Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-09-15

A leUeT from CiHClHHdtl, TeCelfeu dl tLe Ol-
flee of the New York New Era, gives the fol-
lowing additional particulars:
CINCINNATI, Sept. 4th, 1S4l.
Our city is at this moment the threats of the
most terrible excitement have ever Witnessed
The military are patroline the streets, and her.
aids are out, by order Of the Mayor, calling
upon the citizens TO meet at 10 O'Clock, this
morning, at the Market House, to devise meas
ures for The preservation of the peace, and pro-
lection of our citizens. The whites and ne
groes have had a terrible battle, in which sew
eral men are reported to have been killed and
number badly wounded. AS have but
few minutes to write before the close of the
eastern mall can give but brief narration OF
this dreadful affair. On the evening before
last, II appears that quarrel occurred between
several negroes and two white men, in which
the latter were badly wounded, with dirk knives.
This occasioned considerable excitement, and
added fresh fuel to the anti-negrO flame, which
has been increasing in intensity and volume,
with threatening rapdity of late.
About 9 O'Clock last evening, large con-
course of people, without concert or arms, as
semb.ed at the junction OF Sixth street and
Broadway, in the immediate vicinity of the
Give Points" OF this city, or as it is called
here "Nigger-town." A few persons in the
mob, (Which consisted of or 400,) apparently
without any deliberate design, threw stones
against the buildings of the negroes. The ne
groes Immediately poured into the mob vol
ley of bullets, from muskets and rifles, with
which they had previously provided themselves
in anticipation of an attack
The mob being unarmed, fled precipitately,
and were hotly parsued for nearly square By the
blacks, who yelled out wild shout of triumph
and defiance, and then returned TO their houses.
During the firing number of the negroes were
stationed on the tops of their own and the ad-
Joining houses, from which they levelled their
pieces at the crowd.
The mob continued at bay till after midnight,
by which time, perhaps, thirty or forty of the
assaiianlS provided themselves with arms, and
sir-pOunder cannon Thus equipped they ad-
yanced 10 the position they occupied IN the
early part of the evening, loaded their cannon
with fragments of iron, and levelled its muzzle
against building about one hundred yards dis
,ant in which large number of armed negroes
were said 10 be stationed.
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arms of the assalants, the cannon was dis
charged, but without effect. The negroes quick
Iy rallied and returned heavy fire from their
houses, but the whites stood irground, reload
ing and dischargihg their six FOUNDER cannon
several times, and kept up also brisk fire with
their small arms. The conflict was terrible,
but fortunately for the lives of many, the prompt
arrival of the military slenced the firing, re-
stored peace and dispersed the mob.
Since three O'Clock this morning our city
has enjoyed its usual repose, but these are ap-
prehensons of dreadful and concerted attack
upon the blacks tonight, which of course the
law abiding portion of our citizens will exert
themselves to prevent. There are various re-
ports of the number killed and wounded on both
sides, but i: is impossible to ascertain the truth
of these reports at present.
The negroes were the victors! What will
be the result of this? The negroes victorious
think of that A crowd of people have just
passed my window in pursuit of some blacks
and ] am informed by friend at my elbow
that the city is all in confusion and uproar again
and that terror-struck negroes are flying in all
directions.
There is no fighting or lynchlng, but the peo-
pie, the mob, are taking the negroes into custo-
dy as fast as they can be caught, with the de-
sign of enforcing law of this State, which re-
quires all coored residents of Ohio to give bond
for their good behavior, or leave the State.
will keep you advised of the progress of this
negro war.
The Rrihp