Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-05-09
From the Commercial Advertiser.

| Advices from EdinbHrg state that all il
not quiet 10 Scotland. The Highlander
were in full possession near Colrain, il
Ross-shire and the Lord Advocate hat
received a letter from the Sheriff Deputy
lof the county, stating that a course no
less than five hundred men, and tire,
| field pieces, would be necessary to quel
this riot The Courier remarks, that 6 tn,
next arrival from the neighborhood Of th.
commotion, will be important"
On opening paper two days later, We
find that wish expressed, has not beer
realised. Though the disturbances may
not have originated on political grounds
yet they are extremely serious in their
character. A melancholy scene took place
at Colrain on the I'd. The Sheriff went to
warn the people from their farms; and as
they had before resisted, he took consid-
cradle force. About SO special constables
we're sworn IN, and party Of about rs
militia-men accompanied them. This force
proved very inadequate and scene took
place truly horrible, in which Is of the
Sheriff's party were wounded, aud Of these
one had his sculi fractured by stone which
hit him in the forehead. The Sheriff was
in imminent danger; he was hit by three
stones, one of which cut bis hat. He went
amongst the people, thinking to soften them
by reasoning, but it was all 10 vain. They
called out to him that he used to be on the
side of mercy but, that be now came TO
Cypress them like the rest. The mob ap.
peared as if raving mad and those who
first attacked seemed furious, and we're
chiefly women. The men were drawn up
on height, and had taken quite military
position behind wall, with their fire arms
10 readiness. There we're about 200 armed
men. The force with the Sheriff could not
attempt much; but the miitia-men we're
ordered (in hopes of frightening them) to
charge with bayonets, when the women,
instead of running away, as expected, lite
rally rushed anong the bayonets, crying
out We must die any way; better to die
here than in America, or at the Cape Of
Good Hope; we don't care for our lives.
We fear it viii be impossible to remove
these people without bloodsIled.
Goblet writes from Coventry, that his
voters are intimidated from going to the
poll by the "bludgeon men," and that Sc
veral of his friends have had their bones
broken.
In the French Chamber of Deputies,
the debate continued 90 the project of the
law relative to individual liberty. During
one of the debates the Minister of the To-
terror made an eloquent and forcibIe appeal
in defence Of the proposed measures. ssCan
the individual liberty of any person what
ever" observed his Excellency, "be pre-
ferred to public liberty, when we demon
strate to you the ramifcations of con-
spiracy, which by tracing them to their
origin. can be proved to have connexion
with general pIan?' Arguing upon the
necessity of arming the Government with
extraordinary powers to awe the hopes of
daring desperate faction, his ExcelIency
related the following circumstance -" A
man named Lucet, who is now 10 confine-
ment at the depot of the Prefecture de Po-
lice, had the audacity TO write letter to
the Magistrate, charged with the preIimi-
nary proceedings of the prosecution Of
Louyel, in which he says I have learnt,
with pleasure, the fate Of the Duke de
Berri: / wish the rest Of the Royal Fam
lily may meet the same fate.--Ohi how |
envy, the deed of Louvel may one day
display the same courage? "a thrill Of
horror peruaded the assembly, Let this
man Continued the MINISTRY be arraign.
ed at our tribunals; there exists no law
applicable TO his guilt, for the question i:
an opinion which is neither printed MOI
published. Let him be liberated, who will
guarantee that he will not seek an occasion
of initiating the example he admires p
/ LONDON, March Is.
No less than 80 families we're burned
tout, and IA families have suffered, SO as to
lexperience stagnation of their trades, by
the late fire at Chatham.
| From the Dublin papers received this
day, we find that the activity of the resi-
dent Gentry, assisted by an increase OF the
military force 10 the disturbed districts.
has given a great check TO the spirit Of
outrage II may be confidently expected
that perseverance 10 the same course
will soon completely restore the public
tranquility. Globe.
Paris, March 1.-THE assassin, Lou
vel, is completely cased 10 iron: he is fas-
tened by the legs, thighs, body, elbows, and
wrists, with an iron collar or gag, that
completely prev ents him from moving his
bead forward. He is chained to a wall
by iron bolts and locks, and only permit