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seduce those away who are 

 willingly at work. On two days 

 in this week great numbers have 

 marched in regular military files 

 to the large factory of Messrs. 

 Lee and Co. in Salfoi'd, to in- 

 duce the females employed there 

 to leave their duty. For this 

 object they waited at the dinner 

 hour, drawn up in line before the 

 building ; but we are happy to 

 state, that very few of the women 

 have yet followed the example of 

 the men. The employers, we 

 presume, feel it to be not merely 

 a private, but a public duty to 

 withstand this formidable illegal 

 procedure ; and we fear that 

 many spinners and others, who 

 do not think for themselves, but 

 who are led by the evil counsel 

 of others, will, in the end, draw 

 down upon themselves conse- 

 quences which may be very in- 

 jurious to their future condition 

 in life. 



It would be a great pleasure to 

 us to close our information here ; 

 but we are compelled to add, that 

 in Stockport the public peace 

 has been broken for two or three 

 successive nights, by meetings 

 of refractory work-people, power- 

 loom weavers we believe, who 

 assemble at the close of the day. 

 These men will not allow others 

 to fulfil their engagements, and 

 have directed their vengeance 

 against one particular factory, by 

 attacking it, and demolishing the 

 windows. On Wednesday night 

 the riot act was read by Mr. 

 Harrison, of Cheadle, the Magis- 

 trate, and part of the Cheshire 

 yeomanry cavalry were called 

 out to act ; and such was the 

 unrestrainable fury of the mob, 

 that thisgentlwtiaii and several of 



the cavalry were wounded by 

 stones and brickbats thrown. The 

 police of the town is, however, 

 determined on doing its duty, 

 and additional constables are 

 sworn in for aiding in this object ; 

 whilst their hands are strengthen- 

 ed by the arrival of troops from 

 our barracks. More of the 

 Cheshire yeomanry are also on 

 their march for the same destina- 

 tion ; and the most vigorous 

 means will be used to ensure due 

 obedience to the laws. Many 

 offenders are in custody. 



20. The Chancellor of the Ex- 

 chequer has granted a sum of 500/. 

 for the relief of the inhabitants of 

 Scilly and Islands. It is stated, 

 however, by the Cornwall Gazette, 

 that 1,000/. at least are necessary 

 to satisfy their present necessi- 

 ties ; and from 2,000/. to 3,000/. 

 to establish mackerel and pilchard 

 fisheries, as the only measure of 

 permanent support. 



By intelligence received from 

 Palmas (Canary Islands), we 

 learn that the Buenos-Ayres 

 privateers in that direction had 

 been very successful. On the 

 22nd July three Spanish ships 

 were captured by one of them, 

 which were bound to the Cana- 

 ries ; the cargoes of two of them 

 were taken out and put on board 

 the third, which was manned ; 

 the others were given up to the 

 prisoners. It appears also, by let- 

 ters from the West Indies, that the 

 cruisers from the river Plate have 

 been very active among the 

 Spanish traders. The American 

 brig Rachael and Sally, from 

 Port-au-Prince, was boarded on 

 the 3rd of August off Arcadois 

 by the Buenos-Ayres brig of war 

 General San Martin, the Com- 

 mander 



