The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. letter from Monte
Video, dated Sept. 23, states that her Majesty's
schooner Spider, six guns, Li3ut. J. O'Reilly (a), while
working up the river Plate in the night time, was
fired into by a. French row-boat, and the leadsmen
wounded. Information was immediately forwarded to
Captain Herbert, of the Calliope frigate, the senior
British officer on the station, of the circumstance, and
he instantly demanded of the French Admiral an ex-
planation. It appeared that the boat was without an
officer, and Captain Herbert therefore requested that
an inquiry might he immediately ineituted into the
conduct of the Captain of the French ship to which, the
boat belonged, for allowing his boat to be without an
officer, while on such duty. To this request the F.ctiio
Admiral demurred, but said he would write lion le for
instructions, at the same time -offering to indemi lily or
reward the wounded man. This was promptly r efat,ed
by Captain Herbert, with true English spirit, who tersely'
answered, the British Government could and would
reward all who suffered in its service—thus the matter
rests.—The Calliope, Actaeon; and Orestes, were iin the
river Plate.
The Andromache, 28, Captain Baynes, C. 8., :arrived
this morning from Bermuda, which she left on tl .00th
ult., at, which time the Winchester, 52, was t'ae only
ship there ; the Andromache has been ashore, :and it is
necessary she should be docked to repair damages.
The Boadicea, transport, Lieut. Ward, agent, R.N..
arrived this morning, 27 days from Bermuda, with in-
valids of the 30th regiment, and convicts, the w'aole in
the medical charge of Dr. Prouse. The Boadi cm ex-
pqrienced a severe hurricane on the sth inst., and lost
two men who unfortunately fell overboard. She :left at
Bermuda her Majesty's ships, Winchester, Cleopatra,
Pilot, Serpent, and Buzzard.
The Blenheim, 72, Captain Sir H. Fleming- Sen-
house, K.C.H. arrived, on Wednesday evening from
Lisbon, which place she left on the Ist instant ; mnd as
orders were received this morning to send out by her
four eight-inch (Tuns for Sir Edward Maitland's. flag-
ship, there can be no doubt that she is about to form
part of a force for service in the China dispute. The
Blenheim came into harbour this afternoon, ;is she,
wants some little repairs in caulking and other• smr.lll
matters, which are to be effected with all possible dis-
patch. The Trinculo was expected hourly at Lis'bon,
from Cadiz, when the Blenheim left the Tagus. When
the Blenheim sailed from Lisbon, it was understood by
those connected with that Court, that the King (con-
sort) of Portugal had received a letter from his illus-
trious cousin, her Majesty the Queen of Englea d, inti-
mating to him her Majesty's intended marriage with
Prince Albert, and that the nuptials would be so-
lemnized on the 4th of February.
On the 28th November the east coast of Spain was
visited by a perfect hurricane ; all the vasels at Tar-
ragona were driven on shore, including the Tribune
frigate, and fourteen others—several totally lost. No
lives were lost on board the Tribune, and only three
among all the wrecks. A letter from Reus, dated ,
November 29, says the Tribune is totally lost, but her
guns and stores will bo saved.

The Talavera, 72, Captain Mends, arrived at Ply-
mouth, on Wednesday, from Lisbon (whence she sailed
on the 3d instant), to he paid off.
The Meteor steam-vessel, Lieut. Pritchard, sailed on
Monday to Woolwich to refit.

The -Vesuvius steam-frigate, having taken on board
her machinery, has left the Clyde, for Chatham, to be
fitted for sea.

The Pique frigate is fitting with a shell-room to
enable her to carry heavy guns for throwing hollow
shot ; her men, who are paying off, arc wilingly pro_
miring to re-enter at the expiration of a short leave of
absence.

The Imogene, 28, Captain Bruce, was paid off. at
Plymouth, on .the 6th inst. The Nimrod was com-
missioned at that port on the same day for the East
Indies. •

There is little doubt that the Blonde, 42, Captain
Bourchier, tsill proceed to India.
The Alecto, steam-vessel, is expected here to-mor-
row, from the river, on her way to Lisbon and the Me•
diterranean.

