Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-22

sOcIatlOn TO receive THEFT lHsiuSbou'i
!" Terror is general. The liberty OF the
press is the exclusive right of party woe
TO him who should use il to publish refiec-
ton, on what is passing! The revolution
or death : this is toe order OF the day We
are not without fears for the lives OF the most
august per.onages.
Postscript. On opening paper which had
before escaped us, we find a long aud parti-
cuIar account of most daring conspiracy,
acting in concert with that at Leeds, 10 cap
.ure and pllage the town Of Huddersheld,
(Yorkshire,) and stop the coaches. This
was 10 have been the signal for general RI
sing throughout the manufacturing districts
in England and Scotland. We have not
room for particulars to-day.
Price of British stocks onthe 9th Of Aprsl.
8 per cent. reduced, IS 3; 3 per cent. con-
soils, So; consols for account, sc 7-8.
French funds, on the 18th of April. Five
per cents, 73f Soc; bank stock, 145of.
London, April Price of bullion: for.
eign gold in bars, 81 LIS lol; new dollars, as
I'D silver in bars, standard, IS Id.
Further Glsanings from London Papers.
Received at the Office of the Commercial
Advertiser.
AT the close of our foreign summary last
evening, we mentioned the discovery of an
extensive conspiracy to attack and plumber
the town OF Huddersheld,. Yorkshire -
The following extract from long account.
gives the most interesting particulars. The
plan was discovered by observing in many
villages in the neighborhood of Hudders-
field, towards the evening of the 31st of
March, many women passing about TO each
others houses, many Of them in tears, and
several of the men appeared unsettled, and
as if meditating some daring enterprize.-
The magistrates Of Hudders6eld, without
knowing the precise time when, or the place
where, the blow was to be struck, were in
formed Of these indications by their agents,
male and female and the military, through
out the whole of the manufa curing districts
of Yorkshire and Lancashire, were, we be-
lieve, that night under arms. About ten
o'clock at night, the general muster COM
menced, and the initiated, in great num-
Der of the populous villages. by which the
town of Huddersheld is surrounded, began
to assemble, many of them armed with
pixies, some of them with firearms, and o.
theirs with scythes and pitch forks, puFloined
from the neighboring farm yards and out
buildings. In some districts the bugle was
heard to sound through the valleys, as the
signal for muster, but the more general prac-
tlce was to go to the houses of those who
were known, or supposed to be favorable to
the design, and 10 press into the service the
head of the family. In some instances force,
and in many others threats were used. to
swell the ranks Of the disafected and not
few OF the persons called upon escaped
out Of their windows. in the rear OF their
houses, and relieved themselves from fur
Their importantly by finding concealment in
the adjoining woods.
The plan of operations was it seems, to
approach the town in four divisions. The
kirkheaton, Skelmanthorp, Grange Moor,
and Kirkburton sections, which may be call
ed the South division, were TO assemble at
Almondbury- bank, within mile of the CEN
ire of the town. The Mir6eId, Hartsb.ad,
High. town, and Coin. bridge sections, form
ing the East division, were to rendezvous
in Kirkless lane, adjoining 10 the park of
Sir George Armtage, Bart. which is three
miles from Huddersield. The Tho.nhil,
Dalton, Kirkheaton, Raistrick, and Brig
house sections, forming the North division,
were to assemble in Fixby Park, nearly two
miles from that place; and the West-div-
sion, which was the most numerous, and
consisted of the Lindley, Qlarmby, GU
lane, Ripponden, and Bark Island sections,
were to assemble on Lindley. Moor, about
the same distance from HuddersteId, and
all OF them having in view the Castle-Hill. |
on which beacon was to be lighted as the
signal tor the commencement OF the march
upon the town. Having thus surrounded the
town, all the parties were to advance at the
same moment, and while one division cap
tured the horse barracks, and secured the
cavalry, another was to take possession of
the barracks occupied by the infantry, who