The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-16
The DAILY DISPATCH
Tucsoay Morning, Iuae lE. lS51

The U. B. MARINES AND rHx wA.ulxcros RI
or d1eial Report IF Capt. Ty,er.-The report O.
captain Tyler, showing the agency and conduct o
sue marines in quellios the recent vioIenss ans
hioodshed committed at the Washin ston city eIec
tons will be found below, prepared by the captain
ana transmitted by the commandaut of the marine
to the Navy Department:
MARINE BLRRAcKs)
o., "arhie gten, June 2, 1857 :
or: IN compliance with your order, received
sSou. - c,ock on yesterday. Immediately collect
Gu the available marines at head-quarters And N.
navy-yard, amounting in all to one hundred mr.,
Vaes with due proportion of nsn &C mi,.lonet
'tnes. ,h This force divided int two companies
she nfst was commanded by brevet Major Zeilin tb,
second oy Captain N sddox with u6sltsrp to e.ef
company, Lieutenants Henderson and Turner Aft.l
.upplyns my comm and with ball cartridges los dec
and proceeded erest to the City Hall On nv ar
rNa u, tnere, reported TO the Mayor OF the Ctr o.
warrington, In obedience TO an order from the Ma
W bepst.ment received by me, through you, to the
eHect 'ha' was TO obey such orders the Mayor
miEht wish executed with q view to clearing the
polls ST She different preeinss of the municipal
Mayor forthwith proc. edsd to tho first precinct Of
msud
We soon arrived upon the around, and tmmsdi
atsly drswup my command in line in front OF ths
precinct which had the effect to clear the precinct
The mayor then proceeded to address the officers o
ina eieosien and those around the precinct but did
not listen to nor hsar his remarks Imme diateIy
thereafter and perhaps while the yor yet d o
Vering hie address, sommittee & sistsg of two
persons-came fsom the market house with m 81.
ssgs tn me- to the effect that those in charge of q
cannon planted at the market house would Ere pom
me II | did not immediately absndou my position in
front of the precinct; replied, then ! will take
your Cannon. and sraight~sy proceeding opposite
to the cannon halted my command face 1t to the
front and wi the frat platoon of the first eompsny y,
with Major Zsiilin at its head, charged and took
possession of the cBnuop Ny purpose .y.s to take
tho with little loss of life az pcssibe; had
have ired before charging the loss OF life woR ID
hsve bssn immense. The charge of bsyonets how
ever, vas sufficient without the fire to disperse
tho rioters in every dreston. In their light they
did not forget hswever, to discharge their re-
volvsrs Pistols ware sso freely fired from behind
she wooden o. closure st the market house, which
we're returned BY sisgle shots from the frat platoon
still IN charge of the cannon.
About this time the marines in line fred upon
by another gang of rioters from the opposite corner
OF tho street. vigorously wounding one in the
face belonging to tha first company, which caused
the blood to spout from his mouth and nostrila.- -
This FIRE was returned by a portion of the marine es
belonging to the second conp.ny, commanded by
pain Maodox-I being still engaged in locking out
for thoss wno hsd fed from the and taken re-
fuse arousd and about the market house; but, on
hearisg the report of this fire from shs I'd company
faced rbout aud bsheld several persons tha op
posi- sds of ths street the agonies of death end
many Others, to all appeeraucss, badly wounded. |
imm sdiatey down the line and ordered the 10 en-
to cease frn and not another shot fred by any
one Of them. Altar reloadng the discharged mus
ketG remained upon this ground about so minutes
and then at the request of the Mayor, marched nv
command 20 the City Hall, where remsiped until
the csrs from Baltimore oaDs in in tho afternoon
when !, With my command, accompanies th- M.yoy
to Ihe raiirosd depot-understsnding from hi that
he expected other rioters frcm Baltimore In the
In that event the Mayor thought the depot would bs
the best place to setle with them; and In that opin
ion entirely concuFr.d; but none came l remsiu-
ed at the depot until half past O'Clock, and, being
sntirsy satisfied that ell and weu!d be quiet for
the night ordered Lieut. Henderson 20 tho Barracks
in comnasd Of ths men, and went hone myself and
retired to rest. am, very respectfully,
II. 3. TYLER,
Captain of Marines COMMANDING
ARcH'D HENDERSON. Brevet Bhgadier General
and Commandants Of the Marine csfps