Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-06
From a Manchester Ting. } paper, Sep, ees.

From a Manchester Ting } paper, Sept s.
This town has hPeH IN a sal state OF con-
fusion to-day. In the forenoon, numerous
bodies Of tire refractory cotton-sp,nncrs.
according 10 their daily custom, assembled
about tie factory of Mess.s. Gray & Co.
near AncCat-s,rcet, for the purpose ot pre-
venting any one going 10 work there In
paradiug round the fsctory about noon, the
spinners assert that stones were thrown al
them IRON tie interior OF the mill. How lar
this assertion is true, and whether it be not
d report made by tie sp'nDers TO justify
their proceedings. we cannot certain
The. however, began =" GcmOlish the
windows OF the factory. and broke num-
bers OF item, and Cnfeayored 20 force iEeir
way into the mil by breaking open the
gales and lower windows. The persons
who were IN The inside, who were armed,
being alarmed for their own safety, Is their
| lives would be IN great dangef, il the as-
| sailants s,CcCcicd IN entering the mill. +.
red upon then from the windows. Several
| OF the mob were severely wounded. The
number is not known, but il IS generally
stated at SIX or seven. -Four have been
| brought 20 the inirmary dangerous: y woun-
ded one OF them morally in the groin
anlhcr report says, died almost immcdi.
alely.
The mob was repu'sed by tbs spirited
CONDUCT, and Messrs Gray Il Co. had lime
to send TO the magistrates tor assistance
| who speedily arrived v lin party OF IRA.
goons and infantry. The number OF peo-
! pie then assemble j was very great, proba-
! bly, about ~ or II, 600; some have esliua-
ted them a; $4,000. The riot act was read
and after the expiration OF an houns the
mob dispersed. No one, we believe, was
burt by the soldiers in performing Their du-
y.
The aspec; Of affairs in this town daily
becomes more gloomy. The principal part
Of the SpiUnerS remain as obstinate ~ ever
In addition 10 tie spinner, tie wea'ers
have NOW turned out, end they parade
the streets in immense bodies OF ! or 5000
each. About this number were assembled
in ST. Georges field, at the time OF the at.
tack Upon Messrs. Gray l. Co.'S factory,
bu, had no connection with that mob. They
Carried flags with inscriptions on them that
they would have D. in the pound advance
IN their wages. The Lancashire weavers
generally possess mind fearless OF Tie
consequences OF any illegal acts they may
be nstigated TO commit, and il ihcy unite
with the spiDncrs, immense mischief may
be committed by them.
Already numbers Of petty shop-keepers,
who have dealt entirely with TIE working
CT s.>es. are almost ruined. Landlords can
get no rents, and dare not disiTsln.
Mr. Norris the polce magistrate &C.
companied by Mr.. Wilmington, the 10.
roughreeve, and a number OF cavalry, ore
just gone at full gaiIop 10 Messrs. GTay's
factory, where, it il reported, immense
crowds are again assembled, Threatening to
fire the mill"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
On "Wednesday afternoon the whole bodI
Of refractory cotton spinners in that place,
Joined by upwards OF 10000 men IRON
Stockport, paraded The streets in The mos
menacing manner; and having repaired to
the mill of Mr.. Benjam Gray, in which
number of the more peaceahly disposed
labourers had returned TO work, they threa.
tened TO demoish it: and were actually
proceeding to carry their threat into effect,
when body of military and police, who
were stationed on the inside fer the defence
OF the place, deemed it 10 be Necessary 10
fire on the agressors. Five persons, the &C.
counts state. were wounded-iwO of them
MORALLY. An additional detachment Of mi
litary having FASTENED 10 the spot. the null
tituje were dispersed without any further
mischief. Their total number is estimated
at $4,000.