New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-27

,Ig shout hsve DO doubt that very many &C I'D -ae
occurred. never wah TO psss again through sa,h
seepes se Witnessed lst night This state OF e1
element lasted uDtl this morning Every hins ~s
quiet until P. ~. when the oisgers began 70 a.
semble Oh Bakery Hill, according to public notice
boue ,housance Of guos and revovers were urea
81 at ODE PERIOD Of toe nesting; tEo bonnre- ~
hceI zee were inside. tad DO means OF ascertaniaS
The dates Of tboee burnt Many tickets were esasi
10 those who 1pbed 10 become msmoer OF me ne
form League. Ibe.v the suoecrP,ioh 70 Dc %
TLs folovipe account appears in The ArgEs OF tae
ed inst, having been brought from the ecene u ais-
turbance by sspecie eIpre's; ,.
THURSDAY Ii Z. in crest haste 'orva-d you
the bro oeoiDes OF this morning, and consderDg tnem
Of The greatest importance, ieLd them by aspecial
mesetpger.
AtroA. N, Messrs. Commissioners Rede ard john
ton with their troop Of mounted and foot police WITH
orswn swords and fixed bsyoDets, demanded non toe
dggers their Licences. The dggers, on Their appear.
abce arse beo 10 masses many With arm. 70 resist
the enforcement Of this most obnoxious tax Mr.
Commission CT Rece attempted 70 reason the POM
with the dggers. He told them be must do hs da'y'
having receive Instructions from the hIghess al.u"
ity 10 that effect, 90 il he would ne are men
ait. bon 10 What their own population nsu .oi9 .a.
Yesterday viz: that if they menorsn1ea nc
Governor they woulc get ,oer g,sa as one Of the
over Mr. FaskIer had been seected a. QUE VI tue
numb.r 10 il ouire into the grievance OF the gtl
fsds. rTbye cheers for Fawkner The cry OF the
d'pgers was, We viii no: have dra-n 500 S "
f,ed bayobets." Where 10 the Governor send
m SIR Charles Hoihan." 1--WE want justice and
We will have IT, .p.s. l.,,.r.s ha r.s
d.tefuiued TO collect the Licenses. We haven got
.t' 90 can't Give them We have burnt them.
", Comms.iop.r Rede-" Ny lads must read the
riot act" The cry wss, " Read It, resd ~ ne rsSl
II The scepe Of confusion and excitement winch &C.
CURED in the new road al thiS honeh', eye
alone cen depict. .
A moroent OF silence being obtained, Mr. Rede be-
ing evidently confused, and Mr. johnson sheepish'
the former said, The licenses must be sho va we
tk.tr Ealp
great Universal cry then arose. To the camp, boys.
10 the camp" For some distance the dgg7rs fOl-
lowed toward the camp the retrograding military
force, when suddenly there vas shout Of " Not to
the camp boys MT to the camp! BACK 10 our oFn
ground on Bakery Hill"
During this period, the detachment OF the 4o'a aad
18th bao formed lear the bridge
Ofthe diggers, come went TO the Eureka, some 70
the Red Hill, here they Insisted their flag" ne
"Soutbern Cross' while the Commissioners and COM
mar ding officers were holding consultation on the
new road, evidently nonpussed @ to what we're the
Intentions Of the dggers and what they were next 10
do. At length the military and police formed them
selves into divisions the Bakery HILL, throwing out
their a. light bobs, as sharp shooters, behind the
heaps ling The holes. The position being thas
tab up Mr. johnson asked what he was to do II In
the collecting of the licenses, and the apprehension
OF the ubic. nsed, violence used. The aos ser
from the officer in command Of the police vas: 1t
man raises bis hand TO strike, or throwe stone,
shoot bin on the sp,t lhtse we're me ORDERS
bei1g licensed was taken prisoner TO the camp uoder
the guard Of two troopers with orders from their OIL
Ger If he made any attempt to escape, TO blow MS
brains out.
review bs,i ing taken place on Bakery Hill, the dow
erDu force for JASON which though both sa
ear and eve wtLess, / cannot understand, retired
toward the camp but Dot IN peace, Tor hundre1s OF
oiegers had equipped themselves with revovers and
with weapons OF all kinds both offensive and deien
tive Scattered sbots we're heard about this time and
enc man, having scaled his piece, was pursued by
party of police, who, acting under. orders, fired on
bin among the tents but luckily mi,sed and even
tuSlly captured him.
Throu. bont the whole of this eventual moroing,
from 10 A. NJ until p. NJ, there was one universal
UNANIMOUS cry" We VIII not pay the license. We
/ may state that the whole of the camp was bar
ricad,d wi h sand bags and trusses Of bsy, and
parties Of soldiers and police posted behind these de-
ieI tes. No one was allowed to approach, but even
in the main road travellers we're told to " move on
ASP. n. We were aroused by reitera ehoutrgs
and firing, which we ciecovered to proceed from me
digQ.r'e strong hold Bakery Hill Ga going there
Swna les r.. uumee. oT aiggcrs assembled, fos mad
in line giving Ia their nsmer in rotation 10 order 10
become members of the Reform League. All were
armed. The sailors were placed 10 division oy
Themselves. Parties were gong through the manual
exercise under the superintendence OF an old soldier
end every presen gave strong evidence that they
were unanimous and determined.
A meeting will take place at A. III. to-morro"
morning.
Stun r. Nan outbreak has taken place on
Creswick's creek and psrt Of the police has beea
sent there frou, this place the result OF which VIII
meDtion in my next, but have not one moment to
spare.
You may rely upon receiving the earliest inf'rns
ton from me. / have feen personally, or heard ell
have cent You to-day. 1t il impossible TO depend
upon the numerous reports hourly circulated ana
brought down to Melbourne by Interested parties
strong party Of d gers have occupied the road TO
Melbourne TO rescue the prisoners
ara
wounded on both sides. but no deaths Inc driver
of The American wagon is rallyne.
OF the steps adopted by the Govern nenf, on the
receipt Of the news in Melbourne, The Argn oil Sat
/ uroay. says:
/ From the statement made in the Legislative Coun-
| Gil Yesterday by the Colonial Secretary II will be
seen that collision had taken place between the IL
oers and the military although happily without loss
of life on either eide The state Of things on the dig
eipes has indeed become most critical and any hour
may bring intellg Of the mos, serious nature
The Government lie thoroughly aroused, and is con-
ctBtrstng the whole military and police force OF the
colony 1T Balasrat. All the available men of the
10th ard 18th regiments bave IT tom for tha loo Al.
ty A booy Of three huncred sank and file OF the
former regiment with their rand, were mArchsd OUT
Yesterday afternoon, under the command OF Lieu
tepaut Colonel Valsnt, and the whole of the officers
Of the regiment. They took with them four deld.
pieces, two Elk and t~o twelve FOUNDERS. All the Of
fcers and the men OF the 10 giGent, WITH the
ception Of Capt yerek.r and the Necessary guard,
have left for the came place. They number about
three hundred. Twenty -four men ofwars men, and
about twenty msri1es from II NJ. ship Electra, have
also been sent of Fifty horse and about the sans
number Of foot police we're 10 be dispatched yesser-
Gay siterneon. A large number OF baggage aad an
muIiiion wagons were sent With the military. we
also bear thai Sir Robert Nicke, Co nmander In Chief
OF the forces and Colonel Mccartney, Adjut.nt Gen
tra intend to start for Ball.sIst a. o'clock this
morning. The amount Of the force, military and po-
lice 10 be ascend ed 81 these oisgings VIII be little
short Of q thousand med.