New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-20


fgraiu9 Mars Of the l3h contains fl particulars o.
the lao. Ko' 10 that city by which ten lives were lost
and a number o. persOus wounded Ire no, occurred
On the l2th Of July. q DAY commemOrsted by The
Orsngemen In memory q The lsnaing of the Prince Of
Orange 10 England, and the Battle Of Boyne mum
Der Of OrsDgernen came % the city from the upper
country with banners and emolems 70 march through
the streets IN procession some Of the parry were
armed with musket, doubtless anticipating distur
bsnce The procession started about ID clock. some
persons Of opposite feelings had erected green arch
scross York Point that the Orangemen would either
be Obliged 10 pass under. demOlish the structure
which would be- the signal for war. The procession
passed under without disturbing the arch.
The Mayor proceeded 20 the place and Ia attempting
the arch removed struck 10 the back Of The
head and otherwise severely handled and ne came
over the city bleeding The procession nnay passed
along ths point, when an excitement was created
stones and pistol SHOTS were hired several pfrsons
we're wounded but none MORALLY With the exception
Of this skir-h the procession crossed the bridge un
fnoicstsd The autnoriiies now intoriered and
pany Of about ~ men was marched up tOm the Dsf
rstks snd stationed on the platform, whore taicari
ndgos served out u does not appear however,
that the military bred shot On the return II NJ
procession. and when near kHnkns Bakery number
~ guns fred upward Of nifty shots - least were
hcard--which resulted some ten or dozen persons
being killed Immediately, and msny more wounded -
The shots were nrcd into the Ofsngcmen, and by tae
Oran yemen agaIn into the croHd-but whence came
the hrst shot could not learn scene Of death On
sued too horrible 70 seem Ike reality tor civilized
city ike - John. II is impossibe now % get cor
veracy however informs US that ne saw ten corp-c-
himself Some say there al least twelve X Jed
out put the number down At ten.
We copy the following incidents Of the not from the
N,vs of the 10Th
man was seen picking up stone person with
psto IN he hand plrsued aim, the man stumbled b.
hind pile OF rub lshhis pursuer placed the pistol ~
his back and shot him through the heart man "ss
holdinsup Of the posts that sustained the green
twigs placed along Dock the was marked. and shot
dead on he spot. Another Was seen lying on the
Portland house platform ia The sg0ues OF death having
the ratcs in his thrOafa gin-sAOt wound as ~ d.
breast 10 common 20 persons ia Dock - loa1
their guns aud tire as they went along. The women
~ buoy ~ the men IN gathering brckbais and
stones 20 make use ot
man httem pied % seize Of the banners ia the
PROGRESSION. ari are informed person '1nnecicc
with % drew his sword and severed his arm complete
~ from he body. Several women Ia passing alon-
near York Point received balls through the tops %
their bonnets Wherever stones were seen 70 como
IRON. guns discharged IA that direction. ne.1
piece drawn Up ny company Of the Royal AruI
ery o. 10 O'Clock ~ night and placed al the foot oi
Dock q nearly opposite Mr.. Snaps drug store. TO be-
y of emergency. 20 rake tho entire street
A man dan gerously wounded taken into apoth-
ecsry store AMI while getting his wounds dressed
person went IA and sisted that two more mad lt been
shot The wounded man in tones of exutau0n cried
out, "God pToloug my misery until can hear o.
dozen more What m1stbe Ia the heart OF such
man Is there no religious malice cherished here
At II o'clock some hend got over into loneriy
McTsgi.h's yard and deliberately fired gun into The
bsck Windows the ball passed into tue front store All
edged there little boy was standing on he platform
near the soldiers shot was hred from the crowd OPP
posite and took effect the boys foot that he WI
cripple Tor HE Every body Iuzz ed % know bat
the soldiers were when shoi- were being cont mo-
ally fred by the crowd toward them and they Kept
standing at :. the time York Point should have
been the station for the soldiers since they musi PEE
called cut The number Of deadly shots hrct are sup
posed ty persons residing III The vicinity OF York Point
be- al least nye hundred, snd NJ believe 10 viii never
De correctly ascertained how many re- killed ana
wounded The blood of the people is stA boiling, and
believe the trouble IL not yet over.
His EXcelency, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the Aitor-
ney and Solicitor Governors came down from IRE
dckton on Saturday morning, TO institute commits
sion OF inquiry