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

wound Is said 10 be 10 dsngsrons state.
THIRD EDITION.
Aa0 nsss sAree o'fieek.
rhs mob have gone 10 the bottom os the
Mioories, and broke open gunmaker's shop,
from whence they took arms, guns, pokers,
&c. The guns they loaded and 6red in the air,
10 ascertain that they were servicsble.
Shortly alter q few drsgoous appeared, and
cleared tho priacipal part away, retailing
sonae Of the muskcts and pixies.
There is strong party of military In the
Tower, artillery and all in readiness. ~
The hrst effort at disturbance in any part
OF The metropolis will be speedily ssd effec.
sually put down, % judicioSs have been the
measures adopted BY government.
We must now advert again TO the situation
Of thingsa a. Spa6sids, where, before the close
Of the meeting, il was compSted ths, up
wards OF &c, 1000 persons had assembled. Al
about one o'clock, Mr.. Hunt, in an elegant
tandem, advanced to the public h-ase called
Msrlin's Cave, whore he WAS received by the
loudest seclsmstions; and having ascended TO
the window on the 6rst Aoor, be moved that
the Chair be taken by Mr.. Clarke the Chair
being 50 occupied--
Mr.. Hunt, in the exordium Of his speech,
recommended 10 the people TO preserve order
and then stated the circumstances of his re-
ception ~ Carleton.house, andth particulars
with regard 10 the Petition, which sse sufh
cisntly notorious. He afterwards read lot.
ter which hs had written to Lsrd Sidmouth,
and the snsver Of the noble Secretary, adj
ding, thst iSis lord,hip had, dging tie whole
Of the trsnssctions behaved with that respect
which Was duo to the organ Of 80 inportsct /.
Meeting.
Having disposed Of this predatory matter,
hc congratulated his auditors on the good ef-
fects their assembling he'd already produced,
since il hsd occasioned his Royal highness
to grant 5000 out Of the funds Of his Males.
~, for tho relief Of the necsssitous. hut he
c0ntcndcd that the Prince had not gone to
tho extent Of tho implied prayer Of the pe,i.
too, which was, to bestow ON the inhabitants
Of the metropolis , or f5oo 600 out bf the
Civil Lisi, ADD 40, to follow the advice Of
corrupt Minister, who had persuaded him to
apply 5000 out Of the Droits Of the Admi.
rally, which belonged, to the ssilors.
What should we do next-.Should We
give, up the thing entirely" (No, nos from
tho multitude.) He had anticipated that an.
swer, and had therefore prepared some rcso.
lu,ions. AZ 10 the cslumnies which had
been Published seainss him 10 tho. papers.
they were too contemptible to receive - an.
swsr and In tho ssme quarter 90 many Gut
ragsous lice were told, that the inventors
could acquire no belief. They 6rst said ,ha,
hs was madman then that he had been
consigned to the dungeons Of insanity: q
third asserted that no was. killed /; tha, in
- :rs~ ha sns~ "A ioI
one OF tho sewers Of the city, and there suf-
located. Could any reply DO given to such
falshood snd sbsurdity. Ho did not mean ID
cay shss the meetings OF the good citizens OF
the, metropolis, convened with charitable
intentions, wore not merirorious; but he
would distinguish between those and slch as
wore attended under the patronage OF gov.
ernment contractors, bank directors, and o.
thsrs, who derived their wealth from the
pockets Of the people. Such meetings
deserved no better nsme than that OF assem-
blages for the purpose Of sending forth
fraud to ccludc the country. :" Would you
not rather have q penny Of youe earning, than
Q penny worth OF soup given in charityH"
a. Certainly from the multitude, accom-
panied with great applause. -" AZ the last
meeting we had tho honor Of the s,,endance
of q considerable number Of police magis
trstes, and sincerely hope that they are now
also present. will tell you Of another bug.
sbeo vs were likewise threatened that We
should havs tho satisfaction to see tho bod
Ice Of cavalry, isfau,ry, and artillery should
be glad TO God ths, the case now, and will
tell you ho~ cGeetuslly to oppose them--by
the artillery Of reason, truth and justices"
He concluded With moving series OF reso-
lvsious to the following Affect -
That Il vas always tho proof OF bad
causs, when its sdvacstes resorsed to &C. of
that this Meeting, therefore depro-
ea,ed any such proceedings, and considered
these to be enemies 10 the country who had
recourse 70 them.
The, for many yesrs past ,hsro have been