The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-06-14
NEW-YoRK, JUNE 8.
LATE FROM EUROPE.

NETWORK, JUNE 8.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
The packet ship Canada, Capt. Rog-
ers, arrived yesterday from Liverpool,
having sailed on the Cd Of May.
The Duke of Wellington had arrived
in England from ST. Petersburg.
A report had reached London that
the military had been beaten by the
rioters in the ncighborhood of Manches-
'er-but the Liverpool advices, which
are later, do moi confirm this.
The papers contain no news of i'm
portance from the Continent. We have
been favored with an extract Of letter
from France, which states that the
French government had some important
project on foot, as large naval expe-
dition was fitting out at TouIoD with
great despatch, and most of the seamen
had been taken from the French mer-
chant vessels at Marseilles.
LONDON, APRIL 90
We regret to say that the accounts
from Lancashire are more alarming
than ever Letters from Blackburn
state, that the military force in the dis
rict IS altogether mad, quale TO the ob-
| Ject OF keeping down so large a Eopula-
ton, as in all the different engagements
the soldiers have been repulsed. This
is deeply 10 be r GREETED from the III
eyllable tendency which il has TO induce
those who might at first hesitate 10
swell the ranks Of The rioters, and te
embolden them TO proceed TO more des-
| perate extremi;ies.
SALEM, JUNE 70.
Liverpool Eapcrs 10 the j. Of May.
and London TO the 9th Of April, have
been received at this place.
The papers are chiefly devoted 10
accounts of the unparalleled distress
in the manufacturing districts, sugges-
tIons for relief, and appeals to Govern
ment.
Serious riots had taken place at
blackburn, Accrigton and White Ash.
Inc unemployed work people, TO the
number of some thousands, goaded BY
extreme privation, had proceeded from
factory TO factory, and destroyed above
200 power-looms. Business was in con-
sequence almost entirely suspended for
some time. The military we're employ
ed TO stay The destruction, and. though
hey were pelted with stones, &c. thew
ilred shots on one occasion only. The
entire machinery in one power-loom
factory at Blackburn was DESTROYED
One hundred and seventy looms were
destroyed at Rowstensiall.
In Manchester considerable violence
was committed, and repeated attempts
were made TO set fire 10 the factories.
AtPreston and other places, some lives
appear 10 have been lost.
The amount of property DESTROYED Il
subject of conflicting rumors. In the
ne'ghborhood Of Manchester, 10 facto-
ries are said to have been Quilted. 1900
looms destroyed, and G000 people, in
addition 10 those previously uDemploy.
ed reduced to state Of restitution.
These unfortunate people have been
driven 10 this desperation by the depres-
sion of wages, diminution OF EN- plov.
ment, and gradual cessation of both.
Several ofthe most populous mann.
featuring districts in the kingdom. ara
reduced to the most heart-rending dis
tress and grinding misery ever before
known. Charity has not been inactive
but the papers are certain, that the on,
~ permanent and efectual remedy lies
IN the immediate modification Of the.
corn laws. His Majesty has made mu-
nihcent donations Of 2OoOl TO the weav-
eIs OF Spital6elds, 1OOOl to those Of
Macclesfeld, 1901 TO those of Blackburn.
and 100! to the unemployed poor of
Stafford, and the Chronicle expresses
confidence that this noble example will
be followed by the afluent people gen.
orally.
II is impossible to form any, idea Of
he extent Of the damage done by these
rioters, from the accounts in the Liver
POOL paPers.-lt appears by the last
late that the tumuliuous assemblases
md riots had nearly subsidized on Satur-
lay evening, the Goth of April, though
he poPulace in many places continued
he system of demanding money and