Star. — 1822-09-14 (London, England)

EVELYN'S MEMOIR%  AFFRAY AT CHIPPENRAM. TWO MEN KILLED, TUIRTY-ONE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, WOUNDED.  We gave a brief account of this WTI ay en Thursl day ;_we now• supply full particulars from the Devizes Gazelle :  Scenes equal in atrocity to the one we are atont to describe may have taken place during the late commotions in Ireland, but we believe it to be nearly unparalleled in English record. At the last Kingston Langley Revel, which took place several weeks ago, some offence, it appears, was taken by a few individuals of Langley at the conduct of some young men of Chippenham ; since which time a desire for revenge has been brooding, and during many a Saturday night there has been slight skirmishes :it Chippenham, between a few of the parties. It was resolved, however, by the Langley people, that the grand attempt should be male en Saturday evening last, when a most barbarous and blood-thirsty conflict took place. For this purpose, it is supposed that SO or 40 men must have as.embled during the e /ening—many, it is conjectured, even hired for the occasion! At about nine o'clock a poor fellow fell down in a fit near the Bear Inn; several of the wretches here endeavoured to excite confusion, but uo collision took place ; they did not go far enough to provoke a quarrel—it was too early, perhaps, for their diabolical scheme. At about half-past ten, however, they commenced in an obscure 1-art of the town, called Timber-street, where, armed with bludgeons, they spared neither man, woman, nor child ! but indiscriminately attacked all who came in their way.-The cry of " Murder !" called many from their beds, who, on coming out and inquiring what was the matter, were immediately knocked down, beaten.witli sticks, and trampled upon. The alarm becoming extended, and larger numbers arriving, the assailants retreated to the lower part of the town. By this time Mr. Moore, of the Duke of Cumberland (the respectable High Constable), arrived, with a view to appease the strife ; but, before he could well speak, he was felled to the ground, most unmercifully beat, and soon after carried home senseless ; one eye was nearly knocked otit, and his body dreadfully cut and bruised. Ile now lies in a very distressing state, though free from danger. His brother was also several tittles knocked down, but received no serious injury: Mr. Holl, saddler, was called from his bed by the E mid cries of " Murder !" which now proceeded from ail parts; and without waiting to put on his stockings or his hat,* he hastened, almost naked, to render, as he thought, a fellow-creature assistance; bet, poor man, little did he expect to what he was doomed ! Within an hour and a half after he went out, be was found near the Ivy-house in a most deplorable state, bleeding to death !—scarcely an inch of his head free from cut or bruise. He was taken home, and expired within four hours. His remains were yesterday interred in the church-yard at Chippenham. Miss Vs astetield, who keeps a Ladies boarding-school near the bridge, hearing a great noise, opened her bedroom window to asce.tain the cause, when a large stone was immediately thrown at her, and she was, knkked backwards. Mr. Reynolds, a brazier, was carried home soon after twelve, Bruised from head to, foot. He was heard praying most piteously for his, life. 66 Don't kill me, don't kill me, Mutuitjoy (he said), and I'll give thee a guinea ; but no mercy was shewn him—he died on Tuesday evening. Unfortunately he was insensible from the time he was wounded to the moment of his death, so that his deposition, which might have been important, could not be taken. The wife of Pound, the carrier, in Timberstreet, where the fiends commenced the affray, hearing her husband knocked down at the door, ran out and was instantly felled ; and her blow, andthe alarm for her husband, who was SCarizel risen before he was beat down again, hai had ma dim on her Ole being pregowat), that serips, appsokensions ate