New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-09
BY This Mornings Mail.
Tho Philadelphia Riots.

our account IN another column brings UP TIE
bloody record 10 Tuesday night, when all was quiet
ana thc military held Possession OF tie ground. On
Wednesday morning every thing continued in the
same state I'LL seven o'clock. Al about that time,
1--WE copy from the Philadelphia Gazette Of yes
terday evening, groups began TO assemble as
yesterday, but under higher excitement
Several stands OF arms, rifles, muskets. shot
guns aud pistols, were found concealed chiefly in
The out-houses, in pig stye, &c. They were al
most all loaded. The inhabitants had dispersed
About o'clock large quantity OF gold, about 700
dollars, vas discovered III the emtcrs of the fire IN
one OF the houses burnt Yesterday.
Al ten O'Clock some compunes Of the Third Bri
gade also appeared. They took possession of the
ground. As they appered, an lrishman was dis
covered IN The act OF loasing muskct having Just
loaded one. He Immediately selzed and car
ried 10 Alderman Boieau's and from thence 10
Mayor lannon's. On the way down, and with
great ditilc uty, his life saved. Arrived Ut that
officers, he was obliged TO place him at once in
cell IN his Office to save his life. The excitement
was increased at the Office BY the fact thar Young
one OF The men shot yesterday, and who is not ex-
peced 10 i've, was lying IN The adjoining house his
sister, n beautiful girl, Oh the steps of the
house, in an almost frantic state aud the svmpahes
ot lie crowd were raised 10 almost uncomfortable
pitch. Last night, III II Struggling melee, an lrisn-
man named RIce was shot III street called Philip
street.
The man Rice, an Irishman, weaver, who was
shot yesterday, Ii is now asserted was shot down in
the act OF firing. He is represented us having been
one OF the leaders.
An lrishman, al the of Jefferson street and
Germantown road, during the hottest Of the fight,
engaged in firing down Jefferson street into Cad
walader street, among the Natives, killing andwouLd
ing two or three. The edge OF the house, behind the
corner Of which he would dodge, was literally shot
away by bullets fired al him. He was at last shot
through the back Of the head by boy, who came
through Jefferson street from the west.
AT II clock the crowd was entering the houses
IN Germantown road, searching them, taking from
them arms and ammunition. They conducted
themselves, though under great excitement, with
much iorbearance, destroying no property, and
whenever they entered grocery store 10 carry out
the powder, placing guard In protect the rest oi
the property. The houses in ihc immediate scene
OF action and within square two all desert
ed, and the Irish have almost entirely disappeared
Some few men are seen carrying oil their furniture
in cars
Augustus Peue, the Secretary of the Locust
Ward Association had his arm terribly shattered
with u slug which was extracted upon The spot. by
Doctor Bethel. At half past two this morning II
became necessary TO amputate. The operation was
performed by Doctors Norris, Bethel ind Coates,
by removing The left arm near the shoulder. Sun.
At II O'Clock fire broke out, but as our Reporter
left at that time, he is unable to afford any parcu-
lars of H. All that time one OF the Volunteers be.
longing TO the Monroe Guards was fired upon and
carried of the ground mortaIly wounded Various
rumors niioat as to the assembling OF a large
force Of Irish from Manuyunk and other points in
the Second Street Woods, and above Richmond on
the Delaware. Various other rumors afoat
which we forbcar 10 mention. Phil. Gaz.
1o'cLooK. r. NJ.
ANOTHER VICTIM We have just received intel
ligencc from kensingon, that another AMERICAS
CITIZEN has been shot dead in the public street. by
the iniuriatcd Irish he people ere arming in va
rous sections of the county and we fear deplorabe
results may yet ensue. When and where these
things will end it is impossible, in the present
peratcd state OF the minds OF all classes oil our
munlty 10 tell.
a number of fire have been discovered con-
ceuled IN various out houses in k-nsngton. Upon
eXalniaation one OF the guns was iound charged
with four large sIugs and several buckshot. rl:id
search is now going on by the Americans, who have
possession oi The ground in several quarters.
We have information that hundreds OF the Irish,
who fled from Kensington last night, are now ann
ing themselves at Rhmond. Nat. Amer.
From our own Corre.Fondent.l