The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-05-22
MORE OF KENsINGTON.
THE CITY UNDER PATROL.

charged With powder. The excitement anl
panic were fearful.
THE CITY UNDER PATROL.
AT the suggestion of the Mayor, the Cit
zens met in their respective wards last even
ing, aud appointed Committees of Patrol 70
each ward, the object being to preserve tn,
peace of the city. The following is tn,
Mayors card.
There is reason to believe that the spiri
Of disorder raging in the country, is about tC
extend itself into the city, and, TO seek ven
in the destruction of property and attack up
on life.
! All good citizens DESTROYS to preserve ths
public peace, are required to prepare them.
selves to patrol the streets, to resist all inva-
sions Of property, and to preserve the pub
hcPeace, by resistance to every attempt &c
disturb it.
Each ward is requested to meet immedi.
atsly at the place Of their usual ward cleo.
ton. J. NJ. Scorr. Mayor.
i May s,h, I54L
THE MILITARY.
About o'clock last evening, a large body
Of troops headed By Sheriff McMichael and
Generals Patterson and Cadwalader, procee-
ded to the scene Of the riots in kcnsington
and remained there during the night.
HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS
BURNT.
During the afternoon. the large school,
formerly conducted by the Sisters Of Chari-
ty. at Kensington, was burnt to the ground
by the populace, together with several neigh
boring houses. The School House, and 81
private dwelling houses. all in Kensington,
are now in smouiderlng ruins.
The house of Alderman CLARK, also that
Of ms brother, and the house and store of
Mr. Graham, and the house of Mr.. Mander-
son, were all completely stripped and torn
out-and soon after shutdown several houses
were fred in sight Of the troops.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH BURNT.
On returning into the city we found an i'm
nense multitude in front of St. Augustine
Church, Fourth street below Vine. in the CT
ty. They we're addressed repeatedly byMay-
or Scott-but still the riot kept Cd, although
a large body of Police did their best to pre-
vent. At9 1-2 the windows were dashed in
At this moment troop of horse charged
through and dispersed the crowd. They raj
lied, again attacked the church with fury, and
forced an entrance. A second charge, and
they again dispersed-and SOON after the
building was entered, and all the windows,
doors, many seats, &c. shattered.
by this time. the Church was on fire, but
the flames were temporarily snothered. The
engines soon arrived. All sorts of cries we're
raised-sOme OF applausc-and some of con-
demnaticu-and the troops were applauded
for their efforts by the more distant portion of
the spectators.
BY ten O'Clock the building was in flames
which continued 10 burn until the wood work
was destroyed. The fremen were present,
but did not play upon the burning church,
although they did upon the neishborins prop
eriy. The alarm was sounded for long time
by the State House Bell. and this together
with the great light, produced by the burn
ing Church, drew together an immense null
titude.
The Mayor with his police did their utmos,
10 preserve the Church. He stood on an
nearly IN front Of the edifce, and
made several earnest appeals. But the crowd
was overpowering, and the frequent rushes !
that were made, caused confusion and alarm, |
aud rendered every thing like concerted pre-
ventive action on the part Of the police utter |
" vain.
There was, we arc told, no person in the
church at the time-the keys of the build
ing having been given TO the civil authorities
IN the afternoon. The cupola fell about a
quarter past ten o'clock. The four buildings
IN the opposite side of THE street were on
ire, and were considerably injured-the heat
,eing so intense in the immediate vicinity,
hat the firemen could not obtain good posi-
ions TO play npOn them.
The Church, we are told, was fired by a
ire ball of infiammable material, which was
brown into one of the windows after it had
'een battered in. The iron railing in front
# the church was first pulled TO pieces, and
hen the doors were battered in by scantIing.
The upper part Of the two houses on the
outh side of the church, were somewhat in
lred. The roof of ST. Georges Methodist
hurch opposite was also slightly burnt At
l o'clock the fremen were busily at work sa- {
ing the surrounding property.
From The Ne,c York Express. l.
Bloody riots Rene'eed-ttrenty person, kill
! and ,oounded-liiTty houses and market
lrnt!-One of the editors of the Express r
as just arrived from Philadelphia. the scene E
the bloody riots there. having had an op-
ortunity to see himself what was going on
Iring the night. "
The scene of riot was two or three miles o
ON the Exchange, and inhabitants in the q
wer part of the city we're dependent on re-
,rts that were constantly brought from the
enc of action. Chestnut street was lined p
it'll crowds Of persons anxious to hear the b
rvs till after midnight. The upper part of a,
c city seemed to be in blaze, and the re-
'rts, bad as the reality was, were most fright P
!. The citizens were up pretty much all pl
.ht, for 10 one could tell, with any degree