The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-09-22


during the last week with the nance al ono
or two insignihcaps individuals attached TO
them. One Tom Log or Jack Short, pin.
ter"
Here. Mr.. Iisnt broke OF suddenly, and
gave directions for shout, with three times
three, which vas made and turned round
with manner that showed him perfect mas
tor OF the art Of managing large assemblies :
he explained to his friends who we're M loss
what 10 shout fos, that il was only that " there
was li.ue slarn manifested at Tho .opts.i~ts,
and he gave the shout TO re.inspire conf
dence-tha,'s all"
The alarm however, turned sut to be too
well founded Tor st that ins,an,,a troop CT
the Manchester Yeoman Cavalry, sbou,
100 in number, gslioped on the ground in full
speed and halted within a hundred yards OF
the hus,lngs. They halted In extreme dis
ordcrS ~nnd Mr.. Hunt cried out Receive
them with three cheers, and be 6m." The
orders thus made were punc,ually obeyed,
aud MIR. Hunt again said they are oil in
disorder this is uiok." But il was 70
trick /; FOR AFTER a minutes pause, forming,
brsndishing their ssbrss, and squirting their
horses, they charged through the compact
crowd, .ins,sht,y rnsds o passage, and eur
rounded the hus,iags, on which MIR. Hunt
was still shouting, With out.stretched hahds---
" Be firm."-The exhortstion was vain the
traMplng ot the horses, snd the cutting Of
the riders, cleared the adjacen, ground IN sp
instant when, without minuto's d.lay, the
hustiogs with the cbsirmeu, men, women,
hsg., and caps upon IL, were hurled 10 the
gronnd--,he csvahy in tho midst OF and up.
90 them. Mr.. Hunt, with Mr.. Johnson, and
coo or two others, were secured, and sent
with a strong escort, to the New Bailey.
dreadful sceno now took place near the shat
tered hus,ings +; and the ground was strewed
with the bleeding bodies of men end women,
bruised, cut spd trampied upon, Amongst
the resi-, special constable, Mr. Aswctth, Of
Bulls Head, was cut to the ground by q tioo-
per, and s|mos, Immediately died. A pistol
was discharged, but by whom, VIC oould not
positively ascertain the accoun, mos, pre-
valent wac. that il was discharged by an indi-
wildcat unknown, at yeomsn who was riding
up to him, and that the shot brought the un-
fortunate ,nsn from his horss to the ground
Iasthe other par, Of the field, the Chcs-
hire Yeom ,nry, and Dragons, and the sth
Hussars. charged among the crowd, without,
as fer a. we could lean, striking at them
and the whole grosnd, which had been, Eve
minutes bcforo, covered with an attentive au-
dience, YVES now completely cleared, aDd the
cavalry gslioped up and down on u epyeIop-
ed In cloud of dust. The streets into which
the aa.ieh,ed popu'acc had run, were secured
by fresh bodies Of horse end 10 q very tcw
minutes tho immenss asscmblagc was 40
completely scattered, iha, no considerable
body remained tcge,her in any ore place "A
regiment OF infsn,ty was drawn up IN the
INN mediatc neighborhood, but was not culIcd
oo, and special eonsiablcs we're about charg.
ing the people 70 retire end dispense.
Thus end:d tho meeting but not t!1cs the
consequences Of ~,c measures used 10 its dis.
pcrsion. reporter himself, saw six
coaches, three carts, and three lt,css, loaded
with the wounded, proceeding towstcs the
inGrmary. Some Of the girls dressed IN
white, who were on tho hustings, were a.
nong the number. !, We afterwards heard,
that the report Of Dr.. bardslcy, the, head
physician at the infrmary, declared is in,
and 81 out patients 10 have been received o.
tho time. independent Of these, many were
seen wounded end bleeding in the streets
but no, disabled. tt.,,4 q,
Among the sufferers, were two OF tho yco.
mSnry, bosn oil whom were severely "ounu.
ed. We understand that two or three per-
sons were dead; and ,hoosh much larger
numbers were stated, VIC think thi, number
most likely TO be correct.
Several magistrates aod constablca fode ..
boul with the cavalry, and appeared to be d.
roc,ing them. Onc woman, we undefssad,
who stood By her colour to The last, wss cut
down By trooper. We shon'd not state
this, as thinking il total Incredible, had not
our reporter seen the women and hags fall
together from the hus,ings, while the sol.
dicrs wero cutting round them and alter.
wards seeo o, least four or Eve women dread.
fully wounded conveyed to the inG'msry.
AT fvc o'clock, the streets Of Manchester
were not much more crowded than they gen.
erslIy are. Seyersl hundred horse were dssun
up in St. Aon's squafe: and psrsies OF them
pa,rolied the streets. Every thing seemed
10 promise continuance Of quiet fos fathsr
freedom from disurbance) IS the military
power ives known to be 90 sroog as TO We sb'c
Instantly 10 ovespower any resistance. We