The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-04
PROCESSION FROM THE TOWER.
(From Belts Weeffy Messenger, June "a. .

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versal hustle, in consequence OF the intended pro-
cession IN honor OF Sir T ancis Bu,dctrs return
from the tower. The streets through which ii
was 10 pass, were soon t,,t OF people, way' ng
svercd and gilt medals and blue i..vu.s, the WIN
dows were crowded with 1, male beauty, decora
TED with the insignia and colours OF the honora
bl, baroeet the shops were shut &the church
bells of meny parishes were set ringing. The
hackney and the stage coaches bore the same tes-
timonisls OF the popular feeling. Various bodies
with their bands of musiok, and their banners fly
irg, proceeded from tifferent parts of the town
towa DIS Tower Hin and numerous concerts of
mariowoones and cleavers, greeted the public
car.
The lower orders displayed the highest posi-
bic degree OF exuitation. May ofthem, b, noon,
Lid relaxed their Temperance to exhlirate their
patriotism. Knife grinders ballad singers. butch
.er bows, iouircymen, sndlabourers Of all ds scrip
tons, arieutly joined in the spon aneous, though
somewhat u'poiisled. frsii,it, /; aud every thing
announced u sort OF popular jubilee.
On the other hand, means were taken to pre-
vent the excess of tnose public rejocings, by
pacards from. the siier its of london, cnjoining
peace and order, and also by the commttee who
were 10 condcct tire business. Government had
not been wanting Oh its part The magistracy
were al ihtlT p SITS numbers OF addluonal con-
s'rbles bad been sworn (; the fnemen of the
different assurance Offices most OF whom are con
stables, appe ared IN tfont ut their respective off
ces several volunteer corps were IN readiness
and large bodies of military enrirclcd the metro
polls Shortly after eleven O'clock, strong corps
marched from the parade 10 ST. Jalnes's park 10
project the bank Of England
Abou, 10 O'Clock, the 18th regiment of dra
gonns marched through the city, and a body of ar
tii'ery crossed it, aud passed over Westminster
bridge. The il, light dragons soon afterwards
passed ibro' the principal streets.
Long before The prorcgatioh of Parliament
. could be made knov n considerable numbers as
ff.ah hN,, a.
in Piccadlly hut on Tower HUI, and adj .cent
streets, the crowd became very great. On Tow.
Ell Hill, the different description, of persons who
were to compose the procession foot, OF OH
horseback, or m carriages, had i.kcn the stations
respect,v iy assigned THEN in the kind of pro
sransn,e which had been previously issued BY the
directors ofthe &c femony
There they w.itI very quietly but in the
most anxious expectations, and ardent h pc of
witnessing the liberation of the favorite represen.
eative OF Westmnster and, beng app"!ztd of
the prorog alton, counted every minute an hour
TIL thy should see tie gates of the Tow
e. fly open, and hail the egress of Sir Francis,
w;ose forthcoming they ready - honor
with the cheers and greetings, and noticed and
gjloed banners of their thousands and tens of
thousands. But, suddenly, as If by some unex-
pectud visitation DfprovIdencr, an universal feel
ing OF disappointment ran through their ranks,
ard the cup OF exne ctation was dashed from their
lips
Sir Francis, they were too soon informed, had
Tor what reason nobody coHld tell, declined the
public triumph that awaited him and from tue
tower stars, stepping into boat, had. unobser
vediy taken las departure from Ills prison house,
b. water.
Ii is imposs bic to sketch even faint picture
of The ELECTS o. ibis unforeseen. this hope break
Ing event the people at la! ge--the electors of
Westminster /; the numerous cayalcade the
common council men If the city of London, all
looking at each other IN silent chagrin and mad
despair The awful pause broken, &
Eumonr with hundred tongues, difiused as many
different reports. Some said he had been calr-
ed away by force some were sure lac was still
Kept in durance vile some nsinuatyd matters
much add Others Conceived, tlIat after the
trouble they had voluntarily taken, the cxpence
they mad put themselves to, and the time tiey had
cheertuliy sacrificed the ma jesty OF The people
had been rather inditferentiy and coolly treated.
1t was, however, deemed proper, that the pro-
cesson should go back in form
A band Of music led the way, then came a nu-
xner0us cavalcade, several abreast, IN the centre
of the front OF which rode major Cartwright *
mong these many OF c conductors OF the pro.
cession holding white slaves. Col Hanger next
appeared, leading smother body Of horsemen -
Various banners carried, mostly of dark
blue. bearing gilt ms orIpuons, such Tie rI.
a,abh 81 oirlae,' H1kdto the L. isos,' The Con-
Sttmton.' Thu by Jny, Magma Chwsa,'' Bur
dett and Li6erty,' &c Next toiu we'd a low ps &C
ton drawn p} icur Day oi SeS di iV-n by stilii.
ons, in dresses of dai k blue and buff Jackets, or
nsmented with met!a,lions and blue rbbands -
But alas J i his vehicle, destined to a purpose SO
popularity triumphant, empty No Sir
Francis was there! H. vain, from ali the politI-
c., admirers, all the applauding beauties WHO
filled the winuO VS. from Tower Hill TO Piccadil-
fy, who had no, yet ie armed the disas r. and who
waved the, blue ribbands and lilly handkerchieis
IN the ayr, WAS every Eye directed towards IT TO
behod the patriot senator, TO partske OF and a.
dorm whose triumpn they had from all q }aIters
assembled i, WAS like p ocession without
pageant, an army without general: IL was
WIS TO be plrto med, bet owing 10 unavoidable
circumstances The part vi Hamlet himself was o.
bl.ged 10 be omitted
The fatal ON ssion impaired the interes, OF the
succeeding part of the ceremony Another i'm
mense Cav slc ade followed The whole number
OF those on horseback suppose to be nearly
two hundred. These again were followed by Sc
veral private Carriages and barouChes, adorned
with bougiIs OF oak and laurel. HEREIN was Mr.
Waittman, and other independent councilmen &
hverymen OF London, but not, as IT was repoi ted >,
Az thelr violet gowns. very great nuHnLer of
inferior carriages were filled with both sexes, &
part oil tlIe company sealed on the boxes all CO.
verfd with embieT.tiC devices Several OF the
stage coaches participated in the procession, in
which, their drivers appeared in point of style,
little inferior TO the artists Df tie Four in hand
Club. The number OF persons IN blue ribbands
who brought up the whole on foot, was certainly
not les then two thousand. The sherffs, Atkins
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