The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-26
BROOKLYN CITY InteIIix.nce.

THs LATE RIors IN BsooxLra-As the public mind
has been a good deal excited the subject Of the re
cent disturbances in Brooklyn, and various and con-
Trajectory statements have appeared in relation to them
wehave been at considerable pains to obtain authentic
and accurate in regard to the cause and
gress OF the emee As there two versions Of the
affair." shall give BOTH leaving the reader to draw his
own conclusions. II appears, them according to the
statement Of the contractors, that during the winter
months they had some six hundred laborers their
ployment. the wages being sixty-fve cents day. and
the working from dawn Of morning until dark
with the exception of the dinner hour. II may
be well to premise that by the contractors mean
Messr VOORHEES,, stranahan Co, contractors for
the Atlantic Dock, and for dwelling and filing the
adjacent lots. On the LIST Of March the wages were
raised seventy cents About the middle Of March the
of the ten hour system. On the st Of April the wages
were raised TO eighty cents, but the men refused to
work longer than hours and according to the state
ment Of the contractors deferred others from working
On Monday last the contractors procured number Of
dreadng attack from the Irish laborer who had COL
ectod in large numbers at the place whore the
We're landed they called in the aid Of the military to
protect them Several military companies arrived
the spot with two field pieces which were kept loaded
ready for any emergency But there was breach of
sion Of violence the Irish aborers had threatened
mareat any one who should work on any other terms
S s they had The
work from daylight till dark, and sometimes by
light; that the strike was general and not confined to
OF Brooklyn had formed Themselves into association,
and had, after deliberating in public meeting,
seven
Jlngs day, and not longer than ten hours
That the laborers in the employ Of the Atlantic Dock
contractors wore to the other
tractors acceded to the terms Of the abourethat they
had no desire or intentQn to modest the
the employment Of military force the preservation OF
taken no part in the ARRAY of Thursday evening in
proof OF their they that the Germans
escorted to the boat by body Of irish a6orsrs and
treated by them in the most friendly On Tuesday
the military were Withdrawn, and ponce roigned in the
ttu until al vukA .fe
mans were returning from work along Columbia street.
near Kelseys alley stones thrown Thorn by
wantonAoys and one of the Germans having resented
this treatment they were assaed BY some Of the dissi
paed lrsh residing in and about Kesey's alley, and
general scuis ensued, mostly defensive the part of
the Germans. The latter scattered, and in oil d.
rections Three Of them down Kelsey's alley, to-
wards the river-one doubled his pursuers and
place where they work. whsrs they remained ali night
These are the two men said TO be missing, and who
were,supposed to have been drowned The Deputy She
riff happening TO pass at the time of the ARRAY called in
the aid Of citizens and arrested two of the
mnent in the scufs who were afterwards rescued BY
their friends Stones clubs and brickbas freely used
and many Of the Germans were sadly beaten. One
had his head bruised and cut in such that the
are happy to understand that he is now in fair way to
recover. The military were Immediately ordered out
upon the intelligence Of the scue having reached the
authorities and they remained under until mid
night, when they were dismissed, with orders to be
ready to turn out at moments notice. No disturbance
guilty is permanently restored Two Irshmen, named
Michael Egan and Thomas Lee were arrested ON Friday
morning about O'Clock in Court St. having been point
ed out to the officers by two Germans Of those
engaged IN the STRAY OF the previous evening Another
version of this creumstance that the Irishmen made
an assault the Germans In Court street. and i'm
medatey arrested We believe the former 10 correct
Several arrests have since been made, and examina
ton was to have taken place yesterday evening The
grand jury in session during entire Of Friday
The names Of those arrested for participation the rot
are Michael Egan, Thomas Lee, Patrick Kshoe Bernard
Spalding Patrick Sullivan Timothy Gleeson and Thos
Downing. The foregoing Is an accurate statement Of
the whole Transaction, far it to our know
ledge, after most minute investigation