New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-23
BARNABY RUDGE.
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CHAPTER LXIII.

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obedience to the Orders which were sent to every
barrack and station ,sithia trentyfour hour Jour
ney began to pour in by al the rosds But we
disturbances had attsi;c5 20 such a iorrniaa'''
hight and ;he rioters had grown. with iinPuA''
10 DC so audaciOus and 30 daring, that the sign
this great force. continually augmented uy NJ -
rivals, instead o; operating as checNi
them TO outfaecs OF greater hardwood 'Aan al:
rbcy had vet committed: and helped 10 A'lCie
Gerne in London. the like OF which h;d le' O'''
bebeld ever in is anci. aud reoc..iouS ''iies'
An ,e.terdav. ard on thi. day likewise the corr
,n,,dcr.in-chief endca-ored to arouse inc mug
r,ate. 10 sense of Their duty and in Parucuat uie
Lord Mayor who wa the iHintest-hearled ana
mos, tinid of them all. Vita this object, large
d;.. The soldiery were several times des patched
10 the Mansion House to await HI. orders; but a.
he could. by no means or pcrsuasions, be induced
% rive anv. and a the men remained in the open
street, frui;lessly for any good purpose, and TIM
vngy for very bad one; these laudable attempts
did harm rather than good. For the crowd, be-
coming speedily acquainted witAlhe Lord Mayor $
temper. did not fail 10 take advantage OF H. by
Boosting that even the civil authorities were op-
posed to the Papists, and could find It IN their
hearts 10 modest those who were guilty OF no other
offence. These vaunis they took care TO make
within the hearing Of the soldiers and they, beirg
naturally loath to quarrel with the people, received
their advances kindly enough; answering, whea
they were asked, il they desired to fire UPON their
coHntrynen, No, they would be damned II they
did; and showing much honest simplicity and
good-natAre. The feeling that the military we're
No Popery men, and wer. ripe for dsobcying or
dcrs and oiniug the mob, soon became very pre-
vacnt. Runors Of their disaiiecton, OF th-r lear
ing toward the popular cause. spread rom mouth
10 mouth with astonishing rapld'ty; and whenever
they were drawn up idly III the streets or squares
there was sure to be crowd about them, cheer
ing. aud shal;iug hands, and treating them with IA
grea, show Of confidence and affection.
BY this time, the crowd was every where; all
conceaiment and disguise were laid aside and they
pervaded the whole town. If any man among
them wanted money. lie had but TO knock at the
door of dwelling house, walk into shop, and
demand it in the rioters Nance and his demand
was instantly complied with. The pcaccable CHI
zens being afraid lay hands uprn them, singiy
and alone, it msy be easily supposed that when ga
thered together in bodies, they perfectly Sc
cure from interruption. 1hey assembled m the
streets triversed them at their will and pleasure
and publicly concerted their plan4. Business VA,
quite suspended The greater part oil the shops
were closed; most OF the houses displayed blue
flag in token of iliciradncrcrce to the popular side
aud even the j Tvs III Hounds siich Whtechape
and those quarters wrote upon thor doors er win
dow-shutrcrs, This House IS True Protestant
The crowd was the law and never was the law
held in greater dread, implicitly obeyed.
Ii was about o'clock in the evening when
vast mob poured into Lincoln's Inn Field, by every
avenue, and dNidcd-cydcntiy in pursuance of
previous design--nto several parties. 1t mus,
not be understood tina, this Arrangement was known
10 the whole crowd, but that it was the work ot
few leaders; who mingling with III: men as they
came upon the ground, and calling 20 them To fall
into this thai party, cec ed it rapidly as II 1t
had been determined on by Il council OF the whole
NUMBER, and every man had known his place.
1t wa. perfectly notorious to the assemblage that
the largest body, which comprehcnded about two
thirds of the whole, was designed for the attack on
Newga,e. j, conp,ehcndcd all the rioters who
had been conspicuous in any of their former pro
cecdings I'll those whom they recommended
daring hands and fit for the work ali those whose
companions had been taken in the riots; and
great number Of people who were relatives or
friends OF feons in the jail. This last class IN
cuded, not oaly the most desperate and utterly
abandoned villains in London, but some WHO were
comparatively innoccat. There WAS more than
one woman there, disguised in mems attire, and
bent upon the OF child or brother Their"
tence Of death, and who was to be executed aloag
with three others, on the next day but one. There
were great party OF boys whose fellow pck-pock
cts in the prison; ard at the skirts of all
score of miserable women, outcasts from the world
seeking to release some other fallen creature, as
miserable as themselves, moved by u general
sympathy perhaps-God knows-wilh all who
were without hope, and wrc;ched.
Old swords and pistols without ball or powder;
sledgehammers knives, axes, saws, and weapons
pillagcd from tie batcher-' shops; forest OF iron
bars and wooden clubs long ladders Tor scaling
the walls, each carried the shoulders of dozen
men; lighted torches; two smearcd with pitch,
and tar, and brim-tonc; slaves roughly plucked
from fence and pahug; and even crutcheS torn
FROM crippled bcggars in the streets; composed
their arms. Vixen all WAS ready Hugh and Den
mis-, with Simon Ia 1pcrtit between them, led the
way. Roaring and chatting like 4, cry sea, the
crowd pressed after them
Instead of going straight down Hoborn To the
Jail. as all expected thcir leaders took the way 10
Clcrkenwcll, and rushing down quiet street,
halted fore lock smith shouse--the Golden Key.
" Beat in the door, cried Hugh to tie men
about him. We want ono Of his craft tonight.
Beat il in. if 10 one answers.
The shop was siul. Boih door and shutters
were of d strong and sturdy kind, and they knocked
without effect. But the impatient crowd raising Il
cry of g Set fire TO the house. and torches being
passed to the front upper window was thrown
open, and the old ocksmih stood before them.
What now. We villains - he demanded
Where is my daughter!
Ask no questions Of Us, old man, rctorted
Hugh, waving his comrades to be silent, " but
come down, a..d bring the tools OF your trade. We
want YOU"
:" Want me :" cried the locksmith, glaScing al
the resimentai dress he wore .Ay, and If some
that ceu'd name possessed the hearts of mice.
ye should have had me long ago. Mark me- my
lad-aud you a5ou, him do the same. There are