The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-06-14
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NEW-yoRk, JUNE o.
Ar. Swedish ship Maria Christiana, As days front
Plymouth, Eng with goo released American prison'
by this arrival the editors of the Nier Adv.
have received the following intelligence
| 10 me Editors Of the .nsrrgiiiis .9drertiser-s
"GENrLEMIN,
with a request that ysu will publish il in your
paper, enclose you account of the distressing
aiair AT Dartmoor prison, on the 9th April.
When we Quilted that prison on the 18th OF g.
prii we lett there 5000 American prisoners, and 81
officers and one woman parole, all in daily expets
tation OF cartels from London, being Informed By
Mr.. Beasley on the 18th that he had taken up suf
fcient number OF shipping TO transport the whole Of
them hpme as soon as they could be got readyB that
two ships had sailed from the Thames, aud that q
others dropped down 10 Gravesend to receive them
from Dartnoor-l am. gentlemen, with respect, scS
JOHN MlEGGs."
The agent Of Dartmoor Prison, J. G. Shottands
on the 4th April. absented himself from the depot
tor nearly two days. contrayto the Instructions OF
the Transport Board. During his absence the cons
tractor attempted TO enforce each prisoner one
pound OF refuse sea bread. instead of the usual all
owance OF bread. However they waited until about
8. r. NJ. on ,ha, day, when $50 or 200 OF the prMa
oners forced their way into the Market.squarc The
deputy agent Immediately complied, and ordered the
usual allowance TO be served, and we thought tie AZ
fair ended; but the 9th, about the same hours
some unthinking boys. for want Of be,tes employs
ment, were picking the wall OF the iuncr prison
yards when 20 the sstonsbment Of nearly the whole
OF the prisoners, the above agent, Shorsnd had by
ms orders, alarmed the garrison The prisoners
then collected with astonishnc nt not knowing WHIST
was the matter, ut such unexpected alarm and
wMe thousands stood gazing, and cnquiripg tho
reason OF so sudden change, the above ShortlRnd
had taken the troops under his charge and had ,iein
drawn up to commence fire on the prisoners. Tn
luckily the market-squarc gates forced, hot
with an in,ontion TO oppose the military, or Shost
lands designs On seeing that he commenced fire.
on those that stood nearest to them, howevet ibc
prisoners made the best Of their way TO their prisons
without making the least resistance, to escape the
contnual and hankng fire that was then KEEP, OPP
from the troops on the surrounding walls and squas
OF the prisons There only killed and sev.
| eral wounded when within the prison doors.
The result is as follows men killed, 80 danger
| ously wounded; and 20 slightly woundedi
On the 9th coroners inquest held on the to-
dies of the deceased, and ON the 9th they gave ia
| their verdic, justi6able homicide Yours. &C.
JOHN MIEGGS.
bosros, jvaf 3.
Ar. British cartel ship Royal Sovereigc,
Spence, from Plymouth, Eng. 35 dsys, with
2s9 Americans, lately prisoners at Dartnoo'.
The Dutch government haG purchased two
two Dutch fisaie; which hna'h Pot In sRsfo i'd as: as
tress, some time since, were preparing foe
| sea, and it was expected would sail shorty
for tho Mediterranean, 10 operate with Coz
! squadron against the Aigerinco. The Duets
officers a, Plymouth were particularly stlsn-
two to the Americans; and they often cApies@
sed the hope that they might have the ht,iur
| Of acting in concert with our squadron.
tusf O.
The sch Swift, Of London, from ST. Mich.
acls, cargo oranges, captured Feb. 20, LAT. 4l'
lon Ia, by the privateer America, Of Salttn,
and ordered for the u $. put into Tctetira,
in xvb hn led - h.s
British Consul, and gipen IN by the Porin'
guese Governor. II is high time that CON,
satisfaction be demanded Of the Ponogacse,
by our government, for the frccucn, restora~
,ion TO the British, Of prizes to Am. cra:zer5s
which had been compelled to put into ihtir
, ports, by stress OF weather. The British
claim right 10 send American prizes inid
| any neau,ral port.
The fine new ship Union, OF GIG tons, be-
longing to the Hon. VIM. Gray, sailed from
this port on Monday last, for Calcutta.
Sch. Despatch, Winter, 30 days from FayA
al, cargo wine, arrived at Bath OH Monday
| evening last. She brought home about 20
American seemen, part OF whom are the prizo
crew of tho British ship Enterprise, OF Lon@
| don, from Bucnos Ayrcs for Liverpool, cargo
| tallow, (4o6 cases) and hides go, ,o0o) eapiur>
| ed 10th Feb last, lat. As, lon. Io, by the pri"
| vatcer ship America, Of Salem, and sent Tor
| America, Caul6eld, prizc-mas:cr. After be-
| ing about 40 days at sea, and experiencing
extreme bad weather, she got into Fstals In
| distress, very Ieaky and rotten. She was ther0
| condemned as unseawortby, and the cargo
| placed under the care Of The Am. Consul.---s
Some Of the tsIlow was damaged.
pALrfMoRE, iusf :.
Mr.. John Brown, one Of the crew Of the sehoons
| er Mary, Capt. Adams, OF Wilmington, N. c. cap-
tured BY the Agerines ABOUT seven years ago, was
in town yesterday. lie ststes, that hcs VIM smnns
| George Robinson. John wsite, John Herber's and
WIN. Lewis, escaped from captivity six months ssos
came to Gibraltar, whence he sailed for this eornssys
leaving his comrades n thst place. The hi8efino
barbzrisns treated them with great severity, for
will shortly inhict upon them chasfsement neser
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