The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-13
Onslaught on the Metropolitan Police
and Quarantine Hospitals.
OVER 900 SHOTS FIRED.
Police unIDjured-PrObabIe Death OF seve~
raj Of the Assallants.
The Cannon and Two Howitzers Brought
Out by Captain WalIing.
AStowoith the Attacking Party Found on the Beach
The Sheriff Of Richmond County Called Upon 10
Preserve the Peace,

force of oysernlcb sud others, numbering over ono
hundred pertops attack about IL O'Clock .sur-
day night, the Metropolitan police and the Hospital
buildings at Seeaine's Poinl The pahce were tAkec
wholly by surpro, not having had the slightest intma
ton that attack iptsp led So secure, indeed did
Capt waipe aud of feel that assault would Ia
made upon then, mat 10, time but = slight nigh
saturday nigh, Tho mon were snugiy slowed
heir berths skeylpg soandIy, when they sud-
denly siartd their peaceful sumbers by discovering
that being maze the hospital enclosure
and on the d,ng occupied by Il. nseves.
IL war room discovered tba; the attacking party con.
priced sq,sds the larger squad Of watch had ragged
Itself aoaE bach in fr mt OF the building occupied by
tho polio rhie the lesser squads were attacking she
torce surro ng the Hospital buildings in the An
econ as II. olcemen began to issue from this building,
preparation 4, resisting the attack they nrad upon
at obcc bril- ky by the assaians the brisk arug
followed from those the the moment that
policemen sf owed henselves and began 10 towNds
them. 1t stated that tso hundred shots
ths sspidly fred The result shows, however,
the mlst have been without proper
sheraton s cogh with the decided intention the
lives of the e. Ire police force.
The policeInen fred only seven eigh, shoes
soss'her, but of the sbo1 supposed 10 have
told fatally upoa Of the attacking pa,,y.
Twelve pcunder) and howitzers 10 readiness repex
the ssrsilsnt. They speedily pat In firing condition
only ed the proper emergency ard the command
OF Captain wallng before beirg fred Happily noA
deemed necessary to give this order flor be-
came Known tina, the policemen bad their big guns ir,
readr upon them the sssanIing party rereaed
fIo the grounds They kept pretty close together bua
retreaed with rapidly eyincing largo degree Of ae.
cretion.
Az was that the assalants retreapg Cap&
Walnng gave orders not 70 hre upon them.
The oyter men, attacking ATTY were had
disguised by painting faces black turn
ing their coats inside oat no. The policemen say shaA
there hundred persons altogether who
composed the assaulung party. 1t mpossblo
10 recognise them, on account o. their being dis.
guised and because they kept themselves d . com
Portable distance They al,o, evidently by precon-
certed pan oided loud aid boscrous taking order
10 prevent recognition from their Joseph Qu!ok
Of the policemen, says, however, that he distinctly
recognized of the party being Abram IAerss
Of the dock builders. George Lovely says he also
recognized IAtterete and Capt Henry Wood.
After retreat OF the party Q sharp lookout w,s
kept by the policemen 70 DO IN readiness agNnss
their return. II supposed that they might possibly
have rctreaied with view " back sith sddi.
ona force. Nothing further Was, however, Of ,be
enemy amer their retreat
The preoipitAe which the attach M force made d
sad 10 have been caused by production Of the cannon
and howitzers. Is supposea from the manner WHOM
they began the attack the quick nipg hsy made upon
he policemen, hal their design and hope wss 70 havo
killed large number the policemen lhs outset,
and frightened the remainder away, n iSculty
coGi have occurred In setting hospital and
buildings process erection. Falling In ,as oa
cuiafop. they had other bot ghs
" supposcd thai OF ths Assailanta
were either killed or wounded, y abundant racea
Of blood found In the morning the beach. no
escape Of the poc,ma Wow Of large number Oh
shots tired upon them, remarkable. Not single
received tho slightest wound, although thoy all unto
IN sayln tina, for few seconds the bullets Of tho efsmy
whsted most lively and eaul music about their beads
ball went through sergcsa scamau's hat and anotne
ibrosgh ono Of tho skirts of biz cna.
Early yesterday morbrg Captain waIins sent notice OF
the attack 10 Mr. L,ckman the sheriff Richmond coun.
~. Tho Sheriff repaired seguins's POD AMI
ino,-4ed OF all the details of the assault 10 ,.aed
bis readiness to do all In bis power protect tho p.ce-
and mo Hospital buildings again. attack Of oyst.
men others u sland
Rvs rumored that second attack would be wade ,sA
oEenpg by the oyscrmen policemen and the nosp.
tai buildings In their charge Every needed add orc-
fol preparation made daring the day 10 meet tho
enemy. bad they repeated their visit Of the evening
HeVfols, tney would uOgotess nave met q mucu
warner reception than that ocason Up 70 . late
hour lat evening attack had been made me SHERIFF
bad ever, hng Mrsnred TO call on. mo military q Tho
Ishnd and other assstap deemed necessary In 20
az, st In wardng oil any attach thai might be made.
The attack has created ntente througboD
staten l. ard notice tf tue Nsa1h has been thu
Quarantine Cornmssitn and they making prcp~rs
ions 10 Increase the poles fprcs Tor future safety.
No positive cine, up IN a isa hour last evening, bsd
been obtained 70 Who the petrstors Of tho
SAUL Several are strongly swpe ted beside the Two
mentioned above, w xhse Identity ~ tbs POLICE
men arc willing 10 h saied that warrants havo
already been tskuej against about dssen parties.
Sow vas discovered yesterday morning 1p1n mo
beach IN which OF tho oysierm had como 70 tbe
Point previous There 10 name IL,
but 10 n believed bat by means Of q some Of he ghtY
parties may be discovered.