Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-07
From our ev ening edition of yesterday.l
Ratt,e-f IL o,c clock, Mld-day--The Com
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occupied at A. M. and have spread out IN open me
over the 9TH 10TH ilth and l7th wards, with their rear
resting on the entertainments running from the farN 10
tbs Dry Dock. The enemy's is broken--it gave
vay AT If A. NJ from vigorous attack OF the Liberal
heavy artillery covering charge Of their infantry The
Isurers rereated in good order They fallen back
in the direction of Thomas The flying artillery
oc,he Liberals made successful move on the enernys
Ratchet men The latter halfpast IL A. NJ, retreat
cd TO Fulton street. and took shelter behind long and
high wall of bales, which proved on examination, 10
contain cloaks with tassels them The 9th heavy ar
lerv corning up at the monent, brought their plecesfo
bear with such effect that in twenty minutes, breach
was successfully made The Ratchet men fled, and
Joining the ceaver men, they made such formidable
stand that both parties drew off for the time being.
Eight hundred Ratchet fell, among whom it is sup
posed their leader, Joe Hoxie, is numbered.
The battle in the 10th ward assumed deep and in
tercsting aspect about a quarter to H. considerable
body of men fighting their hook, and called the
Rump Regiment, made fearful ingress into this d's-
trict. They armed with flour barrel slaves ana
burning torches. Their attack was sure to be fatal
They had way Of thrusting their torches in the face
Of the enemy and giving him rap the head with
their slaves Just when they about resting on
their laurels detachment OF the Kendall Green Regi
men came up and let fly volley Of rifle balls Away
went the Rumps scampering in every direction They
were seen fighting in the ranks of the enemy ten min
utes ago.
A heavy cannonading heard in the third ware,
about half past 10 A. M On inquiry, it was found that
the usurious cannoniers drawn up in Robinson
street. and keeping up raking fire on two parties OF
artillery, belonging to the Liberals, stationed near the
college, under the command of commandment Storms.
When courier arrived the Of Barclay and
College streets, he found the brave detachment Of COM
mander Storms rereating towards Broadway. Being
on fleet horse, he escaped with the loss of his coat
tail.
Our courier extraordinary from Union square, informs
bloody battle is going in that neighborhood.
Last year the forces divided equally in the sth
ward. Early this morning, party of Liberal Grena-
ders took their stand in Union place. and placed them
selves in battle array. They under the command
Of Major Carr. At IL o'clock company Of Tories
commanded by Col. Webb, approached the spot, with
evident intent of vigorous attack. The Coloners
troops armed with mahogany spears and double
barrel pistols Major Cara, seeing the intent Of the
my, a fororn hope of fifty in his rear with special
orders be put in execution when the battle became
general. In few minutes the firing began and in
creased alarming extent. AT this moment, the cry
of Gholson, Ghoson, set up, by the fororn hope
OF the Colonel and his suit and his company il
the dogs after them. The route complete
Dead and wounded. at least 61o
TELEGRApHIc DESPATCH, No. 1.-1lh. 45m.
Fifth Ward-We left the combatants at 9 o'clock this
morning engaged in ardent strfc-thc liberal hardest
ed mechanics the hand, and the bed and
silk gloved instruments Of usury the other The lat.
having discharged their pop guns, the ground
left entirely for about an hour the liberals when
attack was made upon them by band Of Swiss troops,
calling themselves CONSERVATIVES with which the
former manfully engaged when we left the field,
at which time about 900 had voted.
TELEGRAPHIc DESPATCH, No. 2-12 IA. 5m.
The Ia,h ward opened at nine o'clock, at Daly's.
the Bloomingdale Road. Every thing here looks
gloomy as respects the Bank Usurers and Extortion-
er's ticket At half past IL, when our express rider
left there they had polled but 81 votes in all or these
81 were Liberals The calculation here is by all par
ties that the Liberals will have majority the entire
ticket Of from 900 to 400
In the Tpelth they challenging the vote Of every
laborng that presents himself, and in many in
sances-three four that saw confusing the
so that he tell what obey require him to swear
IN. aud he consequently refuses botn to and to
vote
The Sixteenth Hard opened at o'clock, and up to
quarter H. they had polled 1914 votes Of which 16
were liberals The voters kerc very strong FOR
Samuel J. Willis. The remcn. man, in this ward
had given their votes TO Willis Tor County Clerk The
enemy were engaged in buryng their dead. Polls held
Corner Of 2lst and Bloomingdalc Road.
In the Fifteenth Ward at 10 minutes to l2, they had
poled 537 The wings falling back their
reserved rights, and the Liberals bringing up
large army of reserve Hoxe is behind all the
the Wing ticket Betting even. Carriages without
number in front of the Constitution Hall
In the Fourteenth Hard, at minutes to IL, they had
polled sol votes of these 204 were Liberals Hoxic
lamentably behind every other candidate
In the Ninth at minutes to IL, they had rolled 500
in all Liberals AGO. No chance Tor Hoxc
here.
In the sch Hard, at ~ O'Clock precisely, they had
pollcd 5o7 votes in ALL Wings 262 Liberals, 2i5
The WING Office holders under the corporation are NOV.
ing heaven and EARTH to carry their ticket Their mo-
ney flows like water.
TELEeRArHIo DESPATCH, No. 3-12h. s0m.
l7M Ward 3o7 polled.--.No Rumps on the
ground, Conservatives from ST. Marks and Albion
places come in carriagcsbets literally offered
and no takers that the Liberal ticket win have 900
iority in dis ward.-Lbcrsls pitched a tent in the
square.
.11M Ward oio poed.-The Rumps have mustered
all their forces and PEELED 10 votes The Liberal ticket