Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-05-21
From the Delaware State Reporter.
van WITH THE FIsHERME

in Arms--Repulse Of the Assd'lu'fs-Gredf
,reitemeat at the BreakDatsr.
rhe town of Lewcs has been thrown into
prea, confusion for the past two days, on ac-
count of a feet Of fifty or more sail o! hsher-
men, from Maine and Cape Cod, appearing
in the barbor and the rioiuous conduct oi
The sailors. II seems, these vessels, for some
weeks past, have been fishing of the coast
for rnackercl. On Saturday last they ran in-
10 harbor; and on Sunday some dozen or
| more of the men came ashore and raised
considerable disturbance in the town Of
Lewes On Tuesday morning the vessels
put 10 sea, but failing TO discover the fishing
grounds, they returned again the same after
noon. Angered and vexed with their disap-
pointmeui, large body of the men marched
up 10 The town, where they committed the
mos, excessive acts of liolous behavior. They
made fotcible entrances into private dwell
lings, frightening and insulting the female
occupants. few energetic individuals sue
ceeded in driving them back 10 their boats,
and the town authorities forbade them from
returning, al Their peril.
Shortly after sundown on Wednesday
evening The citizens were aroused TO imme-
date action By the report that one huuded
and fifty fishermen were crossing the beach,
threatening 10 attack and burn the town.
The men all turned ont, armed with guns,
muskes and huge clubs The windows and
doors Of nearly every dwelling were locked
and barred and the females were in dreadful
trepidaion. In the meantime, the assailanls
continued 10 advance until they reached
bridge which spans Lewes Creek, one hun
dred and dfiy yards from the town. Here a
skirmish ensued, in which the fishermen
were driven back, with few broken heads
and bones.
By this time, a posse o. the citizens had
taken possession of cannon in front OF Mr..
Burr's Hotel, loaded it with grape shot, and
upon the repulse of The fishermen voey
was fred into them. The night was dark,
and it could not be asceriained whether any
one was shot.
The firing Of the cannon served as signal
to the pilots of at the Breakwatcr. Several
boat loads Immediately came ashore, antjon-
ing the citizens, a pursait was made after
the repulsed assailanis. Their rear was pro-
tecled by loaded swivel mounted on The
bridge, with slow match kept in readiness.
The pursuing party, numbering hundred
or more, armed with some sixty 10 eighty
guns, quickly reached the beach, and dis
covered the fishermen had embarked for
their vessels. The firing Of the cannon
warned them of the fact ha, there is plenty
| of fight in the men of Sussex.
Abonl twenty Of the rioters made forci5le
entrance into the garden of Mr.. Thoma.
Howard, and despoied the premises of all
the most rare exoics. Not content with
committing this outrage on the properly Of
an unofiending individual, they turned upon
Mr.. Howard, aud threw rotten eggs al him,
and drove him from his garden.
Another party entered the house of Dr.
Hall, and insuled the females The same
party burs, into the house adjoining and
drove the females into the back buildings,
where they succeeded in resisting the fur
ther advances Of the fishermen by barring
all the entrances.
In the skirmi<h Mr.. VIM. A. Morrow had
his leg severely hurt. Mr.. Morrow, at one
time, stood alone on the foo,way which eS-
tends across the beach, and, with but sim
gle pistol he kept The whole party a, hay.
The fishermen stole from of the beach
several anchors, and all the loose property
they could lay their hands on.
The citizens have matters now so organi.
zed as 10 permit only one or two 10 land a,
time. for the purpose Of procuring provisions
and supplies OF sea stores. This arrangement
will avoid the fishermen collecting in the
town in any large body.
The affair, ii is thought, will now tcrmi-
nate quietly, as The citizens have several
hundred guns, ready for service al a mo.
ment's notice, besides several cannon at
hand, which only need loading to be pre-
pared for use. The fishermen are apprsed
of these preparations for defence, and will
hardly dare commit any further molesialion.
CONVICTION OF O'NEIL On Saturday, a
short time before the adjournment of the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer, the Jury in the
case OF James O'Niel, charged with killing
George w. Soley, came in with verdic, of
murder of the second degree. The Jury
were out since Wednesday night, and for the
las, two days were divided on a question as
TO a recommendation of the prisoner 10 mer.
cy, which had 10 be abandoned before ,hey
could agree.-Ledger.
AFFRSY AND MURDER IN BALTIMRE.-On
Sunday night, party Of some twelve or ff-
teen deSpeI ADDE'S, entered the Lager beer
brewery establishment of German, named
Matthias Brendel, in Baltimore, behaving in
The most Outrageous manner, and on the pro.
prietor protesting against their conduct, they
discharged several pistols at him, two balls
taking efiec, in The arm, above the elbow,
and one shaltering the bones of one of his
hands John Kreningar, one of the beer
cart drivers, was shot dead by the despera-