Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

LONDON, May 18.

Extract of a letter from Newcastle upon Tyne, May 9, 1785.

"Early this morning our town was greatly alarmed by the 12th regiment, now quartered here beating to arms. By what we can learn, there is a very numerous mob assembled at Shields, to the great terror of the town and its neighbourhood; and if report be true, the 12th regiment, tho' one of the completest regiments in England, will find it a very difficult task to quell the riot existing at Shields and Sunderland, where we understand upwards of four thousand principally concerned are collected, which makes us fear there will be a deal of blood shed, previous to the 12th regiment's returning here; they were accompanied by our Mayor and Sheriffs, and by accounts just received from Shields, we hear, that immediately upon the regiment's marching into town, the riot act was read, which was paid very little attention to, and we are sorry to add, that there is little doubt, but before this reaches you, many lives will be lost. Four companies of dragoons are hourly expected here from York, but since the sealing of this, we have received advice that above 60 of the rioters at Shields are killed, and many more wounded."