Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-23

a considerable crowd was still assembled ln Spruce and Sixth street, at so late an hour as 10 o'clock. we have not heard that any seri- 0us disturbance took place.
 From the Philadeiphia Inquirer.
 Scenes on Tuesday night.-The mob again assembled about o'clock on Tuesday eve ming, in the neighborhood of South and Sixth streets. and continued to augment in numbers until near 10 o'clock, when runor was cir eulated that three story brick house in St. Mary stFeet--la street running from Seventh to, Eighth and between South and Lombard twas garrisoned by armed llacks.< who had resolved, if attacked, to sell their lives dearly The mob, tovthe extent of more than a thou sand persons. immediately proceeded to that neighborhood, but fortunately the Mayor, Recorder, and City Solicitor. having been ap- psised of the circumstance, hastened to the vi- cinitys at the head of a large body of police. for. the purpose of Investigating the matter.-- It was soon ascertained that the story was true---that body Of cOl0red men, to the EumbeR of flty or sixty, and armed with knives. bludgeOns and pistols. had sought ref uge in the house alluded to. They had taken the sashes ofthe upper window out-had pro- : vided themselves with a,large pile of stones, aud were prepared to resist to the death any
 
 this building, not as atmatter of choice, but as last resort. They consisted. for the most part. 0fpoor wretches, who, driven from their homes. knew not where to fly for refuge. and hence had huddled together in the house a. b0ve mentioned, content to remain there in peace, and anxious to be permitted SO tO do, but at the same time determined 10 strike it, retaliation, should the mob attempt any act of yiolcnce towards thenS.s 2" Fl
 Mr. Olmstead, the City Solicitor. who. by the ways deserves great credit for his indefaii- gable exertions, from the commencement. to preserve the peace of the city. stationed a number of the police at the head of Mary st., with instructions to permit no individual to pass the line. He then, in company with the Recorder, went into the house. and found but one black fellow below, the others being in the second story. After long barley. in the course of which the Recorder detailed, inviv- i'd colors, the perils oftheir situation, and the fearful consequences Of G0nhict with the mob, he succeeded in inducing porti0n of them to effect their escape through back way, by walking off two and two, and seek ing the western~part of the city. The crisis at this time was indeed of the most delicate and perilous character. An excited mob at one end Ofthe street, kept al bay by the May or and his police, and a few feet beyond band of armed blacks! Had pistol been dischar- gcd-had a blow been struck, it is impossible to conceive the scene of riot and blOodshed that must have ensned. As it was, however, the Recorder eventually succeeded in getting the whole number. to effect their escape by the route above alluded tO.
 Just aiter the last two had walked up to Mary street, white man came rushing down with 2 piatOl in his hand, and exclainine--- Watch! watch" He rushed heetllsssly on. with his pistOT before himl, and 1t was with considerable difficulty that the police succeed. ed in wresting 1t from him. He was imnaedi- ate!y arrested and taken 0ff.
 A short lime after, . story was circulated in another direction. to the effect that an arm ed Hand of two hundred blacks had been seen in the neighborhooJ of Ninth and Lombard streets. Nswas subsequently, aseestained that this band consisted of the flgitives from St. Mary street. They were subsequently seen in M0yamensing, by Mr. Foster, the deputy sheriif. who was stationed ihfoughout lhe ese- ming in that quarter. He sneeeedediD per suading them 'to go Peaceably houas--swo by two. sf M
 After this party disbaRded, m hriher ap- psensnslon of importance was excited thr0'- Ont aia avsning. The mob fingered in con, slderable force. however. about the neighbor- ! hood Of South and Sixth streets. and occa. slopailf raised . shout, but in every instance the police 9fhcess sncceedea in checking all attempts to produce rot. The most exagger- ated stories were told and passed from nsouth to lnpuih-inosi of them without lhs sI;rhtesl f0u6datiOn- gat mp by the rioters fur the nccasi0D. There was net . colOred person of either aex. with the exception ofths hand a. HA z