Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-29
From the Maryland Republican.
THE RIOT OF THE FIFTH.


1t is with feelings of mingled indignation
and regret, that We again recur to the scenes
of outrage and bloodshed, exhibited in this
city on the 9Th instant i; and did we not
consider it our duty to protect her charac-
ter from the foul stigma attempted TO be fast
ened upon it, would gladly expel from our
minds all recollection of them. From men
who are themselves implicated in the cri-
minal aud disgraceful occurrences of that
day, the public have no right to expect the
achole truth for, though they may have
spoken under the obligations of an oath,
they have wit enough to know they are not
bound to make any disclosure criminatory
of themselves. Since our last issue, we
have had an opportunity of examining, at
leisure, the testimony taken in this city nn-
der a resolution OF the Corporation, and
submitted to the consideration of the citi-
zens assembled in town meeting on We'd
nesday last. By this testimony, which,
we may hereafter embrace an opportunity
of publishing entire, we find the following
important facts clearly and positively es,ab-
lished, viz:
Fact l. That the general conduct of
the persons passengers from Baltimore on
the 5lh inst, before the ARRAY at the boat
commenced, was riotous.
Upon this point Col. JOHN Walton Of the
"Cny HOTEL" testi6es under oath: ''That
several Of the party from the steamer came
to his house and behaved very rotously.
They entered his kitchen, took possession
of il, and insisted upon he ping themselves
to the dinner. They behaved in. the same
rio,ous manner at the bar. Had to threaten
to have them committed to Jail before they
would leave"
John Lamb, city officer, testiies under
oath upon this point: ''On the 9Th instant.
being informed that large party from Bal
limore, had arrived in the steamer Jewess, ]
walked down to the Western Hotel, kept
bv Edward A. Davis. where found num-
Der of them seated al his table, amusing
themselves by throwing his bread out of
the windows. Some of McAlister's men
in full uniform with their rifles were among
the number"
Samuel Evans, a city officer, lestifes !:
"'Fhe persons who arrived in this city on The
5lh inst, from Baltimore, behaved very
riotously in the upper section of the city.
They went into the Church yard, even went
out to the Grave yard, and whilst there tore
down fences, fired pistols, cursed and swore
and behaved more like savages than civil
LIKED beings"
/ II. That the attack upon the citizens
las the. premed,a,ed act of persons in the
Esel, as fas as previous preparation for ii
- make Il premedilated.
act from the deposition of Absalom
CIV :-"Some fifteen or twenty minutes
lore the fight commenced, observed
shall man, who arrived in that vessel (the
.yewess,) collecting brickba,s and stones a
hut the wharf, and handing them to an
rman on board. The latlerreceivedthe them,
pced them on the deck along the side
gunwale."
tract from the deposition of John H.
naker:-sl saw Baltimorean on shore,
pick up stone and hand it to another a.
board the boat"
Extract from the deposition OF Thomas
N. PindIe, Justice of the Peace ID saw
two young men going down with brickbats
in their arms, toward the gangway of the
boat, distributing them to those bending over
the rails on board"
Ill. That the attack was commenced by
persons on board the Jewess.
Extract from the deposition of Martin F..
Revell, City Postmaster :-"With the full
length of the boat in my view, ! saw cast
from her, among the people on shore, some
thing that took to be an oystershell. 1t
seemed to come from upper deck between
the whee-house and stern. Quickly there
after, fruit of some kind Gas took it to be
was thrown from between the gangway and
wheelhouse | think from the upper deck.
These appeared to be cast more in the spirit
of provocation and insult than any thing
else. remarked at the time, that they were
the first things that had been ihrown-l
mean a, that particular juncture of time. At
this moment saw huge missile thrown
with evident force, which appeared TO e.
merge from the same spot where the oys-
,ershell came from. ! conceived it to be a
half brick of quite dark color. This, unlike
the first, am convinced was cast with ma
malicious intent on the part of the one who
threw it-regardless of the injury it might
do in its fall. | am positive that am cor
rect in my statement with regard to the COM
mencement of this unhappy affair." am
positive that the oystershell the first, and
the large missile, already spoken of, were
the first things thrown from either side"
Extract from the deposition Of Samuel
Evans, City Officer ID went down to the
boat, there saw person with blue or
black coat on, throw brick from the boat
into the crowd on shore. Some half a do
zen other bricks were afterwards thrown
from the same quarter into the crowd Of
Annapolitans. Our people, who up to that
.;.no ho.J throxy, ootbirn hocop,ipr voru