The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-22 00:00:00

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NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, azt. 26, 1819.
MR. EDITOR—Lest the disturbance which to9k
place here, the night before last (Saturday),
should be made to bear the impress of the tusg.
nifying or contorting alembic,—a thing by 00
means improbable at the present feverish season'
I deem it proper to transmit you. the followig
details, upon the truth and correctness of which
you may place implicit reliance:—
Two young men, Officers of the 6th Regiment of °raga°
Guards—a corps, by the way, that has displayed very eseW
glary conduct during their short stay here—returning senle.
what late in the evening from a dinner-party, had some webs
in the public street with a person who was accompanied bY°
female. Viewing himself as insulted, the citizen called the
watchman. who was prompt in his appearance. tloluckilf.
however, the presence of the guardian of the night did 1;14
tend to a quietus ; hut, on the contrary, as is too•frequetill
the case, rather ageravated than, allayed a fracas, that, in t 1
beginning, certainly was slight,—nothing more, in paint °I
fact, than a few hasty words uttered in the heat .of
The two Officers, however, having been given in charge, s 4
it is termed, they would have been taken to prison, bat t"
bail which was tendered for their appearance, to Answer !be
complaint when called upon, and which bail was accept'
By this time a considerable crowd had collected; and on it.
transpiring that the charged had found hail, and so escal'
durance, a spirit of great dissatisfaction was manifeste4
which soon issued in gross abuse, and an attack upon
two individuals in question, who, thus circumstanced, weft
glad to run into the Queen's Head Inn for shelter. 'r
crowd on the outside rapidly increasing (foe Saturday i°
our great Weekly Nlaiket, and it is a late hour atsvali°
before business terminates), and chewing every dispo64
tion to riot, it was deemed proper to send to the Case,
for a detachment of -soldiers, to protect the two Dragoo°
Officers to their quarters at the Barracks, which are distaat
front the town, nearly a mile. But no sooner -did the soldier
appear, than the mob, throwing off all restraint, strutted 04
II pelted about them in all directions. It is true their missiles
were not of the most dangerous kind, being for the mot
part pieces of ice, which were picked up from the street. 15
this dilemma, the military force being so very inadequate,
express was sent to the Mayor. The Chief Mag;strate*(:lT'
CDTBALD REED, Esq.) whose unremitting attention to the
arduous duties of his office, at the present pregnant moutenlr
is the theme of general and deserved panegyric—hastened ff
the spot; and with great firmness, though in a conciliatini
manner, harangued the people who were thus acting in core
tempt of the laws and good order. -Unwilling to understao
this lenient proceeding of authority, they neither would dig'
perse nor become quiet. The consequence was, a messenger
was sent off to the Barracks, and not many minutes elapsed
before the Drag,mms took post in the streets. In the cool°
of little more than an hour order was completely restored.
am sorry to have to oLscrve,that one individual, a young m-3°
who it is alleged was by no means riotous, received an awk'
ward wound in the head, accidentally, with a bayonet. Beyond
this, I have reason to think, no other casualty happened I°
the people, though it is said one or two of the dragoons li•Is/
slight contusions. Nothing, in point of fact, could excel
the temper and forbearAnce of these men, in their-cool
efforts to clear the streets, twitted as they were' suit'
.shouts of defiance, and many a rude and coarse epithet...
A horse belonging to one of the Officer. was badly wounds
by something like a brick-bat, which struck the animal ,0
the forehead, and rendered titu.,,Ancapable of carrying kij
rider.

I have been somewhat prolix in my Report•
Mr. Editor; but I have been so, because ref,
exaggerated statements are afloat even here,--61
to the Mayor's reading the Riot Act, &c. No*
thing of the kind took place you may rest
assured.