Star.
London, England, 1801-04-02 00:00:00

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BRISTOL, MARCH 28.
u Lail Sunday about a thotifitnd people affernbled
in the neighbourhood of Exeter, and on Monday
they vifited in different parties the farmers for
miles round, and obliged them to fign an agree-
ment to bring their wheat to market, and fell it at
los. per bufhel; and potatoes, and other articles.
in proportion. They alfo obliged the bakers to fell
the quartern loaf at 9d. or iod. but they did 114
Tuefday I entered Wellington—the
fireets were filled with people, who had vilited the
farmers in the neighbourhood of that town in the
fame manner, and for the fame purpofe, and ob-
tained from the farmers and the bakers the like
promifes.—Wednerday morning they again affem.
bled in the firects, and called on the people to
come out and join them, but forced none, and
they did no mifchief. I rode through the multi-
tude about mid-day and proceeded to Taunton,
where the people had alfo met: and propofed
have mutton at Old. beef at 4d. butter Sd. and
bacon Bd. per lb.; potatoes LW. per peck, guar-
tern loaf 9d. and which they had on that day at
thofe prices, with a promife from the butchers and
market people of a continuance. Thurlday morn-
ing they again affembled, and filled the market-
place, where they behaved very peaceably: about
ten o'clock a troop of boric paraded on one fideof
the market with fwords drawn, and halted before
the Cattle lan; after which th . proceeded to the
other fide of the market, and no violence had been
offered when I left the town at eleven o'clock, as
the people had obtained their objet in lowering
the prices of meat, bread, &c.
" At Tiverton alfb, on Tuefday, the people
entered that town in a large body, but very or-
derly, and bought provifions at the prices they
thcmfelves fixed,- and the farmers, and mark,:t
people, quietly fubmitted to the terms, and the
day paffed without riot, or violence."
CREDITOI, DF.YONSHIRE, MARCH 30.
" We have dreadful times here : The poor
have been in a tumult and riot for feveral days, in
bodies of 400 and Soo each. They have called or. all
the corn growers round this diftrid, with a petition
in one hand, and a halter in the other, threatening
thofe who refute to fign to bring their corn at ics.
a bulltel, butter at 9d. and potatoes at Bd. a peck,
to the market, with death. Torrington, Beddi.
ford, Barnflaple, South Molton, and indeed every
town in Devon, is in the fame (titration ; and it
appears that they are all conflated through the
different counties. Fear has operated on the far-
mers, and they brought corn laft Saturday on the
plan of the petition. We have been called on, and
defired to do all in our power to employ all idle
hands in the weaving line, to prevent their af-
fembling ; we have promifed to do all we
can, dreading the confequence. While writing
this, our Volunteers arc calling out by beat of
drum, to (top the Exeter mob from coming here.
The Horfe are alto called out, (I mean the Yeo-
manry Cavalry), as the Military in Exeter are gone
to Honiton and Tiverton, to quell the mob there."
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31,
" On Monday a large body of people eon-
bled in the Market place, Plymouth, for the put--
pore of reducing the very high price of Provilions.
They proceeded very orderly in the former part
of the day, and obtained their wifhes, by getting
a fupply of potatoes, butter, meat, &c. confider-
ably under the extortioner's demand : in the even-
ing they vifited the Baker's lhopi, but not fucceed.
ing as they expeded, they became very clamorous,
and proceeded to ads of riot ; the Military were
in confequence called out, foon teftored or-
der, and prevented much mifchief from being
done.—A Party patroled the ftreets all nigh;, and
every thing is again quiet and peaceable."

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