The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-07-19
Ano,her Fearful Rio, in philadelphia 4,

occupy until after the August election.
Auosher Fearful RIO, i'm Philadelphia!
Philadelphia has been the scene Of another fear
u riot, az rather series of riots. These fresh dis
turbanocs are said to have had their origin in a
party of about so Irish, on Friday morning July
9th, demolishing the tents which had been pitched
in Fishers woods, near the city. This ar, pro-
duscd great excitement, which inlnmed to
the highest pitch by rumor that arms had been
carried into the church known as ST. Philips DE
Neri, on Queen above st. Ia the evening a
large collection took place around the church, and
alarming threats were made until, about 10 o.
clock, the sherih' was constrained TO scach the
building, in which he found II muskcls. The
mob continued on the ground ill / o'clock, when
the Union Tencibles, Cap. Lee came up. Their
commander gave the mob minutes to disperse,
] and soon there were few left.
On Saturday knots and crowds kept collecting
in the Deighborhood Of the church, but as fast as
they got together they were dispersed by the mi
Iitary, until about lOl O'Clock a, night, when two
large crowds approached, one coming down and
the other up 81 ST.. meeting at Queen ST. They
were ordered to dspcrsc, bu, shouted in dc,ision.
The order was then given TO fire, but before the
men were auayed, the mob had mostly ron away.
When the word "fre" was given, the Hon. Chas.
Nayor rushed out and SAID "No, don't fire. at
which Gen. Cadwalader ordered him under arrest
aud to be placed in the church. This greatly cx.
asperoed the crowd. but they were, after much
difficulty, dispersed for the night.
Early on Sunday morning the crowd gathered
again-got several cannon, poised them in front
Of the church, and threatened 10 destroy it if Mr.
Naylor was no, released. No answer being Civ
en-, they broke open the doors and brought him
forth. The mob next demanded that the Ihcr.
MIA Greens shouic be removed f,om the church,
which was promised, and finally done at about 3
o'clock, but they were no sooner gu, Than the mob
attacked them, and in dispensing, one was nearly
killed. Matters now remained quiet until about
Z in the evening, when, while Two military CON-
Phhlcs Wctc Cunning UP ~ b., tHts WtIc n'tdChcu
by the mob. They turned and fred about twenty
shots into the crowd, killing at least seven, aud
wounding some twenty This exaspcpled the
mob to the utmost, and oil armed themselves the
best way they could, determined to give the mill
tary battle. About O'Clock, under cover Of the
night, they collected a, "a and Queen sls, with
two cannon, and generally armed with muskcts
the military being stationed at Sd and Queen sts
The pieces were fired at the military, the mob ut
the same time firing with muskes in the same d.
rcclion. The ERE was Immediately answered by
field piece. Tho firing ON both sides was then
kept up at intervals until o'clock in the morning
The most desperate spirit was manifested by the
mob, and it was not until they were stripped of
all their heavy arms that they LEFT the ground.
II is impossible TO get a correct account Of the
killed and wounded in this encounter, but the
number must be large. Of the military 6 or 8
were killed aud more wounded but of the mob
the number of killed and wounded is much larger,
probably from 10 to 20 Of each.
Next day preparations on all sides were max
ing for desperate conflict. Orders were sent out
for military companies TO como and aid in putting
down the mob, and the mob were everywhere or.
gaming against the military until, about four
o'clock, tho mob, finding, probobly, that they
would bc overpowercd, proposed that, if the mill
tary were withdrawn, they wouId dispense, which
proposition agreed to, AID the rioters dispers-
ed accordingly, aod tranquility seemed to be re-
stored.