Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-09-23

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Kilwai DEN 1.-THE chief Justice ofthe Kings
bench coming into town about 9 o'clock
was forced out Of his carriage in James,
street, with his nephew and were both
killed with pixies. st.ssesss j
Colonel Brown ofthe 21st, and a few
more officers, and several of the soldiery
and yeomen have unfortunately been kill
ed, tosetherwith great number Of the
very lowest order. But what Is the
most alarming, is thar their plots have
been carried on with such secrecy that
they are not yet discovered, hotwith-
standing several prisoners were taken.
Mr.. Clark, Of Palcmeston, cotton ma.
nufacturer, was shot on Arran Quay, at
so'cloek in the evening: andit appears
there were several parties collecting, in
different parts of the town At = very
early hour. The privy council has been
sitting 1t the castle these two hours past,
and il Is expectedmartial law win be- pro-
claimed immediately. There are seye-
raj gallows's erected in different parts Of
the town, and executions It Is supposed
win be innumerable as there are about
Iooprisoners taken. They do not seem
10 have any leader Of Consequence the
only one taken is man BY the name Of
M Cabe, 4 publican, at whose4 house
there has been got about 1000 pixies and
600 rounds ofball cartridge; We have
hot YET heard Of any disturbance in the,
country, and all the coaches have arri-
wed this morning. i ...1. H. u
The situation Of the city Is most aws.
full. The drums beat to arms NJ ten.
o'clock At night and continued at twelve,
when almost every ,citizen was under
arms. The engagements continued until
four O'clock, and within these two hours,
two dthe cad regiment have been killed.
in the neghbourhood ofthe Royal Hos
pital.n Ez=S
From fht Hi5ernian Journal, dated
Monday, July IS.
On Saturday evening last, govern.
mefit having had intimafion thar depot
Of pixies and other engins Of destruction,
had been made by ! newly organized
horde of Insurgents in the yicinity Of
BridSefoot street, 4 detachment ofcayal-
~ had been ordered by gen. Dunn from
the barracks, which were joined by q
company Of yeonan infantry. part Of the
Liberty Rangers, now under the com.
inand Of the Earl of Meath, having ar.
rived It the spot where their instructions
directed them, after q skirmish Of few
minutes with the populace, in which few
lives were lost, . great number of pixies
were found, also several combustibles,
parcels ofnaiis, fragments Of iron, glass
compost clay, oakum and other materials.
With these were discovered 4 number
Of deal bark, in pieces Of various lengths,
from to IS feet in length, with q eircu.
lar cavity in each Of about three inches
diameter, filed with gunpowder, 10 each
aperture was applied : wooden plug, with
handle and vent hole, or receptacle for
abuse appeared ON the upper surface OF
the timber about the middle This ma.
chine was supposed to have been intend
ed TO aid the projected operations Of set-
ting ere TO Dublin Barracks, Several
kegsof powder were discovered, with
parcels made Of four mnsket balls in each,
and tin tube Of about two inches long.
through which FIRE was designed to have
been communicated 70 Whatever vehicle
was constructed to discharge them.
suit Of green uniform, with gold
epaulets and splendid embroidery was
also found, and several papers, by which
the train Of operations fixed by those de.
luded people, was discovered and win
doubtless be prevented. Among the
melancholy disasters Of the night might
Be reckonrd the murder Of Lord Kilwar-
den, chief jnstice Of the court Of Kings
Bench, and the Rev. Arthur Wolfe, Bis
nephew, who accompanied him with the
iadies Of his Ioriship's family, in acarri.
age to town. The wound he received
was large iacerated one in the side,
having the appearance Of being inflicted
by shot from . hlunderbuss.
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