It is confidently asserted that the Flag Promotion,
on the Queen's marriage, will include all the Captains
of 1806-7, making about twenty-four additional Rage to
the active list.

In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Blonde, Pique, Raven cutter, Mcssengrr
steamer, and Cracker tender.

At Spithead—Aadr9mache.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

Pa OMOTIONs.—Mates.--Woodman (son of T.
Woodman, Esq., Secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Thos.
Harvey) to the rank of Lieutenant, and appointed to
the Satellite, vice Lieut. Battersby, deceased ; Kel-
lett, to the rank of 'Lieutenant; vice Lieut. Sbamb!er,
deceased:

APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants.—B. Fox,to the Nim-
rod ; John Palmer Wells, to the San Josef ; Thomai
Chaloner, to the Wanderer_; John Evans (of the Win-
chester), to command the Spitfire steam-vessel, vice
Shambler, deceased.

Surgeons.—W. Hamilton to the Nimrod ; J. W.
Elliott, to the Wanderer ; F. I/2 Grande, to the Pro-
metheus.

Assistant Surgeons—J. Davidson, to 'the Nimrod ;
R.A. Bankier, to the Pelorus, vice Nation, invalided ;
Andrew Lillie, to the Melville.
Mates appointed Chief Officers of Coast Guard.—
E. Barnard, to Coast Guard, Cornbill, near Dover;
John Allen,to the Camelion, R.C. ; J. A. Hire, to the
Lapwing, R.C. ; J. B. Madden, to the Do'phin, R.C.
Robert Synge, to the Ranger, R.C.
Second Master.—W. Pope. to the Prometheus.
Midshipman.—John 0. 'Johnson, to the Blonde.
Vol. Ist Class.—George Yates, to the Pique ;
Arthur Sugden, to the Blonde.
Clerk.—H. L. Sutherland,in charge, to Prometheus.
Carpenter.—J. Kelly, to the Nimrod.
Acting Gunner 3d Class.—Thomas Howells, to the
San Josef.

N...
aval Hospital, &c., Appointments.—The arduous
duties that have hitherto devolved on J. Mortimer, Esq.,
the eminent surgeon of Haslar Hospital, are to be di-
vided between that gentleman and Dr. Liddell (from
Malta Hospital), who is appointed Second Surgeon at
Haslar ; Mr. William Martin, junior Surgeon and Me-
dical Storekeeper at Haslar, is ppointed Surgeon of
Malta Hospital, vice Liddell ; Mr. James Allan, Sur-
geon of the Benbow, succeeds Mr. Martin, at Haslar ;
Mr. Sather, Assistant-Surgeon of the Dock-yard, Ports-
mouth, is appointed to the William and Mary yacht ;
and Mr. Mason, Assistant,Surgeon of the Ordinary,
succeeds Mr. Sather, at the Dock-yard.
The following Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants at
the Naval College, on Tuesday :—Messrs. Alfred Phil-
lipps Ryder, Willlarn A. J. Heath, and Edward A.
Ingerfield. Mr. Arthur A. Bridgman and Mr. Richard
-Oram; as Naval Instructors.

IR V 1 N G r)ITI

THE NEWPORT RIOTS.

