The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-12

niStleWOOO Is edltOr OF periodical
paper, called "I'he Black Dwarf."~
lngs is hoary rufian, between fifty
and sixty. Ills hands were covered with
blood. His small fiery eyes glared round
upon the spectators with an expression
truly horrible. The Office was crowded
with soldiers and officers, bringing in
arms and ammunitions of various kinds,
which had been taken on the premises:
inuskets, broad swords, clrbines, pistols,
blunderbusscs, belts and cartouch boxes,
ball cartridges, gun powder, found loose
in the pockets oil the prisoner, haversacks
and large number of singularly, con-
structed stilettoes. The latter were
bout l8 inches long and triangular in
form; two of the sides Being concave
and the other nat, the lower extremity
being Aattened, and then wrung round
spirally so as to make firm grip, and
ending in screw as if to fit the top of
staff. Several stats we're indeed produc.
cd, filed at one end with screwed sock
ct; and no doubt they were intended TO
receive this formidable weapon.
The nine prisoners were rtmanded fer
further examination.
This indeed is a tremendous annuncia
tion, but it is not more tremendous than
true. The diaboical principle which
has been inculcated in revolutionary
pamphlets and by incendiary writers, has
found wretches wicked enough to act
upon it, both here aid at Paris. Scarcely
had VIC finished communicating the de-
tails of the murder of his ROYAL Highness
the Duke de Reri-nay, in the midst of
the horror universally felt for his untimey
fate, our attention has been directed to
another plot equally heliish in its purpose,
but more ample in its range, and en-
bracing greater number OF distinguish
I'd personages. The intention, as we
have already stated, WAS to have taken
away the lives of all his Majesty's Minis
ters, at cabinet dinner at the Earl of
Harrowby's, in Grosvenor square. The
time fixed upon was last night, and but
for the timely discovery of the plot, j, is
probable that we should have had this
day to have recounted such a scene of
blood and murder as rs not to be found
in the annals OF this country or Of any
other.
Ii appears that the plot has been known
Tor some time to his hlajesty's Ministers,
and that IHIsTLEwooD was al the head
of the conspiracy. | he Fart OF Harrow
by's was selected as being nearer the
outlet from London than the residence Of
any other Of the Cabinet Minn,ers, and
of course rendering 1t more easy to e,-
cape.
A London Gazette was. Immediately
issued, offering a reward of lOD0l for
Thistlewood, who stands charged with
high treason, and also with the wiliul
murder of Richard Smithers.
The horrible plan was, it is said, to
have been executed in the following man.
ner Thistlewo ood was to have Knocked
at Lord Harrowbv's door, with letter,
purportlng to be a despatch, or with a
red box, as is used in all the public Off
ces, desiring it to be delivered immedl-
atcly to the Cabinet Ministers at dinner,
without delay. The servant, it is suppo-
sed; would Immediately proceed with
the despatch, while Thistlewood, with
another Of the conspirators, entered the
hall as If to wait--they were Immediately
to open the street door-others were to
come in with hand grenac'es which were
to be thrown into the house, and in the
confusion produced by them, all the rest
of the conspirators were to rush into the
dining room, where the Ministers were
at dinner, and the work Of assassination
was to have been Instantly begun.
About the time the Privy Councii
was assembling at the Office of the Home