New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-13
DELAWARE.
War with the Fishermen.
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The town Of Lewes has been thrown into great confusion
for the past days. account of fleet OF tty or
sail of fishermen from Maine and Cape Cod appearing IN
the harbor and the Otous conduct the sailors II
these vessels for weeks past have been fishing OF
the coast for mackerel On Saturday last they ran into
larbOr and Sunday, some dozen or more OF The mon
came ashore and raised considerable disturbance in the
town OF Leues On Tuesday morning the vessels put 20
but falling to discover the hshng grounds they returned
again the same afternoon Angered and vexed with their
DISAPPOINTMENT large body Of the marched up to the
town, where they committed the most excessive acts Of
tiotous behavior They made fOrcible entrances into
private dwellings frightening and insulting the female oe-
cupans few energetic individuals succeeded IN driving
back sr boats ana the town authorities forbade
them from returning, Mt thsT peril
Shortly after shutdown on Wednesday evening the cti-
zens aroused TO immediate action by the report that
one hundred and y f,hermen were crossing the beach
threatening attack and bunhe towR The all turn
cd out armed with guns muskes And huge clubs Inc win
doWs and door Of yearly every dwelling locked and
barred and the females ia dreadful repidati0n In the
the assalants continued to advance until tney
reach,d the bridge which spans Lewes Creek hundred
and nifty yards from the town Here skirmsh ensued in
which The fishermen were driven back with few broken
heads and bones.
by this time posse of the citizens had taken possession
of cannon in front OF Mr. Burrs Hotel loaded it with
grape shot upon the repulse OF the fishermen voney
was fred into them The night dark and could not
be sscertained whether any one was shot
The firing Of the served signal 10 the pilots
of at the Breskwater. Several boa loads Immediately
came ashore and Joining the citizens, pursuit made
after the repued asssants. Their protected by
loaded SWIVEL mounted on the bridge win slow match
kept in readiness
fhe pursuing party, numbering hundred more,
armed with sixty 90 eighty guns quickly reached the
beach and discovered the fishermen mad embarked for
their vessels The firing Of the cannon warned them of
the fact that there il plenty Of fight in the OF Sussex
About twenty Of the rioters made forcbe entrance into
the garden o Mr Thomas Howard and despoIed the pre-
misses al the most exotcs Not content with
hitting this outrage The property Of an uaofending in
6,yduq thew turned upon Mr. HO ward and threw rotten
eggs at him. and drove him from his garden
Another party entered the house OF DR. Hall and insubed
the females The party burst into the house ad ON
re and drove the females into the back buildings where
ermen by barring all the entrances.
In the skrmish Mr. VIM. A Morrow had his leg severely
hurt Mr. Morrow at one time stood alone on the foot~ay
which extends the beach and with but single ps
toll he kept the whole party at bay.
The sheTmt stole from OF the beach several anchors
ard a the loose property they could lay their hands
Nhei the disturbance first occurred, dispatch was sent
Of ND the river for the cutter 10 come TO the aSs
lance OF the town message teeraphed back that
the cutter unable 10 come on account of having
II en- with v hich 10 man the vessel.
On Thursday and Friday nights patrols stationed
the bridge and the beach where they paced their watch
10 prevent the landing any large body Of the fishermen
The citizens have matters organized as 70 permit
Only one or two to land at time for the purpose Of pro
curing provisions and supplies Of sea stores Tnis arrange
men will avoid the fishermen collecting in the tow in any
large body
With telescope several small squads Of the fishermen
are now seen on the beach of the lighthouse, proving
about and punderDg the shore OF al property of movea
character One Of the citizens Of the tswn informs
be has fine boat at the Cape which they have stove
and which be is anxious to obtain possession Of bat dare
not 60 in quest of his property for fear OF being at
tackled
The affair il is thought will now terminate quietly As
the citizens have several hundred guns ready tor service
at moments notice besides several cannon al hand which
only need loading TO be prepared for use The fishermen
are apprised of these preparations for defence and will
hardly dare commit any further moleststion.