MONMOUTH, SCINDAT.
We have this moi obtained a copy
ssent of tbs.' indict-
ment, and have not time to say more than that vedt send.
it. It has been kept back from us till the latest ins: ant.
We were enabled, however, as our readers will hsaYa
seen, to give a brief but correct description of it in ouat
paper of Saturday.
" MONMOUTHSHIRE TO MT.—Be it remembered
that at a session of oycr and terminer, and gaol deli-
very, of our Lady the Queen. holden at Monmouth, in
and for the county of Monmouth, on Tuesday, the 10th
Day of December, in the 3d year of the reign of our So-
vereign Lady Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender
of the Faitb,before the Right Hon. Sir Nicholas Cooyng-
ham Tindal, Knight, Chief Justice of our said Lady. the
Queen of her Court of Common Pleas ; the Right Hon.
Sir James Parke, Knight, one of the Barns of ouit
said Lady the Queen of her Court of EacheqUer ; and
Sir John Williams, Knight, one of the Justices of our
said Lady the Queen, assigned by letters patent of our''
said Lady the Queen, under her Great Seal of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to them the said
Justices before named, and others their:fellow-justices of
our said Lady the Queen, and to any two of them di-
rected ; of whom one of them, the said. Nicholas Co-
nyngham Tindal, Sir James Parke, Sir John Williams,
and Ebenezer Ludlow, Sergeant-at-Law, among_ ,others
in the said letters patent named, our said Lady the
Queen willed to be one, to inquire more fully the truth
by the oath of good and lawful men of the county 'afore-
said, and by other ways, means and methods by which
they should .or might better know (as well within
li-
berties as without) by whom the truth .of the matter
might be better known and inquired into of all trea-
sons,
misprisions of treasons, insurrections, reheilionti,
counterfeitings, clippings, washings, false coinings, and
other falsities of the money of Great Britain and other ,
kingdoms or dominions whatsoever, and of all murders,
felonies, manslaugliters, killings, burglaries, rapes of
women, unlawful meetings and conventicles, unlawful
uttering of words, assemblies, misprisions, confederacies,
false ailee,ationsetresspasses, riots, routs, retentione, es-
capes, contempt!, falsities, negligencies, concealments,
maintenances, oppressions, champerties, deceits, and all
other evil doings, offences, and injuries whatsoever, anal
,
al o tne accessories of them within the county afore-
said (as well within liberties as nithout), by whomso-
ever and in what mariner soarer. done, committed, or
perpetrated, and by. whom or to whom, when, how, and
after what manner ; and of all other articles and cir-
cumstances concerning the premises, and every of them,
in any manner whatsoever, and the said treasons and
other the premises, according to the laws and customs of
England fur this time to hear and determine by the oath
of the Right Hon. Granville Charles Henry Somerset,,
commonly called Lord Granville Charles Henry Somer-
set, the Hon. William Rodney, Sir Benjamin Hail,
Bart., Willioan Addams Williams, Esq., Reginald James
Blevsitt, Esq., Richard Amphlett, Esq., Joseph Bailey,
Esq., Richard Blakemore, Esq., Francis Chambry,
Esq., William Curre, Esq., Philip John Ducarel, Esq.,
Joseph Davis, Esq., John Gishorne, Esq., Samuel Ham-
:ray, Esq., John Francis Vaughan, Esq., John Jenkins,
Esq., Thomas Lewis, Esq., Charles Uctavius Sivinner-
ton Morgan, ESq., Charles Marriott,
Esq., Francis
MeDonnal, Esq., William Needham, Esq., Charles
Har-
rison Powell, Esq., and John Etherington 'Webh Rolls,
Esq., good and lawful men of the said count' of Mon-
mouth, now here sworn and charged to inquire
for our
said Lady the Queen, for the body of the said cadinta's
touching the premises in the said letters patent nden"
tioned. It is presented in manner and form as follows‘-
(that is to say)—
" Monmouth to wit.—The jurors of our Sovereign
Lady the Queen, upon their oath, present that John
Frost, late of Newport, in the, county of Monmouth,
draper ; Charles Walters, late of the same place, la-
bourer ; John Lovell, late of the same place, labourer ;
Richard Benfield, late of the same place, labourer ;
John Rees, late of the same place, labourer ; George
Turner, late of the same place, labourer, otherwise
called George Cole ; Zephaniah 'Williams, late of the
same place, labourer ; Edmund Elmunds, late of- the
Lime place, -labourer; Jenkin Morgan, late of the sense
place, labourer ; Solomon Brater,, late of the sante
place, labourer; William Jones, late of the same place,
labourer; James Aust, 'late of the same place, la-
bourer; one other, john Rees, late- of the same place,
labourer; and David Jones, late of the same place,
labourer ; being subjects of our said Lady the
Queen, as false traitors against our said Lady
the Queen, heretofore, to wit, on the 4th day
of November, in the year of our Lord 1839, with
force and arms, to wit at Newport, in the county
of Monmouth, together with a great multitude of false
traitors, whose names are to the said jurors unknown,-to
the number of 2,000 and more, arrayed and armed in a
warlike manner, that is to say with guns, pistols, pikes,
swordsadaggers, clubs, bludgeons, and ether weapons of
offence, being; then and there unlawfully, maliciously,
and traitorously assembled, and gathered together against
our said the Lady the Qsseen, wickedly, maliciously, and
traitorously did levy and make war against our said Lady
the Queen as aforesaid, did then and there, with great
force and violence, parade and march in an hostile and
