Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-02


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We announced csieriaN tiiai four per-
sons liad been taken INTO custody al
Manchester on suspicion or reasonable
practices, ard that others were expected
10 he aparehen,led. This morning we
have Gir;ier and most Important infCr-
nia,ion, which we subl0in.
|, appears TIA. 4 meeting WAS held at
Manchester on Monday, previous to
Which il was intimated that the numbers
collected on that day would proceed 10
London 10 present Petition 10 thePrincc
Regent in person. for the purpose oi" M
ana l.and-bil,s distributed. The people
Of Stockport were invited 10 join those of
Manchester, on Lancashire i,.il. Sever
nj EmiSsaries we're al work during the
week, making every effort tn intlame the
public mind, and 10 engage q large mass
TO assemble on the day appointed. Ii was
iuSiuuated that 25,GOO stand Of arms at
birmingham might be secured. Informal
ton 0i' these proceedings was sent To the
Secretary of States Office, and reached
town on Friday night Immediate mea-
sures were adopted. A Magistrate and
Kings Messenger were dispatched with
warrants, end as wesiated Yesterday, four
were unprecedented on Sunday.
Meanwhile the active commander of
the District Sir JOHN Byng, and the Ma
gistlaies, had taken precautions. The
Stockport troop had orders To meet; two
troops from Macciesfeld, and three from
knutsford, were also directed 10 be at
Saiemoor Che usual spot for reviews near
Manchester,) so as 10 be III readiness 10
act, in case of emergency.
On Monday the Meeiingw was held, and
the Manchester Paper says that the arri-
walls in tie course of the day could not he
less than from GO 10 20 Geo. At the Meet
ing there was 20,00o, and a great many
persons in consequence of the intnlaton
that the Meeting would proceed in a BODY
10 London, had provided themselves with
knapsacks containing such articles as
they might want on the road. A tempo
rary stage was erected upon cart, and
tie instigators of The Meeting appeared
upon itai nine o'clock. Their iiarrangues
are said 10 have been of the most imflam-
matOry kind. The numbers poured in,
IN shoals every minute, and il was deem
ell necessary TO call in the civil, and mill
tary power. 4 party of the first Ora
goons, with the Magistrates, BY quick
movement surrounded the cart, and con
veyed all Who were on the stage 10 prison.
About 200 have heen unprecedented.
The ioi,OwiugIs the important account
given by the Manchester Paper
Maacdsster, March II.
We find II was among the notifications
AZ the meeting, on the I'd inst. near St Pc
ter's Church, corT0borated III Tie course
of the last week, by the declarations of
individuals who have been actually enga-
ged i'll promoting The late seditious meet
ngs, that the espOUsers ofthcir doctrines
should collect at the same place OH Mon
day following (yes lerday,) and proceed 10
the Metropolis, ~ nine o'clock, IL present
a petition 10 the PRINCE Regent, that they
might be enabled '' 20 .tndeceipe him" a.
ware Of these intentions and Of the dan
gers which an immencc influx Of stran-
gers, ifriiated hy the ntiammatory an
reali of their faciicus leaders, (whO. un-
der The pretence of promoting parliament
tary reform, have been for a length Of
time past agitating the minds of the la
bouring classes of society," pOrtcuded. the
conseWatorS ofthe public tranquility took
every precauiion adequate 10 the coca.
sion.
Yesterday morning, according to the
expectations entertained. crowds Of peo-
PIE fiocked into town from all directions.
as early as eight O'Clock, and about nine,
the lnstigators appeared on their tempo
raTy Stage III cart, and continued 10
haranglIe the multitude till their vast IN
creasng numbers suggested the expedi-
ency of putting into practice The we'll
formed arrangements of the civil and
military powers. Accordingly, Il part
of The lst regiment Of Dragons. I'M
der Colonel Tcesdale accompanied by
the Magistrates of Tie district. appear
eli amongst them, and with an adroiness
aud decision almost electrical, surround
ed the erection, and immediately convey
ed The entire group upon il TO the New
BayIe Prison; their attention was next di-
rected to the concoursc of auditors, who
were forthwith dispersed, without the in
Fiction Of any severity.
An arrest had taken place early OH
Sunday morning Of Johnston and Ogden.
who had previously figured at this place
and they were secured in the new Ray-
lev. Others were seized by tie soldiers
on their way TO deliver their charge in Sal
ford. The following are the names Of
prisoners
DrummOnd, Bagulev Che two orafors)
Handrng, Grimshaw, Lingard, Quincy,
Shaw, Wood, lIargraves, Lever, Shaw
cross, two Wlliiamses, Tucker, Whit
worth, Oddcy, Bousheld, Key, Lofgar,
Backshaw. Simms, Thomson, Barlow,
Cuthbird, Lees, Hudson, and lIigginbot-
tom, the owner Of the cart on which the
stagc was fixed
considerable number Of peoDle set
out on their mission to London, taking
the rOuf Of Stockport, but about 10 of