Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-29

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dead ct NIGHT. 10 surprise iise soldiers. aud m
the terrur which would Deihcreby occiS0nel
80 sci fire to tIe Town IA various places, and
TO take possession of tile barracks, the tow
cr, asa the bank That 10 assist in the execu-
ton Of tiiis pi1lect, formidable machine was
invented with which the streets couiJ be clear
ell OF AL opposing force.-Ihis plan was, how
ever, relinquishcd premature and it was
resolved thatit would he more proper 10 as
certain the strength OF the popular party, Dy
convening meetings under the rretcXt of Ia
king into consideration the legal node OF re-
dressing grievances: and a map OF ! Ondon
having been examined, Srateids was selected
rs the place whence an attack on the bank <
The tower could with tue greatest faciii,y be
made That the FIRST meeting at Spa-felds was
accordingly adver tiSed tsr tie 18th November,
and that printed and Written piacaFds were
exhibited in all parts OF tie town, of one
The following is coDy:
Britons TO arui>l the whole country on
IN waits the signal from London. Break open
the gun.smiths. Arm yourselves with all sorts
OF instruments No rise in the price ofbread
No regent. No Caslleiengh or with their
heads NotaAes. No Bishops they are ouly
useless lumber.
N.B 5000 of those bills are posted up in tie
town, and in the principal parts ofthe neighhor
hood"
That the intended instruction assumed all
the symbols of the French revolution. That
Il committee of public SAFETY was formed con-
sistingof twertytbni members. That FLAGS g
that oil the 18th Of November, when the first
sneetinr took place, there was no violence Gal
though there ~as some plumber IN the even
ing of the day. aud that the meeting adjourn
Ell to the I'd Of December, by which time it
was honed means might beioIri 10 accelerate
the Accomplishment OF The projected underta
kim.
was lost in the interval between the first and
second meeting 10 take advantage of every
circumstance which could further the attain
mrnt Of the objects in view. Additional pub
LEGATIONS OF au iAllama1tOrY nature were CIR
cuiated every where. FndeayouTs were made
r., raise 4 general sU Inscription tor the support
OF those whohid vehnluishcd tncir ordinary
occupations, to cnah'c them 20 devote Them
selves to those purposes. which persons had
hitherto chetly been paid by principal mem
Dor of one Of tie Sucieiics. \ pt3r was form
ED for the seduction OF the Soitis's, byraising
hopes OF promotion III Tie event ofthcir Join
inv iu the anpTOachIuw attempt, and exciting
discomfort among them hy story of the land
iues off large toreiTn force in the country
II was again recommended that the bar
racks should be tie obvct Of particular OhscT-
V2fion. Those quarters OF the town where dis
trcss was most prevalent were visited bv in
dividuais appointed TO infla;ns tie people
Those warehouses along the river, and those
shops in various parts Of the town where arms
were deposited, were carefully noted. 4 plan
was also formed for the seduction of the sal
Tors, BIZ Offering them additional pay under
the new government which was about TO he
established.
That immediately before the Meeting Of the
I'd December, many persons connected with
these proceedings procured arms OF various
descriptions. 1t was thought that sufficient
means had thus been obtained to carry on the
intended operations Tor at least two hours by
which time il was supposed enough would be
rot from the gunsnithS' and other de-
pots To arm 2 considerable number ofindividu-
ais The Manufacture of tricoIor ribbon was
encouraged with a view of rendering il lami-
lie 10 eyes Of the public
Your committee have further received un-
doubted information that large number of
pike heads had been ordered OF one ndiyidu-
~ aud go aCtua!ly made ny him, and deliver
ed and paid for. q was also undoubtedly in
rcnded 10 liberate iiie prisoners, III the princ-
pal gaols in or about the Metropolis, ia the
nope OF their concurrence aud assistance IN the
luteudcd tnsuTrectiOu. Addresses were intro
dncci into some Of the prisons. and recom-
meudedto becGmmunicatedt to others 10 which
the persons confined were invited, in the name
Of the Tr-cci2ycd Committee TO rally round
the wi cOiOfcG standard, which would he cree
ted on Monday, Dec the "a, and TO wear ri
colored coc.>adcs themselves. IL was promis-
cd that the prisoners should be liberated by
force, and arIiis wcresiated to be provided for
fhem and they were directed TO be ready TO
assist them i'm overpotering the turkeys. 4
wa-gon was hired for the business of tie day,
III wbic. The Gags and hammer, or standard
which had been previously prepared together
with some AUGMENTATION, were secretly convey
ed to the place Of meeting. From this Wag
GOT, before the ostensibc business OF the dav
commenced in the e.iicr part OF the fie.d the
most inilanmatoTy spec hes were delivered,
tending directly 10 excite resurrection, con.
clnded by an appeal TO the multitude assem-
bled whether they were prepared 10 redress
their own grievances. y til coDred cockade
was then exhibited, and the tri cOiOrei flap.
was dsplaved and anuniberGf persons follow
ed il out To the field.
The direction which they took was towards
that part Of the town preYions!y de igned
quu-suitbs' shops were broken open, ad dress
es and offers were male 10 tue soldiers at the
tower tOinduce them TO opcu the gates hut
from the failure ot lie numbers expected to
ioin the insurgents no attempt was made 10
force tie gates. an attack was howe made
upon the city magistrates assembled in the
ROYAL Exchange, "A shot fired, and fri-cOor-
cd flag and cOckdde openly displayed and seiz-
Ell or the Oliend-r.
In reviewing Inc Whole of the transactions
ofthe ri Of December, your Committee are
firmly persuaded that, however imprObable
The success of such plan may appear, il was
deliberately prcme iiiated by desperate men,
who calculated without Teasouab e ground
upon detection i'm their opposers, and upon &C.
tive support from those nulttudes whose dis
tress .hey had Witnessed, aud whom they had
vainIy iiisii@atei to reyolr. That consequently
il was not merely the sudden ebniiition Of the
moment or the WBauth0rised attempt OF any
sHconuectsd individual.
Your committee are further convinced that
Notwithstanding the failure of the I'd Of Dec.
The same designs still continue to be prOsecu-
ted with sanguine hopes OF success.
Your committee having thus stated tie ge-
reral resnlt OF the evidence which has been
laid before them, respecting the state of the
R'etropoiis have now the TO less painful duty
Q ne been passing during the same period in
different marie Of The country, subject of G.