New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-01
The Late DisgraceruI Riots in New -Orlean.


The Late Disgraceful Riots in New-0rleans
The Nen- Orleans Bee contains the fol-
lowing account Of the la;e Fillibuser Riots IN tia.
city
PoPULAR DisrURBAscEs-THE UNION OFFIcE
SAcKED-A SEaaR STORE GUTTED-ExclrED STATE
OF THE Pubic MIND.-We regret exceedingly .
announce that the excltet state IF the community
consequent upon the account, OF the atrocities prlc
icei b. the Captain General OF CuJa on the cap
tured Volunteers. has led some Of them into tie
commission Of acts Of lawless violence II Is ne
known that the new spaper styled In Va,on his
been extremely ferocOus IN rs advocacy Of the
Spanish cause, and IN rs denunciatIon Of the
Americans. Yesterday, on the reception Of
the news from Havana, It whispered about
and indeed placaried in the streets tha. the
Office Of The Unton would be mo5bei dUriag
the evening. Inc authorities getting wind Of the
affair took efficient measures 70 prevent ali violence
but, unfortunately, number Of individuals deer
mined to anticipate the acton Of the Police H.
cordlngly' at about O'Clock p NJ, some twenty-five
thlrty persons proceeded 10 the Office o. la Iai1n
In the Exchange alley. broke the doors open. AMI
completely Quilted the establishment The types.
cases, &c, were thrown into the street and demoi-
whatever was offered 10 the cOmpoSitOrs who were
present and II does not appear that the Editors and
propretOrs were on the ground.
By this time the parties 10 this outrage had become
very greatly excited and leaving the Office Of The
En,On, hey proceeded up Royal-st., increasing 1t
every step in number, and thence 10 the corner OF
st. Charles and Grayler-Sts., where a cigar store
was situated, known as " La COrlni," and kept BY
Spanlard named RumagOza. whose clerk. II IS sad.
had been grossly insulting IN his comments upon he
Americans. This store was entered by the party
and completely sacked. the showcases smashed into
atoms and the cigars thrown lndiscrlmlnately into
the street. This, however, was not effected with
out some resistance II IS stated that the clerk
sought to prevent the entrance of the party. and 70
protect his employers property and that IN tins at
tempt ne inflicted several stabs with polgnari upon
the assaiants When he discovered that further re-
slstance was fruIesS, and would cost him his life.
he fed and has We understand, escaped.
The entire three story building came very near
being bu 1T to the ground, but most happily and Op
porunely some gentlemen mounted TO The thrd
story, and displayed the American flag rom the
windows TINS appeared TO apoease the throng,
and the house was left uninurcd.
Infatuated by these events, and with passions IN
famed by such occurrences, The crowd which II
now swollen 10 countless multitude, seemed dis
posed 10 lnfct summary vengeance upon all who
had displayed an indscreet sympathy for the Span
ISL cause. There cry raised against the tay
ern of Rovlra, AT the corner OF Tchoupltoulas and
POydTaS- streets II spread like wild-fre, and the
populace forthwith rushed In that direction
At this moment Mavor CrOssman and Sheriff
Lewis reached the ground and addressed the ri
oters III energetic language. warning them against
further excuses, and telling them that the laws
must be respected and public order preserved al
all hazards. The harangueS of these gentlemen
soothed the excited feelings of the crowd and,
with many loud cheers, they promised to dispense.
In effect, a large number repaired Immediately to
the Lafayette square, where NJ. NJ. Reynolds, Dis
trict Attorney, addressed them most eoquently and
felicitously. He SAID that he felt indignant as
any man at the savage atrocities of the Spanish
authorities but that the cause of Cuban liberty was
not to be promoted by acts OF unlawful violence.
He bade them act like American citizens and good
Republicans, IN obedience to and respect for the
laws. HIS speech was received with enthusiastic
applause.
In the meanwhile, however. a detachment of the
rioters had rushed down into the First Municipality.
firmly resolved upon demolShlng the Office OF the
Spanish Consul, Mr.. Laborde, in Bourbon-st., be-
tween ST. Louis and Tououse-stS. When they
reached the spot they broke open the door and hal
Just begun the work of destruction, when Recorder
GenolS and Capt Nouenes arrived, and by their Joint
eXerlOns and remonstrHccS. induced the mob TO de-
SYST. No further violence was perpetrated beyond
the removal OF the sign and the tearing up OF some
of the papers and documents IN the office.
AT s O'Clock in the evening the Mayor of the city
called out the militia, directing the commanding
officers TO hold themselves in readiness at their arse
mails. His Honor likewise gave directions TO the
various fire companies TO keep themselves prepared
at amoment's warning. The Mayor also gave orders
to have special constables in and number Of
gentlemen voluntarily came forward, rendering lnelr
services on the occasion.
After NJ. NJ. Reynolds, Esq, had concluded ad
dressing the assembled multitude on Lafayette
square, Colonies Field and Wheat made speeches,
which they deprecated, good citizens all resort
to violence. Notwithstanding these cxhoriatOnS a
crowd proceeded shortly afterwards TO the Jenny
Lind Coffee House in PoydrasSt., owned by ID.
CasaS entered the premises. and Quilted them COM
pletolv.
Thence they proceeded down town and made
some demonstrations at the Coffee house corner of
Bourbon and BlenvllleSts, and also II the establish
ment corner OF Exchange passage and Blenyle-st.
| The cigar-Store of Hernandez, IN Royal-St under
the 81 Louis Hotel, was likewise visited by DC
tachmen OF the rioters, who destroyed most Of the
contents of the shop.
shortly after O'Clock. the aspect of matters be-
came more alarming, and MAYOR CroSSman ordered
the military to turn out forthwith BY this time
most of the Spanish cOeeh houses fearing the excite
ment had closed their doors, and though various de
,achmentS Of the rioters continued marching through
the streets, no further depredatons were committed.
portion of the crowd repaired two or three times
TO the White Hall IN ST. Louls-st., but being re-
pcatedy assured that the establishment was not
owned by SpanlardS, they peaceably retired.
P.S. II oclock.-The Pney Woods Hotel, on the
New BASIN, was completely Quilted by the rioters.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock crowd proceeded 10 the
coffee house, corner OF North Market and Tchoupl-
toulas SIS and demolished all the contents.
\ third demonstration made on the White
Hall IN ST Louls-st at 10 O'Clock, but, thanks TO the
energetic conduct Of Recorder GenOls who display
ed a most commendable zeal IN Quelng the disturb
ances III the First Municipality the multitude was
induced 10 dlSperse without dong any damage.
Some fifteen or sixteen arrests OF rioters have been
made by The police of the First and Second Munich
paltleS
TWELVE o'cLocK.-The city is perfectly quiet