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We give below some further particulars ~
'pecting the late Ou,r.ses at Baltimore. Il
viii be seen that the account given BY nm las,
week, vss In the main correct, cxcept tia,
The Mayors house was destroyed on sunday
night, Instead Of Monday. The Mr.. EllicO,,.
who's furniture was destroyed, was Evan T.
Eiiacotf- After the destruction OF so much
property, on Sunday night the 9th instant, the
citisens began to take measures to resist the
mob. Jesse Hunt, the Mayor, having resigned,
Mr.. Miitcuberysr, his successor, took prompt
measures TO suppress the riots. The citizens
In the different wards armed them,eivc, and
stood On guard all Monday night. The mob
dad not make It's appearance; order was re-
stored; and at our last accounts, the city re
NAMED quiet Messrs- Glenn and Johnson
have returned TO The city. Each Of them has
Published an address. laneniing tho destruc-
ton Of hs property, proelaimins his innocence,
and announcing his intention To remain in Bal
timore. The Mayor has likewise Published an
address, in which he gives history Of the
whole affair, with a view to cxeulpate himself
from the charge Of nesiecting his duty His
effort To clear his skirts appears to US exceed
ingly lame. He seems 10 have been too much
concerned Tor his own reputation lie ought
not 20 have listened to the vile slans, that he
was under Bank influence. Instead Of at
tempting % reason with the mob respecting
himself and his reputation, he ought to have
reminded them Of the penalties of the law.
and declared his intention vigorously to en-
force those penalties lie ought 20 have for
gotten that he was Jesse Hunt, and only re-
membered that he was Mayor Of the city,
sworn to uphold the majesty Of the law. But
no; be chose to tamper with The mob, and no
wonder that the military refused to turn out
while he remained In Office.
Washington, II win be seen, has likewise
felt the influence Of the infection.
From ne Bsifimers Jfmsriesn, .4xgusi II.
The excitement in reference TO the
persons connected with the affairs Of the
Bank Of Maryland was manifested to
still greater extent on Sunday night.
AT eight o'clock the house Of Rever-
dy johnson, in Monument Square,
was attacked and entered, the furni-
ture thrown in the street and burnt, the
interior Of the house demolished, and
the front partly torn down.
A short time before eleven o'clock,
the House Of John b. Morris, in South
street. was attacked, the furniture thrown
into the street and burnt, and the inte-
rior demolished.
About the same hour an attack was
about to be made on the newly erected
dwelling Of Hugh McEldery, in north
Calvert street, but il is said that rep
resentstion that the property was yet
In the hands aud at the risk Of the con-
tractor, Induced the party to retire.
The residence Of Jesse Hunt, Mayor
Of the city, was next visited, and the
furniture thrown into the street and
burnt.
The house Of Captain Bentzinger
was also assailed. The store of Capt.
Wiley in Franklin street was about 70
undergo q similar visitation, but the
representation by Mr.. Lynch that the
property was his aud not Captain VS.,
was the means of preservation. The
house of DR.. HIntze was assailed; but
his lady making her appearance and
declaring that the property was her own,
she having received i from her fathers
cstate-they listened TO her appeal and
departed without doing much injury.
These citizens were active in support
ing the civil authorities on Saturday
night.
A little before day-break on yester-
day morning the residence of Evan T.
Ellicott, in Pratt street, was attacked,
and the furniture thrown into the street
and burnt.
In all these cases the sssailants car
ned on their proceedings without hin
drance or any attempt at it.
Press the Bsitimoys Patriot Of .aHS. II.
ORDER RESTORED.
We gave in yesterdays paper a mar
rative Of the doings of the rioters and
OF the course Of events from Saturday
evening until Monday at p. M. the
hour Of going to press. In the per-
Torrance Of this unpleasant duty, we