CHRONICLE. 
on!’ and commenced a desperate 
assault on the officers. The riot- 
ers, however, were ultimately se- 
cured. _The beadle said it was a 
mistake to suppose all the pri- 
soners to be sailors, although they 
assumed the costume; for Brin- 
dle, in particular, who had two 
wooden legs and two large 
crutches, had only been a brew- 
er’s servant! The whole neigh- 
bourhood was thrown into the 
greatest confusion and alarm by 
the rioters. 
Mr. Mainwaring said, the case 
was one of most disgraceful tu- 
mult and riot.—Verdict, Guilty. 
23.—Some idea of the extent of 
emigration from Ireland may be 
formed from the following extract 
of a private letter dated St. John’s, 
Newfoundland, 23d of this month: 
* The arrivals from Ireland have 
exceeded any in the custom-house 
books ; exclusive of three vessels 
which have made no returns, are 
3,026 men and 373 women to 
this harbour alone ; but the num- 
bers far exceed the returns, the 
Captains having brought out so 
many they are ashamed to return 
them. The wretched creatures 
are most dreadfully treated on the 
passage: one man declared to me, 
he was but three nights below 
decks the entire of the voyage, 
nor could he get down. Strange 
complaints have been made by a 
set of wretches who came yester- 
day, of the very nearly starving 
condition they were in; indeed 
government must put a stop to 
such proceedings, or really a con- 
tagion will be bred in our streets, 
and what will become of them in 
winter God only knows.” 
27.—A narrative taken from 
the surviving crew relative to the 
Joss of the Arniston transport, 
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wrecked near Cape Lagullas, on 
the evening of the 30th of May, 
1815 :— 
Charles Stewart. Scott, late car- 
penter’s mate of the Arniston 
transport, and others, assert to 
the best of their knowledge, that 
she sailed from Point de Gall, on 
or about the 4th of April, under 
convoy of his Majesty’s ship Afri- 
‘cane, and Victor brig, with six 
Indiamen; about the 26th of May 
parted company from the convoy, 
owing to stress of weather, hav- 
ing blown away most of her sails, 
others were then bent; but the 
weather continued very squally 
with a heavy sea. On the 29th, 
about 7, a. m. the land was disco- 
vered right-a-head, bearing about 
N. by W. a long distance off, 
the wind then S. S. E.: about 
half-past 4. p. m. still blowing 
very strong, hauled to the wind 
on thelarboard tack, underaclose- 
reefed main-top-sail, and stood on 
till half-past two, a. m. on the 
30th; then supposing the land 
was near Table Bay, the hands 
were turned up, bore up, steering 
N. W. and set the foresail, in- 
tending to run for St. Helena; 
continued on till 10, a. m. when 
the land was discovered nearly 
a-head ; turned the hands up, and 
hauled the ship close to the wind 
on the larboard tack, still blowing 
very hard, made all sail, having 
topsails and courses set, stood on 
till near noon, when breakers were 
discovered on the lee bow, wore 
ship, and hauled to the wind onthe 
other tack, stood on till 2, p. m. 
then wore and hauled to the wind 
on the larboard tack, continuing 
on till near 4 o’clock, when break- 
ers were seen, which proved La- 
gullas Keef, which we could not 
weather on either tack, being 