warlike mangier, in and through divers town,' villag,es,
places, and public highways in the county aforesaid, to
wit., at Newport aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, and
did then and there maliciously and trcitorously on the said
4th day of November, in the year aforesaid; with force and -
arms, at Newport afdrcsaid, in the county aforesaid,
together with a very great number, to wit 2,000 and
more, of the subjects of our • said Lady the Queen,
whose' names to the said jurors are unknown, and then
and there assembled with divers offensive weapons, to wit,
guns, pistols, pikes, swords, bludgeons, sticks, and
staves, parade and march with great noise and violence,
and in an hostile and warlike manner, in, through, and
along divers public highways, towns, villages, and
places in the county aforesaid, to wit, at Newport afore-
said, in the county aforesaid, and dist then and there
attack and beset the houses and habitations of divers
liege subjects of our said Lady the Queen, and did
then and there force oblige divers liege s.uisiects
of our said Lady the 'Queen, inhabiting and dwelling
in such houses and habitations, and others of her
Msjesta's liege subjects, then and there being, to
march along with and join them, the said John
Frost, Charles Walters, John Lovell, Richard Ben-
field, John Rees, George Turner, otherwise called
George Cole; Zephaniah Williams, Edmund Edmunds,
Jerdsin Morgan, Solomon Britan, William. Jones, James
Aust, John Rees, and David Jones, and the said
other persons so assembled, as aforesaid, and did then
and there by force and violence seize and take divers
large quantities of arms, to wit 100 guns and 100
pistols, and other offensive weapons, of and from divers
liege subjects of our said Lady the Queen, and against
their will, with intent by and with the said last-inena
tioncd arms, further to arm themselves and other false
traitors, in order to attack, fight with, kill, and destroy,
the soldiers, troops, and forces of our said Lady the
Queen, and other her liege' and faithful subjects, and to
raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion,' and war
against our said Lac-1y the Queen within this realm,
and thereby to subvert and destroy the Constitu-
tion and government Of this realm as -by law
established, and to alter and change the laws of
this realm by force, to wit, at - Newport aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid, and did then and there
maliciously and traitoriously as suet false traitors as last
aforesaid, on the said -Ph day' of November, in the vear
aforesaid, with force and arms at Newport aforesaid, in
the county of Monmouth. aforesaid, together wall a great
multitude of false traitors whose names arc to the
said jurors unknown, to the number of 2,000 and
more, armed and arrayed in warlike manner, that is to
say, with guns, pistols, pikes, swords, clubs, bludgeons,
and other offensive weapons, in an hostile manner and-
warlike array, march into and enter the town of New-
port., in the county aforesaid, and did then and there
make a forcible, violent, and warlike attack upon
a certain dwelling-house there ' situate in a' cer-
tain part of said town, in which - said dwelling-
house divers of the Magistrates and Justices of
the Peace of our said Lady the Queen, and divers of the
the soldiers and constables of our said Lady the Queen
were then and there assembled, and then and there with
great force and violence, and in a warlike manner, at-
tempted and endeavoured to break and enter, and did
then and there break and enter the said dwelling-house,
whilst the said Magistrates and Justices of 'the Peace,
and the said soldiers and constables were therein as
aforeiaid, and then and there with great force and vio-
lence, and in a warlike manner, attacked, and with the
said guns and pistols then and there loaded with gun-
powder and bullets, fired upon the said Magistrates and
Justices of the Peace, anti the said soldiers and con-
stables so being in the said dwelling-house as aforesaid,
and then and there wounded'and beat divers of the
said Magistrates and Justices of the Peace, and the said
soldiers and constables, to wit, at Newport aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid, and did then and there ma-
liciously and traitorously attempt and endeavour by
force and arms, and in a warlike manner, to sub-
vert and destroy the goverainent and Constitution of
this realm as by law established, in contempt of our
said Lady the
of all others, contrary to the, duty of the allegiance of
Queen, and her laws, to the evil example
them, the said John Frost, Charles Walters, John Lo-
veil, Richard 13enfield, John Roes, George Turner,
otherwise c.lled George Cole,
Zephaniah Williams,
Edmund Edmunds, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Britati,
William Jones, Janes just, John Rees, and David
Jones, against the form of the statute in such case made '
and provided, and against the peace of our said Lady
the Queen, her crown and dignity.
" SECOND COUNT.
" And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid,
(10 father present, that the said John Frost, Charles
Walters, John Lovell, Richard Benfield, John. Rees,
George Turner, otherwise called George Cole, Ze-
phaniah Williams, Edmund Edmunds, Jenkin Morgan,
Soloman Britan, William Jones, James Aust, John
Rees, and David Jones, being subjects of our said Lady
the Queen, as false traitors agatost our said Lady the
Queen, heretofore, to wit, on the 4th day of November,
in the year aforesaid, with force and arms, to wit, at
Newport aforesaid, in the county aforesaid; inge

