New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-04
REVOLUTION sNEW-ORLEiSS,
A Vigilar CO Committee.
THE ARSENAL AND PRISONS SEIZED
BARRICADES ERECTED.
A FIGHT IMMINENT.
PROCLAMATION AND GROUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT
SAN FRANCISCO OUTDONE.

NEw-ORLEANs, Tbureday, June > 1853
revolution broke out here last hight. Toe visi.
lance Committee in large NUMBER, took possession of
the Arsenal jackson Square, and the prisoners. This
morning the Executive Committee calls for all law
sndorder people to oiu them, and announce determ-
nation TO cany out their measures. Nothing else has
trsnspred yet e O'Clock H., but are post sd
about the Arsenal and steut two hundred armed men
are On guard.
The occasion of thu risng is the numbsfless dsor-
ders otrsges and ssssssnsons Of the past few years
10 O'Clock a. m.-From7O to 800 meu are COW under
arms. Several arrests have been made, an it is re-
ported that opposition will be made to the Committee
in which battle is certain. youateers are
still crovcirgup.
IL o'clock, a. m.-Gsnera Tracy 8 division Of milti.
has beed ordered GU. By the Mayor.
III a. m-The Common Council lie in secret session;
considerable confusion is report among the MEMBER
There is great excitement in the street. Tee Council
have got possession of toe First District Armory which
corans Only ten rounds Of ammunition, aud battle
expected this afte1 DON. More arrests have been
made
NEw.ORLEASs, THURSDAY, June 3, lS5s-Noon.
The following document is published to-day:
CITIZENS OF NV ORLEANS After years Of dis
order, outrage, and unchecked assassination, the
people, unable and unwilling tn bow down in unresst-
CITY in which their buainess their social sympathis.
ard their affections cluster have q. length ri-en 10
their might; have quietly taken possession Of the
ma, and TIE buildings in jackson square and have
established there the headquarters of Vigilance Com
mittee, pedeDg each to the other to maintain the
rights ILvolsbe Of every peaceful AID lsw-abidrg
citizen, restore public order, sbi. crime, aod expsl
or punish. as they may determine, such notori us
robbers ard ss'as,ns as the arm of the law either
from the infdslty of its public servants or the in.
efiicacy of the laws themselves has let unNhip led
Of Justice.
Fortbe present, the ordnsIy mschipery of poiceu..
tice is srspepeed-the Mayor and the Recorder we
undertsrd yielding up the power which they cor fsss
their inability 10 exercise for the preservation Of the
public peace and the security OF Property-and tho
Vigilance Committee will, therefore, Professionally act
10 their stead administering to esch and every male
factor the punishment due TO his crimes without heat
PREJUDICE or political bias.
ali citizens who have sympathies with this move
meI t. and who think the time has cone when New
Orleans shall be governed like ell other welordered
and civilized communities, will report themselves,
without delay at the principal Office, where the chs.
acter Of IL will be explained and the de-
Termination Of the people more fully made known.
All has been doI Loiselessly thus far; all vii! con-
tnue noifeessy diSpsssc netely ard justly But the
rufiaps who have dyed streets with the gore OF
unoffer ding citizens, and spread terror among the
peaceab.e, orderly and wel-disposed must leave or
IS So tie People have determined. EOr p,,pu vox
Del. Signed, TRUE DELLA
oclock, D. m The Mayor and Council have gore
to the head quarters Of the Vigilance Committee to
read the riot act. Two companies Of militia are en-
ployed in making cartridges.
The COMMITTEE have established as q signal, the
firing of three guns from the arsenal at the sound of
which all lis supporters are invited to repair TO the
arsenal, prepared TO resist attack.
NEW. ORLEANS JuLe 3-8p. m.
The Vigilance Committee stl triumphant, and
have torn up the streets and erected cotton bales fer
barbados The city forces are an armed rsbble, hsV.
ing no organization, or head. No fight has &C.
Cured yet.
The Mayor issued an order this afternoon to take
the arms belonging to The city wherever they could be
found. Acting on this order, the rabbe broke open
and seized some weapons in Krtr;dges store.
Il is expected that the Vigilance Committee will
seize the City Hal tomorrow.
Bands OF armed rufians are now pIadng the
slreets.
The stores in the city closed their doors this after
noon.
The Vigilance Committee are supported by the re-
spe ctabe citizens and the municipal authorities must
succumb.
NEw.ORLEANs-l0 p. IN.
II is1ow expected that fight will take place to-
night.
There is an immense gathering around the head
quarters Of he Vigilance Committee.