New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-18

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large crowd of people.
Il was rumored that dunng the absence OF the Old
noEce from their s,ation-houses the muncipals had
taken possession Of several Il was SAID That they
had seized the seventh Ward StatiOn-House with
several others but these reports were entirely un-
founded.
Some Of the Municipal Captains were very argu-
nen,s,iye during the day. They would stop and talk
with You, offering any amount Of reasons ior tneH
course These reasons were in all cases the same:
We will defend the GAY property; the law is uncon-
".tuopal the Recorder had right to send such an
officer to arrest the Mayor" They represented that
the metropolitan Force sent TO take possession OF
the City Hall and all the property; and this ialsehood
had been industrously circulated among the raboe
that they firmly believed it.
When was Sscersined for certain that there was
not 70 be a fight brayado succeeded argument. They
never couh have got in here There would have
been heaps of dead men if they had come We
gave em enough yesterday TO satisfy them = Such
were the expressions which Were heard upon every
hand.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
Sergeant Jacob L. Sebring Of the Ninth Precinct
made the following report yesterday:
Ip relation 10 the attack yesterday afternoon upon
the force under my command, "hle endeavonng 10
Honor the Mayor, will state that the gallant band,
numbering about fifty men from vanous precincts,
marched steadily from the Recorders office toward
the CITY Hall Upon entering the Park gate the yells
of the Infatuated mob rushing from ell quarters were
met with a GOODNESS and selfpossession that reflects
credit upon the force Upon reaching the steps Of the
City Hall, which was guarded by the bogus Police,
the rabble, assisted by the Wood Police, made
IRENE ndCus onslaught upon our force. Nothug
dauntd our gallant little band rallied again and again.
but were finally repulsed, many having received
serious and probably fatal injuries IN the encounter
The forces engaged in this conflict are stated to be
500 bogus policemen and 500 Of the rsbbe, against
about fifty of the Metropolitan force
Inspector Geo W. Diks Of the Fifteenth PreciRct
reports
. Two of the officers Of this precinct Were injured
in the ARRAY at the City Hall yesterday. They are
considerably bruised, bus nothing serious Their names
are Mcdonald and Speer
sECEssIoNs FROM THE OLD POLICE FORCE.
Sergeant Theodore Freude of the Twentieth Ward,
having charge of Squad y at the Emigrant Depot,
Castle Garden, yesterday hauled down his old colors
and Joined the Metropolitan Police. Officer Roach OF
the Sixteenth Ward, who has been member of the
police force the last years followed the example
of Sergeant Freude neither of them being disposed to
sustain the Mayor any longer in his infamous course
A POLICE CAPTAIN WANTS TO DESERT Fernando.
General Nye stated last evening, at the office in
White street that one of the Police Captains in the
lower wards had proposed to leave the Wood faction
and come over to the side of the Commissioners. Mr.
Nye informed the Captain that he was too late, they
did not desire any more accessons from the Municipal
SIDE. II was sur1ned that the person referred to
either Captain Bennett or Captain Ditchet-prObably
the latter.
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Commissioners Draper, Nye and Chaldwell, re-
NAMED at No. SO White street last evening awaiting
the arrival of Governor Kng, when they were to hold
a consultation in reference to the course to be pursued
to-day.
DISPOSITION OF THE POLICE.
The regular Police went on duty OH their respective
wards last evening. The specials with the exception
of few detailed for the upper wards dismissed
last evening, with instructions to report themselve,
for duty at o clock this morning
ATTEMPT TO INCITE RIOT.
Between twelve and one o'clock a razy-headed fell
low ATTEMPTED to ncite riot in front Of the Arsenal by
an ipfammatory speech. He taken away by one of
the bogus Wood men. An overgrown loafer named
Thomas Riley attempted still further to incite the
crowd when he was arrested by one of the Metropoh-
tan Police and after being kept in durance short
time was discharged on promising to behave him
self
GENERAL HALLS ADVICE TO THE CAPTAINS
General Hall visited the Metropolitan Police Office
in White street early in the afternoon, and advised
the Captains TO the following tactics in advancing
against crowd: To form the men something in the
shape of triangle; first one man, then two, next
three four and so The two mencOud more effect
ually protect the first man; the three following could
protect the two preceding men, and in this way to the
end This was the mode the General adopted some
years since at the time the mob attacked the Arsenal
and he found they could operate etfectually against
more than ten times their number.
THE MILITARY.
Capt Turnbull asked what the number Of the mill
tary force under arms
Gen. Hall said there were 900 men under arms and
the Seventh Regiment had been teegrsphed at Boston,
and would arrive in NewYork at IL O'Clock tonight
This step was taken undoubtedly in consequence Of
a number of military organizations having offered to
take up aims for Mayor Wood.
Gov. King, who went to Boston on Tuesday had
been teegraphed and expected in the City during
the day
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
During all day yesterday and part of the night pre-
vious three or four were engaged turning clubs
for the Metropolitan Police and the specials who had
come forward and offered their services. Each of the
men were supplied with badges upon their hats and
piece of red ribbon to be fastened in the left lapel of
the coat As fast as the clubs could be obtained they
were distributed TO the men, and appearances in-
dieated that they were preparing for dreadful con-
hict
PAT MATTHEWS AND MAYOR WOOD.
One of reporters was informed yesterday, by
persons ikly to know, that Tuesday Pat Matthews,
a welknovn sporting character, was closeted some
time with Mayor Wood, for what object of course, is
best known to themselves.
During the greater part of yesterday there was