New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-12


We have procured from the most authentic
sonrce. the following statement q the movements
of the troops The Seventh Regiment Of Ma
tonsl Guards and three troops Of horse we're
stationed at Centre Market AZ an early hour
y the evening. Toward O'Clock several messen-
,ers came down from the Chief Of Police, request
ing their immediate presence in AstOr-place
They marched up Broadway, under Gen. Halls
Command, to Astor place, which was densely
crowded with people. They formed and with
.ome difficulty passed through TO the BOwery,
pe,ed With stones go violently that the men were
rdered to load. Fifteen hundred rounds Of ball
,aftridge had been previously served out to the
men. The troops were sautcd with grcaus
hs.es and insults of all kinds, as they passed
round the square into Eighth ST. They cleared
,hat street the whole length Of the Opera House,
saring which number Of 'ldicrs were knocked
own b. stones. One Of them was struck in the
back with a stone, and severely injured that ne
was carried into the house Of Mr.. Lawrence.
The troops then formed in two lines, four deep,
facing toward Broadway and the Bowery, and
marching in oppo'ite directions cleared the whole
street, which they delivered to the of the Po
Ice The companies in Broadway then passed
again into As,or place, but account Of the dense
crowd were obliged to file along the sidewalk
When they reached the center Of the Opera
House, they formed four deep, and forced lhcir
way about two-lhirds across the street. whcu
they were assaulted with showers Of paving
stones very large number Of men were knock
cd down and carried by the Police into the Opcralousc
a. ..Ilf
could 10 aay the excitement but were pressed close
hat they could not defend themselves Then they tell
ick upon the sidewalk halted and formed again in line
Gen Hall struck tine right and in the back
with stones 90 that he was almost disabled At THE
moment shot fired from the crowd struck him on the
cheek Gen sandford was knocked down and very &c.
.eroy injured and several of the struck on
the head by stones that rcboundeJ from the house
The bayonc, of one musket was broken o. aud the
lock OF another smashed fat.
sheriff Wcstcrvet and Recorder Talmodcc then
gave the order TO IRE but acrward requested the troops
20 wait ul they had cxpostulaied with the crowd They
were however received with hootines and blows and
returned The order then given second and third
time to fire. and the troops were finally ordered 10 fire
into tho air Many of the balls took cfec, the blank
wall Of ansdon- Mansion and were found in the street
in the morning completely hattcned.
The mob seemed the more eNaspcratcd by this and
reconmenced the attack. The troops then or
dered to fire low possible but, in the universal
noise and tumui that prevailed this order was proba
ty not strictly followed They loaded md fired scve-
rs voleys in succession all ia the direction OF the Bow
,y which had the effect of clearing the whole space
except small crowd At the end of the Opera House
During this time Gen sandord fired ~ three times
excessively by man with n revolver We understand
.l.o that Capt SUBWAY was wounded in the leg by a
bah
There was short pause, after which the stones
came from the crowd at the end of the house and that
opposite across Laiay cite place. The troops drawn
up across Aston place, facing the Eowcry, were or
dered 10 IRE half OF them obhqucy toward Lafayette
place and the other half across the square This was
the last vollcy fired as the crowd gradually dipcrsed
IN the meantime tho company Of horscsrtllcry known
A. Yates Battery had been ordered mp, and several
ted pieces loaded with canister placed In front
Of the house There was no return of the mob al
though bodies of people lin erred about the vicinity ion
time
The whole number OF troops eng lscd about the Op
era House about 300 between 40 and 30 OF whom
we're injured By the missiles thrown by the crowd
some Of them severely The companies of cavalry
could do nothing The people surrounded them, coad
81 their horses and Knocked some of them to the
nound The number Of persons IN the crowd must
have amounted 10 - or 1000 The troops remained
on the ground till o'clock in the morning. when they
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