Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-10
THE NEW TRAGEDY OF BRUTuS.

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THE NEW TRAGEDY OF BRuTus.
The following extract from the London
bills, will serve TO shew the success of our
townsman, J. H. Payne's Tragedy Of BT,stus.
The new Historical Tragedy, having now
attained the utmost height OF popularity and
universal appreciation, producing on every
evening of performance vast overflow from
all parts of the theatre very shortly after tie
doors are opened its representation being
nightly accompanied by torrents OF the most
loud and rapturous applause, and its an
nouncement for repetition constantly hailed
by the unanimous cheers and acclamalions of
the whole house, will be acted every even-
ing till further notice" Boston prper.
From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.
A late arrival from Europe, brings intelli-
gence of an interesting nature, and goes FUR
Their and further to confirm the belief, that
the existing state of rcpose will not be olper-
manent duration. We refer our readers to
the details which we have given in our paper
of TO day, IN Illustration Of this conjecture
With regard to the riots at Manchester, their
suppression by military force has excited
strong and lively sensibility. Many indivi-
duals then embarked in the contest, who
were no trends to the reformers in the con-
test. 1t will be remembered from this, that
The grand jury refused to find any bills against
the persons who were the agents in this bust
ness so that the subject is now put out of the
reach of judicial investigation. The prince
regent was then addressed, and respectfully
implored TO Issue special commission for the
trial of these ofcnders--a request which lie
has publicly refused to grant, on the ground
that the ordinary tribunals ofjustice are COM
petent to the investigation Of this question:
This denial torecloses all investigation what
ever, as the ordinary tribunals of justice,
were prevented from acting by the refusal of
the grand jury to find bills Of Indictment
Thus has the Intervention of the military, the
imprudence OF the grand jury, and tie Genial
OF the prince, presented a case entirely new
to excite popular discomfort and opposition to
the government. The question of reform is
now lost in question of superior magnitude.
Every dispersion of the people by military
force after this, will we venture to assert add
fuel to the flame. The prince regent has for
merry adopted the cause of the military, and
il is well known that his ministers ale respon-
sibie for all his acts tt will be now said,
that the prince rules by military law-that
men peaceably assembling to petition for
redress of their grievances, were murdered in
cold blood by the military--that the courts OF
law refused TO take any cognizance of the
case; and finally, that the ministers have So
lennIy denied this act of justice TO the nation.
II tbs representation is not substantially cor
rect, !, comes as near Inc fact as PARTY repre-
senia:!on generally do. Meetings of The peo-
pie arc again advertised to be holden, as If
they are resolved 10 brave military force, eve
ry intervention on their part renders them
more odious in the eyes OF the people. The
lord mayor of London hadsattempted TO con-
vene city council, and was unable 10 do it
from the turbulence Of he populace. This is
striking fact, for il shews the depth of The
impression made on the minds of the people.
Earl Grosvenor and the Marquis Of Tavisiock
have made the sufferers of Manchester pre-
sent in money a sum trifliDg in amount, bot
it serves 10 shew that the higher classes have
begun already to adopt the cause of the re-
formers. It is at such seasons, that opposi
ton TO the government becomes formidable.
When the higher classes lend to a discomfort
ed and unruly popuIace, the sanction Of their
countenance, the people enrol themselves
under their banner, and desert their orator
Hunt, as champion, with as little ceremony
as ever they adopted him.
The paper further states, that Prince Blu
cher, the most formidable of all the enemies
OF Buenaparte, is no more he has lived TO
see the conqueror OF Europe at his feet, on
the plains of Waterloo, for it is fact, that
it was Butcher that turned the tide OF fortune
on that memorable day. AT the time that
Wellington ordered his charge, as he states