The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-31 00:00:00

slow fin.te, ,ttt younger, of Elyyin the said Isle,,Gentle-
. Own, being duty sworn, saitn, that he was on horseback,
sail a spectator of what.pasted opposite the George Poli-
tic-house, in the said tow', of Liitleport, On the even-
WI of ,Friday last, the ¢,llh, iustuut, -where'dirre
great riat and disturbance t• That there wis a large web
but b within and Witlioat the house, and that several of
the rioters were armed w!th Ktlas and other offensive and
ti.togerous weapoiot : That Sir Hear). Bate Dudley, atm
tohled by souse horse soldiers belonging to the First lte-
giment of Royal_ Dragoons, was there, ost:it:mooring tO
anell the riot That the deceased bad' been tai en prim
sours.. by,the 11140111, one of whom, was eudeavourin;
to
-Asity-tist 'deceased to the ic/tioamong others. of the t's•hm
tiers, who had also been taken prisoners, and that on
the deceased'* endeavouriug to b,reak away, out of the
Dragoons fired at him, and killed Wiz on ttie spot 'That
the rioters were very violent and insulting lawsuits, the
soldiers, brandisning their arms and weepoos at them,
and'settting them at defiance. .101 IN jou.
Jons SIMMONS, a private soldier in his Majesty's First Ite-
giment of Royal Dragoons, being duly sworn, saith, that
ou Friday lust, the 2,3tisinstadt, a detachment of soldiers
. 'belongiug to his said regiment, consisting of one Serjeant,
one corporal, and fifteen pi ivates, commanded by Captain
Methucu, and headed by a Gentleman Who, as this Depo-
nent was informed and helieres, is a Magistrate for the
Isle of .11y, and whose county:as this. Deponeut hath also
been informed, is Sir Henry Bate Dudley, pisrotiet,
marched into the said town of 'Littleport aforesaid,
wherethere was a great riot and disturomiee—'Ttiat this
Deponent was one of the said detachinant,-That the
soldiers (by the direction of the said Sir lleyty
Dimity) surrounded the George Public-house in 'Little-
' port ifovesaia, where there was a-large moth assembled,
both within and without the haute—That the Mali Wei e
armed with guns, iron bai s, bludgeons, and edict of.
f4tii:rt and dangerous weaponi—That one of the rioter*
tired a gun from the window Of the r‘aid
and WOUMICii a private of the said dctachnictit, named
Wanalleet--Anuther of the said rioters came up' to
this Dar. itetit s.kitit a large, bltrigrott, with which
he
struck this Derinient's poise on the head, and knocked
bins doisto---That atioilier of the will ribtere stritott, tint
horse of the Serjeant of tint' raid detio.;bnieut with tut
iron bar, and cut him ore tireluee—That several 01 toe
tuob 'intuited the suluicrs, ulersiscina' and 'defying them,
and sa)itig that they would at soon die is bet Sir
IleurY Lute tautoq. Lail a p.11,1:1' in his . hand, wineh' he
read aloud (mid which this Deputtoitt undo-stood was a
Pratilaniatiod for the mob. to disperse)--'That die de-
ceateu was A vevy active rioteri and had been made a
prissmar,,and that William Porter, a private soldier of
the Said detachment, was endeavouring tie secure hint,
to turn him to the left amoog others of the said rioters
who bad been taken prisoners i but that the dmieased re-
sisted, and struck the carbine of the said Pot-
' ter, and entiearoured to make his escape t anti that
• tbetittliou the said William Porter shut lii2l died.
• The mark PI of
JOHN S/AIMONS.

Ail the foregoing Depositions were severally
taken and sworn before we On the day and year,
and at the plage tirst before written.

li. it. EVANS, a Coroner.

We keve ranch satisfaction in stating, Ora no
syniptours.ot riotous proceedings haVe taikeu I:love
iu tliia town, nor in any, parts of the county, the
isle of toly excepted.—Nititly of the inhabitants of
this town hake been stvoirl in as special con-
stable, but there is no expectation otitheir services
being required,—(Cc4mbridge'Citranicle.)