The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-12-01
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. %.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 3d.
| A transaction as disgraceful to the perpc-
traitors, as it was disastrous to the sufferers,
occurred on Sunday evening at the African
Church, on Sixth street, above Lombard
! Just as the preacher for the evening Wa
concluding his discourse, several young, wei
dressed, white men, presented themselve
at the door, with segars in their mouth
and demanded admission. This was refis
ed till they threw away their segars, when
they entered swearing "vengeance against
the negroes" and proceeding to the lower
stove on the mems side oe the house, threw
in quantity of salt mixed with Cayenne pep
per. They then retired
| Immediately afterwards a disagreeabc
smell was perceived which was quickly fol
lowed bv "A difficulty of breathing. The
most violent snee2ing and coughing was heard
in every part Of the house, and the dread
of strauguation became general. The cry
OF fire was<raised, and .hc assembled multi
tude, amounting in all it is said to more
than two thousand, rushed towards the diff
ferent doors and windows, overturnng the
benches, and trampling under feet those
persons who were so unfortunate as to fall.
The scene is more easily conceived than
described The confusion lasted for many
minutes, and the agonizing screams of the
sufferers drew the people together from a
distance of several squn es.
One woman, Catharine Williams, was
taken from under pile of bodies, and died
Immediately afterwards. Another, we are
informed, died this morning. Several 9TH
ers were severely wounded, and many Slight
ly iniurcd.--A
The nature of the composition used by
the young men, was discovered from pa
I,er mi ram a o n! 4 ~ npo nf
them dropped en- the floor. The poor CO.
lored people think that if the windows and
doors had not been opened Immediately, the
whole congregation would have been strang-
led.
We learn from a Philadelphia paper that
thieves employ children to steal for them
| These little vagabnnds enter the stores un-
! der various pretenccs, and steal as soon as
the eyes of the store keeper are turned tC
! some other object.
The recruiting seargcant to the Marine
Corpse attached to our Navy Yard, had q
/ drummer belonging to his command, pu,
under arrest, on Saturday, for disordcrly
conduct The Latter swore that he would be
ievenged and opportunity occurred unfor-
tundtcly but too soon.
| immediately after the evening parade,
: permission was gwen MN to leave inc Cuard
House for a short timc and he was no sooner
out of it, than he seized a musket which
stood by tllr door ready loaded aud piined,
and shot the sergeant, i'll the small of the
back. The drummer was so quick III his
movements, that the soldier, VINO had him
IN Charge could not arrest his arm.
+ AZ the time this outrage was committed,
! Sergeant Ciunet, the subaltcrn on whom the
drummer wrcaked his vengeance, was
standing in group of about 90 lncn, about 30
PAGES from the door Of the guard house.
| fhc bali cnt red the lower part of his bacl;
about All inch and a nalf from the spine,
passed through his body, broke one Of his
ribs, and, 1t Is said, gr4zed a brick wall some
ten or tfIccn feet from the place where he
! was standing.
Some hopes are entertained OF his rccove-
ny. None otthc otner nca were injured.