ous Attempts, now making againft the Peace and Dignity of our Crown, and the fafety of the lives and properties of our Subjects, we have therefore iffued the moft direct and effectual orders to all our Officers, by an immediate exertion of their utmost force to reprefs the fame, of which all Perfons are to take Notice. Given at our Court at St. James's, the Seventh Day of June, One thousand seven hundred and eighty, in the twentieth Year of our reign. GOD fave the KING. Before three o'clock feveral thousands troops arrived in town, amongst whom were the follow ing regiments: South Hants, North Hants, Harts, Col. Sir Richard Worley. Duke of Chandos. Lord Cranborne. LordAlgernon Percy, Earl of Suffex. A detachment of the military was posted at the Lord Chancellor's houfe in Great OrmondStreet, to protect his Lordship, who was very ill. A confiderable body of the military were doing duty at Lambeth palace, to protect the Arch [ 37 ] Archbishop from the refentment of the popu lace. A ftrong party of the guards were also placed in the Exchequer Chambers, for the protection of the Duke of Newcastle, This day one Hyde, formerly a cornfactor, and a man of very loofe character, was apprehended, and committed to the Tower, on the evidence of Mr. Akerman, as the very man who had demanded the keys of Newgate of him, and also appeared as a principal leader in the RiotA youth, who proves to be an apprentice to a bookbinder, was also apprehended, and committed on the evidence of a gentleman who had feen him active in throwing out Mr. Akerman's pictures, and other furniture. A number of the Rioters, nearly one hundred, were apprehended by a party of foldiers, in attempting to fet fire to the cells of Newgate, the only part belonging to that building which efcaped the fury of the flames the preceeding even-' ing, and confined them in the Poultry Comp-' ter. The burning of the Fleet Prison, the King'sBench Prison in St. George's Fields, the Prison called the Borough Clink, in Tooley-Street, the New Bridewell, in St. George's Fields, on Wednesday Wednesday evening, all being on fire at the fame time, together with the other conflagrations, afforded from every point of view one of the most dismal and painful fpectacles ever exhibited in or near this metropolis. Four or five perfons who were fmoaking and drinking on the top of the King's-Bench Prifon, while the lower part of the building was on fire, were obliged all of them to jump, and were all received in blankets, fortunately without any hurt. The following very proper hand-bill, was this day circulated through the City: "IT is earneftly requested of all peaceable "and well-difpofed Perfons, as well Proteftants "affociated as others, that they will abftain "from wearing BLUE COCKADES, as thefe "enfigns are now affumed by a set of mifcreants "whofe purpofe is to burn this City, and plun"der its inhabitants; and who wifh, by dif 66 tributing amongst better-disposed persons, and "prevailing on them to wear these marks and "diftinctions, to fcreen themselves from the de"teftation and punishment due to their enormous "crimes. "And it is farther recommended to all tradef"men and masters of families, not to employ or "retain [ 39 ] retain in their fervice, any perfons who diftin"guifh themselves by wearing blue cockades." Ten waggons, loaded with baggage and military stores, came to town through White-Chapel from the country. This morning 500 of the Hampshire Militia, arrived in town from Banbury. The above regiment had but juft marched into the aforefaid town, to encamp for the fummer, when they received orders to return to London. They never halted on their march; and were immediately on their arrival at the Horse-guards, fent on duty into the City. The inhabitants of the city in general, animated by the example of the regulars, yesterday began to arm; and laft night they divided themfelves into parties, and paraded different diftricts of each ward. Mr. Thorp of the Globe Tavern, at the head of a chofen fet, kept watch in St. Bride's parish the whole evening, going round that part of the Ward of Farringdon Without, at every hour's diftance. This example was a noble fupport to the military, and the individuals who have fuggefted the plan, and take part in its execution, not only deferve the moft grateful thanks from their neighbours, but merit the warmest encomiums from the public in general. The The gentlemen of the Inns of Court have, with a moft laudable fpirit, armed themselves, and laft night, as well as on Wednesday evening, kept watch within the walls of their respective focieties. The principal inhabitants of the Borough of Southwark, patroled the streets on horseback, and on foot, to the number of near three thousand, in order to prevent the depredations of the lawless mobs, who, of late, have fo fhamefully disturbed the peace thereof. They have formed themselves into parties, to continue that line of conduct every evening, until order is restored; which must be the wish of every good member of society. Many of the inhabitants of the respective wards of this city, having provided themselves with fire-arms, particularly in the parish of St. Sepulchre's, paraded the ftreets along with the military all the following night, and, by the help of links, picked up many ftragglers of the Rioters, The public thanks on this, as well as on many former occafions, are due to Alderman Wilkes, for his fpirited conduct and advice. The inhabitants of the little parish of St. Paul's Covent Garden, affembled in veftry, and unanimoufly refolved, each man with his fervants, to defend his own houfe, and thofe of their neigh ! bours, |
