New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-19
THE RIOTS IN NE JYORLEANS.
From TIE sul!efia. Sep. Il.

From Tie buAtft1. Sept l.
In rerard 10 the scandalous enactmen,s in Tchoup-
tonlas 81 on sunday eight there are. OF course
thousand and one rumors. many Of them hatly con-
tradcting each other To get ar the truth the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. IN the premises,
would be like bridging chaos. Facts appear 10 per-
sons differently when received from different points.
and a very different impression Is LETT on the mind OF
a SPECTATOR Who il cogniLant Of the whole of cir
cuInsispce from what il would be II part only had
been ob.erved We have made inquiry az The most
authentic sources, If, indeed, any sources may be
termed SUCH and after making due allowances for the
uendices Of persons and the excited fances 81
others present the following a. approaching as nearly
10 the facts is possible 10 arrive at under the CIR
cums,ances: Some time last week, somebody fred
into the ward of citizen residing IN That section OF
the city, and wounded his dog. This person was
pointed out 10 a Waterman, with request 20 arrest
him which he refused 10 do having received instruc
tions we learn from the Recorder, in common with
all the waicbmeu, not tn make arrests without var
rants unless for crimes which they personally cog
infant. The citizen then denounced the waichusan and
wa himself arrested and kept IN jail over nlght thls
PRODUCED bad feeling and matters progressed from
bad 10 worse till on Saturday night number OF The
friends Of the gentleman referred 20 collected about
his residence 70 protect IT. Some demonstration was
made upon this crowd, when several watchna0 came
up and were fired upon by this crowd when the watch
mel dispersed. During Sunday grea; many rieu-
lous stories circulated, and II IL thought ny EVIL
disposed persons anxious to create excitement per-
hans riot Ii was the all engrossiDg topic OF CONVEX
sation On Sunday night groups OF persons collected
in different places discussing the subject. Orders
were given to the First District Police to leave off
their 'crescents and warchmens caps and appear
in plain ctzens dress, the better, are informed,
10 tect and arrest am persons disposed 10 create
disturbance. This, however appeared % have a
contrary effect for the wachnen, being mostly Irish
were confOunded with Others who were inclined 10
violence Persons walking along the streets IN That
section were fred upon from the gr0ggeres and )Urt
places and several were wounded who were IN no way
connected with the begerent parties. This - one
in fact an almost inva-able accompaniment Of mobs.
The attack on unofendng and peaceful citizens was
extremely brutal. Mr. GriDnell, OF the rrm OF Leeds
4 Co. and Mr.. Green, friend OF his, were set upon
while quietly passing along ADnunciation ST. ysome
ruisns suiDg from grog shop, the former shot II
the mouth severely and the latter beaten till he
insensible. We are positively assured that these gen
tlemen had not offered the slightest prOvocation 10
the fellows that matreated them. Recorder SUM-
repaired TO The scene of riot, and at Relllys
Coffee Honse he found large NUMBER OF freshmen
armed with muskets. He met a Waterman armed
with a muske;, whom be disarmed. He found no
other Waterman. On passing down Tchouptoulas-
ST. four on the opposite side OF tho street with
guns leveed them at him, and three of them fred At
hun and it ia almost a miracle ho~ he escaped
death. The fourth on the point of taking deiib
crate sim when he received a blow from the watch
man who accompanied the Recorder which
caused him TO decamp Mayor Lewis arrived on
the ground about II clock, and ordered the watch
men to resume their proper badges. tie met the ex-
Chief of Police Stephen o Leary, with an armed
musket, which he took from the ex- chief, ana
querted him 10 go bome. A gentleman who il well
posted up declares that many as fifty shots were
fired, though he knows not by whom. Judge Robert
SON. OF the Ist District Court, and Deputy Coroner
Terrill, as conservators OF the peace, were also
the ground Mr.. Terr assures US that he narrosly
escaped being shot three times The military under
Gen Tracy we're in readiness to act If the crisis had
called for il, 81 moments warning. During the
night Mr. Gilmestire was shot and Il is said canno,
possibly survive many days. Another man and also
boy were wounded In the legs. Officers Mcmahon
and Monahan were also wounded The Mayor in-
formed us last evening that he had taken steps to
preserve the public peace and at the time write all
Il quiet. We trust these dsreputable are
and never 10 be reenacted in our midst.