yet beta- made to
it. Indeed it is yet to be knewn whether the offence which he is
charged vi:th is a bailable one or not. The prisoners are all
confined in separate cells, and are not suffered to have any cons-
munication w rth each other. The examination will, I under-
score, certainly take place to-morrow.
• On r,quiring at the Infirmary. i am happy to find that there
nas not been any farther addition to the number of the dead; but
ninny are still in a very dangerous state front their wounds.
h• P. S.—Thursday 211,),01:,,, I! c'et.ck.—l .end this by a
gentleman who is just Laving h<re by the 'AM. I have nothing
further to add to the above. Ali is still quiet."

Extract of a I.p.tter dated
MANCHESTER, AUGUAT 19.
An Inquest has this morning been held by Mr. Millie,
ere Coroner, and a Jury, on the bodies• of
JOHN A•HWORTH,
CHARLES FIELD, and
JOHN ADAMS,
who came by their deaths iu the course of the lamentable
riot of Mon•lay last.
After a full and satisfactory itiveFtiratior., it appeared
that the deaths of these incquirkals saute pro'aced by the
confusion which tuuk place or. that unfortunate occasion,
and the Jury, without heseigtion found in each case a
•erdtct of

ACVIDENTAL DE 111!
It will he IPPII by Mil %4.:,lict, that tin blame aehatsnever
I s 'trachea to the N'enu.aivy Cavalry fur the share which
it was their paitifql ditty to ti eke is the proceedings of the

day.

At the women: that I am writing, a nennerons Mretiitg
of the Inhabitants .et Manchester is assembled at the Star
Inn,to return Tr:Asses to the Magistrates, Eloronglereeves,
&c. for the jar icious ineessieres which they adopted, and
by which lateTussu was probably preserved flow the most
fatal violence's from a riotous assemblage of 30.000 infer
slated persons, almost all of them strangers to this place.
The follnaiag is ate accurate list of the persons corn-
nutted, discharged, and remanded in eunsegnence of the
riots :

Cousins' ierr.—Win. Tho.. Ashton. T. Worthing-
ton. Mosta O'Hara. .lames Makin, row. lionia, Jonathan
Smith, Htnry Chnke, John Fielding. Win. Mason. James
1.-imtley, John Itwit.„ Jame! Green. Win. Finn, G. Whittl
Arthur O'Neil, 11i4giti% Thos. Itancmf•, Thos. Mellor..l.
Taylor. John Sefton, Thos. Worshy, Get,. Ashcroft, John W ild.
S.m. Nuinger.
Inscsaitarn.—Jlhn Tyas, Mary Waterworth, F.. Perrins.
Wm. Ashworth, Joint liindley. John Senior, Thomas Crabtree,
Jc.Li Malan. Thos. Dawsols,Wes. Renshaw, Dennis Bums, Q.