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lultif,ude of frtlse traitors, whose names

uro rs unknown, to the number of 2,000
;ed. and armed in a warlike manner, that
;..-*0144,/wfh 'suns, pistols, pikes, s'.vords, daggers,
-tild'georis, and other weapons of offence, being
then and there unlawfully and traitorously assembled
and gat'aered together so armed and arrayed, as afore-
said, 'against our said Lady the Queen, wickedly, ma-
licic and traitorously did levy and make war
agr ‘inst our said Lady the Queen, within her realm,
th At is to say at Newport aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, in contempt of our Faid Lady the
Queen and her laws, to the evil example of all others con-
trary to the duty of the allegiance of them, the said
John Frost, Charles; Walters, John Lovell, Richard
Benfield, John Revs, George Turner otherwise called
George Cole, ZeVnaniah Williams, Edmund Edmunds,
Jenkia Morgan, Solomon Britan, William Jones, James
Aug, •:oohn Rera, and David Jones, against the form
of the; statute 'in such cases made and provided, and
agatr Ist the, peace of our said Lady the Queen, her
wn and 'itignity.

44 THIRD COUNT.

EN IN (3- 11:1)1TioN.

" And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid,
further present that the said John Frost, Charles Wal-
Iters, John Lovell, Richard Benfield, John Rees, George
Turner otherwise called George Cole, Zephaniah Wil-
liams, Edmund Edmunds, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon
Britan, William Jones, James Aust, John Rees, and
David Jones, being subjects of our said Lady the
/
Queen, as false traitors against our said Lady the
Queen, heretofore, to wit, on the said 4th day of Novem-
ber, in the year aforesaid, and on divers other days and
times, as well before as after, with force and arms,
.I to wit, at Newport aforesaid, in the county aforesaid,
maliciously, and traitorously, amongst themselves, and
together with divers other false traitors whose names
are to the said jurors unknown, did compass, imagine,
invent, devise, and intend to deprive and depose our
said Lady the Queen of and from the style, honour,
:Ind kingly name of the imperial crown of this realm ;
and the said compassing, imagination, invention, device,
and intention, did then and there express, utter, and
1 declare, by divers overt acts and deeds hereinafteranen-
tioned, that is to say, in order to fulfil, perfect, and bring
to effect their most evil and wicked treason and treason-
able compassing, imagination, invention, device, and in-
tenti on aforesaid, they, the said John Frost, Charles Wal-
ter,, John Lovell, Richard Benfield, John Rees, George
T tuner, otherwise called George Cole, Zephaniah Wil-
r,iams, Edmund Edmunds, Jeukin Morgan, Solomon Bri-
tan, William Jones, James Aust, John Rees, and David
Jones, as such false traitors as last aforesaid, on the said
4th day of November, in the year aforesaid, and on divers
other days and times, as well before as after, with force
and arms, to wit, at Newport aforesaid, in the county
aforesaid, maliciously and traitorously did assemble,
meets conspire, and consult among themselves and to-
gether with divers other false traitors whose names are
to 'the said jurors unknown, to devise, arrange, and ma-
tr.re plans and means to subvert and destroy the Con-
rstitution and Government of this realm as by law
established, and to alter and change the laws of this
realm by force ; and further, to fulfil, perfect, and bring
, into effect their most evil and -wicked treason and
,trea-
sonable compassing, imagination, invention, device, and
intention aforesaid, they the said John Frost, Charles
Waters, John Lovell, Richard Bonfield, John Rees,
George Turner,Cole,Zepha-
niahigen, Solomon Britan, William Jones, James Aust, John
.I
Rees, and retavid. Jones, as such false traitors as last
aforesaid,
'otherwiseEkimuna called
