January 1799.

Prisoners for Mutiny, nor the London or Manchester
Prisoners charged with Sedition or Treason have
over been Confined - The Prisoners lie upon a
Palliasse filled with clean Straw, which Straw
is frequently changed perhaps once in three Weeks
just as it becomes dirty and improper for use, - they
have a Great Blanket and a Rag, a Tin Can, and
a Chamber pot in every Cell - and in regard to
what the Paper states of the above Description of
Prisoners being close Confined twenty three hours
out of the Twenty four; from April to the 9th. of June
and that they had only Bread and Water that
is not true, for the first three or four days they
were locked up, but the Friends of the London
Prisoners for Sedition were permitted to supply
them with provisions every day, from their
first coming into the Prison in April 1798. and
which they did in addition to the Allowance
made to Prisoners under Commitment for
further Examination till the 9th. day of June 1798.
when Government thought fit to allow 13s./4d. Pr..
Week to each Man for his maintenance and
with respect to the Prisoners for Sedition from
Manchester they being supposed not to have
Friends in London received from after the First
day of their coming into Prison the usual
Prison allowance of Meat and Broth four
days in the Week and ever since the said 9th. day.
of June 1798. they have had the same Allowance
of thirteen shillings and four pence Per Week from
Government besides the county allowance of Bread