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


The Baltimore papers have given state
ments of the recent outrage at Annapolis,
which most of our readers have seen, and
for this reason we deem it unnecessary to
give place to them in our columns. The
subjoned version of the same affair is taken
from the Annapolis "Republican;" and from
our knowledge of the inhabitants of the
'Ancient Cisy'' and the repeated acts of
roardyism which we have seen perpetrated
upon them by baser class of vsiters from
Baltimore, we are inclined to believe the state
meni correct. There can be no justification,
however, to either party for such disgrace
full conduct. A legal investigation is now
being had in Baltimore, and we prefer "a
waiting the result before determining upon
whom most of the blame should rest.
ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEpEN-
DENCE-OUTRAGEs COMMITTED UPON
THE CITIZENS OF ANNAPOLIS.
The fifth day Of July, was observed by
sary of our country's independence. Pre-
parations were made by them, to celebrate
the birthday of freedom, in peaceful and
appropriate manner. The exercises of the
day were opened with prayer, the Declara-
ton of independence was then read, when
the Rev. Mr.. EWING, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, by invitation, delivered an
Grafton, the character of which was replete
with beauty, novelty and force. After which
the audience was dismissed with benedic-
ton.
On retiring from the place, where our at
tention had been thus agreeably occupied,
we were surprised to find the streets of our
city, crowded with strangers. The citizens
had anticipated quiet and pleasant day of
uninterrupted enjoyment, as no party was
advertised to visit here
The steamer Jewess, il would seem, left
the city of Baltimore at7 o'clock, A. NJ, on
Monday, for pleasure excursion, as it is
called, Tin irony we presume, to the village
of ST. Michael's. The reason why she did
not proceed to her original destination, was
because the great number of passengers,
would have made it an extremely perilous
experiment and therefore this lcentious
crew of rioters and disorderly peace-break
ers, with some exceptions, were disgorged
IN the city of Annapolis. The steamer we
are credibly informed. is capable of carrying
conveniently about three hundred persons,
but on this occasion, the Captain either
voluntarily undertook, or was forced by ne
cessi,y, to take seven or eight hundred men,
the large majority of whom were entirely
regardless of their own comfort, and the
safety of others, as is evident from the man
ner, in which they ,recklessly crowded the
deck of that boat, to the imminent hazard
Of the women and children, who since the
preparation of other and more foul deeds
by '',his party of pleasure" have become
the especial objects of their sympathy, re-
gard, and protection.
Soon after their arrival in the city of An
napolis, our gardens were made the prey of
their lawless depredations, our byeways the
scene oftheir ribald EXPLANATIONS, and orgies,
our most public streets the theatre ofturmol,
excitement and confusion. >.
The natural tendency of such conduct
was to arouse feelings of indignation, in the
bosoms of our citizens, whose hopes for a
day of peaceful happiness, were rudely dis
persed. A fight soon occurred among those
from Baltimore, and during the melee win
dow was broken, when boy concerned,
was arrested, but Immediately released at
the request of a citizen. Shortly afterwards,
a child was struck by some stranger, when
a young gentleman present interfered, and
battle ensued, which very soon eyentuated
in the retreat Of these fellows to the boat as
a place of safety while many of more gen.
,eel character and bearing, who remained
on the shore were kindly received, and per-
mitted to enjoy unmoles.ed, such amuse-
ments as their fancy prompted.
Nothing more occurred for several hours,
to disturb the peace of our city. But i'm
media,ely before the departure of the boat,
it was reported here, and is now sustained
by unimpeachable authority. that brick bats
had been carried on board by several mis-
creants, with view to stone those, stand
ing on the wharf An attempt was made to
discover and arrest the parties concerned in
this base proceeding.
In the meantime, language of character
not the most elevated, was interchanged by
few on either side, as the boat swung a
loose from the wharf.
This seemed to be signal with those on
board, for the commencement of hostlilles
As several stones or other missiles, which |
can be certified by the oa,hs of many respec-
table Witnesses, were thrown from the deck
o: the steamer, into the crowd on the shore
A heavy shower Of bricks was returned,
while the passengers rapidly escaped from
the upper deck, leaving the boat to drift at
will. 1t was then that the cowardly and
despicable miscreants, who had wantonlv
provoked this assault, were permitted indis-
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