Edmunds, George
Jenkin ~r-Io
Williams,
on the said 4th day of November, in the year
afbreso'sd, and on divers other days and times, as well
befcs".e as after, with force and arms, at Newport afore-
, sPetd, maliciously and traitorously did assemble, meet,
conspire, and consult amongst themselves, and to-
gether with divers other false traitors, whose names are
to the jurors unknown, to seize and take possession by
force of the town of Newport, in the county aforesuid,
and of the Post-office there, and to stop and cut off ail
communication between Newport aforesaid and the
other parts of this kingdom by means of her Majesty's
mails, or by the post or otherwise ; and further to ful-
fil, perfect, and bring to effect their most evil and
wicked treason and treasonable compassing, imagination,
invention, device, and intention aforesaid, they, the said
Jr' on Frost, Charles Walters, John Lovell, Richard
'Benfield, John Rees, George Turner, otherwise called
George Cole, Zephaniah Williams, Edmund Edmunds,
Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Britan, William Jones,
James Aust, John Rees, and David Jones, as such
false traitors as last aforesaid, on the said 4th day
of November, in the }ear a'oresaid, and on
divers other days and times, as well before as after,
with force and arms, to wit, at Newport aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid, maliciously and traitorously
did assemble meet, conspire, consult, tied agree among
themselves, and together a itli divers other false traitors,
whose names are to the said juror, tinknoatu, to attack
and fight with the soldiers of our sn'd Lady the Queen,
then and there being at Newport aforesaid, in the
county aforesaid, and to attack, assault, and obstruct,
the Magistrates and Justices of the l'esee of our sai l
Lady the Queen, then and there being at Newport
aforesaid, and to stir up, raise, make, and levy insur-
rection, rebellion, and war against our said Lady the
Queen, within this realm, and to subvert and destroy
1 the Constitution and Government of this realm, as by
law established, and to alter and (Lenge the laws of
i this realm by force ; and further, to fulfil, perfect, and
bring to effect their most evil and wicked trcasoa, and
treasonable compassing, imagination, invention, device,
and intention aforesaid, they, the said John Frost,
Charles Walters, John Lovell, Richard Bentieid,
John Rees, George Turner, otherwise called George
Cl,e Zephaniah Williams, Edmund Edmunds, Jen-
kin Morgan, Solomon Britan, Wiiliam Jones, James
I Aust, John Rees, and David Jones, as such false trai
tors as last aforesaid, on the said 4th day of November,
1 in the year aforesaid, and on divers other days and tim s,
as well before as after, with force and arms, at Newport
aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, maliciously and trai-
torously did purchase, procure, provide, and have divers
large quantities of arms, to wit, swords, pikes, guns, and
pistols, and divers large quantities of ammunition, to wit,
gunpowder, leaden bullets, and slugs, with intent there-
with to arm and array themselves with divers other false
traitors, in order to attack, fight with, ki'l, and destroy
the soldiers, troops, and forces of our said Lady :tile
Queen, and other her liege and faithful subjects, and
to raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and
war against our said Lady the Queen within this
this realm ; and to subvert and destroy the:Constitu-
tion and government of this realm, as by law esta-
blished ; and to alter and change the laws of this realm
by force. And further to fulfil, perfect, and bring into
effect, their most evil aid wicked treason, and treason-
able compassing, imagination, inversion, and device
aforesaid, they, the said John Frost, Charles Wel-
' ten, John Lovell, Richard Benfi Ad, John Rees,
George Turner, otherwise called George Cole, Zeplei-
