Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-08-08

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they made furious attack but the Re
corder and IA large party of the army CO.
ming up, the tack was relinuuished.
put several stones were thrown at the mi
mary, and The crowd, having cOnsitlera-
Oily increased, were closing upon the ar
my, when shot was fired, BY which one
man was severely wounded-a fellow
who earns nearly 20s week was taken i'm
| The act OF breaking into the store, by DR..
Harding, and committed 10 jail-thel
crowd then dispersed. Mr. John Hogan
James bake-house, near his mills, was az
SO attacked, the roof broken, and about
9basS OF -four taken away. About two
O'Clock crowd went otto MIR. C.. Meade's
mills, at BaIlyclough, and although part
or The cavalry and infantry, were despatch
| Ell there, about 90 or 90 bags were taken
before they arrIved-a Woman belonging
to the mob WAS severely cut in several
parts of her body, and Il boy Ground fo
death by the machinery of The mill. Mr..
Reddans mills, at BailycIodgl east, we're
also visited, and quantity Of meal and
donrdestroyed-thc pIunderers here shew-
cd The most wicked disposition, although
Mr.. Reddan, kindly offered each guam
tity OF meal, they continued ransacking
| the concerns until the military arrived.
AT three o'clock a large and respecta
bic meeting of the citizens look place at
the commercial buildings which was at
tended by the Mayor, and Magistrates
| the General-Lord Viscount Gort. and
many other conference.-the Mayor in the
chair:--
Lord Gort after expressing his regreta at
the necessity oithe meeting, said. t,iat the
peculiar circumstances Of the case reuIli-
red the adoption of such measures, as
would restore and secure the peace and
tranquility of the city, and ensure pro
lection TO every mans property. For this
purpose, he would beg leave TO propose
some resolutions. (Here follow the re-
solutions.)
In the evening, Notwithstanding, some
groups were observed collecting in vari-
Gus streets, and a second attempt was
made OH Messrs. Phelps store but on
the appearance of the military, who kept
up constant patrols, the pOpuiace disap-
peared. About o'clock they attacked
the Soup House in the IrishtoWn, which
they destroyed.
The brigade Of artillery were placed AT
the upper end of William street the gre2-
ter part OF Sunday, ready to act at mo-
ments notice.
By sweariugin of the merchants as high
Consiahies, and jndiciouSiy placing a
small detachmento OF Infantry III their con-
was thought useless, though Tie morning
of Monday was as little Tranquil as the
evening befOre--an attack was made upon
Mr.. Chances s c0tccfn IN the tbbev, hut
mischief was prevented hy Tie appear
ance of the military, under Col Creagh.
HE mob then piundeFcd several shops
and cellars in Mary-sifeet, and the pro-
gress OF violence was only suppressed by
the sOldieTy. Atone O'Clock a numerous
meeting ofihe inhabitants was shield at the
Commercial Buildings, The Mayor IN the
Chair. (1ere follow the Resolutions of
the meeting, and regulations adopted for
surprcsSIns tile riOts)
The outrageous disposition of the mob.
and feeling towards the military, whose
fatigue on The occasion was very great, in
duced the inhabitants of the parishes to
offer their services TO the Mayor and Ge-
neral O'Loughlin, TO act in the preserya-
ton of the peace. The General, in con-
cert with the Mayor, accepted their offer
most cheerfully, and fire arms and am
munitiOn being distributed TO them 1T the
Ordnance depot, large body of highly
respectable inhabitants assembled al 8
O'Clock at the custom-house quay, and
after being inspected by Lord ViscOunt
Gort, they proceeded to patrol hesireets,
and continued doing so in the most praise
worthy manner until the approach OF day.
Ii appears that the resolutions entered
into at the meeting al tie commercial
buildings, satisfied vast portion of the
multitude, who have since confined their
violence TO outrages without the preciHts
of the city large parties Of the lower or
dcrS from town visited the country, and
III attempting to plumber potatoes and
milk, the peasantry repulsed them In all
directions no lives, however, were lost.
The conduct of Mr. Bowles, at Ballysi-
mon, in resisting lawlcss banditti, is de-
serving Of much praise. number of
rather opulcnt fellows reiaken by Ma
I0r Cough aud The Beyd. Mr. Champion.
III the act of leading their cars with pro-
visions piliered from the industrious inila-
bltants near Annacolly.
A Dublin paper OF Monday states. that
two lives were lostin the riots OF Satu-
day night in this ciiy-no person whate-
| yer WAS Killed or wounded on ihai night,
| though some shots were fired, and Che on
| ly casualties that occurred were as we
mentioned in the preceding article, oae
| boy killed, and woman wounded, Wv the
machinery of the mill, anda man wound
ed OH Sunday in Reaches street.
Wednesday We have tie pleasure 20
find that all appearance ofiGmultbas ceas-
sed, and that no fresh disturbance that wc
can learn, has occurred in the vicinity Of
this city.
From tie BostoH PatTiof, Jaiy POI
FROM BRAZIL.
rs the brig Sally-BaTk CT from ST Saivad or,
the Superintendant Of Merchants ball re-