New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-13
Scenes Of the Riot. Pnnnmn.

the matter:
The Echooifce is an old ruin on a private lane
leading from street 10 street and on the lane was
gate. After the natives rescued the boy they
were mostly on one side Of the safe and the Amer
leans on the other. A cry arose that an American
was being murdered in the garden. The American
Consul who had just arrived, said d" My God, boys,
We must not stand and see that n rush was made
and it was found TO be a false alarm. Another cry
arose OF the natives being engagedin numbering an
American and a rush was made 10 the gate where
the natives were. They suppOsing themselves as
sailed commenced an attack the movement, NJ
the head of which was Semplar He had been APP
parently holding back the crowd as caused by a
false alarm but when the assault was made he
stopped down for stone, and while STOPPING, was
knOc ked down by stone and instantly stabbed,
the knife passing through the body. The Ameri-
cans were two to one 10 the natives bot they near
" al ran The man rose, turned back, told his
name. residence &c sail he was stabbed, that he
belonged to the w. /. Pease called to be held and
died lie was caught by POmeroy The says and
another
to prevent excitement &c las they had now begun
to gather after their retreat told them to take the
body to the New England tavern, aud he would go
and see the Acalde, and have the murderer arrest
ed As the excitement was rising he told them he
would see the Alcalde and meet them on the Pa
"a in bali an hour.
Here begins my personal knowledge OF the alalr.
went 10 the Plaza about or half past 3 I. Nj
and found an assemblage of 500 or 1000 Amer
leans, and Capt. Fisk addressing them The
Consul had previously spoken, and spoke twice
alterw ards He and others tried TO alay the ex-
element. lie pledged himself to do all he could as
an officer and man, to have the criminal arrested
and punished. The Governor of the province then
spoke, address Unexpectedly and pledged himself
70 DO al he could to keep the peace, to arrest the
criminal, and have him tried according 10 law, &c,
&c that he would station guard at the gate to
prevent egress Of armed Americans, or iugress OF
any natives. He said that he and the Consul would
20 outside and meet the natives tine excitement
lad extended already outside the walls and MIR.
Everett been killed. and paciiy Them and he and
the Consul urged the meeting to dispense, and GER
tGinly not 90 outside. While this speaking was
going on some twenty or thirty or more, were en-
gagged in exciting the people-by utterns the most
innammatOry appeals-not so as TO interrupt the
meeting much but it produced the effect ofraising
the fever-"The Consul will be murdered If he
goes out damn the niggers we must teach them
a lesson The stars and stripes will be dlsgraced
if we let it 60 Oft So &C. &c
followed the Governor and Consul to the wall
and mounted it, so that had fair view. The
Governor, Consul, and two or three Americans
went out pushed the scattering natives back to
dense mass, and appeared TO address them. While
engaged at this. the walls were filled with Amerr
cans, and the same inflammatory appeals were
made as beiore-some told to run Tor their guns
come to storm the arsenal, &c. The Governor, &c.
were, say thirty rods from the walls, and had been
followed perhaps, hall way by some Of the fire-eat
ers with guns, and by tome without them, into the
depressed payen roadway walked on each side)
watching the movement heard clatter on the
pavement among the natives, as if the dropping Of
stones on the pavement and some going away
and supposed all was settled. Suddenly, two or
three guns were discharged from the roadway
why, knew not but instantly the mass Of the
natives were in motion and the stones began to
ly--the Americans to rush for the gate, and the
natives after them and discharge after discharge
Of rihes pistols and popguns from the walls. As
the Americans rushed through the gate, the nat
tives not attempting to follow them inside,) those
on the walls descended and joining the fugitiyes
retreated short distance down the main street;
some calling to the Americans on the balconies
and in windows to come down and aid in defend
ing the city to some 10 send down their arms
some calling to take the arsenal, &c, &c.
About this time the French flag was fang out
from the consulate near the gate, and the consul
offered as was told, protection aud arms az tar as
be could furnish them to the Americans, and the
flag was greeted by hearty cheers. AT this time
It looked gloomy enough the shopdoors all being
closed as fast as possible, the running hither and
thher, aud calls for this and that with the contin
ued occasional discharge OF arms, the approach
OF twilight and the uncertainty whether the ma
tives would attempt 10 enter the city aud the
hazardous position OF hundreds OF Americans
tenting and roaming without the wals-altogether
made many pale faces. d. G.. Us lips were pale
as death, but he appeared as calm as now. pre-
sumo my face was pale for own was afraid, for
expected to see a bloody night but was as per-
fectly cool and free from excitement as now. The
American Consul came in during this state OF un
certainty, and was met by calls Of what Is to be
DONE" He made a short speech-said he was
ashamed Of his countrymen-that the delegation
had pacified the natives and made peace-that
they threw down their stones, shook hands with
the delegation and began 10 dlsperse-that then,
in violation OF the faith OF the meeting that sent
them guns should be fred at the natives. "Now,
said he, don't know who's life is safe but that
be would do what he could for them. This speech
he made twice before he reached the plazs, and
once in IT, Both the Americans who went with
him heard repeat the same statements
Now for the courage of the iire-esters though
say 30 or 60 shots were fired one native only was
mortaly wounded, and they with stones killed two
or three Americans. A call was made on the Pla.
"a for a volunteer patrol and guard, and when
left 20 endeavor to find my company outside the
walls but Is or 20 had volunteered, and those most
fierce for vengeance and fight at the meeting
were now most snxiously imploring the Consul for
advice One whom / noticed at the meeting as
most violent now heard ask the Consul for pro-
lection he told him he didn't know that he could
defend bis own life. He again asked; "Can you
tell US what to dor THE Consul told him if they
would organize and obey his orders he would do
what he could. Oar hero then mounted the steps
Of the Plaza and called on the Americans TO hear
the Consul and repeating the Consuls Offer &c &c.
During the meeting it was said that a massacre
had commenced ouside the walls, and robbery Of
all baggage coming to the city. The Governor
said be would send an escort. | have not heard
OF any such robbery, or an attack upon any room,
bat enc, which was repulsed. We went to the
gate soon after dark having been told that an es'
cort would be furnished 10 those compelled 70 go
out. The guard pointed out man who would go
with Us, but before we started, the Governor ana
General came up with music, land such muse j
ard on oar making our wishes known, they told US
to follow them. They escorted US 70 our street.
and on asking them if W should take our company
and 90 nto.the citv or whether il would be safe 70