Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-25
lzram The Loaisirna Ga-eite.

Tie Rlot.-We have DELAYED giving "a
detail! Of the disgraceful scene witnessed
III our city on Tuesday last, that we might
be enabled to lay before our readers as
full and as fair q statement as the nature
of the case admits. We were the more
impeIled 10 this course because we did not
believe HAT the people of our CITY could.
upon any occasion, be induced 10 com
nit acts so degrading 10 socistv-and we
did not wish to cOnsOund the innocent
with the guilty.. We are now happy TO
have i, in our power TO saw that scarcely
q single Creole Of Louisiana, is in any way
implicated in this outrageous rros;ration
of our laws.
The following statement, we believe,
will be found 10 be Substantially correct:
An ENGLISH ship and French one are
living along side each other al the levee,
and ave both of them !oading-On Mon
day last dispute arose between the Off
GERS about the stage leading 90 the levee,
but we believe proceeded no farther than
binding the English captain TO keep The
peace. After this, however, it was disco
vered that his vessels vanes had Fri CO.
Iored tail, and this, it was industriously
propagated, was intended as an insult TO
the French part of !he community twas
immediately seized upon bv certain
class of persons long known in our Wei
My, whose purposes If suited. ltshould
here be remarked, that tie English shin,
the Hamilton, las been threc weeks in
pert, has had these obnoxious vanes hy-
ing ever since. VET the insult was not dis
covered until this dispute about The stage
took place.
On Tuesday, early in the dav, d num-
Der Of persons collected on tie levee near
fi,.. II, l. g. Il
or went Oh board and ordered the vancs
- be taken down. The captain renon-
s,rated, but finally they were taken down
10y another person.
Captain Colshed then sent TO the COM
fHaai,ag naval officer to know whether
they were considered offensive to the 4
Incr:can g0ycrnment-he was, of course,
answered ia he negative; upon which,
they were again hoisted. From the mo-
nGnt they re-appcared, q mob began TO
collect, and continued 10 increase rapidly.
Between two aud three, The mavOr again
appeared, but remained some time mere
spectator OF tie ORE paTatiOns which were
making 20 board the vessel: which being
completed about 8, number of men
marched up the stage, and the vessel was
taken possession of after trihing resist
an z. \ seaman was murdered she mate
of the ship and four OF the crew severely
wounded; The rioters then tore down the
vancs, cut away the rigging, chopped the
main and mizrn mast% broke the sky
hight, through whicl, they fireG several
pistols into The cabin in which were, we
are informed, the British Consul, the cap
tain Of The slip, and several other per-
sons; and, when they could find nothing
else ON when Ia vent their spleen, thcy
CALAMITY tied Monkeys chain round his
meek and threw it overheard, aud most
iioaSnanlnousiy cut an English ducks
head OF.
What Hey would have found next to
indulge their malice on, or where they
would have stopped, it is impossible to
say, had not Col. REYNOLDS. Tie marshal
went down 10 head quarters TO request
military assistance, 70 preserve the peace
oi the city. a part oft,e S,h u. s. inGan-
try were marched up with celebrity that
reflects honor OH their officers; but the
rioters, apprised Of their approach, made
their escape, except two or three, who
were taken lyfhe military. Several more
have siace been crested and are now cen
fined.
guard remained on board all night,
TO proiectth The vessel from further damage.
We have here stated the prominent
causes and effects Of this shameful affair.
We refrain from the expression of,those
feelings naturally excited Ivy it, because
Tie case 0fthe prisoners viii soon be tri-
81 by their country. As regards others,
committee Of The city coun ii is now en-
gagged in sitting the affair TO the bottom.
1he general opinion has strongly pointed
at Ban high IN station IN our local adj
minis'ration, az criminally negiecifuI Of
the solemn duties for which he was speci-
ally chosen aud which he was sworn 10
execute. II this enquiry is made in The
spirit Of truth however il may terminate,
onr ciiizens will be satisfied, and people
abroad falls informed Of the facts But
Many unfair means are made use otto c
wade It, u VIII main Il stain on the cha
Tactcr of New-Orsaus. that all the waters
0lher Mississippi cannot blanche. Until
thIs enquiry is closed, we shall suspend
lWtller remarks; nor should we nowbayc
'oucl'cc on =, but 20 prevent Hiisreprc-
Schlaiions i0m going abroad.
~ The couere Or tie eicctoueerirg contest
~ Rhode islrd. tappears that fedcfast
Has made thcas-e ft,0H. 10 one Of their caucus
-, or pariy meetings. THAT ID IL. nioge couren.
o. 10 me feeling cf the present executive Of
s5s JuitCi states ~ support fcGera!ists in
o'"fe thau republicans" II is scarcely Geces-
"'lf- surely, 10 contradict an assertion 50 prc