Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-17
From the Nss York Caretie.


Disgraceful Riots A most out
rageoos and disgraceiul riot took place
on Sunday afternoon. on the First A
venue near Eighteenth street, in which
between 2and 3hundred persons linen
and ooys) participated. We have not
oeen able to ascertain such facts as
would authorize Us to account for the
origin OF the riot, bot sufficient was
known to the Police to induce them 10
send out, early in the day. a small par
~ OF officers IN hopes of preventing
any excuses. We learn from one OF
the officers that the rioters began to as
semble abou. noon and as they ncreas.
ed IN numbers, Showed disposition
to make an attack on two houses in the
neighbourhood, the inmates of which
had made themselves objects Of revenge
to this lawless band. The officers
used their best exertions to prevent
matters from coming to crisis, bu.
all was Intellectual, and about sun down
the ruth ms commenced an attack, with
stones and other missiles, on house
| occupied by man named Dennis
Gulnan; which resulted in the destruc
ton OF one end of the building, which
was IN short time completely de
molished and the wife OF Guinan was
so severely injured by stones thrown
from the outside, that her life is DIES
paired Of The officers in their endea
vors to quell the mob were all more or
less injured, three of them Messrs.
Concklin, NJ Cready and Dewey,
were very much hurt; the former re
ceived at least thirty blows from
stones, most ofthem hitting him Oh the
back. Mr.. NJ Cready was also very
much bruised, at one time some ofthe
mob got him down, and had it not been
for speedy relief, he would probably
have been killed. We are graiified TO
state that the officers assisted by law
Of our citizens, succeeded, about 7 o.
clock, in securing some OF the ringlead
ers, who were forthwith onveyed to
the watch house, They were brought
up yesterday morning before Justice
Woman, and some Of them, for wani
OF bail, were committed to prison to
await their trials The others entered
into cognzances for their appearance.
The names ola number more are
known tothe magistrates, andthey will,
no doubt. be taken We trust they may
all receive punishment adequate 10 The
eDormity OF the offence Great praise
is due to the officers for their exer
tons on this occasion IN Y Amer
Bank of Haudna We give to day
some further regulations OF the bank
Of Havana, or, as it is officially de
nominated, s'the Royal Bank of Fer
dinand 18th, under the immediate in
spection of the General Inlendency sub
delegated by the Royal Hacienda OF
the Island of Cuba y
Persons soliciting discounts of paper,
whether their own or not, must apply
to the Directors by letter placed in a
box provided for that purpose, making
known the amount, the name or names
Of the endorser, or endcrsers, &c.
The Cashier will give infor nation of
the determination OF the Directors. if
applied to after twenty four hours
Persons obtaining discounts must
enter in the Directors book the amount
they are TO receive, including the premi
um: and ifthe debt be not paid ia TWEEN
ty four hours after it is due, notice is
TO be given 10 the drawer ard the en-
dorser; and in case of neglect for TWEEN
ly four hours more, property of the
drawer and Of the principal and en-
dorsers shall be seized, of each 10
double the amount of the debt III
merchants, their goods are to be taken
on appraisement, if proprietors of es-
ia ties, their slaves and m0veabIes are
first to be- taken, then produce, animals.
&c for which no plea of exemption
can be admitted.
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