niture into the street, where large fires were made to destroy it. They then proceeded to his Lordship's law-library, &c. and deftroyed fome thousand volumes, with many capital manuscripts, mortgages, papers, and other deeds. The rich wardrobe of wearing apparel, and fome very capital pictures, were alfo burned. Here they were very much incenfed by the appearance of a fall party of the army, which foon fubfided, and they forced their way into his Lordship's wine-cellars, and plentifully beftowed it on the populace. A Magiftrate attended, read the Riot-act, and then was obliged to give orders for a detachment to fire, when about 14 obeyed, and fhot feveral men and women, and wounded others. They were ordered to fire again, which they did, without effect. This did not intimidate the mob; they be gan to pull the house down, and burn the Hoors, planks, fpars, &c. and destroyed the outhouses and ftables; fo that in a fhort time the whole was confumed. After the houfe was on fire, two engines arrived, but the firemen refused to play till the foldiers were removed; which being complied with, the populace would not fuffer them to play till the whole was reduced to afhes; they did not, however, hinder them from playing on Mr. Baron Hotham's houfe, which was thereby preferved.-Lord and Lady Mansfield made their escape thro' a back door a few minutes before the rioters broke in and took poffeffion of the houfe. The inhabitants were obliged this night to illuminate their windows. It is impoffible to give any adequate defcription of the events of Wednesday. Notice was fent round to the public prifons of the King's-Bench, Fleet, &c. by the mob, at what time they would come and burn them down. The fame kind of infernal humanity was exercifed towards Mr. Langdale, a diftiller in Holborn, and feveral other Romish individuals. In the afternoon all the fhops were fhut, and bits of blue filk, by way of flags, hung out at moft houses, with the words, No Popery,' chalked on the doors and window Thutters, by way of deprecating the fury of the infurgents, from which no perfon thought himself secure. Government, in this exigency of affairs, had exerted itself to the utmolt, as far as their power under the direction of the ci*vil magistrate would extend. Now, how ever, it was become necessary to make use of the royal prerogative, and give difcretionary powers to the military. Nothing could convey a more awful idea of the mifchief which was dreaded, than the guard which was placed in the Royal Exchange for the protection of the Bank, as nothing perhaps could have equalled the national defolation, had the diabolical pur pofes of the infurgents upon this place fucceeded. Befides this, foldiers were distri➡ buted at Guildhall, in the Inns of Court, in almost every place tenable as a fortification, and in fome private houfes; and the cannon was difpofed to the best advantage in the Park. As foon as the day was drawing to wards a close, one of the most dreadful fpectacles this country ever beheld was exhibited. Let thofe, who were not spectators of it, judge what the inhabitants felt when they beheld at the fame inftant the flames afcending and rolling in clouds from the King's-bench and Fleet Prisons, from New Bridewell, from the toll-gates on Black-friars Bridge", from houses in every quarter of the town, and particularly from the bottom and middle of Holborn, where the conflagration was horrible beyond defcription. The houses that were firft fet on fire at this laft mentioned place, both belonged to Mr. Langdale, an eminent diftiller, and contained immenfe quantities of fpirituous liquors.-Six-and-thirty fires were all blazing at one time, and all to be feen from one fpot, made from the furniture of the inhabitants, and the wrecks of their houfes in and about the neighbourhood of Queen-street and Little Ruffel-ftreet, Bloomsbury. Two attempts, through the courfe of the day, were made upon the Bank; but the rioters were fo much intimidated by the ftrength with which they beheld it guarded, that their attacks were but feebly conducted; as they were repulfed at the first fire from the Military. They made an effort to break into the Pay-office likewife, and met the fame fate. Several of them fell in these skirmishes, and many were wounded. It is impoffible to ascertain the number of unhappy wretches who loft their lives in the course of this dreadful night.-Powder and ball was not fo fatal to them as their own inordinate appetites. Numbers died with inebriation, especially at the diftille * The toll-gates at Blackfriars appear to have been burnt for the fake of the plander: fome lives were loft there, and one man, who was shot, ran thirty or forty yards before he dropped, ries of the unfortunate Mr. Langdale, from whofe veffels the liquor ran down the middle of the ftreet, was taken up by pailfuls, and held to the mouths of the deluded multitude; many of whom killed themfelves with drinking non-rectified fpirits, and were burnt or buried in the ruins. The Regulars and Militia had poured in fo faft, in confequence of the expreffes difpatched for that purpose, that the citizens on Thursday began to recover from their confternation. They were, however, fo thoroughly alarmed, and fo much affected by the depredations they beheld on every fide, that the shops were univerfally fhut from Tyburn to Whitechapel, and no bufinefs of any kind, except at the Bank, was tranfacted.