Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-05-16

post, when he was rescued by the civil author
tiles and carried To prison. The Americans
had about thirty muskets aud rifles in the
tight Ii was impossible to ascertain how ma
ny were killed and wounded in this confict.
which lasted for an hour, but il mus, have
been large. Little was known Of the loss ON
the Irish side, but on the American nine a,
ten at least were killed, and more than double
that number wounded. The fight was final
ly stopped by the arrival of The volunteers at
tached To the LIST brigade, under Gen Cadwal-
lader, who took possession of the ground ant.
cleared 1t. The houses on Cad wallader street.
and some on Master street, occupied by the l.
IRISH, which had been set on fire before the mi
litary arrived, were burnt down, as also the
market-house. The only instances of disturb
ance which occurred afterwards, was by h par
ty Of Irish, who fred across an open lo, and
wounded several persons. AT IL O'Clock Sc
veral shots were fred down Master street, and
volley was fired at the military from a house
IN The neighborhood, but no injury was done.
Inc number oi houses burnt was twenty, be-
sides the market-house, which was good
structure, about two hundred and fifty fee,
long. II is very probable that number of
The Irish were killed in the houses and their
bodies burnt up in them. Thus ended tins
nights fearful tragedy.
On Wednesday morning, the military which
Trad remained on the ground during the night,
were withdrawn, and a detachment of twenty
four men left to guard ST. Michael's church,
me district appearing TO be quiet. About 9
O'Clock p. III. however, n crowd of people
went into Ninth aud Poplar streets, where
large number of Irish families had taken re-
fl,axy >;oI
and burnt TO the ground, the inmates scatter
cd, and the furniture DESTROYED. Meantime
an immense crowd had gathered near ST.
Michael'> church. and in short time, it would
seem III the very face of the military, few
individuals entered the church and set fire TO
it. The dwelling of the pastor adjoining was
also broken into by the mob, the furniture
destroyed, and the building itself fired. Both
edihces were reduced TO ruins. The mob il
seems suspected that there was doposite of
powder and arms in ,he Church, and it is al
legged that during the fire there were three dis
ilnct eXplosions.-These it was that provok-
ed the attack on the PASTORS house. The
next assault OF the mob was upon 81. Angus
tines church on Fourth street, between Race
ard Vine. This is within the city proper.
The Mayor was on the ground with large
posse OF citizens, soon after the crowd began
to collect In that quarter, and succeeded in
Keeping of the mob until about half pas, nine
O'Clock BY that hour every avenue therea-
bout was filled with dense mass Of people,
AT length stones and other missiles began TO
be hurled upon the Mayors party, and they
were driven away from the front of the
Church. The work of demolition then COM
menced. While the mob was thus engaged
the cry of "the Troop" "the Troon'' was
heard, and presently the notes of the shrill
trumpet sounding the charge, struck upon the
ear. The first city troop soon came up i'm
gallon, causing the crowds to fly towards
Race street, where the company wheeled and
returned at similar gait. Several passages
OF this Kind were made without effect while
the party engaged iii breaking into the church
never stopped their work. Soon after they
elected an entrance the noble building was
fired IN several places, and destroyed, with
The adjacent building occupied by The Rev.
Dr. NJ oriarty, and another edifice containing
splendid library of 1000 volumes. the prop
erly OF The church. Next the Roman Caiho-
lic School house at the corner Of Second and
fhgnIx streets was set fire to and burnt At
lacks were then made on several private build
ings the occupants OF which had made them
selves obnoxious to the mob, and either Who'll
- vi P"'' NC9ioSCu. OUCH was The
alarm at this time, that flags were hung out
OF The windows along The streets, denoting
the adherence of their tenants TO American
principles. During the night, hostile demon
STATIONS were made on several other Catholic
churches, but the military and IT, S. marines
were enabled 10 guard them from injury. FL
nally martial law was proclaimed, and the
mob allowed five minutes 10 leave the street.
The mob then dispersed. No persons were
killed during the day, and but one wounded
Thus has ended this terrible affair The
whole number OF houses destroyed is fifty,
besides the two churches and school house
and as lar as can be ascerlained fourteen per-
sons were killed and thirty-nine wounded
Under the law of Pennsylvania all the proper.
ty destroyed will have to be paid for by the
City and County of Philadelphia.
TILE T.ndjes nDd The Runner