The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-18

PARTICULARS OF THE LATE Mon.

PARTICULARS OF TIE LATE MOB X.
We gave yesterday hurried account Of the mob
All Is quiet now, and we enabled TO state more
fully what was done.
II was apparent early in the morning that the
slightest concert of action might have arrested tht
whole matter. Men engaged in it felt uneasy IA
We're ready to break the slightest show of re-
sistance. None was offered until the mob prev
strong in numbers and became resolved to do il,
work.
The Bank of Cincinnati was ridlled trst II. ye,,r,
was broken open, and It's books and papers to great
extent destroyed but its loss was tri1ine Ii l,d
we presume, but little money on hand, and II 0lylr
paper was considered worthless
Inc Miami came next. Its books were saved but
its own paper was seized, and It's officer. so> -.
large amount was stolen, though the missing note, IRE
chiefly OF |, 2 and 3's deiaced and sound note. Oh
larger denominations" The loss they ca ano tell I'M
I'll their notes arc counted The notes discounted ,i;
all safe We presume the loss here will not be ycry
neaVy, though we shall know exactly what ii is in a
few days.
Next came Bates. He had steadily redeemed his
paper lie was doing so when the mob began IL al
tack upon his Office But this did not uppcase ii. ana
his Office literally torn to pieces What H.. Ly
is he does not know.
No other property was destroyed Ii remains f,l
us now to refer to the effort which was made To- ar
rest the mob
Soon after A. NJ Sheriff Avery appeared at The.
Bank OF Cincinnati, where the mob was still at worn,
=. a'i" 'S,.u ieHli upon The CItIZCu-
and hlm But he failed in restoring order, or gcttin.
and. Charles Fox, as honest and worthy n citizen 81
We have, and ready to work when work i, needed
was then requested by him to read the riot act no
did so. But the mob seized him and bore him ava,
and would have treated him most rldely had nj
some worthy fellows rescued him from it. We Won,
der that amy one was allowed to touch This cool
citizen.
The Sheriff, finding himself unable TO core niti.
me mob about III o'clock ordered out the CITIZEN.
Guards Captain Mitchell responded to the c ii ana
with ten OF his men repaired 10 the scene Of the dr
der The mob quaiIed before these brave t,lt,w.
VINO stood resoluley at their posts while brisk bats
and missiles were hurled at them Bui Tho. sheriff
seeing that they were not strong enough 10 duel. M
ordered them away. As they retired they wtrc a.
sailed, and then they fired, woundlng two or thrcr
persons The names of these individuals were
Mitchell, Captain, John Jctlrics, Oliver DWELL Jr
John ID. Lowell, J. II, Beard w. III Conlsiock fl
Aydelotte, J WhrclwtisLt A Young, W W.
Norihrop, w Cassiiy q. hoppe L Z. Taylor J
Sprgman 5. Wilmington, &. p. James, S. Scudtcr
Both courts early in the morning were in session
But on being informed that mob had posseasian 4,
me part ofthe city they dourncd and Inc i,Io
epalfed to the scene the disorder Here India L7f
cad the riot act twice, and called upon the
iisperse, urging all the well disposed 10 unite ~ tu
ny Ia, mob But again this effort failed thonn -,
re glad to State that our judges appeared ana a[cG
Trey did r. 49, " ''"''
me Z y Council were now called tor,thcf d *,
clock But they did nothing