Star.
London, England, 1812-09-10 00:00:00

RIOTS AT BALTIMORE.

TRACT (VA LETTER FROM It ALTNORE, DATED JULY 28
I have to record the most painful occurrence
that took place here last night, and tile final-ruin of
'our once prosperous city. Yesterday the Federal Rod*
lican newspaper resumed its former circulatiou,and last
evening a lawless mob made an attempt on the house
in Charles-street, (from whence it was saved about
nine in the evening) by breaking the windows and
forcing the doors. The house was fortified and
manned with the Editor, Mr. Hanson; and thirty re,
solute volunteers, commanded by General Lee, of
Virginia. Remon.svance Was used until they ac-
tually were in the act of entering the house, when
the defenders of the property fired blank cartridges,
which did not deter the mob. At last it was found
expedient to fire with ball at those in the act of en-
tering, when three were killed dead on the spot, and
several wounded.
0, This deterred them for the moment, until they J'
.Could rally, when they returned with double vigour,
but were repulsed, from _the determined resolution of
'those within, and I may safely say hundreds of lives
were saved by:the interposition of their Noble Com-
mander, General Lee, who would not suffer a shot to
be fired, nor a bayonet to be used, except against those
in the act of entering. so well was this little band orga—
nized, .as I am credibly informed, that 1009 men
'enuld not have dislodged.them from the house with-
*oat -cannon, and this the mob was sensible of, which
induced them to break open Captain Harris's
gtin-
house, and they brought twoZelii-pieces, 4-ponaders,
to bear on the house ; but, in the hurry, they, backnet=
tiler pOwder nor shot; at this time it wasebo4 oue
o!clock this morning, =din the intervals lota they
were plundering foeuninuntuon, a few'of oar respec:.
table citizens belonging to some voltinieer troops of
horse treed to endeavour to put a stop 16 -hedger
blood being shed. '
the
,s They. rode between . mob, sword baa d,
and demanded order ; it • this time, near 3 o'clock,'
the Cannon were loaded, but the militaiiiii‘reasing

so fast, Without the order of the Mayor or any supe. I
nor officer, but by the impulse of good citizens, his
this valiant little baud been saved from lawless mur-
derers. General Lee, and his volunteers, gave them- i
selves up to the military, and were conducted to jail
surrounded by the military and the mob at 9 &Clock
this morning, and with great difficulty were the mob
restrained from having venrance on these defenders
of freedom—since they surrendered, the house has
been left to the mob 14. plunder, which they are now
deitolishing as fast as pos,ible, acid as soon as they
have done there, they threaten the gaol, as they are
determined to have satisfaction. Many of our respec-
table citizens are leaving town, and no doubt this
place will be given up to the mob._ Wagner was at
Georgetown. •

46 The mail is about to close—the mob is very nu•
merous and active at this moment—the Mayor will
do nothing—the Military acted without command br
officers—the LORD have mercy upon us.—lt is impose
sible to say how many are killed and wounded."

" BALTIMORE, JULY 29.
"DEAR Sot—We have had ariother dreadful night.
I wrote you yesterday that Mr. Hanson and ins
friends were conducted to jail by the Military at their'
own request, upon their safety from the fury of the
mob being guaranteed by the Mayor and General
Stricker. The troops were ordered out for the. pro.
,tectiory of the prison arid to keep the peace of the
city, but to their eternal, disgrace they refused.
" About 9 o'clock P. M. the mob forced the jail and
fell with the fury of cannibals on 26 unarmed priso-
ners, and beat them with clubs until no signs of life
remained, when they left them, thinking they had
fully completed the bloody deed. Through the
mercy of GOD, they all, in a short time, shewed signs
of life, except General Lingan, who never recovered,
.and now lies dead in the jail. Your friend, Mr. John
Thompson, was reserved for a public spectacle:-7•
After beating him enough to have killed an ox, they
put him into a cast, and rolled him in tar and fea-
thers, set the feathers in a blaze, and at last lodged
him in the watch-house. They still keep him con-
fined, with his tar and feathers on him. The Mayor
and other influential characters of the party hart en-
deavoured to get him from them, but withouteffect,
And it is expected they will finally murder him. Ge-
neral Harry- Lee • is dead, and titere is little hopes of
the lives ofa number of others.

• Manso•
n
escaped the best of any ; he? with
three or font, others, jumped amongst the mob in the
lobby of the prison and escaped. General Lingan
was ft Ulan of gtea t sn. Lttence in his county : Gene.
. •
ral Lee is also meal esteemed in Virginia, and I
• "
'should -not be *surprised if their friends • paid our
Ife;l4Ppinrgentry a visit."
• General Lee was, perhaps, the most distinguished partit
:an olicer intim American war. He comnyinded Lee's Legion,
and belt was thot.tormed he gallant enterprise that took Paulus.
Hook. And, at length, atter rendering the most singulak scr.
vices to 14.4*country, he by had his brains beat out coati duii
by a zuob!"

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RUSSIA.

St'

The Gottenburgh Mail of yesterdal broilielf papers
and letters from that city trithe. 9th ult. The latest
official occounts'vvhich. die), preserit from the Russian
grand arty, come down only to the 9th.of August,
and relate to the defeit of ScaasTussit -by General
PLATOW, at Incovo.' General WlTrcerisranes vic-
tory, mentioned in .the STAR of yesterday, has never
been noticed in the French Bulletins. The conclu-
sion of Peace between Russia•and England has been
announced. in a Ukase of 17th August, ordering all
the Russian ports to be-opened to the flag of his Bri-
tannic Majesty.