The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-18

a riot commenced between the Natives ant
Irish, on Saturday last, and increased irghllnIlI
as appears by the following particulars.
Sund0y afternoon and Might
Some Of the Native American party are said t,
have cScred themselves to avert further violence
But all efforts 10 restrain the brutal passions o
the mass were in vain.
by the cSer,ions Of the peacefully disposed c
zcns, TO whom reference is before made, the mol
was persuaded 20 engage to spare the church, ant
commit no further violence il the building wer,
evacuated by the 'HbcInia Crews ili,ary
company of Irish nalulnllacd citizens, by WHOM
it was guarded.
The company was assaulted, however, ms il
came out, and fired upon the mob as it retrcalcd
apparently in self defence. Several of the mol
were killed by the fire.
l3 killed and between 40 and 30 wounded.
At O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, II meeting
was called and held near the beeagucrcd church
Resolutions We're passed TO make efforts to kcc[
the peace of the city, and for the present. thai
every man should return to his home. All o..
clock the military appeared on the ground in
great numbers,
They drove the crowd down Queen street
and strovc to dispense them in Second and Queen
SIS II is said thar the warning given by the oli
GERS was UNDECIDED, and that stones were thrown
ut them. The soldlery were then commanded IL
charge upon the crowd who stood resolutely before
their bayonels. The word was then given To fire
aud Immediately a yoey was discharged dowr
Queen street. IN few minutes it was followed
by second which killed and wounded several per
sens.
An elderly man was shot through his chcs, and
lived ahou' qnarler of an hour.
HilG-past o'clock. \ large meeting Of the
crowd armed with musbets, convened at the
Wharton Market, and with two field pieces
wheels muiled, proceed from thence up From
street, with the ayowed intention of attacking the
military. We then left the ground in moment
after we heard the discharge of a cannon. This
was followed by the firing of small arms in ireg
uar reports, succeeded by regular volley.-
From this moment the air was shook at interval,
BY heavy discharges accompanied by shouts
1t is now evident that the military and the
crowd had engaged in one of the most deadly Of
conflicts. Females were seen running distracted
through the streets, wringing their hands and ut-
teIug the names of brother, husband, father, with
the widest gesticuIation;
Crowds were gathered about at the corners OF
the streets, astonshed and shocked ut the extent
TO which these deplorable outbreaks have been
carried. AS we came 10 the office desultary FIR
Ing was heared.
10 o'clock-l'he German Batiillion has Just
arrived a, General Patterson's Quarters
~ o'cock.-l'he report Is that the cavalry
have just taken possession of the cannon of the
mob, which has been planted at the corner oil
Second and Queen streets, and are palrOlling the
streets, having complete possession.
From the Philadelphia Gazette of Monday,
EVENTS OF THIS MoRNING.-The battle be-
tween the rioters and the military was kept up I'M
I'll two o'clock this morning. The military suffer.
ed sevefely; particularly the Germantown. Isl
State Fencibles, Wayne Artillery, and the Cad
walader Greys.
The first four companies we're stationed al
Third and Queen streets They stood raking
fires up Third and up and down Queen. The
two seyerest discharges were up Third from
Christian. The rioters had cannon loaded with
grape iron scripings, glass bottles. brick bats &c
Serg euler Of the Germantown Blues was shot
dead at his cannon; the whole of the upper par
of hi, face beng torn of. Corporal 1'routman (o
the Blues was sho! in the groin wound mortal
and died at the Hospital. Private Ashw orlh had
his muskct struck bya grare wounded in lh'
leg.