New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-10
THE TRIBUNE.
The Riots--Latcr Intelligence.

,s,ondencc, added to such particulars as we
are deemed of Importance from the Philar.cl.
,Ea papers. We now bring down our account
Thucsday morning, 6 O'Clock.
Correspondence of1'he Tribune
PmLlpxLru,>, May S,h-c0 minutes OIL r NJ
DEAR SIR; write this that YOU r;ay have
snc information what is going on here. This
,;;eh, will, fear long be remembered in this CITY
Ths mob succeeded to day abou, P. NJ. in
Naming possession of the ground in kcnsington.
md St. Mchael's Church and Pastors House,
r.rs soon destroyed by firc-thcn the Seminary
.;,he Sisters of Charity was burnt. Many houses
vee destroyed by tearing down. On learning that
Churches in the city were threatened, the Mayor
made all provision in his power to protect the
| iy. one threatened, the beautiful Church of ST.
lsgustine, (Ca,holic) in Fourth, below Vine, in
he city proper, but its destruction was inevitable;
| twas fred about half past nine o'clock, and
j now nearly heap of ruins tho stecple
sesents iearfully grand sight, and lumin-
,.ss the Who'll, city. l fear that more Ct the
| Churches will be fred tonight, the mob is
,uite large and very much excited, and unless the
| military who are now in kensington) act with &c.
l ssion, fear we are TO have terrible work. The
atizens have under the advice of the Mayor or
l rsnised in the various Wards, but what can We
| % without arms against such an infurrated mob?
50 far as have been enabled to Judge, men of all
! acts join in the strongest manner in condcming
| lis unholy waste Of property, and retaliation for
pinion's sake.
The State House Bell is just ringing West-I
sar for the splendid Cathedral of St. Johns, and
fbefore close this 1 can discover the caure,
Ell add P. S.
The particulars at the destruction IF st. Au.
-stine's Church am unable to give as could
,ot leave my Ward.
should like to have time to give you some re-
a,ctons upon the scenes of this week, but time
will not permit, and perhaps you might not have
he moral courage to publish them, though be-
ieye you possess as much of that ingredient as
:di,ors generally 90. Yours, in haste, c.
HALF PAST llP. NJ.
The military have just arrived from kensing-
ION, and have taken possession of the Churches
ofSt Marys and St. Jcsephs. l hope they are
safe /; but the mob has not yet arrived with &C.
cson the mob can be STAYED. mean the iniu-
snce Of the BAYoNEr and BULLETS.
FIRING THE CHURcH.-The scene is thus de
xibed in the Spirit of the Times
About O'Clock P. VI. Mayor Scott arrvcdin
iron, Of the church with large body OF police.
He ehsrsngued the Natives from the top OF cab
6r nearly an hour. lie mace Of the most
touching, most eloquent, and most appropriate
spee;hrs that can be nm glncd add was enthusl-
ss.lcay cheer-d. But all WAS OF no avail. lie
excited mub demanded of HIN the KEYS OF the
ehurch-asked who had them-thc Mayor eX-
hibited theln-said they had been committed TO
hi. care-and refuse TO surrender them.
The mob then INSISTED that ne should dismiss
every Irishnan from the City: Police. He SAID
he had made no appointments except OF natural
iled ctizens, Sc according to law. If there
vas any fault it was in the law. The First City
Troop under Capt. Butler then came up, and ai-
Ter pa,adny around, retired towards Kenslngton
Quiet ensued for moment-then the mob rush
ed a, the police, drove them bdck-pelted the
church windows with stones-then lifted two
Sysoye, the iron raihngs who climhed into the
buildings by window that had been broken, ana
while one set fire to the curtains with match,
another cut the gas.pipe, thus putting the chnrca
ihio blaze II few moments.
The police then rallied and made several ar
rests The two boys were captured, but lmme-
dlately rescued by tho Natives. Sowcre the rest
The police were severely beaten in the attempt TO
retain the prisoners. One of the night police,
named Long, was much injured by q orlckbat.-
APsto was wrested from the hands of another
oifcer. An immense crowd soon gathered. The
h'emea arrived and played on the adjoining hou-
Ses some Of which were partially burned. The
church burned slowly, lighting up the " hole city
with It's blaze while thousands from all quarters
stood gazing on calmly at the work Of destruc-
ton.
By ten o'clock the building was in flames,
which continued To burn until all the wood. work
was destroyed. The fremcn were present, but
did not play upon the burning church, although
they did upon the neighboring property Thur.
sands spectators were looking en-, and body
oil Police, some Of them mounted, were parading
the streets in the immediate vicinity. The
alarm was sounded for long time by the State
House Bell, and this, together with the great
hight produced by the burning church. drew 10.
gether an immense multitude.
The Mayor with his Police did their utmost IN
preserve the church. He stood on an eminence
nearly IN front OF the cdiicc and made several
earnest appeals. But the crowd was oyerpowc-.
ing and the frequent rushes that were made
caused eau confusion and alarm, and rendered eycry
lung IKE concerted preventive action on the
a' ' ,o,1 oi 'ie fohce utterly vain. There was, we
., are ,old no person in the church at The tirnc-
uic Keys Of the building having been sivcn ,o the
CIV s.v,i authorities in the afternoon. The cupola
Tn aqa cross ie! about quarter past ten O'Clock.
s,,so, 'ou buildings on the opposite side of the
siee. were on fire, and were considerably inur.
sGmtae S,;n heat being so intense in the immediate
nos;,;oy .nal the hFemep could not obtain good
f''''0n' 10 play upon them.
and ipe Dc female seminary at the corner OF second
bes, oeni1 c streets has been fred, and remains
a,si, ep o. runs. The excitement increases, and
sss, CONSERVATION prevails, and families at more
W. points are quitting their houses.
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