Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-25
SERIOUS RIOT IN LONDON.

SERIOUS RIOT IN LONDON.
Another and more serious Riet, or, as
| the London Courier terms 1t, "ihsurrec
ton, 'tuok place in that city ON the "a
Decembe. 1t originated IN meeting at
lSpa Fields, called by se'iltlous and anonj :
NOUS bandbilt,. TO hear the rePort Of Mr.
Hunt. who had been appointed at tie
Ipreyious meeting, November 10, to pre-
sent petition to the Pn"ce Regent
The answer OF the government was by no
lmeaus satisfactory, and the mob, alter
being haransaed by Mr. Hunt and other,
hroceeded mtn the city, i" two or three
yery large bodies, bea;'"g iiags, with va
Iriaus mottos, expressive 81 their dissatis
faction, End determination 10 seek re-
dress Of their grievances by force OF arms.
h their progress they broke Into se'e' al
|arm shops, and 'o"k theIefrom man,
Thu ndred muskets, pistols, Gull sses, &C
with which they patrolled the streets, ire
Iuuentlr G-ehL,glnS their pieces. The
Lord Mayor and Peace Officers eIerteo
themselves to the utmost, 10 keep dowi'
the spirit uf Instruction. in which I'll -
hhev were promptly aided by the military,
lVbo watched the mo, ements OF the mob.
The city OF Londsn had Lot for many
wears exhibited such scene OF tumuil
A party Of tive insurgents entered the en-
Iciosure of the EIshaage, When the gares
iwere shut aud few oil them seCu' edj I'M:
exasperated the mob to such pitch,
that not being able to force the gates,
they raised each other upon their shoul.
ders, aud fired ever The top OF the gates,
at the Lord Mayor aud his party; tMs
Ibcdy was, however, seon dispersed
| The CITY wa, we'll furnished with SOL
ldicrs, both horse and loot; the horse para.
Ided all parts Of the metropolis during the
|e, enins add the night, and preserved or
Ider every where.
The Bank and East India House were
provided with sufficient force to repe
tany attack, and the city militia KEEP
watch within the Reyal Exchange. The
Inns Of Court had their gates closed, ara
the shops in almost all the PRINCIPAL streets
lof the city were shut up.
I We do not Ead,ip the various accounts
with which our papers ATE filled, tht
fmcation OF any person berg killed; d
lgreal number Of persons were wounded,
or cut and manned, In the various ren
|cOntrrcs which tcak place between tire
mob and police officers, and individual
defending their property.
Two men, named Watson. father am
sun. the latter Doctor. we're among the
principal leaders OF the rioters; the iorme
has been taken, but The latter had no
oeen found, Up to the last dates, althoug
Igreat exer,ions we're made 10 apprehend
him. He is charged with having shot a
MIR. Pratt. who happened to be in the
tshop Of Mr. Brckwith,a gun.s'nllh,whers
1.-THE mob entered 10 Obtain arms he il
supposed in some e the papers. to have
lied to America, where it il said he has
extensive connexions.
In the FIRST moments IF alarm, II was
supposed that the London rioters were
Iscting in oonRexipn with others Of a siui.
lar stamp, in different parts of the Eog-
dom; but nothing appears to have been at
tempted in any place, except slight dis.
urbance at Sheffield.
Several gangs If thieves accompanied
the meb, who hustled several gentlemen,
and robbed them Of watches, poke
books, &c.
Priyate letters from Paris mention,
ltaat the King is much indisposed. The
sout, we appreherd. has returned, ann
his majesty was not able TO held le,ee
last Monday: But no dangerous symp.
toms have manifested themselves.
The Juno, Henry, from New-York to
ISligo, was struck by sea. on the 9th ult.
aud upset, when % passengers and 10
of the rrew unfortunately persisted
| On the 5th ult. there was very heavy
|gale Of wind at Lisbon, in which thirty
Three fishing boats fouudered, aud above
llo0 poor fellows were drowned. The
rap'dity with which the gale came on
\ e. kable; not mere than ten minute,
before the fatal catastrophe it was =
I it,!
The Hull Packet states, that The i'm.
erta;ion of grain fran tho Continent
,romises TO be rore than adequate to the
ants Of the country. When the p MS
IN brig Minerva, which lately nut IL "a
P rtsmoa'h wit damage, left Dantzic
there was nearly so sail Of vessels Iadiug