The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-14 00:00:00

me DiAsTßous A ("FAIR at GREENOCK.

tItTTPR PROM Toni' GLAfkGOW, DATED 9111 *PHIL.
" You will probably have heard, ere now, •of
the disagreeable occurrence which took place ret
`Gieenock yesterday afternoon, after the Port
Clasgo%v Armed Association had delivered some
prisoners to the Magistrates of Greeuack, Which
had hem ...eta under the escort of the 'corps
from Paisley, where they had been on perma-
nent duty front Monday ntcrrtsing, the 3,1 hut.
"It needless to enter on what passed at
ley ; but, exsntrary to all expectation, the party
(ah.nit eighty strong), after they had delivered,
their prisoners, were assailed by a numerous and
41,0'm-rate mob, many of them severely wounded
by stones and brick-bars, and, ar in self-
detd nee, they were obliged to fire, when- six of
the mob were tilled; two are past hope of reca•
very, and -eighteen or twenty others woooded.
You will, I am sure, be happy to learn, that
the corps'behaved thoroughly well. They suffer-
ed many insults at Paidley with the greatest ten).
per, and nothing would have tempted them to
proceed to such extremities as they did yesterd4y
afternoon, but the most urgent necessity. This I
clot say twin the concurring add decisive testi-
mony of those who witnessed the affray.
" an attack was expected here after the Vo-
lunteers returned at itight-; hot alm( eleven or
twelve o'clock, the mob, who were advancing,
baying beard that the Volunteers Were in force in
a very strong barricaded position at the west end
of the town, thought proper not to pursue their
intention. There are now here ten file of regular
infantry, and three hussars, and should the Rebels
(eve may call them so now) make any attempt to-
night, there is no fear whatever of being able to I
repulse them."

(From The Glasgow herald, April 10.)
LETTER FROM GREENoCE, SUNDAY, EIGHT O'CLOCK.
I wrote you kfew hurried lines last night,
mentioning the dreadful riot which occurred here
yesterday afternoon. I shall now endeavour to
give a more particular 'account of it. A rumour
had gone abroad in the morning, that a party. of
Radical prisoners. were to he brought to our prison
in the course of the afternoon,and about 4 o'clock
great crowds began to collett in she\ streets lead-
ing towards Bridewell. About 5 o'clock the pin!
soners arrived, escorted by the Port Glasgow Vo-
lunteers, with a drum and 41e playing ; I saw them
pass, and every person appeared quiet, and merely
collected, from curiosity ; however, after safely
lodging their prisoners, the Volunteers prepared
to move homewards, when the citii-Wd began to
preis hard on them, laughing and hissing. Mr.
DennistoO, the Magistrate, went down the street,
endeavouring to preierve order, but without avail;
on getting to the Tontine,, they began throwing
stones and on their reaclibig Rue-end, after Se-
verAl Volunteers hail been hurt, a few shOtt
were fired, which. Only increased the fury of the
Mob : tftey were then obliged to fire in good ear-
nest., arid'a running fire was kept sup till they got
fairly out of Cartsdyke. I mentioned in my last
that a number of the wounded had been sent to
the hris;;ltal ; of these, four are since dead and
two Mortally wounded ; the others are all severely
and danierously wounded and from all the ac.
cOunti I have been able to collect, I thiolt the
killed and wounded amount to about, 20. I hear
these are five dead in townibesidesthe four in the
hospital. The crowd tore down the iron rail itigs
in front of some of the houses for weapons ; and
an immense number armed in this way, as also
with swords and guns, preceded by a piper, set
off to attack Port Glasgow ; liut'after reaching
Gemmill's gate, they returned, having learnt
that 'an express had been sent to Port Glasgow,
to Put, them ott their guard. In the course of the
flight detachments of hussars and infantry arrived;
by which time, however, the streets were quite
clear ; and, although they are now crowded,
every thing appears perfectly quiet, and 1 trust.i
is all over: I forgot to mention, that the mol
broke open the prtiOn, and liberated the Radica
prisoners, but no others."

ANOTHER LETTER-SAM E DATR.
" Yotl %VIII no doubt this morning have beard
of the unfortunate outrage in this town yesterday
afternoon and last night, and that, too, perhaps
mild) exaggerated. I therefore write this to give
You the particulars as 'correctly as I can collect.
Yesterday, when the mail coach came in, the
_gourd reported that sixteen Radicals were to be
sent here from Paisley, under an escort of the
Pott-Glasgow Volunteers, to be lodged in our
goal, and that they would probably arrive about
4 or 5 o'clock. There being no armed force in
town, awl knowing the disaffected disposition of
mAny of the lower orders, and a great many persons
appearing in the streets, apparently strangers,
caused an apprehension amongst many of us that
there 'might be some disturbance should the pri-
soners come. The Magistrates were applied to
on the subject, who replied that it could not be
true, otherwise they would have intimation from
the Aut hot i! ies in Paisley to provide accommoda-
tint) fur them, mid be prepared to receive them;
that llot being the ease, they did not believe the
acconnr, especially as at different times of lass
they had the same rumours, which turned out to
be unfounded. They therefore thought no more
about the matter, and all went home to dinner at
the usual hour of four o'clock. Before five
o'clock, the Port Glasgoolenteers entered the
town with drums amt.:Ares, escorting a cart with
fire Radicals in it, wilco were immediately lodged
in the gaol. The s'o9.id of the drums and fifes
naturally drew togkther a large concourse of
people in the streets. IVir. Denniston, one of the
laiagistrat es, happened by chance to come to the
s(in:ire, and went to the gaol, when some persons
(said to be strangers) threw stones at the volun-
teers, who tired trio shots in the air with the in-
tention of intimidation ; this however had the
contrary effect ; and on Mr. Denniston remon. '
strafing ;yid) the crowd, be was hustled, and with
y escaped from amongst them. The Volun-
teers then marched off, and got the length of the
Ene-end, when the mnb began pelting them with
stones, by wbich tereral were severely cut. Thus
assailed, a file of them faced round, and fired t '