Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-15

pursued, until forbearance became no longer
a virtue, and many who had sought to quell
the tumult, were convinced that stern ne
cesslly required us to Ielaliate the bloody
insult.
1t was then that guns were procured: and
the cannons brought to the shore, and de-
termined men enough were there, despite
the urgent remonstrances of some citizens,
to have executed memorable vengeance
on these despicabe scoundrels, but for the
timely entrea,ies of Capt. Kane, who with
tears in his eyes, besought our people to
spare the effusion of innocent blood, repre-
senting that there were women and children
and peaceabe men on that boat, and for
their sake, though our ground was then
stained with innocent blood, the hand OF
vengeance was withheld. We hope that
innocent people will never again, for the
good name and fame of Baltimore, be found
the minority of such crew. Five Of our
citizens were wounded. Two balls pene-
trated the window of Mr.. Hyde's house, i'm
medately above the head of his child, who
was seated there, and We're afterwards found
in the chamber, aimed we doubt not by the
hand of an assassin, at her head. Several
houses were struck and the planks perfora
ted with balls.
Such is correct statement Of the events
Which occurred here on Monday last. Our
town has been made the scene of an infa-
nous outrage, our citizens wounded in
riot, which could not have ensued but for
the presence of such characters as were
belched from the vile and corrupt purlieus
of Baltimore. Our mothers, daughters, and
sisters, pale and trembling with alarm, at
the sight of wounded men, borne along the
streets, their blood spilled by their own
countrymen, on the natal day of liberty
With these startling facts before us, the citi
zens of Annapolis have been astounded to
perceive the papers of this State, made the
avenue of partial, garbled and false repre-
sensations of this unfortunate ARRAY. And
we ask in justice, that all who love truth
will give publicity to the facts as here stat
ed. These can be corroborated by the most
unimpeachable testimony. Persons on board
the boat, may not from their position, have
been enabled to see who threw the first
stones, but to us both parties were visible.
We witnessed the commencement and the
close of this affair, and unequivocaIy pro-
nounce every version that we have seen Of
the occurrences, if not intentionally, wholly
false. 1t was mournful to witness the Incl
dents enacted here, on that day, and brings
the sad conviction TO our minds, that much,
very much, remains yet to be done before
the seeds of riot, depravity and contention
are entirely eradicated from a certain class
Of population with which our larger cities
are infested. 1t is needless attempt to
throw guilt equally upon both parties. We
have no man in this city, who bears upon
his face, or wears in his heart disposition
so black as was developed on that occasion.
As the names Of those wounded have ap-
peared in o,herspapers we give them here:
Edward J. Barroll, in the small of the
back; John Brady, through the thighs; J.
Watkins Hall, in the foot; Townley C.
Lockerman, through the leg; and Basil Nc
Knew, through the thigh.
Capt. McAlister in card seeks to throw
the odium of shooting unarmed men on the
citizen passengers and members Of the Eagle
ArtlIerists, but some Of his own gallant rifle
men were seen to draw the trigger and it is
thought with effect.