The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-09-07
General Intelligence.


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1.-THE following is communicated
by veracious eyewitness of the
murderous scene described.
Mr.. EDITOR:
Having seen several accounts of
the affray which occurred on Sunday
afternoon in Ann-street, neither of
which is strictly correct, l wish,
through your paper, to give true
one.
About 4 O'Clock, P. M. some COL
ored sailors were standing on the
sidewalk in front Of Mr.. Forman's
sailor clearinghouse, when several
white sailors passed up and down
the street, among them, " Smith,"
boatswain's mate Of the 'Ohio,' we'll
known in Ann-street as a notorious
pugilst. When they came opposite
the colored sailors, Smith called out
to them, Get off the sidewalk, you
damned niggers,' and at the same
time advanced and pushed one Of
them off, and went towards and
pushed another, who said, Mind
how you push Don't you like it .
asked Smith. No. said the color
ed man. Smith rushed upon him,
seized him by the bosom of his shirt,
struck him several blows, and tore
his shirt off. The colored man then
got clear of him and ran. Smith
then took hold of another. The two
closed, and, struggling, both fell in
the street.
One of the white men then ran up
and kicked the colored man in the
side several times in quick success
sion. Smith rose, still hold of him
and pushed him back into Forman's
house. The others followed in, and
then began the general melee be-
tween the white and cololed sail
ors. The latter were too strong for
the former, overpowered and drove
them out, and closed the doors and
shutters. During the affray in the
house, one of the white sailors was
struck with glass bottle, and cut
badly, making cash in the check.
He fell, and was carried off by his
comrades. The mob without were
shouting, Kill the niggers'-'Tear
down the house'-and they COM
menced throwing stones, clubs, and
other missiles, and broke in the doors
and windows. Smith rushed in,
calling on the Others to follow him.
The colored people from within
threw a volley of glass botlles; one
struck Smith in the face, and he fell
out on the sidewalk. By this time
the police had arrived, and were at
tempting to quell the riot, while mis-
siles were flying from within and
without the house.
The police not being able to quell
the riot, the bells We're ordered to be
rung, and all alarm offre raised. Mr..
Forman, the master of the house,
being at church, was sent for. The
mob were breathing out threatenings
againstthe colored people, and every
colored person that appeared in the
street was cruelty beaten, some of
them nearly to death.
The mob having broken in all the
doors and windows of the house,
and driven most of the inmates out,
rushed in, and commenced destroy
ing the furniture. While thus en-
gagged, Fotman arrived, and on at
tempting to enter his house, was
struck in the forehead by one on the
and he fell to the -FOUR
Several kicked and jumped upon
him, crying out. "Kill the niger
They dragged him out into the gut
tar, and left him senseless. Sever
al white men picked him up, and
carried him to the house opposite,
occupied as sailors clearinghouse,
where being refused admittance, he
was conveyed to sailors boarding