The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-03-05

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violence should be offered to them. He OBJ
served, thrtihe Treasury prints had called
Mr. Hunt another WN Tyler. He would
assert that Wst Tylet was well ds.ervine o.
the praise Of his county. The Minister'S
had lsifrd with OUT liheriss. and ,cfused "a
grant the PEOPLE ihsir rights. " Will you
take ihem r Yes, yea, from rAs multitude.
{" win you 60 aud demand them 7" Yea,
pcs, ycs. IfI jump down, vii you follow.
me Yes, yss,yes
The rnan Immediately iesped from the,
vehicle, and, embracing tho two flags IN hia
arms, he proceeded towards The ei.y, follow.
ed1y some thousands Of persons and their
TRACK was soon discovesahle by frsgmenls of
lamps, windows, &c. The direclion theY
took was, In tho kyt tns,ence, through thu
ciiy u ihe Tower. In The Mino' les they en-
tereu, By violence, three Eun.mske,S shopst
esupsied them -of the arms they contsineEA
and parAdcd the streets with thctp, 6ischsrgs
ing she mpskeis and pistols generally In the
air, but QccasIonally NJ the houses. Prior 10
tkeso depredations, these dis,u' bcrs hsd Ia
,heir progress entered the shop OF Mr.. Beck.
viii, in Skinnes.stieet, gun maker, whose
premises they treated 10 tho Wsrncr we have
described but thete was this additional mise
fortune, thar they put the weapons into ims
me diase empioyment, and shot Mr.. Plat, .
factor in Caseatoo-strect, in the groin, ipfiicts
ing, as We hear, . fatal wound.
Government and tho Municipal Magiss
trssee were, during these illegal and mis-.
chicvoss proceedings, not inactive. Tho
Militls were immsdiately ordered out, and
slrong desaehmsnts Of the light Guards,
horse and foot, ~ we'll - ef the hight ORA.
eoons, appeared in the streets, snd occupied
the Change, The DAnk, and other siluationss
The frat sceqc OF eonfusion, near Cornhill,
occurred at the Royal Exchange, within the
walls Of which some OF the rioters had the
Audacily TO enter with Gags, and disshugo
ihcir pieces.--Sir James Shaw bsing forlus
nasoly on the spot, grappled with one Of the
ring-!esders, took his haS from him, aud tie
gales being inssau,iy closed, Two Of tkc dclins
quin.s wctc seized, and ds,ained IN custody.
From thence Sir Jsmos proteeded towards
the Mansion House, when the Lo,d Mayor
returned TO- The Royal Exctsnee with HIM
and The ipttor attic ndcd at -ihc Svbscribcsse
Room OF Lloyd's Coffee House, where ho
commsnicated 10 The gentlemen the wish oB
the Lord Mayor, that they shouid cvefy one
of them be Immediately swcrn In 10 ConsSos
sles, that they might assist In restoring .hp
peace Of the town. Tho measure wss ims
lmcJ'a,ely adopted, and they bccsms sc,lso
10 the dischapGD Of their new daiies. ~
II sppesrs that, Whatever might Be the sps
parent coAcert with which these malrontcntS
wcro conducting themselves, % soon ss ths
9Th regiment was discovered 10 be spprcsch.
ing Them 10 WhiteehspeI, they separated Ii
hundred directions.
II was said that On attempt was made By
some Of the orators among ,he popuIsce, 10
address abe regiment on duty in the Tower
but nothing Of the kind took r'se--and, 10.
deed, tho allegation scarce deserves conires
dic,ion, % IL Is impossible such procee ding
could have been permitted ty the officers on
luIy.
We have the satisfaction 10 stste, that, ~
the energy of the troops and civil power, .
great quvniiiy Of tho arms, that had been purs
loined were 'e,aken, and deposiS.d d il places
OF security; and c, half psst ., coseh. from
tho eastward, with pixies, 6fe,orEs, end other
hostile implements, and prisoners passed the
Exchanges escorted Ly . de,sehm Of Lighs
Drsgoona. E
I. was fully exps ted that the vengesnee
OF tho rioisfs would be early msnifesscd &c
the Corn Market sevefsl Of the dealers hass
ing. within these few days, received sncnys
mona ietiets with fiigh.fyI mcnsces--snd,
10 nsequeoce Of this alarm, on tho approach
Of the mob tows, de Market. lane, the Coru
Exchange vas cleared, and every description
ofpSopeay wi,bdrawn, but We have not heard
Of any mischief having been done in that i'm.
mediate ne !, bsorhood.
Al four o'clock tho following oficisl no.
,icc was plscsrd.d in tho prineipsl srcelss
the shops throug hout which we're closed :-s
sour Sovereign Lord she King
"CommsLs. th and chsrgeth ell perssns
being assembled, Immediately 10 disperse
themselves, and peaeesbIy depart to their
kwiul business, Upon tho pains contained iu
The Act made in the First year Of King George
for preventing ,umuIts and riotous assem-
lilies.
"GoD SAVE THE KfNC."