Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-19

cured, in which upwards of sixty shots were
AIRED by the police.
From every information tina; can be collect
cd, great numbers have been wounded, and
we are told, several dead bodiesar. concealed
m the nelghborhood. Those (ouutl by the po-
0ce. iii the first instance, were taken tn Rath-
kaae, where they were inferred on Thursday,
Without collins, in IA large hole dug by their
companions, III Il piece of waste ground, near
ne Guardhouse. The two prisoners were
compelled, by Nj. Going, to perform all the
Offices at the burial after digging the hole,
'aey were Obliged To bear the bodies and place
them beneath, and afterwards 10 shake quick
me beautifully over them. Another OF the
SanS died last night in hut on the mountain,
where he had been removed from the scene
of action his name was Moran, and was
brother 10 one of the prisoners in custody he
Was shot through the abdomen. Many more
would have been shot by the police, bat after
ne irst vol!ey the fellows all dsmountcd. and
took shelter behind their horses. The roads
az the ncighhorhood Of Asheaton, present a
most norrid appearance; streams Of blood in
varlous parts, and the different gaps, across
wnich the wounded WE'RE borne away, ara. ali
bcsmeared with blood. There were fifteen
horses brought into Raihkcalc, by the police,
upon winch thus2 wrc;ches We're mounted,
II nd deserted: many of them were dread
tilly wounded. 4 considerable number of
pts, OH scytbes, aud some firearms, were
b:ou sht into il,thkealc hy the police Mr..
Dooi'n missed fire twice 1T the leader of the
) ING, his pistol having got wet. He was very
c'osc tn hnn nj the time, and would certainly
have shot him dead. had the pistol gone of
beiore the police came near ivess house. there
were regular sentnes placed at different
points, 10 give the main body notice of any Il
'arm. When hey were challenged, the an
swer was" lie are ChriStians.' After the
'oiley fred by the police, the captain, or lead
az OF the gang, who was attred in most CON
silcuous manner, with white dress a cooked
hat and feathers, cndcavured to rally his
troops, but without effect
OUTRAGE OF TIE MOB AT KNIGHTS
Mr. Sheriff Naitbmnn has addressed the following
letter IN lord Bathurst:
Ny lord consider il my duty lpprise his males
- government. through Your lortlship of n violent
outrage n' the public peace committed hy some indi-
Ndual> oil the life guards Nn.hishrge YESTERDAY
'nu o' an a'ienptoi ASSASSINATION upon personally
"he IN the exercise OF my duty sheriff of Middle
sex. az The head OF the civil power of the county.
-FOUR lndshp thought proper TO direct the lord
maHor on Saturday, 10 take the necessary To
preserve The peace of the city during the intended f-
ner', OF Honey and Francis and although no such
caution was addressed To the sheriff: rs CONSERVATION al
t'epuhc peace OF the county, I fell it my duty 10 d
reel tc depu'y sheriiiS of the and county To order
Out the cont'ahes OF the divisions nearest To-, AN,
through which the funeral c%pected To pass AN,
also attend IN person with proper officers, to prevent
or queil ANY tun,nlt ar disorder
ConceIving, tiat under the c<istno irritation nj
Ihe people, ana the circumstances fot which they hn
a%semhcd, some inshlt might he offered To the life
2nardS III thrr barracks, disposed uf the couStabes
IN thit vicinity, and ACTUALLY RANGED body of them IN
front OF the barracks, with iu,trtlc ns 20 annrccud
every individual who should commit any act Of out
rage disorder.
The funeral, in consequence of these prcc,utions
passed The barracks in orderly and quiet manner
nEnhed 10y no other peculiar circumstances than
tr!t OF hr'ch being thrown from the barracks which
H''. ne',f my morse and Wounded, as | am informed,
young girl My adnonons, and the presence oI
tie constable succeeded, however, in REFRESHING the
irritation this wanton act calculated tn excite
"hen the procession had passed, and while the
foad continued 10 loo crowded with people the oates
q The barracks were thrown Open, and the avenues
,lieo WAN The soldiers. The people, might hi,
n'h ioreseen, gathered rcnnd the spot aud expressed
t'eir disPicaslre. \ InnliI seemed inevitable | re-
qnested to speak with the officer duty, hut wtion
tiet ana III length, by repeated representations with
tie s"iigrS, succeeded Ia prevailing upon them ic
rctre and close the gates. Some time after upon re-
r'.hiig 10 the same spot, J number Of soldiers
RAINING from tue wicket gales and pursuing the pco-
pie ON the canscway. Finding ARRAY actually com
laehced, sprung my horse upon the cluseIvnv. in
terposed between the parties and succeeded IA sen-
rntlng them While thus engaged :, soldier with
whom Had before been cSpoSula;img, and who was
WITH NV O!ciia station. started
forward nj man and Knocked him down. At the
same time, whilst using utmost endeavors To pre-
Nil upon the soldiers Ia retire into the barracks and
Tie people Ia desst, and keep the peace the bride of
my horse was violently seized on the one side by a
TonnS officer IN undreS, and the other by the SOL
oler whose violence had Just noticed who together
'"d.N"feh l" throw 1'y horse over the caIseway
anu onN succeeded in extrIchtng myself hv striking
the soldier with my stick, and making my horse plunge
Immediately several OF he soldiers rushed nj me with
men swords drawn, aud one actually loaded his car
Uifgc fed ftf,..t L..
Seen informed, knocked down by one OF the csn.t =.
hleN Further mischief was prevented by the inter.
position o some military officers of higher authority
ana ue soldiers at length retired into their barrack Ks
ny lord, these circumstance reuurc no comment
ANcFHcai conjunciure the soldiers were left TO their
own eNaspeFaled feeling, and manifested a lawess
spirit The civil power under NV direction was rully
~1eGraie TOR tfc preservation of peace among The
iGopiG, "a not TO encounter an armed soItIierv had
no communication from his majesty nor
could obtain in."ryew with any OF the officers of
the regiment and when directed some of the CON
stables to represent TO the Officers in tue most res
Pecin' terms, my desire that the soiiics should be
Kept wihIh the barracks, the message rcturn5 ,gas
" mat the sheriff might he ID, they would not
make Their men prisoners iur him - and feel asSllr-
ed that had not Inicrposcd with the cIVl power, and
even risSed my own life, frighuI slaughter must
nave ellsucu--O Subo.dinaton civil authority the
s0dIey appeared to be wholly unconscious and that
ahth@r''y ~ my person, WAS repeatedly nsued, and
grossly outraged.
Ii would, my lord, be as needless as urcsumnuuus
~ me, TO attempt To instruct your lordship and mi,
mncsys government i'll The of the constitution
20 authority under which attended Yesterday or the
right possessed, IN my official character 10 have
Claimed the AID and assistance of those very military
- suppress umuit who have upon this occasion in
open deflnce OF the civil authority, heen the promo
tiers GIFT nor need add one word III aeg,a,aton Of
the cnornlty OF the offences committed Tie offenders
can, some of them be identified, and I trust ,our
ior;siHp viii canr' Immediate aud cGccuai means to
be adopted, To bring them TO justice, as sa,uta, OK
ample to Others.
have the honor 10 be- NV lord
J. our lordships obcdient humble servant.
X. " WHITMAN