With vefpeift to the trials of the riot ers, lie disapproved of the conduct oi government in them. The witnefles of the fufferers were permit be intimidated by the populace, and therebv prevented from giving pi o per evidence : some were acqWfed, though guilty 011 the clearclt evi dence, and every partiality /hewn the culprits. The pardon granted to the rioter Hands, he-compared to that granted some years ago, for iimilar reasons, to rhe notorious Macqun k ; and whenjulUce was fiifferecl to take its coui fe, and verdicts found for the fufferers, the damages allowed were far from being fufficient. Viewing matters in this light, and which he hoped the hoofe would fee and feel with him, he found himfelf obliged, for the honor of the Church and State of England, to attempt to explore and redreia those grievances ; he there fore would move, " That an humble " address be presented to his majef " ty, praying that he will order to " be laid before the Houle, an ac count of the information received " by his ministers concerning the l< conduct of the magistrates of \Var " wick and Worcestershire, relative " to the riots in Birmingham in J uly " I 791, and what had been the con « duct of his majelty's ministers in " consequence thereof, &c." The motion was seconded by Mr. Grey. Sir Robert La wlev said, that he had received a requiiition, signed by niany respectable persons among his conllituents (ot Warwickshire) that he Ihould, if the charatflers of the Birmingham magistrates were at tacked in (he couife of the debate expecfted this evening', take an op portunity of vindicating them, and to express their grateful sense of the proper conducft of those gentlemen on the occasion alluded to. His own opinion on the fubjetft was, that the Hon. Gentleman was stirring up the embers of a dying flame. Mr. Secretary Dundas said, that to the elaborate declamations of the Hon. Gentleman, and to his garbled statement of occurrences, he Ihould oppose a plain narrative of fa<3s ; and the Houle, he doubted not, would come to a proper decifionon the fub jert. Whatever might have been the remote causes of the animosities in queltion, he would not now consider ; the effecfts were visible ; the operati on of a mob he thought the word po litical evil. The latter causes of dif fention between the J)iflenters and Church Party at Birmingham were, he said, more of a political than of a religious nature ; these had been ex cited and favored by the perpetual circulation of inflammatory and fedi tious writings ; these had prejudiced the minds of one party againll the o ther ; and the immediate causes of the flame breaking out, were, ill,the notice of the intended celebration of the French Revolution ; and, adly, the appearance of the fcandalons and inflammatory hand-bill. He then de tailed the steps taken by gentlemen in the business from the fir 11 account received, to the execution of the cri minals The fii ft accounts received by government were on the Saturday morning following the commence ment of the riots, and instantly orders were iflued from the Secretary of State's and the War Office, for the nearest troops to Birmingham to inarch to that place. These were at Nottingham, and so expeditioufly were the orders conveyed and exe cuted, that the troops were in Bir mingham on the evening of the fame day of which the accounts were fii ft received. Soon after their arrival, the tumults were quelled. Respect ing the legal part of the tranfadtions, Mr. Chamberiayne, Solicitor of the Treasury, Mr. Justice Bond, and a Barrister to afllft them, were immedi ately sent to make the necefl'ary en quiries j the result of which was, that 13 persons appeared to them to deserve to be rigorously and capitally prosecuted, which they were ; five of whom were sentenced to die, and of which number one was pardoned, on the mod politive proofs of perfect in nocence. He concluded by exprefl ing his hostility to the motion. Mr. VVyndihm was of opinion, that notwithfbanding what he had heard, there was something dark and mysterious in several parts of the bu finefs, which seemed to caH for an earnest enquiry. Mr. Jenkinso'n, in a flioit speech, defended the condudt of government in the entire tranfadtion > bethought they had a<fted with integrity and vi gor. After fonie further conterfation the queltion was put, and the Koufe divided—Ayes 46 —Noes 189. fYlajority 143 againlt Mr. Whit bread's motion. AdjoUruid. The Proclamation offends—giofsly offends alt thofi? seditious peifons, who, with such industrious zfcsi are endeavoring to sow the feed*- K)f dif comenc in the minds of the people and therefore it is natural they Ihould express their disapprobation of it. But those who love their country and admire the conltitution under which it has so long flourifhed, confiderthis Proclamation at a mod heceffary inea fure | ( is called by the hirelings of the editious party, " an unheard of fpe •ies of Inquifitien," and it certainly is to them an Inquisition that they have a righc to dread—for neither their words nor their adions can ho neltly stand the left of enquiry. Had Ministry ifl'ued an order that was to operate contrary to law, there might indeed be just reason to com