Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-08

brought from their stations to guard them.
The riot became serious at 7 o'clock. The
riot act was read three times before nine
The windows OF the Tontine, Baltic Bowie,
Mr. Burns old and new houses, Dr.. Findlay
Birkmyre's warehouse, BaIlie Leishman and
son, Buchanan of North Bar, Mr.. Sharp, cap
tain Of the Baton-men, Mr.. Limburn and Mr..
Polock's windows, with the lamps of eau
seyside +; High-street, Story-street, Newest.
are all destroyed. The iron railing of the
Methodist chapel was torn 70 pieces, and used
as weapons against the cavalry and Baton
men, and the mob charged them clearly up
Story-street. All was quiet at one in the
morning.
The mob began to assemble about eight
O'Clock on Monday morning, and continued
to increase till one, when the riot act was
read, and the cavalry and constables endea-
vored to clear the streets. Two companies
of the Soth arrived at o'clock, piled their
arms, and remained IN readiness at the cross.
In the mean time, the reform committee were
met with the provost, and a meeting of the
people was held at the foot of St. James
street: about or 5000 men assembled in
an instant to hear the report. The orators
spoke as follows Gentlemen, we have
had long conference with the provost, and
he has pledged his honor, that every person
who has sustained any damage in the late
shall bave ample justice done him,
and, should any person accuse any Baton
man, OF wanton cruelty in the discharge Of
his duty, the affair shall have complete and
candid investigation and if the Batonman
be found guilty, he shall be brought 10 con-
dign punishment, though he were his own
father Now, gentlemen, you must disperse,
as the provost is determined to
use every effort to keep the peace :" there
the mob shouted, who broke the peace re-
store the prisoners, restore the prisoners
without bail, give up the flags, &c., " Our
message is deli, cred, one quarter of an hour
only is allowed you TO disperse, every mans
fate is in his own hand" The great body of
the people still continuing in the streets, the
military were forced to interfere. The ca
valry and Batonmen Immediately secured the
streets, and dispersed the mob in every d.
rection. AT night every close and lane was
searched with torches, and quietness was
restored at twelve o'clock. All
the lamps in George-street, Canal-street. and
Broomland-street, were broken at o'clock.
Several people were severely hurt with the
balons of the constabes, but we have not
heard Of any one being dangerously wound
ed. All was quiet at 6 o'clock.
When the order arrived at Glasgow from
Paisley for the cavalry, the sounding OF the
bugle brought a great multitude into the
streets to hear the news and we are sorry
to say that a number of the poor soldiers
were hit with fragments of brick and other
wise hurt. They arrived at the Black Bull
Inn at different times and several of those
who were late, having to enquire the road,
were by some evil disposed persons misdi-
rected.
.4nother account from the Glasgo,p Journal.
Monday night our streets exhibited one
scene Of confusion, alarm and mischief A
BODY ofmen and boys, to the amount Of near
Iy 5000, assembled at the east end OF the
town at darkenIng, from Brldgeton, Gallon,
Sc. Paisley. it was understood was their
place Of destination. On their way through
they lett only six whole
lamps, and at o'clock, that partof the town
was in complete darkness. Breaking lamps
in Trongate, Candler'ggs, Argylestreet,
otockwell, GIassford-s!reet, they proceeded
% the west end of Tradestown, leaving not
one on the bridges. On arriving at Bridge
street, they assaiIed the Methodist Meeting
house there, while the people were at wor.
ship, and broke almost every window. The
windows in Clyde-street, West-street, Dale
street and King street, were more or less
broken, and the shops OF - Jameson and
- Dunn, bakers, were broken into, and
bread and other articles carried away. John
Cochrane, spirit dealer, had bis house COM
pletely emptied ofrum, whiskey, porter. &c.
and the jars broken to pieces. In Gallon,
several shopkeeper.' shops were ransacked
and The windows Of many respectable inha.
otants broken.
AT the Black Bull, the riot act was read by