-The Military were exceedingly active this day, and fecured great numbers of disorderly perfons; feve ral were taken in the cells of Newgate, attempting to rekindle the fire in thofe parts which had not been totally deftroyed. The univerfal deftruction of the prifons was a vaft project. But hiftory cannot parallel the depth of their schemes upon the Bank, the Treasury, and the demolition of the water-works, thereby to prevent the extinguishing any conflagration they had begun; and that these fchemes were not the chimeras of fear, was evident. A ftrong guard was fent to the New River head, and continued there on conftant duty. Exclufive of thefe, the grand arfenal at Woolwich, the Manfion House, the Inns of Court, and many other places of the greatest national concern, were devoted, and there was scarce a perfon but what was unanimous in fuppofing the defolation of the city and country was intended. Friday, at eleven o'clock, a Council was held at Lord Stormont's office in Cleveland-row; in confequence of which, a warrant was issued by his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, directed to Mann and Staley, two of his Majesty's Messengers in ordinary, for the apprehending and taking into fafe cuftody, the Right Honourable Lord George Gordon. The Meffengers, on receiving their warrants, inftantly repaired to his houfe in WelbeckAtreet, and, getting admittance, were introduced to his Lordship, whom they made immediately acquainted with the nature of their vit ;-Lord George only replied, If you are fure it is me you want, I am ready to attend you !'-Upon which, a hackney-coach being previously got ready, and a party of Light Horse having received orders to attend in an ad jacent street, his Lordship was conducted fafely by them, about fix o'clock, to the Horfe Guards.-A long examination took place in the War-office before the Lord Prefident, Lord North, Lord Amherst, the Secretaries of State, and several other Lords of the Privy-council; and at half an hour after nine, Lord George Gordon was committed a clofe prifoner to the Tower. The Guards that attended him were by far the greatest in number ever remembered to guard a ftate prifoner. A large party of Infantry preceded in front, his Lordship following in a coach, in which were two Officers; two foldiers rode behind the coach, and immediately followed General Carpenter's regiment of dragoons; after which came a Colonel's guard of the foot guards, befides a party of the Militia, which marched on each fide of the coach. The cavalcade paffed over Westminsterbridge, through St. George's Fields, the Borough, and fo on to the Tower, where his Lordship alighted about ten o'clock, and refted that night in the Governor's apartments.-The fame day Mr. Fisher, Secretary to the Proteftant Affociation, was taken to the Tower, examined by the Privy Council, and honourably dismissed. The arrangement of the military, that was made on Thursday, produced fo good an effect, that there was no riot or difturbances in any part of the town, in the course of the night, and the next day (Friday) peace and tranquility was so far rettored, that men had leisure to reflect on the horrors to which they had been expofed, with temper and coolness. They now returned to bufinefs, which had been fufpended for the time, and the only uneafinefs which they felt, was, that the metropolis was fubjected to martial law. This very difagreeable apprehenfion arose from the proclamation which was issued, declaring that orders were given to the military power to exert their utmost endeavours for the restoring of peace. In order, however, to diffipate this idea, the following hand-bill was circulated in every quarter of the town :- "Whereas fome ill defigning and malicious perfons have published, for the purpofe of difquieting the minds of his Majefty's faithful fubjects, that it is intended to try the prifoners, now in cuftody, by martial law; notice is given, by autho rity, that no fuch purpose or intention has ever been in the contemplation of Government; but that the faid prifoners will be tried by the due course of law, as expeditiously as may be.' Full ACCOUNT of the RIOT at BATH. RIDAY evening, June 9, a most which was begun by a footman and fome boys breaking the windows of a houfe where the Roman Catholic Prieft refided, adjoining to a new Chapel lately built for perfons of that religion; in a very short time, as night came on, they were joined by a great number of people, most of them ftrangers, and armed with carpenter's tools, who broke open the Chapel doors immediately, and began gutting it, and throwing the materials out of the window; the Magiftrates and other Peace-officers affembled as quick as poffible; but ere they could exert themselves the mob had increased to fuch a multitude, that every endeavour to difperfe them was ineffectual. -The riot-act was read, and fome perfons feized, but inftantly rescued; the Magiftrates and many refpectable citizens ufed every poffible exertion to prevail on the mob to difperfe, but without effect. Major Molefworth, with a few of the city volunteers haftily collected, went into the Chapel, to the imminent hazard of their lives, and fo far prevailed with the rioters, as to be fuffered to put out the fire several times, which they repeatedly kindled for its destruction; about twenty more of the volunteers were foon after got together, and Captain Duperre, at the request of the Mayor, headed them, and led them into the Chapel, with their pieces not loaded. The inftant they entered the building, the mob rufhed in upon them on all fides; and a piftol was fired at Capt. Duperre, which fortunately miffed, and as fortunate ly destroyed an old rioter, who had been once before wounded at an infurrecton at Trowbridge-but it fo incenfed the mob, who fuppofed him thot by one of the volunteers, that they immediately fired the Chapel; and the corps having received a few wounds, and finding it utterly impoffible to refift fo large a body, made a flow and good retreat.