Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-01-27
FROM ENGLAND.

ported flight of Don MIcuEL ofPoRr-
UGAL, they addnothing TO what we stat
ed yesterday. In ENGLAND, the Choi-
era was still cause of serious alarm and
was believed to have extended from
SUNDERLAND to NEWCASTLE.
1t is stated in the LONDON GLOBE, a
ministerial paper, that the opposition, in
the House of Lords, intend to try their
strength, at the opening of the parlia-
fnentary session, by an amendment 20
the address.
DISTURBANCES AT LYONS.
LYONS, Nov. all am sorry TO In.
form you that this city still continues the
scene OF the greatest confusion and riot,
by a contest between the manufacturers
and workmen, and which from its pres
ent appearance promises to be as sangui-
nary, ii not more so, than your affair at
Bristol. The numbers killed and woun-
ded Of the rioters up TO this time, six
o o'clock, must be immense, but we can
get ne decided information, IS the en-
trance ofevery street in the city is guard
ed, and no one is suffered to pass unless
he lives in the street, and a guard is sent
with him TO his door. | have Just been
accompanied to my chamber in the a.
bove manner.
Tuesday morning Ats o'clock this
morning the firing commenced in sever
al parts of the city. Several thousand
workmen collected il the night in the
BrotieauX, the other side of the Rhone.
and have made them masters of all the
bridges, and consequently cut off all COM
munication with The Swiss side of the
Rhone. a sharp cannonading is going
on from the city, as also from the Crcix
Rouse, which is not yet taken. Up TO
ten O'clock have seen carried past my
window upwards of 800 killed end
wounded. The numbers killed on the
other side must be enormous, as every
cannon brings row of them down. [
have inst heard that Mr.. Ajax, the shawl
manufactures, is shot, a colonel of The
line, and SIX officers. In the first charge
Of cavalry, one officer and six men were
killed, together with nine horses. Mr..
Platlmau. the elder, is wounded in The
head, also Gentelet, the house ofGen-
teIet aud Duboat, riband manufacturers.
Report says he has since died
Wcdnesday morning, ) ciock.-Tre-
mendoas firing The Hotel de Vile is
taken by the rioters; also the powder
magazine, and the whole city is at the
fury Of the mob. Houses are beginning
to burn in all quarters, and large fires are
lighted on the public places, into which
they throw all the books, stock, furni-
ture &c. OF the different houses which
they enter. The largest fire is Opposite
our counting house, which they have en-
tered, bat only to search for arms, which,
not finding, they have quietly with
drawn themselves.
10 o'clock.-I shall close my letter
now, there seems chance of my being
able 70 get to the post office. The men
are to- much occupied in pillaging and
burning to intercept the different pas.
soges leading to the post office. The
fires are at this moment Tremendous.
The loss OF property incalcuIablc. Tell
Mr.. that although they have pillar-
ed TIE houses adjoining, they have as
yet paid the greatest respect 70 his
There is not single individual to op-
pose them; how it will terminate no
one can say. They were joined yester-
day by the work men from Grenoble, and
all the surrounding country and are well
supplied with arms end ammunition.
MoTning paper.
From the Paris Moniteur.
LYoSs, FRiDAY, Nov. 2j.--If the
Government shall attack Lyons, it will
be reduced to ashes before 60, 900 work.
men under arms will surrender.
Ifthe masters will adopt the tariff (of
wages all will be arranged without
shedding q drop more of French blood
/ hope and believe this will be the case.
The bulletin does not contain another
word, but it hormonizes with the ac-
count given by the Government, that
the workmen are ready to re,urn to their
labour on having the tariff adopted
The adoption of that tariff is of course a
concession made TO the workmen-but a
momeuiary concession is certainly better
ihan civil war.
Laurent de St. Julien, merchant Of
London was arrested this morning.
a despatch received by the Govern
ment also dated on the 18th; says:--"The
theatres and the shops are re-opened-
the tranquility is perlect."1
FROM PORTUGAL.
The political news is important. BIr.