The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-25 00:00:00

FOR 'I IIE SUN.

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LETTLI OF Sh. FRANCIS BuRDPAI.

TO TIM ELECTORS OF WESTNIINSTER.

GE!,7TLFiNIEN—On reading tl►e Newspapers this
morning, having arrived late yesterday evenings
I was filled with shatne, grief, and indignation,
at the account of the blood spilt at Manchester.

This then is the answer of the Boroughmon-
gers to the petitioning people ; this the practical
proof of our standing in no need of Retorm—
these the practical blessings of our glorious Ho-
roughmouger domination---this the use of a
standing army iu time of peace. It seems our
fathers were not such tools as sonic would make
us believe, in opposing the esiahlishment of a ,
standing army, and sending King William's
Ditch Guards out of the country ; yet would to
Heaven they had been Dutchmen, or Switzers. or
Hessians, or Hanoverians, or any thing rather
than Englishmen who have done such deeds.—
What ! kill men unarmed, unresisting—Gracious
God ! ! Women too, disfigured, maimed, cut
down, and trampled on by Dragoons ! Is this
England ?—This a Christian land land of
freedom ?—can such things he, and pass by us,
like a summer elood, nniieeded ?—torpid it every
drop of English t)lood in every vein that does not
proclaim its owner bastard. Will the Gentlemen
of Eiio:lod support, or wink at such proceedings
They have a greet stake in the country--they
Win great estates, and they are bound in duty and
in honour to consider them as retaining tees on
the part of tbeir cohntry, for upholding its rights
and liberties ; surely they will at length awake,
ti:JI find they have ditties to perform. Tney never
can stand tan•iely by as lookers-on, whilst bloody
Neros rip open their inother,'s womb, They
most join the general voice, loully de;:anding
justice and redress, and heat! Public I`,leetings
througliont the United Kingdom, to put a stop,
in its commencement, to a reign of terror anti
blood ; to afford consolation, as far as it can be
afforded, and legal redress to the widows su3 or-
phans, and nitatilved victims of this unparalleled
and barbarous outrage.
For this purpose, I propose that a Meting
should be called in Westminster, which the Gen-
tlemen of the Committee will arrange, and whose
bIIIIIIIIOIIS I will hold myself in readiness to attend.
Witcher the penalty of o.r meeting will be death
by military execution I know not ; but this I
know, a man can die but once, and never better
than in vindicating the laws and liberties of his
country.
Excuse this hasty Address. I can scarcely tell
what 1 ha..e written ; tt may he a libel, or the
Attorney-Genet Al may call it one, just as he pleases.
When the Seven Bishops wtte tried for libel, the
army of James 11. then encamped on Hounslow-
heath for si;pporting arbitrary power, gave three
cheers on hearing of their acquittal.
The Ki:ig, startled at the noise, asked, what's
that ?—Noticing, Sir, was the iinstver, but the
soldiers shouting at the acquittal of the Seven
Bishops.—Do ye cal that nothiog ? replied the
misgiving Tyrant) and shortly after abdicated the
Government.
'kis true, James could n(q indict the torture on
his soldiers, could not tear the living fit'sh front
their bones with the cat-o'-nine-tails, could not
flay them alive ; be this as it may, our duty is to
meet, and England expects every ruin to do Lis
duty.
I. remain, Gentlemen, most truly and faithfully,
Your most obedient servant,
Kirhy-Part., Aug. 22. (Signed) F. BURDETT.

LETTER from Mr. HUNT to a PRIVATE FRIEND.
. New Bailq Prison, Saturday, Aug. 21, 1819.

NY DEAR Stn—l do not. know that I can send you any
news, because I suppose you 'Know, or at least hear more
than I do ; but as I know that you and all toy friends in
London will be happy to hear that I am well, pray inform
them from me that I never enjoyed better health in my life,
and that I am in tip top spirits. What shauid mike rue
otherwise 1 I step p as sound as a 6,11, and feel more plea-
sure in five minutes reflection, than the Manchester Bench
of lamb-like Magistrates will obtain consolati.m during
the multi:flier of their lives. The blood of the poor mur-
dered people sits heavy upon their -heads, and will haunt
their guilty souls as long as they live. s Lit the. F.'a;led
jade wince, ray v.ithers art ::tiYruirg.' I fear that it will
never be forgiven, and that there will he too great a dis-
position to demand blood for blood. Om- enemies will not
tvw, I hope, say any thing more about assassination ; they
have taught the people how to assassinate by wholesale—.
they have struck the first blow, and have taken the advantvge
of attacking a peaceable multitude, who had studiously came
to the meetii-T uaarmed, by a large military force, the regu-
lars keeping guard while the Yeomanry Cavalry butchered
all that tf,ey could get at., and in their disorder murdered
alike friends trld foes I believe their friends soffered most
—I have not heard of one Ittior iner cntierirg yet that I ever
knew or heard ot. 1 never laefrii-e saw such a multitude, and
I hial, there were three' thues as many as there were in
Smithfield. and I never sawi the people more disposed to be
perfectly peaceahle and good-humoured. It seems there
were various parties or unions, each attended by flags
with mottoes, something like those in Smithfield, and each
a hand cP music, and as soon as they had assembled they all
struck up the natianal air of " Gad save the Kr ia,' and after
that " Role Britatiais;" but even these symptoms of loyalty,
it ecros, WC Ilut to be respected upon this ,ccasion• I was as
touch taken by surprise as any Part of people could have
been,far I was prtlCUlarlygOardCd :Old cautious to give the Ma-
gistrates uo pretence for interrupting the Meeting. I arrived
at Nlr. Johnson's house on Monday, and I was never two
miles from it lint owe during; the week, although I had re-
peated and kind invitations not only in Manchester, hut the
neighbourhood, and that was (at Saturday previous to this
bloody business. It was reported that the Magistrates had
issued a warrant against the for some supposed or real
offence, in order to put it in execution against me, by
apprehending me at the Meeting on Monday. Now
mark Yhis—'l hat they should nut have any such pretence for
interrupting the proceedings, I drove into Manchester, and
waited upon the Magistrates, who were sitting at the New
Bailey, and informed them, that as I had heard there was a
warrant issued by them against me, I thought it my duty at
once to wait upon them, to say that I was, and should he at all
tones, ready to meet arty charge they may have against are,
without giving them the least t rouble. They politely answered
that " they knew of no such thing, or any such intention.'
Therefore I relied perfectly satisfied in my own mind that it was
au idle report. This fact cannot be too generally litioWll, and as I
have not seen it in any of the Newspapers,perhaps you will send
the whole of this to the Statesman. Recollect that I receiv-
ed this answer from two of the very Magistrates (one of them
a Clergyman) who sight,: the warrant against use on Monday.
Be assured, my good fellow, that they have not the shadow of
a shade of pretence for charging me with Iligh Ti east.) ; but
they are in a dreadful scrape, and they will flounder further
into the mire every struggle they maLe.—l am, my dear Sir,
yours sincerely,
,4 H. HUNT.

ic To Mr. --, Lund9n.
" I'. S. Do send nit: a London Newspaper every flay."