The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-05
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"A Adngh, s enc an Vasatsgt,a
it Is seldom that the pes,r of Peunsy vaos Avenue
"a disturbed 10y indlight street msirr; bur have
especial object in this chapter, describe such u
scene, We sav it last night fton room, In the
sixth street wing OF Co,einan's hrtA
10 scarcely br Called strictly miJnig ht scene; FIR
It abou, o'clock this morning, when VIZ were
called irom an interesting work Sexico TO "a noise
gathering crowd, and of confused angry voices and
proane osths ia ths below From our window We
observed some twenty persons the main detachment
eng on Sixth street. with asupportng squad of MALTA
dozen the pavement of the main avenue thrsa two
streets ntersectng each other at this house. vssey
and Broadway cross zach OF her at tbs A-tor
1t was impossible to identify the individuals Of this
gang or the upshot Of the melee from the OF
voices, oaths aud excavations We observed however
that two of them brsnched of into istcuds, their
blows resounding with horrd distnctness Ia the Silly
night then two others fell to, and shortly after the
skirmish became sort of general guerilla fight
one of tho gang perhaps imperturbable amateur
stoop Browns Hotel. few doors up the Ave.
nue. playing the buge all the time II to give and
tincture Of the miiitario to the entertainment
The fight appeared to be moving up towards the
music some six or seven remaining to the settlement OF
quarrel among themselves close under the window
Sixth street There was runbling sound up the ave-
nue., like that of mems heads coming into contact
with window shutters and cellar doors and the harsh
rasping of watchmans rattle, square or calling 70
the rescue when our corps de reserre scamperod up
Sixth street, turning quickly round the first
Then up the there stined noise OF
choaking then II became distinct; then there
the noise OF scufie Ms II among u parcel of store
boxes, and of heavy blows and Of half suppressed
terrific mprecations-tben voice broke cut
which might have been heard the Poto-
mae" Heipn Helpn "Murd-r !" John" Bill -
Help" MURDER The poss, comiiafns which had
He'd up Sixth street and around the corner mediate
y returned and stopped the the Avenue
debate the expedency OF going the relief Of their
comrade who AZ appeared In the hands OF stout
watchman. They baDtered each other towards, and
two of them would have joined in battle had third
nterposed and moved OF with them up the main
ton near Browns the buger still playing right merry.
Meantime the main body Of the party had reiterated TO-
ward helumber yards along the the parallel
street south of the avenue aud shortly after with good
deakof the wiry edge taken OF the residue hoys
moved away In the direction excepting two
perhaps carried of to the caaboose So confused
the sport that we cannot positively testfto the
| OF the watch in the capture OF any but the
clusion OF the affair certainly justified the superstition
IL was disgracefu interruption Of the peace OF the
city, and only regret that the wat did capture
| the whole party. Who they don't know, nor
whence they came whittier they went, do
care to know. We learn they gang Of boatmeu
and others out little froc but to observation
they managed the racas about badly any thing
that We have heard of the Mexicans w