plain ; but whew the Proclamation enjoins no morethan the conlHtution warrants —the statutes ena&-—and the peace of the public requires, he tnuft be an incendiary whose views are thwarted, that dares to find fault with it. Will any man pretend to fay, that there are not a (et of people hired for the purpose of biafling the minds of the lower class of people, and put them out of humor with our confti tution, that they insinuate themselves into ale-houi'es, taverns and debating focieties,in order by pamphlets,hand bills, or oral persuasives to lead the minds of the populace from their loy alty and obedience ? It therefore is become the duty of Ministers to check this spirit offedition in the beginning —to nip the treason in its bud, and bring all such daring incendiaries to that punishment which the law—not the proclamation, provided.—The proclamation is but declaratory, of rhe law, and the law is a legitimate ofFspring of the Constitution. Yesterday the gentleman who has undertaken to raise the Royal George, brought up one of the stern gallery windows. The Earl of Wycombe is shortly to be married to Miss Hunt, of Seymour place, with a fortune of 200,000!. LITERARY CLUB On Tuefdav lait this celebrated so ciety ballotted for a Member to sup ply the vacancy occasioned by the death of their excellent founder, Sir Jothua Reynolds. The following 12 members were present: His Grace the Duke of Leeds, Earl Spencer, the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, Lords Macartney, Lucan, and Palmerflon, Sir Joseph Banks, Sir Charles Bun bury, Mr. Bofwell, Mr. Malone, Mr. Burke, jun. and Dr. George Fordyce : When the Right Rev. Father in God, Dr. John Douglas, Lord Bilhop of Chancellor of the molt no ble Order of the Garter, proposed by •he Right Hon. Charles James Fox and Edmund Malone, Esq. was una nimously eledted. Sutfh an acceflion of talents and literature as this vene rable Prelate brings to the Club, of which Johnson said—" there is no Tuch Club as ours," is a proud cir cumtlance. The number is now com plete, and it is hoped may long con tinue so. Eflo ferpitita ! BASSETERRE, (St. Chris.) July 19 CAPTURE OF SERI\GAPATAM A veflel bound from England to Dominica, fell in with a Ihip dispatch ed by Lord Cornwallis from the East- Indies, with the glorious news of the defeat of Tippoo, and the surrender of his capital. The Capt- of the In diaman hailed the above veflel, and desired her commander to come on board, which he did, and found there Lord Cornwallis's Aid-de-Camp, who wrotea short letter to '-<overnor Orde, and enclosed him the Madras fjazette with the particulars. A gentleman whose veracity may be depended on, has arrived here from Dominica : 4 V * "'A\ 94 He saw the Gazette, which mentions, " That Lord CorliWallis pushed on the siege with the greatest vigor - The alacrity of the army .in general, and the alertnels with which the ap proaches were carried on by Gen. Meadows, was such, that uotwith landing every inch of ground was bravely ana vigorously defended by Tippod| who commanded in person levery post ofdanger, the enemy were drove from all their out-works, and the Sultan and garrison were confined to the citadel, from whence he offer ed to accede to any terms of peace Lord Cornwallis might dictate Se ringapatam surrendered by capitula tion. Tippoo gave up half his do minions, and upwards of three milli ons of pounds Iterl.—The day-after the treaty wa3 signed, the Sultan with his two sons one of n years old and the other 7, marched through the British army, which was drawn up to receive hi 111—he had a melancholy but soldierly look—he went to Lord Cornwallis, and delivering his two sons to his Lordihip as hoitages for the performance of the treaty, said, he hoped his Lordihip would be a fa ther to them. In the general orders the day after tlie treaty, bis Lordihip, after the usual thanks to the army, mentions Tippoo's gallantry in de fending his capital in very honorable terms. —A day or two after tha sur render of Seringapatam, Lord Corn wallis vilited the two Indian Princes, and presented one of them with an elegant fufee, and the other with a cafe of pistols, with which they seem ed highly pleased.— Seringapatam, with all the Mysore country, is to be restored to Tippoo ; but all the ex tensive and luxuriant country between the Ghauts and the British fettlenients, remain with the Euglifh—the Allies are to have the provinces bordering on their dominions. All the petty Princes are restored to their former rights." PROVIDENCE, August 9 There were diltilled in this state, from foreign and domeftie materials, in three months, next preceding the firft of July last, gallons of Spirits :—The duties on the Spirits delivered, from the several diitille ries, daring that time, amount to 19,395 dollars 7 cents ai mills. BOSTON, August 11 Extratt of a litter from the Commandant oj the Islands of St. Peters and Mique lon. to the Confut of France, in Bojlon, dated the l\th of July, 1792. " As we are absolutely in want of frefh pi ovifions, 1 wilh you would be so kind as to endeavor to persuade the Americans to bring us live oxen, (beep, poultry, See. They will surely find a market for them, more el'peci ally with the frigates which have the calh. " I cannot conceive what has pre vented the Americans from bringing us boards this year. They would have fold them, for we are absolutely in want of them." If the information is well founded, that a French squadron, bound to this port, has been spoke with—we may conclude that tranquility is complete ly restored in the French islands. The French fleers in the Well-In dies, are ftatiuned for three years.