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 :
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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*
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