Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-16
From the Boston Journal August %.
D1SGRACEFUL RIOT IN AM
STREET..

DlSGRACEFUL RIOT IN AM
STREET.
The Post Of this morning gives The fol
loving account of d disgrneefltl row ii
Ann street, yesterday attet1obh :--
1.-THE alarm Of fire yesterday afternoon
between 4 and 8 o'clock, was caused by 3
riot in Ann street. Two sailors and a ho
dy of culofed men commenced the distur.
bance. Il appears that one oL The boat.
swaIn's mates of the I. I. ship Ohio, in
company with the beatswain OF the uss.
revenue cutter Hamilton, were assipg up
Ann street, and when they came opposite
No. 1917, (a boarding house for colored
men, kept by Henry Forcman.) the side
walk was so crowded with men of color
that The sailors were unable 10 pass with.
out defending into the street. The boat
swain's nate ofthe Ohio. however, had no
notion Of making a tack into The street.
for he very politely asked the eolored men
if they intended 10 block the sidewalk so
"a 10 force white men into The street, and
then he made a meye forward alnong them.
One Of them. a powerful fellow, seized the
sailor. who Immediately in return grasped
his shirt and tore IT. In an instant the
sailor was knocked down, and was then
dragged INTO the house.
This boatswain Of the cutter rnshed to
the rescue, but he was almost instantly
uvetpdwered by thes mon If co'er, and in
he general row that ensned, he was stab.
bed in the cheek. aud had other parts Of
his body more or less cut with knives. The
boatswain's mate Of The Ohio regained his
feet and fought with desperation. All Ann
street was now in motion; the sailor bear.
ding houses poured out their inmates; and
in five minutes nltet the first blow was
struck the whole vicinity was crowded
with people. Down with tho Negroes
shouted he infuriated sailors, as they rush
ed into The house, de,nolishing in their
way furniture, windows, &c. The poor
negroes were soon among the missing.
One of them while making great exertiens
TO clear the mob was pointed out to Il spil.
or Hst tic principal offender. The sailor
immediately gave chase TO him, and fol-
lowed hin down to the wharf ut fulf speed,
and the negro seeing no escape jumped u
TO the dock and the sailot after him. II
was low water 1T the time, md they both
stuck fast up to their arm pits in mud.
They were fshed up and appehfud perfect.
" satisfied.
"Nr. Foreman, The colored landlord,
was returning from church at the time Of
tLu all ..,l ,,,, nif,u1rrj lac, MN .f The
mob, but was not iht,eh injured. His house.
however. (which ism wooden tenement two
stories bigb) had suffered severely. The
windows. sashes and all. Up stairs and down,
were beaten III. the furnittte demolished,
and, in fact, The whole interior Of the house
rendered a complete wreck. The police
though on hand, were powerless among
the mob ;--therefore, the bells were rung
for an alarm f"r fire. The engines were
soon on The ground; and The ffremen form.
ed n square md took possessions of the
scene Of action. Ropes wero then stretch.
ed across the street. and strong guards of
ard police dispersed The mob and brought
The lotto q close. A eolored man was
the ony persoa arrest ID. Buc3ar, the
hoatswain Of the cutter. is the only man
who was stabbed. Bloody noses, scratch.
ed faces and torn rigging embraced 1.-THE
other PERSONAL disasters. Although The riot
was quelled abouta5 o'clock, there were
thousands Of people in Ann street and
North Square as late as 8 o'clock. All,
however, were peaceably inclined; merely
drawn thither to learn the news
Some Of fho papets have stated, That
several Of the senmen Of the revenue cut
ter Hamilton, were engaged IN Tho aftray.
This whs not the ease.-No person be-
longing to the cutter took part IN tho row,
or was present at it. excepting fhe bont.
swain, who Ind separated from the boat
swain's mate Of the Ohio before the affray
commenced, but who returned to his rs
~sistance on seeing him attac KIDD by m
overwhelming force, and his life IN mmin-
emit danger.
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