Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-16
SELECTIONS.
[FROM ESGLAND1

tI.sturoaaces az Toe It1dnE5uctUrias Districts.
Weave great pleasure in stating, that there
lave not been any serious Disturbances in the agi,a-
ted districts, since the occurrence ofhose of which
Wa have given an Interesting narrative below We
have st'n accounts from Wigan, Bolton, and other
Places, where all remained quiet up TO Saturday
efening. Blackburn and Bury we're aIso ,ranooI.
At Manchester the pop1lace were pursuing the
system Ui deTandins money and provisions; bn,
taere had not fesn any tdnnl,uols assernbloees
since Friday.
BlGekanra an3 IL tieia1ip.-The Blackburn
Mall contains detailed account of the outrases
committed BY the mob In this town and its neirb
oourfaHnI Pie power-ioouus in several the fac
sores In thu vicinity OF the town were DESTROYED in
the course of Monday morning, notwi,hstaudua
the quick movements OF tle small number of ,roous
wtTo were sent in pursuit OF the mi-guidcd multi
tuue. me mob afterwards ent erel the town of
BLACKBURN itself. and demolished the looms I'm the
factory OF Mczsrs. Eecles 6 Co. in Darwen street
Tfrey also attempted, 10 destroy the factory Of
Messis Feilt'cn, Thorp s Co. IN King street: hut
by tine fFmness and manly conduct Of the proprie-
Tors, they were prevented from Inplishins this
lar Of their plan. The mischief done by the
mob on Monday IS computed TO amount TO ten
thousand pounds On Tuesday The destruction OF
property recommended, and ! great nun,bey Of
power looms, i'll dfaren, and distant parts of the
district, were demolished by the infatuated mob. -
havtonstaH, Washington, &c. were the scenes
where TIE destruction OF property was committed
on This day. The ratoe were pursued by the mill
fa'y; but not any serious sencom,er took place be-
twesn them.
We have been informal tsays the Manchester
Guardlan) by military officer who was preseu,
that the aGdacity and desperation Of the rioters ex
oseded any thing that he could possibly have ex-
pec'ed ifom mob. AT Mr.. Houshton's factory.
where the ground was rather unlavorAbe FOR cayal-
~, they TSde regular charge, with lev eei pixies
On party OF six or eight OF the Ist dragoon guards
forced them back from tire spot where they had
posted thCsaselves, and drove oae man and hors.
in the canal.
On Wednesday the misguided mob recommended
the work OF destruction, and, after demoshirn the
looms in several factories, they directed their course
foYards Cbadderton, but were met about twe,vv
oul0cK, within quarter OF mile of that place Le
spaty Of the Queens Bays and Rifle C,orps
here most tragcal Tencounter brlwe-n the mob
and tire military took place, The particulars of
which we have extracted from tire Manches,ey
Coorier of Saturday:
4" BY tbs time the mob, which had been ersJo--
ally scc1lmulatiug, amounted TO about 1000 per-
Sons. The military were accompanied by our re-
spected magistrate, William Grant. En-, wbo
fApostnilted with them in the most correct and
feeling manner, expressing TO them his sympatbv
Tor their distress, and assuring them that if b.y
would exercise little patience, lie wo1ld eyer,
himself 20 gel their condition represented to bis
Majesty, which, be had no doubt. would he ,ba
means Of something efecual being done for ,beir
relief They replied, however, that their obiec,
was The destruction Of the whole of the pover-
looms, which they would do their utmost to ,ffsc,
before TREY returned 10 their homes. A. ,bey
continued teadstroHg in their contumacv rho
worthy magistrate hndeT the necesstv .of
reading Tire Hiot Act, upon which the mob made
tDe oes' OF their way across the fields. They did
lot aayar a.
In body to the mill OF MIR. Aiken, at Cbadde,,o,
containing shout ninety looms, which tbev were
IN the act OF destroying when the military came
up Oh their approach tire insurgents retired AMI
made some show Of teng about 10 di.ns,.,.
THIS however, was merely a feini, for no soone,
had tire soldiers abandoned their post, tl,an ,ha
rioters unexpectedly returned, and before Tho 49,;
mary could again come to the Tesche Of .he pro
Dsrty, the work Of destruction had been nc.,rl
completed. When the military approached. a.,
nav, Of the mob who remained outside beyan 10
Dei Tire soldiers with vollies Of siones, an annie
supply OF which they readily obtained from
heap OF about two cart loads which had unlo,tu-
nAteiy been laid down near TO the mill for the
purpose OF paving A number Of the soldiers
were seTioT.y huTt, end Major Eckersley likewise
IecHiVeu heayy blow upon the body As the
J'o'e'o nov IesOluely sept theJ ground, without
any appearance Of an inieation To- disnerse a.,t
poured upop the soldiers an Incessan, sb,.,,e- ~
mistiies be latter were, al length reIuc,as,I co.,
Pellcd 20 hre upon them. Even this La, -.
talfed, Tor time, 10 produce the desired sfTo, &c
They received the first discharge of rnns,a.- |
without fiinebng IN the least and il was no, t;I
unfortunate fire had been kept up Tor sboys on
minutes that they were driven from their Coz,
During the ARRAY, the men within the min ron,;-
ied The work OF demolition, which having connoIs-
III they then escaped through the windows on ~ !
smoieft sse OF the bulldog, and fed to the nsieb
10y, " thIs occasion the following per.
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