Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-28

make ourselves heard by the Whole of this
tremendous assembly. lr is useless for
me To attempt 10 relate 10 YOU the pro-
ceedlmgS OF the last week OF ten DAYS in
this to"n and neighborl,ood. You well
know them all, and ,he cause of the
meeting appointed tor Monday being
prevented. IL Is therefore useless TO say
one word on that subject; only 10 observe
that those who pat us down and prevent
ed us from meeting on Monday last, by
Their malignant eXeriions, have produced
two fold The MURDER to day - Applause. }
liwi!l be perceived, that IN consequence
| Of 'ihe calling OF tins new meeting, cur
enemies, who tiat,ercd themselves thew
had gained victory, have sustained
great defeat. There have been two or
three placards posted up during The last
week with The names OF one or two insip-
niticant individuals attached 10 them
One Tom Long or Jack Short, printer"
IieIe FIR. Hunt broke OF suddenly. and
gave directions for shout, with three
lines tirec, which was made: aud turn
ed round with manner HAT showed him
perfect master OF the arl Of managing
large assemblies: he explained 10 his
friends Who we're al a loss what 10 shout
tor, that II "as only that there was a
lille ALARM manifested at the outskirts.
and he gave The shou, 10 re-inspire conf
dence-liiai's all"
The alarm however, turned on; 70 be
too well founded Tor al the instant. a
troop Ot Tie Manchester Yeomanry Cav
airy, about 100 III number, galIoped on
the ground III Iull speed, and halted with.
IN hundred yards Of The hustinys. They
halted III eXitene disorder, and Mr.. Hunt
cried out Receive them with three cheers.
and tie firm. The orders ihas made
were punrlualIy obeyed, and Mr. Hunt
again saiu- lnev are all in dSorder
I tins is a trick" But il was no trick for
alter minutes pause, forming, brandish
my Their SabreS, and squirting Their horses.
they charged through the compact crowd
instantly made Il passage, and surrounded
HE huStlnsS, on which Mr. Hunt Was sill
shouting, with out stretched lanes" Be
hrni. The cXiIorlatiom was vain The
traihpilnS ut HE horses, and The cutting
OF ihe rlders, cleared The adjacent ground
III an instant; when, wliEont Il minutes
dei@y, Inc musings with The chairman.
men, women, flags, and caps npon il. we're
hurled 10 the ground-ihe cavalry I'm the
midst and npon them. Mr.. Hunt. with
MIR. Johnson, ana one or two others. were
secured, and sent with ii strong escort. TO
The New Bailey. A dreadful scene now
TOOK place near lie shattered hnslipqs
and the ground was streWpd with iLa
bleeding bodies Of men and women. bruis.
ed, cnt and iramrled upon. AMONGST
lie resi-, special constable, MIR. Ash
worth, OF Bulls Head, was cut to the
ground by trooper, and almost immrdi-
aIeiV died. pistol vas discharged but
ny whom wecouii positively ascertain;
The account most prevalent was. Ih.,, If
1S IGflt [
al yeOmau who was ridlrg uD 10 him
and that the shot brought lie unfortunate
man from his horse to The ground.
In The oiherpariS Of the ticld.Ihe Chrsh.
IRE fromaHry, ana Dragons, aud The
i0'h lidSsaTs, charged among The crowd
"IiIo"i, as far as We could learn, sirikinT
al them AMI The whole ground. which
hdl heen, tive minutes before. covered
WIN an attentive audience, was now com
pi'iely cleared, and The cavalry qalloued
VI aNn uoWn on ii envclopcd ma c!ou,i of
uuSi. HE streets into which the affrioh,eI
p"r!lac" tad run, were scOnred bv fresh
Dotiies OF horse; and III very few mi
hnies The immense assemblage was so
completely scattered, That no considerable.
body remained together in any one pIace.
regiment OF Infantry was drawn up in
he immc"ia'e neighborhood. but Was moi
called out; and special conslabIes were
anou' charging the people to retire and
disperse.
Thus ended the meeting but not ,bus
me consequences of the measures used
10 IT'S dispersion. Oar reporter himself,
ga" SIX COACHES, three carts. and three
h''eIS' inaded With the wounded, pro
Gec"thS towards thr inilrmary. Some Of
Inc girls dressed III white, who we're ON
al,
we afterwards heard, that the report of |
DR.. BardsIey, the head physician Al the |
inhrmary, declared Is IN, and 81 ONT |
patients To have been received AT fin. !
time. independent of these, MANY we're |
seen wounded and blcecing in the streets
but not disabled.
Among The sufferers, were two nj five |
yeOmaDry, both OF whom were severely !
wounded. We understand iba, two or |
'hEee prcsons were dead aud tlonoh !
much larger numbers were state. vcthink !
Tins number moss likely TO be corrpcI.
1t was rumorcd in the town. after the
disturbance had somewhat subsidized tbat |
The plot act was real previous 10 The firs, |
charge at The yeOmanry. We state u,is
rum"r, as We are extremely anxious IN |
present perfectly impartial uarratiye Ia |
lhe pubic; but we are most drcidcdIv of |
"plnloh, tof several reasons, that This
could not be the case. From am afIeu
tive observation OF them from the hu~iin@s
daring ihels short pause, our rcoorIer |
concIndes, tIlat there was no inefnr thsi |
purpose, Their whole pause belmg only a.
D""I minute anda halt durlng wl,icl, !
ime they we're forming and recri,ing or |
1eiS' Noliing WAS heard from them.
Dnt TIE clasIIing Of their swords. and no |
paper was seen. Another alraosi concln-
s"e reason against II Is, that The riot act |
WAS read III theBcarlv en,niv streets ,l,nnt |
. o clock, IN PiCcadnl, and II vo,,li h,ve
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