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

It APPEARS flat the Ilat has tee.
lsn0wn for some time to bis Majestic.
/ Ministers, and that Arthur srhisiIewoos
was at the head Of the conspiracy !.
The Earl Of Hairowby's was selects
as being nearer the outlet from Londa|
than the residence of any other of tl,
Cabinet Ministers, and Of course rem
dering il more easy to escape.
A London Gazette was ilamediatel,l
issued, offering arewarl Of 1000 pnunj,|
for Thisslcwood, Who stands charge
Il eth high treason, and also with tb,|
wiIful murder Of Richard Smitlers.
The horrible plan was, it is said, ri
have been executed in the foIlosin,
manner Thistlen ODD Was to 6a,s|
Knocked at Lord Harrowby's door, Will
a letter, purportiug to be despatch
or with a red box, as is used in all MI
public offices, desiring it to be deli,eygl
Immediately to the Cabinet Ministssf
at dinner without delay. The seryaus
it is supposed, WOULD Immediately pr,E
coed with the despatch, while Thistk5
wood, with another Of the conspiratq.,
entered the hall as if to wait--tlg
we're Immediately to open the STREE
'dour-dthers were to come in viii
hard gienades which were to be throw
into the house, and in the confusaE
produced by them, all the rest of h B
.conspirators were to rush into the din B
ing room, where the Ministers Were AZ
dinner, and the work of assassinaia
was to have been Instantly begun.
About the time the Prisy Coun1
was assembling at the office Of ii,
Home Secretary of State, word wa
brought that ThistIewood had been a.
ken. Athalfpast 2, Lavender, Bishoa
Ruthyen, and Salmon, proceeded b
No. 9, White street, Moorfelds. 1hy
found Thistlewood in bed; Bishop dart
ed forward, threw himself upon him. 81
and thus secured him. He appears
paralized With surprize. He was il !
stantly conveyed to Bow street, frak b
thence to Whitehall, in a hackM b
eoach.-A great crowd followed, a.
claiming, s.the villain. hang hlai.H-
Thistlewood said. "Bishop, l make ID
resistance" He saw that a contray
disposition on his part would have been
fruitless. He was taken to Whitshalt|
by the officers for the purpose OF under
going an examination. e
Brunei, che second leader of the con.
spirators, lad been taken, and was sent {
before the Priyy Council. Great qusn. +
titles of ammunition and arms have besnl !
found in room near the premises 3
Charleston, March q. Il
LOSS oE THE SHIP IsLINGTON.
The following account of the loss Of
the slip lsIington, on Cape Batteras
has been furnished us by a gentlemaI
who was a passenger on board, and sr{
rived in this city on Friday evening
last, from Ocracock, N. C. 81
The ship Islington, (of New York ~
capt. Church, left Philadelphia on
Cd inst. houndto Savannah, with cGk
go of 700 bbls. Flour, 10000 bricESx
some furniture, and other articles Ik
Owing to head winds, she did not esi
the Delaware until on the 9th. NJ IS
thing material occurred, until on tf
night Of the 18TH when in severe ga3&
from the S. w. in the Gulf Stream, SD 81
sprung leak, which gained upon be-
at the rate Of 9 inches per hour-on
pump was constantly going bit th
Captain finding it would be impossiat
to get her into any port, concluded
ruiz her on shore. which was accordrsfA
~ done on the evening of The 10th III
Cape Hatteras, about three miles toft Il
north of the light house, on that phe k
The Flour it was expected would NE
saved. although much damaged, a CO
siderable quantity of it having
landed When our. informant left. y
Furniture was also saved. The rpsf
the cargo, it was supposed, would 81
lost. GCig GazeK W
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