Litchfield enquirer., 1844-07-18
PHILADELPHIA RIOTS.
TUESDAY MORNINC, July

Gov Porter has issaea proclamation this mora
ing authorizing Gen. Patterson 70 sse the most DE-
eisiue steps in protecting the COuntry frOm tumult
ana violence.
BsuiaI Of he RsEIed.-About o'clock P. NJ,
the body Of John Cook, the fingeader Of the Riot
ers, who was killed while discharging cannon on |
the military Saturday night, and that of the wa.
terman whose name was unknown, tcere buried
from the WeceGeOe Hose house, attended oy cTO'Od
Of persons calling Themselves NGtiUe americans,
and fellotCed to the grace By multitude Of Zoo
men. The bodies Of these Rioters were wrapped
eFp IN the American flag! Minute guns were fired
during their interment! and the women collected,
in trays in every direction the money to defay the
expenses of the Funeral.-PhIGde'. SpS1t Of the
Times.
LAST NIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA.
From the Chronicle Of Tuesday morning.
His Excellency, Gov. Porter, complying with the
request Of the authorities, arrived in the city at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and put up at the
American House, Chestnut street opposite lndepen-
dence Hall.
A very large number of troops, from the country
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon, and repor-
ted themselves to the Major General, at his head
quarters. Among these was alarge number Of cav
airy, horse, and foot rife
In the evening some three thousand military in
all, were under arms at their armories-the arse
nal Sc. large civil force had also been enrolled
The peace police of theseveral wards in the city
were on duty yesterday and most OF the night.
SLAP. Mat 1-2 P. M. there were not more
than four hundred persons in the immediate vicin-
ity of the church in Queen street. The church
was in possession of large body of the police Of
the District of Southwark, headed by the constitu-
ted authorities.
The different companies of horse patrolled the
City and Districts all the evening.
In the building and yard Of the Girard Bank,
large number of troops from the country are station
ed, ready for any emergency-but we now think
there will be no occasion for their services tonight
AL the theatres in the City were closed last eve
ming. The attention Of the people was occupied
with the riots.
Gov. Porter issued general order last evening,
regretting the present occurrence, and calling on
the people to support the laws.
He has given orders to all the Generals near the
city to be ready for marching here at moments
warning.
collections of people.
Riot and bloodshed, he says, must be termlna'
| ted at once
Last right our city again presented the appear
ance Of town Of war. The military were about
| in all directions, horse and foot.
| Half-past 10 o'clock all is quiet. The Natives
have several pieces Of cannor in the Wharton Mar
ket, and are mustered strong. They openly say
they are only waiting for the military. They are
well organized and have appointed officers and are
in good drill. There will not be any occasion for
their preparations. SOIOng as tne present 4uieI
mains the military will not remove from their quar-
| tiers.
II Gclock-There are very few persons in the
vicinity of the st. Philip de Neri Church, Queen
and Third streets. The authorities have control
of the Church and district and there does not APP
pear the slightest disposition to violate the
.ments SO amicably entered upon.
In one door in Southwark yesterday friend
counted 90 bullet holes
The wounded at the Hospital are doing as well
as could be expected under the circumstances
though several cannot long survive their injuries.
Mr.. Ellis was buried from No. "a Queen street
the house in which he resided, and in which he
was killed. He was undressed, and about retiring
to bed, when hearing the noise in the street, M
opened the window and looked out. A ball from
the military struck his head and killed him on thu
spot Ellis wasa single man, and only few month
IueA Irees, uee-Doxes, fences, windows, spouts
steps, signs, doors, roots and sides of houses in
cry direction within the range Of the shot fred las
night, cut, riddled, and battered. Some of the
balls passed through and through even the iron fire
plugs, and many houses look like the top of a pep
per-box-the frightened inmates having taken re-
fuge in the cellars We counted upwards Of a han.
bred holes made by bullet, grape and slugs, in one
frame house in Queen street near Front. Even the
ratings and tomb stones of the grave yards Gunner
Gus in the vicinity were shattered and defaced to
q wonderful extent.
Correspondent Of the " Y. 7si6usa.