niele Williams, Edmund Edmunds, Jenkin Moran,
Solomon Britan, William Jones, James Aust, John
Rees, and David Jones, as such false traitors as last
aforesaid, on the said 4th day of November, in the
. year aforesaid, with force and arms, at Newport afore-
said, in the county aforesaid, maliciously and traitor-
ously, together with a very great number, to wit, 2,000
and more, of the subjects of our said Lady the Queen,
whose names are to the said jurors unknown, then and
there assembled, with divers offensive weapons, to
wit, guns, pistols, pikes, swords, bludgeons, stick-,
and staves, did parade and march with groat noise and
' violence, and in an hostile and warlike manner, in,
through, and along divers public highways, towns, vil-
lages, and places in the county aforesaid, to wit, at
, Newport aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, and did then
and there attack and beset the houses and habitations
of divers liege subjects of our said Lady the Queen,and
did then and there force and oblige divers liege subjects
of our said Lady the Queen, inhabiting and dwelling in
such houses and habitations, and others of her Majes-
ty's liege subjects then and there being, to march along
with and join them, the said John Frost, Charles
Walters, John Lovell, Richard Benfield, John Rees,
George Turner, otherwise called George Cole, Zepha-
niah Williams, Edmund Edmunds, Jenkin Morgan,
Solomon Britan, William Jones, James Aust, John
Rees, and David Jones, and the said other persons so
assembled as aforesaid, and did then and there, by force
and violence, seize and take divers large quantities of
arms, to wit, 100 guns and 100 pistols, and other offen-
sive weapons, of and from divers liege subjects of our
said Lady the Queen, and against their will, with in-
tent, by and with the said last-mentioned arms further
to arm themselves and other false traitors, in order to
attack, fight with, kill, and destroy the soldiers, troops,
and forces of our said Lady the Queen and other her
liege and faithful subjects, and to raise, make, and levy
insurrection, rebellion, and war against our said Lady
the Queen within this realm, and thereby to subvert
J and destroy the Constitution and government of this
realm as by law established, and to alter and change
the laws of this realm by force, to wit, at Newport
aforesaid, in the county aforesaid ; and further to ful-
fil, perfect, and bring to effect their most evil and
wicked treason and treasonable compassing, imagina-
tion, invention,
the said John Frost, Charles
device, and intention aforesaid, they
Walters, John Lovell,
Richard Benfield, John Rees, George Turner, otherwise
called George Cole, Zephaniah Williams, Edmund Ed-
munds, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Britan, William
Jones, James Aust, John Rees, and David Jones, as
such false traitors as last aforesaid, on the said 4th day
of November, in the year aforesaid, with force and arms,
at Newport aforesaid, in the county of Monmouth
aforesaid, together with a great multitude of false
traitors, whose names arc to the said jurors unknown,
to the number of 2,000 and more, armed and arrayed
in warlike manner, that is to say, with guns, pistols,
pikes, swords, clubs, bludgeons, and other offensive
weapons, maliciously and traitorously did, in an hostile
1 manner and warlike array, march into and enter the
tows of Newport, in the county aforesaid, and then and
there make a forcible and violent attack upon a certain
dwelling-house there situate in a certain part of the said
town, in which said dwelling-house divers of the Magis-
trates and Justices of the Peace of oursaid Lady the Queen,
and divers of the soldiers and constables of our said Lady
the Queen, were then and there assembled, and then and
1 there with great force and violence attempted and endea-

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