Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-10

ing Tue authors OF that seditious bill and
trusted his information would lead 10
Their detection aud punishment. He had
received Information, upon oath, that tle
uisafected had made every effort TO call
into action their means of outrage on
HAT day, and had hoped in this grea,
city TO have found (ihat which was tor
tunately and property not ele fact) abe,-
tors To have assisted i'm their project,
winch was Of the most diabolcal kind,
Tor II comprised a plot 10 an extent no
less fnonstrousttian that OF frine his great
clty ahdmardering The inhabitants. (Hear.
rms Was their object; he repeated, he
nau information of 1t upon oath but the
hrmness aud energy of his ieli0v-cilizens
defeated the diaboIicai attcmpis of The
sedilious.-tllear, hear)
ALDERMAN WOOD then came forward,
and begged TO ask his lordship, whether
he had, directly or indirectly, any inior-
manon OF tie author of The printed bill.
or any possible means of discovering
pi'nf III was his duty as a magistrate 10
pun such question, but II remained with
me lord mayor To answer IL or no. a.
seemed good Ia him.
ihe LORD MAYOR said. the enquiry
was perfectly regular. and he would give
an ans"er-tie had some idea that the
information which he receiN ed would lead
10 me detection OF the author, at least
re hoped so: the bill was of the mos,
Migrant KIND. and its contents coucurred
WIth Tue information which he had rece,y
ell upon oath, that the subject of the disaf-
Nfected was, on that day, To fire this great
CITY, and murder all its peaceable ini,abi.
tan's but the Loyalty Of the people of
London, with their feelings naturally
aVefse TO scenes of murder and rapine,
presented combination which appalled,
the censpirators. The court would also
learn with surprize, that within a VERY
ie" yards Of the place in which they
sat- senitiouS meeting had been held
where proceedings took place of the most
serious nature against the public peace
All he should now say of that ,uee,iuy
was iiiat man ousht to be very eau
tionS how he allowed persons 10 FREQUENT
oiS house,"ho could use sediiions expres-
sions al such nature.
NIX. ALDERMAN WAITHMAN express.
ca Ills surprise that his lord ship should
nave SAID so little about the information
he had received respecting the bill. and
so much about the authors of the plo, 10
IRE The city. The latter, he thought,
might have been spared, for prudential
reasons, until some of tie conspirators
were detected. Nothing could be more
Tash or advised, or more against the
uHdniino"S opinion of all the magistrates,
man lie appearance of Dragons i'm the
s'retis OF The city on Wednesdays; il was
aSaihst me express understanding that d
soluier should be seen, though the fullest
means we're taken 10 have an adeoua,.
torce AT hand, in case of danger. He
was also astonished, at the very time of
the meeting, 10 see some of Ike light
H"'Se III Iilspur street, and as he had
nea'a actually determined, were IL not
TOT TIC admoDillon OF some of the civil
power, 10 impede the procession then
passing Tor The chairman Of the meeting
Tic worthy alderman then reprehended,
LII III" "arnest terms, the rash aud intern.
peraie act of sending thirty or forty con.
stables, In the very middle of The busi.
NESS oil Tile meeting 10 arrest Harrison.
Uiear.)
The LORD MAYOR asserted, that mo-,
single dragoon had been admitted into
any part OF 'he CITY, and remarked thai
lie conduct of Alderman Mailman
towards him, had been of the most md
cent, lntemperaie, imprudcni, at iniru.
siVe kind. Though il was incumbent
upon HIN 10 explain to The court what
ih'ucement or information had led him
10 adopt The measures " hiclI lac had done,
SIN lie would repel The assertion OF the
worthy an rnan with regard 10 the civ
H9hi morse. There certainly were some
oi them IN Gil,spur street, but never more
tian one or two OF them al a time: and
ihose too riding 10 receive his orders every
half hour, as 10 the state OF The meeting.
lie was told, that the worthy alderman
mad insulted them most grossly, and had
even endeayored 10 excite the Dopuldce
TO attack them. (tiear) Nav this very
insuii WAS entered in the ord book of
fee regiment. Qiea } He would take
every step 10 bring the author Of the pla
card TO punishment, whoever lie was. He
SHOUT offer reward also 10 discover
those pecsons who were insiigaiing the
people 10 acts OF violence 90 the late oc-
clsion AMI CONTINUED he) i'll, standing
before you aud the rest of my country
nen. shouli screen any person from JUS
ncs, j should merit the contempt and
JefRnd,ion Of you all. Fall on whom
the gu!st may. shall feel il my duty to
hold iim up to The general execration of
all classes of the community" (Hear,
hear. Aedr.)
MIR. GaIFPiTHs was with his l0rdship
on Wednesday last, IN Gillspur street
Compiler, aud on his lordship's asking
him, on tine receipt OF the warrant 10 ap
prehcnd HdrrIsou, What was to be done,
hercplied that there was only one thing
to be done, and that was his duty" II
considered the lord mayor TO be entitled
10 the gratitude of his fellow ciiizens for
fac active part which he had taken in the
arrangements Of Wednesday.
vote OF thanks to the lord mayor was
then proposed, for his ju,hclous and me
TItOrious conduct in preserving order al
the SmltlItieid meeting, whirh Was violent
~ opposed by Alderman Wood, Alderman
N"'!hman aud several Others, but was