The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-21 00:00:00

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[Parr g. SEVEICPENCE.

Tlie'tpap London Nvas 'inspected, and Spa:-
fielOs were *erected ol:the most elinihlr spot, from
tfieir vicinity to the ~od the T6,ver. Ad-
vertisement* 'sere accordingly prepared, and writ-
ten placards circulated, of the most ,thwgerotr*
Hod inflammatory nature ; of -one of whiclr the
following is a copy;-4 •

• •g, BRITONS ARMS

". The whole Cuuutry waits the signal fram„London to fly
to Arius ! Haste, break open Gunsmiths and other likely
places to find Arms! Run all constables who• touch a man
of us; 'no rise of Bread; no Regent; no Castlereagh, off
with their heads ; no PlaCemen, Tythes, or Enclosures;
no Taxes; Ito- Bishop; Only useless funiber ! Stand true,
or be Slirea for ever." •••-• •

" N. 8.,:--Fitt thousaurt of these Bills are up in the To%in,
" and psinteti ones, with further partiet.:lArs, will appear'itt
" due . •

Al thin time, if not before, the intended Lista.-
rectlon -assumed the symbols of the French l e-
'Volutbon a Committee of Public Safety, consitt-
ing of 24, was agreed upon. including the names
of several persons extremely unlikely to. :lend
themselves to such a cause. A tricolour flag and
cockades were actually. prepared ; the flag was
opt* carried and displayed at the first meeting
which took place .in Spa-fields on the 15th of
November. No acts of violence were however
encouraged on that day, thdugh some few in-
stances of plunder occurred after the assembly
disposed, but care was taken to adjourn the
meeting to the 2d of Dec. by which time it was
hoped that the preparations for insurrection would
I,e fully matured. Not a moment was lost in ad
vet tising the next meeting, and great assiduity
was employed in circulating the intelligence
through all the great malluiactuting towns in tha
country, by means of placards and band-hills ;
endeavours were used to raise subscriptiuos ; the
expence hitherto ii.curred in fomenting the.oba
ject of the conspiracy, and in supporting such in-
foior members of it as had raingnished their
trades and occupations in order to devote their
whole time to the furtherance of the cause, hav-
ing been hitherto principally defrayed by one in
dividnal of the Committee. Plots (Or the seduc-
tion of the soldiers were now adoped am; pursued
with unremitting activity ; appeals were made to
excite their sympathy, antl induce theM not to
act ag=till St the insurgents ; 'attempts were made
to inflame their hopes promi,e3 rautt
reward, and to alts In their jektion,y by time ithtn4l
fiction of the actual landing ,of it considerable fo,
reign army, for the purpose of controulmg them.

The Barracks were again reetyinoitred.with tc
view to attack.-4he manufacture of tricolour-
ribbon-was .eucouragad,..with view of reuderi g
it familiar to the eyes of the Public.
Visits were repeated to those towers of the
town where the distress was considered as the
most prevalent ; and warehouses along the River,
as well as shops In other places, 'Which were
knowo to contain Arras, Contloistibles and Clot
inn, were examined and ooted down, with the
view of seizing those articles on the-proper ocea.
sion. Plans were also ,formed for seducing•the
sailors on the riveri, by offers of advancement to
high rank miller the new got ernuient, and for
seizing and equipping such ships as were acces-
sible. billttediately previous to the day of meet
ing, arms were provided for the immediate 'use of
some of the persons most actively engaged. This
provision was deemed sutlioie.nt for the beginning
of the Insurrection, us they felt confident that if
it should be successful for two hours, as many,
arms night he procured as would be necessary;
front the depots and gunsmiths' shops, which had
been reconnoitered with that view.

Your Committee have further received
doubted informalion tltai *I large quantity of pike
heads had been ordered of one Individual, and 250
actually made by him, nod delivered and paid for:
It was also undoubtedly intended to liberate the
prisoners in the principal gaols in or about the
Metropolis, in the hope at their toncurrence anti`
assist 1111 Ce in thejut ended insurrection. Addresses
were introduced into some of those prisons, and
recommended to be „communicated .to others, hi
Which the persous cp,ufined were -invited, in the
name of the Tri•Coloared Lommittce, to -rally
imind the tri.uoloureitstaildard, which ‘Vould be
erected on Monday, December the 2d, and to
wear id-coloured cockades tlictuelves," It was
prelliliSed that the prisoners +ltottld be liberated by
force, and arms Were 'stated to be provided for
Otto, end they were directed to be rently to assist'
in overpower log the tertiitqs. A waggon was
hired for the hilliness of the d)iyi in whkit the
(Lags and banner or standard, which bud been
previously.prepared, together with some ammuni-
tion, were setretly conveyed to the place of meet-
stir. From this waggon, before the oltensible
business of the (lily conithenced, iii the other pat t
of the field, the most infirimmatory qiceehts werti
delivered, tending diteedy to eleite insurrection;
concluded by an Appeal' to the ottiitirmie.atlieln4
bled, %Olefin!' they Were preriAred to redress their
own grievances. A tri•colour cockade was then
exhibited, and the tri-colour flag was nisphyedi
daft tt tittether of persons foltowed it but of the
field.

The direction they took writ toxyai (I, 'bat

!tart nt the tovl,o inetionsiv desigoed Kitottaiths
Shops %vete broken open, atittrostes and others titre
made to the toldierk at the Tower to indate them
to open .41te gates; .but iront the &Wore of the
ttttititsers exp,:oed 19 joist the lilslltgentsi 110
WHN to force the gates. Au tit:Ack
hawevee Otatie upon the City Magistrates as.
,e„,bied io fife it44yal ,Kiehatige, a shot filed, itu
tri-solo'ir oliti vochade openly disl4l,iyed mid
sett eti 041 the 011,n,ter.
In reviewing the whole of the transactions tif
Ole 2d of December, 'your Cutoutittca rue tirotly