-The Chapel and about fix or seven houses that furrounded it were entirely burnt by about four in the morning, when this defperate rabble, by the repeated and laudable exertions of the Magistrates and citizens, were prevailed on to difperfe, without carrying the remainder of their diabolical plan into execution, they having declared their determination to fire the old Chapel and the houfes of feveral Roman Catholics refiding here. As foon as the Mayor and Corpo ration faw the impoffibility of fo nume quelled by the civil power, amounting to fome thou- molishing the Chapel have abfconded, ved the following orders: ORDERS. In obedience to an order of the King for directions from the Civil Magiftrates, Sf Some Account of WAT TYLER'S Rebellion, in the Reign of RICHARD II, Anno 1381. HE impofition of three groats a head in each county, who levied the money with rigour on the people. The firft diforder arofe from a blacksmith in a village in Effex. The Tax-gatherers came to this man's hop, while he was at work, and demanded payment for his daughter, whom he afferted to be below the age affigned by the ftatute. One of these fellows offered to produce a very indecent proof to the contrary, laid hold of the maid, which the father refenting, immediately, with his hammer, knocked out the ruthan's brains. The by-ftanders, applauding the action, exclaimed that it was full time for the people to take vengeance of their tyrants, and to vindicate their native liberty. They immediately flew to arms: the whole neighbourhood joined in the fedition: the flame (pread in an inftant over the whole county, and foon propagated itself into that of Kent, Hertford, Surry, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, and Lincoln. Before Government had the least warning of the danger, the diforder had rifen beyond controul or op. pofition. The populace threw off all regard to their former mafters; and being headed by the moft audacious and criminal of their affociates (who affumed the feigned names of Wat Tyler, Jack Straw, Hob Carter, and Tom Millar) they committed, every-where, the most outrageous violences on fuch of the Nobility and Gentry as had the misfortune to fall into their hands. The infurgents, amounting to 100,000 men, affembled on Blackheath, under their leaders, Tyler and Straw. They fent a meffage to the King, who had taken shelter in the Tower, and defired a conference with him. Richard failed down the river in his barge; but, on approaching the fhore, he faw fuch fymptoms of tumult, that he put back, and returned to his fortrefs. Favoured by the City rabble, they had now broke into London, had burnt the cut off the heads of fuch gentlemen as they laid hold of, and pillaged the merchants. The King, finding no defence in the Tower, was obliged to go out to them, and ask their demands. They made various requifitions, which were complied with, and they immediately difperfed. During this tranfaction however another body of the rebels had broke into the Tower, murdered feveral perfons of diftinction, and continued their ravages in the city. The King paffing along Smithfeld, very flightly guarded, met with Wat Tyler, at the head of the rioters, and entered into conference with him. Tyler ordered his companions to retire till he thould give them a fignal, and afterwards to murder all the company except the King himself, whom they were to retain prifoner. Tyler's demands were made with such infolence and extravagance, that Walworth, the Mayor of London, who attended the King, not able longer to bear with him, drew his sword, and struck him so violent a blow as brought him to the ground, where he was inftantly dispatched by others of the King's train. The mutineers prepared for revenge, when the King himself with his party had undoubtedly perished on the fpot, had it not been for an extraordinary prefence of mind, which Richard, though not fixteen years of age, difcovered on this occafion. He advanced alone towards the enraged multitude, and cried out, What, my people, are you angry that you have loft your leader? I am your King; and I will be your leader. The populace, over-awed, implicitly followed him. He led them into the fields, and peaceably difmiffed them. Soon after Richard took the field at the head of 40,000 men; all the other rebels foon fubmitted, and the ringleaders were severely punished for the late diforders. MUSE... Let Indolence her head recline, Phoebus, refulgent God of day, See See how each lucid filver drop Come hafte, my fair, to green retreats, Where trees do form a dome, For there the Mufes have their feats, In that rich rural room.. 'Tis there the whip'ring zephyr fans, There runs the purling rill; There meads are feen, and flow'ry lawns, Whence bees their combs do fill. There, whilst the season will admit, We'll fing in grateful praise; Pure Innocence our fame fhall guard," And lafting joys be our reward, June 16, 1780. yol R. R. name Prov'd his high birth's hereditary claim, Sees all that host of foes Both to her glory and repofe Bend their proud necks beneath Britannia's yoke, And court that peace which their injuftice broke. Still o'er the deep fhall Britain reign, Her Monarch ftill the trident bear; The warring word is leagued in vain To conquer those who know not fear. Grafp'd be the fpear by ev'ry hand, No, o'er the deep she still shall reign, Her Monarch ftill the trident bear; The warring world is leagued in vain To conquer those who know not fear. On a retired SITUATION in the Country. H! who would leave this calm retreat, Ο For all the wretched pomp of State? Which the vain Courtier never knows ; I Rudy Nature and her God. Tho here no marble columns rife, Smooth-fhaven greens, and purling rills. As oft as I converfe with you, VAUXHALL SONG S. LET care be a ftranger to each joviai foul, |