— The squadron expected here, has been there two years. They of courl'e need recruiting—and we {hall with pleasure hail them welcome. On the 12th of" Oiftober next, will be completed three centuries since the immortal Coi.umbds put foot on the new world — already the light of ihe old. It is the true asylum of the Opprefled—the nurse of Genius—and the school of Liberty. WINCHESTER, August 13 A letter from Paris (in the new French lettlement in the Weltern Country) dated July 17, states, That intelligence had been received at Fort Jefferfon of the death of Major True man, Mr. Freeman, Debachi and Jar rat. That this information was bro't by two prisoners, who were labouring in a cornfield, and made their escape. The one was taken prisoner at the time General Harmar was defeated— the other is William Duer, of Captain Buchannan*s company of Levies.— They further inform, that on the 25fh of Juue a party of Indians took ; eight men prisoners, «K-, » S ha y near Fori fefftiln when they had :r. a ,J < some diltance from lhe Kon Pro vided them—four were ol v,', J ' Chtppewas, and four to the nefe: that the Shawaikfe b ' four unfortunately affia 4ed that the Chippewas took theirs h! to the intent of making (hem ; that the Indians 01 ed for war, and will not tteat'" will kill every w |,j te perfonth'a tempts to go to them, either wj,, Without a flag; that thpir pre ( ' plan is to cut off the efcons of p , c fions dettined to the out-potts, and that means oblige the troops ftati ed there to forrenders and that ! this purpose they keep two spi es C( Itanrly out. ELIZA BETH-TOWN, Augaft ij. The Stockholders of the Society hr eftablilhing ufeful Manufactures, it notified that an annua] Eletftioivfrr Diredtors will be held at the Court. House in Newark, oj) the firft Mo;». day in Odtober next. _ The Directors of faitl Society ha' given notice, that they have mai • choice of part of the counties of i lex and Bergen for the principal ft of their Factories, and for the towi H»ip of Paterfon ; and that it appta to the said Directors, conducive toil interest of the said Society, if acwt able to the inhabitants of the fjj diftritft, that the said inhabitati should become a body politicandcoi porate. NEW-HAVEN, August rj. On Sunday the sth inlt. the farm, house of John Burgifs, E<q. of Guil ford, was robbed of a silver watch, b.' two persons in disguise. There were two young wonten in the houfe,whoo, the robbers threatened with taking their lives, if they did not (lifcovirto them Mr. Burgifs's money—but ihev refofed to give them any information; and being attacked by a large dog, the girls escaped- while the thieves were defending fhemfelves aaintt the faithful animal, and' Tor Tear of being taken, they made a precipitate flight, with the watch only. A negrc fellow has been committed tagoal, on suspicion of being one of the rob bers. The above watch was ft?ler< just 21 years before, from the feme house, and on the fame day of the week ; all the family then attending public worlhip. POUGHKEEPSIE, August ij. William Wilfon,near ihe Stonyfort' bridge, Wallkill, in Ulster county having conceived a violent averlioi to a young man in the neighbourhood; an apprentice to a Mr. Agar, on ac count of his paying his addrelies to an only daughter of Wilson, o* In day lalt, as the young man was leav ing his house, having been lent there on an errand by his matter, inolt in humanly, according to a previous de clared intention, lhot him inuaut y [dead. Not contented with tli .s Jib ing destroyed a fellow man, but ar ther to satiate his ravage barbarity with the butt end of the muftet cru elly mutilated and brnifed the sac of the corpse. The murderer ■ wa immediately seized, and now in mg ton gaol awaits his trial and tate by which it is to be hoped the u ' or will be delivered from so Icll a » | Her. On Tnefday tlie 7' I ' inftant ' iull, of Hamptonburgli, near Bloom ng-Gro»e, having had fame an less with his wife at break a. peifting a familiarity fte ul* urn to be guilty of with fon> e n*# bouring woman, im,ne 'hiso*® wiih a halter, put a period to luso#» exigence in his orchard. On the ;d in(l. the son of J««» Anger, of Gofhen, was » nfof J. U " 3 j killed l>y an horse running J , him, and dafliing his head ag pott. BENNINGTON, {VerO ' Tuesday night !aft, a { °}*V~„ tes re?,i» ?nt companv of the third tni - ?wa? fu?" now quartered in tiw M™' *"« impr posed intoxicated 1 en'campw e,,, •, t r anfgre(Ted the rule? of ot ,j e ad :> : prelling on the sentry, anc « cornra de < : K>'" lemn warning to ins rur¥lv f j' in ; t t „ i (ie trespass on decorum, o ., nlr appe-te nent of their fen,e< by >£ a* •- ie exp.cnot reason. i was 4 * accidental death* 4 >; / *.
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