Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-05

4 ne price. About 100. bbls % Philadel,,
phis flour il bond, have been sold AZ 33sper
Dbl. and there is no derand for other des-
criptions. Sour -four out Of bond is in ready
request at 34s 37s per Dbl. a second sale
Of aew rice has been made At els Els Sd
percwt. For new FAX seed Dos was yester.
day offered by auction; itmight be purcha-
sed al 85s per hid. Pot ashes are in very
little demand We can only quote Montreal
37s q. 38s, per cWt,'
TREASON.
Private information having been received
by the civil power, that il was in contem-
plation by a gang of diabolical rufhans to
make an attempt en-the lives Of his majesty's
ministers, whilst assembled at the house Of
I Earl Bathurst. in Mansfield street, to DIM
ner yesterday evening, Richard Birnie, esq.
with party Of twelve Of the Bow street pa
trole. proceeded about clock, to fireplace
which had been described as the rendezvous
of these desperadoes. in Canton-street, on the
Edgware road. They were in alof. delibe-
rating The only approach to this Pande-
monium was by narrow ladder. Ruthyen.
one of the principal Bow street officers led
the way, and was followed by Ellis, Smith,
Surman and others, of the patrole; on the
door being opened, twenty seven or thirty
men, most of whom were apparently enga-
ged either in charging fire arms, or girding
themselves with belts similar to those worn
by the military. There were tables about
the room, on which lay number Of cutiasses,
bayonets. pisto.s, &c. in large quantities.
As the officer entered the room. the conspl-
rators all started up, when Ruthven, who
had been furnished with warrant from the
magistrates, exclaimed, We are all peace
officers. lay down your arms in moment
upon which all became confusion. A man,
whom Ruthven describes as the notorious Ar
thur Thistlewood, opposed himself to the OF
ficers, armed with cut and thrust sword, OF
unusual length Rulhven attempted to secure
the door, and Ellis, who had followed him
into the room, advanced towards the man,
and presenting his pistol, exclaimed, drop
your sword. or III FIRE instantly" upon
which A. T. brandished his sword with in
creased violence. In the affair. one OF the
peace officers. Smithers, was killed.
Wills, this deed was doing, the lights
were extinguished, and desperate struggle
ensued, in which many of the officers were
severely wounded. Surman, one of the pa
trole, received musket ball IN the temple,
but fortunately it only glanced along the side
of his head, tearing up the scalp in its way,
The conspirators kept up an incessant FIRE
whilst it was evident to the officers that many
were escaping BY some back way. At this
moment Captain Fitzclarence, Zone of the
sons OF the duke of Clarence) arrived at the
head of detachment of the CoIdstfcan,
guards, and three files of Grenadiers mount
ed the ladder and entered the room, now
filled with smoke and only Illuminated by
the occasional flashes OF the fire arms of the
consplrators. A rufian instantly approach
ed the gallant captain. and presented pis-
tol to his breast, but as he was in The act of
pulling the trigger, Sergeant Legge rushed
forward, and whilst attempting TO put aside
the destructive weapon, received the ire
upon his arm.
II is impossible to give minute detail OF
the desperate conflict which followed. or the
numerous instances of personal daring ma
infested by the peace officers ana the mi
hilary, thus brought into sudden contact with
band uf assassins IN their obscure den,
and in ute. darkness. Unfortunately this
darkness favored the escape OF many of the
wretches, and the dreadful skirmistl ended
in the capture Of only nine of them. They
were instantly hand cuffed together, placed
in hackney coaches. and Btought down to
the police Office, in Bow street, under a,
strong military escort and Mr.. Brine ha-.
wing arrived at the same moment, instantly
took his seatupon the Bench, and prepared
to enter into the examination Of the priso-
ners.
The nine prisoners were remanded for
further examination.
This indeed is tremendous annunciation,
but it is not more tremendous than true