American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-11-25
From fIe Ph,adei,Ata Gazette Of Monday euening.


transaction as disgracel to the perpetrators, as was
disastrous to the sufferers, occurred Sunday evening at
the African Church, on Sixth street, above Lombard
Just as the preacher for the evening was concluding his
discourse several Young, weldressed, white men, PEE
sented the door, with segas IN ne NOUNS
and demanded admission. This refused till they threw
away their segars, when they entered
mixed with Cayenne pepper, They then retired. Ct
cd whch was quickly followed By difficulty Of breathing
The violent sneezng and coughing was heard every
Of the house, and the dread OF became
general. The cry of fire was iased aid the assembled
multitude amountngn all II IS said TO more than TWO ou-
sand rushed towards the different doors and windows
overuning the benches, and irampg under ieet those
persons who unfortunate as 10 tall. . -
The smore easily conceived than described The
confusion lasted for many minutes, and the agonizng
screams of the sufferers drew the people together om
distance OF several squares
One woman Cafharine WiRians taken from under
pile of bodies, and died Immediately Afterwards Another
informed, died this morning Several others were
severely wounded, and many slightly injured.
The nature of The composition used by the young men,
discovered from paper containing apace OF 1t which
one Of them dropped on The floor. The poor colouied
people think that if the windows and doors had not been
opened Immediately, the whole congregation would have
been strangled.
Early Saturday morning the steam boat Congress
rounding from her wharf, and when she was, We
understand about the centre of the channel The steam boat
Trenton under full way struck her about fifteen feet ait OF
the wheehouse, which alarmed the passengers 10 that de-
that the of the females distinctly heard
on shore.
The Congress having sustained but tring damage, pro-
ceeded her voyage but ahen she arrived at DungaDs
Ferry fifteen miles up the river retclc for which no
owner appeared, found in the long-boa On opening
it il discovered to be the property OF Miss Rsey
young lady OF New York. who had been spending some
time with her friends in the city, and who had that morn
ing taken passage board the Congress return home.
The distress Of the gentleman under whose she was
travelling grca, it evident that, ln the confu
sion of the moment she had either fallen jumped
board.
But hope remained, that she had been picked up
by the Trenton This proted have been The cf; but 1t
stated that the young lady bursted blood vessel and
when last heard from she dangerously ILL., We are in
formed that when the Trenton struck the Congress- she
supposed the boiler of the latter had bursed and jumped
into the long boat From this she was, by the sudden
rocking Of the Congress, precpitaed into the river
According to another statement have heard the ren
ton not at all in fault The affair will doubt receive
a public investigation. ID.
The recruiting sergeant to the Marine Corps attached
our Navy Yard, had drummer belonging his command
put under arrest Saturday for dsordey conduct The
latter that he would be revenged and opportun
ty occurred unfortunately but too soon.
Immediately after the evening parade, permission
given him TO leave the Guard House for short lme and
stood by the door ready loaded and primed and shot the
Sergeant, in the small of the back. The drummer was
quick in his movements the soldier who had him in
charge could not arrest his arm.
AT the time this outrage committed, Sergeant Clunet
he sbatcn on whom the drummer wreaked his vengeance
standing in group of about twenty men, about
~ PAGES from the door of the guard house. The ball
cred the lower part of his back about inch and half
from the spine, passed through his body broke of his
RIBS and, it said, grazed brick wall ten or fifteen
eet from the place where he was standing.
Some hopes are entertained of his recovery. None Of
he other men were injured H.