The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-24
RIOT BOARD THE STEA NER EXPRESS

RIOT ON BOARD THE STEAMER EXPRESS
On Saturday night, at ten o'clock, the steamer
Express, Captain Colmary, left Light street wharf
for Lloyd's Springs Camp Meeting, on the Chop
tank river, with about four hundred passengers on
board, OF whom large proportion were negroes
The boat had scarcely reached Fort Carroll before
it was manifest that most desperate gang of ruff
fans ON board, who were intent on inaugural
ing scene of violence and terror of the most out
rageous character. They rallied under the war
cries of the American clubs of Eubots, Rip Raps
and Ranters, and were about twenty in number
most of them being young men between IS and %
years of age. They commenced their proceedings
by assaulting and beating the negroes
Without any provoca ton whatever they
would approach a negro or negress, and wan
tonly fell him her to the deck. As the boat pro-
ceeded the state of things grew worse, and soon
the rowdes not only knocked the negroes down, but
rihed their pockets and stole their watches, while
prostrated and bleeding on the deck. Respectable
gentlemen aboard went to Capt. Colmary and re-
quested that he would interfere and quell the riot
stating at the same time that if he would take the
responsibility of enforcing order, they would
tain him and his crew with their lives. The Cap
tain promised to do every thing, but did nothing;
he went on the upper deck and demonstrated with
the outlaws, but they only laughed at him
insolent and desperate as the night advanced.
negro drayman in the service of Mr.. j. B. Welsh,
South street, was stabbed in several places and
robbed. He left on the camp ground in
critical condition, and has been since reported to be
dead Several others were stabbed but not serious
ly wounded. A white man named jeremiah Slaugh-
ter robbed of SlS and number of the negroes
were robbed of the little sums which were intended
to pay their expenses at the camp. Not satisfied
with the character of the outrages already COM
mitted, the rufians next INDUCED in a species of
brutality from which even the savage shrinks. A
negro and his wife were standing near the bows
when party approached, knocked the negro down
then throwing the wife PROSTATE on the deck
ravished her, until six of them had gratifed their
bestia appetites. Cries ofmurder were heard from
all parts of the boat the outlaws dealt their in
discriminate blows. At daylight the boat ran in
Dorchester county, having been informed of what
deputies, to arrest the offenders At the approach
the officers the rowdies drew knives and revolvers
and threatened desperate resistance. Some of the
citizens of Cambridge came to the as
sistance of the officers, and seven of the
party were finally arrested and conveyed to
the county Jail. The boat then proceeded on her
trip. She returned on Sunday evening, when a
renewal Of the scenes of violence was threatened,
and portion of the passengers, who feared for
their lives, got off the boat at Cambridge, and
came to this city in the steamer Kent. An alta ok
was made on the engineer, who locked himself up
in his room, to escape the violence of the rioters
Two of the parties, confined in the Cambridge
Jail, gave their names Robinson and Skinner;
the names of the other parties could not be ascer-
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