Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-07-11

Third street, which raked files Of military sra
toned across that street a, Queen. The STAG
Fencib!es, The Germantown Washington Ami.
lery, and the Germantown Blues, lost several
of their men by that fire.
No sooner was the tramp of cavalry horses
heard, than ropes were extended across streets,
which ripped 'he horses, and in most instances,
threw their riders, wnen the Native, peIed
them with stones and other missile, from h.
ding places. Before daylight yesterday morn
ing, the military seized and carried off three OF
the pieces of cannon which had been used By
the Natives. They observed them pulling Ons
from It's secret place, and made an aliack-lhp
Natives fled, and the military took he cannon
During the night, rifle bail was fired from.
house in the nelghborhood Of Third and Queen
streets, evidently at the military stationed there
but il entered the bulk window shutter NJ
Johnsons grocery store on the southwest cor-
ner--passed throug h nest of draweis am
through four inch plasrered wall but doing IN
harm 10 the inmates, who had. prudeny "a,
had mos, of The families in the neighboEhood-
taken refuge in The cellar.
Firing IN this manner was continued at in.
tervaIs nearly all night, into the ranks of tn
military--it was one of these balls that entered
Capt SCOTS person, woundlng him severely
The Natives fred one of their pieces Of can
non, loaded with round shot, from distance
over The houses, with wonderful precision nJn
Queen street. near The church, where but fep
minutes before. The military had been slar.dlas
-no one vas injured By this discharge.
volley of musketry was fired by The M
tives, from an open space IN wide alley
Third street below Queen, inin the church u
ST. Philip de Ner, where the WaSh'ngIoa
BIpes we're stationed The fire destroyed ia.
ny of the paintings which had been left undi,.
lurbed by he moi on Sunday--rIdded The iar
curtains, windows, eGc, aud shattered me IN
terror wosk ol he building, but Jld no further
harm The Blues returned The fi-e from ib-
church, but without etfec;--the Natives bal
disappeared.
Gerhard Eblers. a jnurneyman in lhe employ
of Benjamin Huseman, leather dresser, Ia
Queen street below Second when retiring 10
bed about O'Clock. placed his head Out ol Tho
dormant window of The house. for the purpose
of seeing how things were going on, when
canister shot from field piece fired by he MI
itary, killed him instantly. The discharge was
one of those fred al the Natives, in return 10
theirs.
The Natives possessed grea, advantage
over the military, by their position, being IN
hollow, while the latter were al The Top oi hi.
the fire from The Natives. which was directed
with great precision, raked the men, principally
from the waist up, while that from the military
inyari ahiy DaSSed Oyar Inc \
All along Queen street, above and below rha
church for some distance, presents truly wa
like appearance. Window shutters, doors
fronts OF houses. trees, tree boxes, awning PnS''.
lamp pests, pumps. walch-boxeS. signs. are a,
pierced with balls aad shot and the paveuenls,
cutters. streets, STEPS and dOOr-Jsms slalnr,
with blond. la some places II flowed dow"
The gu'lers-lhis was mostly the blood "l thr
military, drawn by the FIRE OF The Natives.
At one time during the night. for about w"
hours, all communication with The Major Gene
raj, by his aids, was suspended. Natives ~eH
stationed IN hiding places. along the sfsrN
over hich The aids rode, and they were i'eN
pon-inrercepted-and stones, brlck-harE. g.
hurled at them. None OF them were injured
however.
Monday, July s, 1874.
When we visited Southwark, early Tbs
morning. very few persons except the nii'ai
were in the neighborhood OF the disturbed DIS
trict, Queen and Third ST. AT s o'clock, soma
few more had gathered for the purpose OF as,
cerraining intelligence relative 10 those kn''
and wouDded-but no outbreak of any kind oc-
CURED. strong feeling pervaded all the eil'
zens Of the district, Natives and Others, W''
regard TO The withdrawal Of the military all
seeming TO concur in the belief that such ''ri'
would restore order and respec, for the laws.
About 10 o'clock, an lrishman, who appear.
ed TO be intoxicated, was arrested III irn"t "
the Girard Bank building, Third street, he0'
Chestnut. the Head Quarters of The MAJOR Oen'
eral. He was using violent and Threatening
language, when police officer arrested n'''
and carried him before tho Mayor, who eor'
mit,ed him to prison.
A committee from The Commissioners n 'u'
disric, Of Southwark waited upon Major Gr"'
raj Patterson, and requested him 10 wilhdT1'
The troops al o'clock, pledging 'hemseI,e' !"
preserve the peace in the district. The Gene
raj replied ha, il The Commissioners would 80
isly him that they were able, and could pre-
serve the properiy and peace of the district |