New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-20

confusion for the past four de vs.. on account of
feet Of fifty or more sail Of fishermen, from
Maine and Cape Cod, appearing in the harbor,
and the riotous conduct Of the sailors II seems
these vessels, for some weeks past, have been
ishing off the coast for mackerei I'm saturday
last they ran into the harbor, and on Sunday,
some dozen or more Of the men came ashore, and
raised con-iderabe disturbance in the town Of
Lewes. On Tuesday morning the vessels pu, 10
ga, but failing to discover the fishing grounds,
they returned again the same afternoon. An
gered and vexed at their disappointment large
1ody Of the men marched up to the town. where
they committed Tie most excessive acts Of riot.
)ds behavior. They made forcible entrances
90 private dwellings, frightening and insulting
he female occupants. A few energetic inii-
Hduals succeeded in driving them back to their
oats, and the town aathorities forbade them
| from returning a. their peril
Snortiy after sundown on Wedesday evening,
be citizens were aroused 20 inme late action
~ the report that one hundred and fifty fisher
men were crossing the beach threatening 10
attack and burn the town. The men all turned
out, armed with guns, muskets and hupe clubs
he windows and doors Of nearly every dwelling
we're lock and barred, and the females were in
dreadful trepdatior, IN the meantime, the as
salants continued to advance until they reached
the bridge which spans Lewes Creek, one hun
dred and fifty yards from the town. Here .
.kirmish ensued in which the fishermen were
q
By this time, posse Of the citizens had
taken possession of 9 cannon in front Of Mr..
Burr's Hotel, loaded it with grape shot, and
upon the repuise of the fishermen, q voliey was
| hred into thep- The night was dark, and it
could not be ascertained whether any was shot.
The firing of the cannon served as signal to
the pilots off the Breakwater. Several boat
loads Immediately came ashore and joining the
citizens, pursuit was made after the repulsed
assailants. Their rear was protected by q
loaded swivel mounted on the bridge, with .
slow match kept in readnes.
The pursuing party. numbering hundred or
more, armed with some sixty to eighty guns,
quickly reached the beach, and discovered that
the fishermen had embarked for their vessels
The firing of the cannon warned them Of the
fact that there is plenty of fight in the men off
Sussex.
About twenty of the rioters made forcible en-
trance into the garden Of Mr.. Thomas Howard,
and despoiled the premises of all the most rare
exoties Not content with committing this out
rage on the property of an unoffending individu-
| al. they turned upon MI. Howard, and threw rot
ten eggs at him, and drove him from his garden. 1
Another party entered the house of DR.. Hall,
and insulted the females. The same party burst
into the house adjoining, and drove the females
into the back buildings, where they succeeded
in resisting the further advances of the fisher
men by barring all the entrances.
In the skirmish Mr.. 4. Morrow had his leg
| severely hurt. Mr.. Morrow, at one time, stood
| alone on the tootway which extends across the
beach, and, with but single pistol, he kept the
whole party at bay
The fishermen stole from off the beach several
anchors, and all the loose property they could
| lay their hands on.
When the disturbance first occurred, dis
patch was sent off up the river for the revenue
cutter to come to the assistance of the town. A
message was telegraphed back that the cutter
was unable to come on account of having no men
| with which TO man the vessel
On Thursday and Friday nights patrols were
stationed on the bridge and on the beach, where
| they paced their watch, to prevent the landing
of any large body of the fishermen.
| The citizens'have matters now so organized as
| to permit only one or two to land at time, for
| the purpose Of procuring provision and supplies
of sea stores. This arrangement will avoid the
fishermen collecting in the town in any large
| body
With telescope, several small squads of the
fishermen are now seen on the beach off the light
| house, prowling about and plundering the shore
OF all property Of a movable character. One
of the citizens Of the town informs me that he
has fine boat at the cape, which they have
stove, and which ne Is anxious to obtain possess
sion OF, but dare not 60 in quest Of his own
property for fear of being attacked
The ID ,ir, 1t is thought, will now terminate
quietly, as the citizens have several hundred
| guns lSauy loI seINlSe at u moment s nOt1ce,
besides several cannon at hand, which only need
loading to be prepared for use. The fishermen
| are apprised OF these preparations for defence,
and wall hardly dare commit any further mo.
lestation. Delaware State Reporter, May 10.
| GOOD OSE-A Corr espondent of the Louis,
vile Courier, on his way South, gives the fol-
| lowing account of a new application of the
| priuciple of the seretc-proptHer, in a lettsr
written on board the elegant steamer A. L.
Shotwell:
:. over tie falls we went smoothly and safely,
stealing quietly but rapidly along the shores of
the OHIO. where scarce vestige If green marked
the coming OF spiing. Like all boats, she stoi Ped
along at hus ness places, in hopes Of freight !;
and like all passengers, grumbled because it
WAS my privilege, but stlll amused myself as
best could AT some place below Mt. Vernon,
l believe, we to,k on a large 1t of live stock I
there learned one fact, or at least l have a
shrewd suspicion that | made decided discoy.
cry, which give for the benefit of the travelling
community In general, and epicures in particu-
lar,
The mate, like most men in his post, was q
pushing, fast man. and was disposed to hurry
the cattle aboard, noiens roiens. Some of them
however, proved obstinate, pulled back, and
could by no means be persuaded to enter the
ark that waited for them. When their obstinacy
had exhausted the mates patience, he resorted
to a novel and most etfectual remedy that Of
tiriSting their tails When some sturdy bull
lock resisted both rope and whip, he would shout
out twist his tail-serew it off - and instantly
upon this new application of the screw power,
the poor beast would capitulate, and slowly
walk aboard. Now, do not say they actually
twisted off-clean of-any OF their tails for 1
neither saw an OK ,cithout tail, nor deck
hand rith one but this much I'll swear to :
The first thing my eye rested on next day at
table when | opened the bill of fare, was OR
tail soup How that soup was made, or from
what materials. | do not pretend to say, but
that it was delicious soup, none dare dispute
who testedit."
CONTEMPT OF CoURT.-Yesterday the case OF
Wm. North VS.. O'Blennis and Cannon, was
called for trial and commenced in the Common
Pleas Court. This action was brought to re
; cover from defendants certain sums of money
alleged to have been from a young man
named Lopez, then in the employ of North, and
which money was really the property of the
plaintiff The facts have been frequently stated,
and it is not necessary to recapitulate them.
Lopez confessed his guilt on several indictments,
some months ago, and was pardoned by Gov
King Immediately afterwards he was rear
rested at the instapce of North, the case again
presented to the grand jury and other indict.