The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-18

We have received thfegeh Hon. Robert
Ould, New Yofk papers OF Nedneaday, tbs
18Th inst- This news contained in them is
Ii glly important, A tsysibia s.og commenced
in New York on Monday, si.o day hxsd for
ths draft. We eonds.iss frols lie New Ioik
= past, of Monday evsaing. ms particulars II
tie conflict:
TIE OPENING OF TEE RIef.
This morning some of tho iaboTels ssapioye G J
ty two or thrse Of taa railroad couipaniRE AMI
in soma Of the foGnafies, assisted bT gam ri
desperate men, went 30 different establi-h,
menls in the upper wards, where large uBrl-
bers Of workmsD are employed, and compelled.
them. by threats IN soma ias.auces to csass
their work. Tue riotets thus gained large &C
cessions of strength, aud marched through The
streets Yelling and shouting, aud trAniishiug
their clubs and ether weap1ue. As twenty
minutes past ten o'clock lhs crowd marched
down = avenue, and eougregated opposite tue
enrolfng office
At 10 O'Clock, althon.h orders had been
given to the military aad to the police OF the
Gi-ierep. wards. ne assistance had arriaed eX-
cept ten or twelve policemen The Provost
Harshsi vt that hour decided 10 commence
the drawing The great wheel was placed
upon The table; The biindiolded rnan took his
uasi:iGn beside it; the nap III tbs wheel Was
reaIy TO perform bis duty, aud the Provost
Marshal announced that tae draft in the 1w en .
ty second w4ri, which waa begun OIL Hajur-
day, would then be concluded The wheel
BEGAN TO revoive AEiid he sOmewlat excited
demonstrations of tie crowd Of spectators,
uuulberiug fsOul cue hundred 30 two EuD1Es Sd
persona; aud the draft proceeded for about
twenty minutes, Wuen lie more formidable
riot took place.
IGe "st demongtration of violence wls
made immedAte,y thereafter A voiiey Of
stones crashed through tho cpen doors and
large windows OF the emo Hing office, which
had boen constructed for 4 store ou the Ii st
Il por Of The bu,ldiug.) One OF two psrsons
inside tee Ciiiee were struck by atogea, aud
oth3T pe1sois- among whom were tGe Pfo'
yost Marshal, vino had maiutaiued his poalilon
GA the :atie where tae wheel stood, AID HE
Comniss Jner, Surgeon, au3 other officers OF
the dralsA including Deputy Provost Marshal
Wander poke, ana the reporters for the ne:8-
pap8ra--at once made tlejr escape from The
10, III 10 other paIte Of the building ai.d to tie
rfar. The Provoss M2Tshal, who " 0Qld pCch
ably have been murdered il caught WA us-
sIsts<1 over The w4ii OF the back ya'd.
DESTRUCTION oF THE BUILDING.
When the roou! i.aA been cleared tho rioters
approecGod with their clubs. aLd with tteir
hants full Of stone. aGi bricks began e de-
stroy The Windows which he escaped the pfe-
yigua voiioy.
When. however, some of the more excited
persons IL the crowd had entered the cflice eDd
begun tho work OF deI0iisbigs tns FoachHely y
Of tbe draft and the fufnitGT3 n the room, tho
buii1!ug was occnpiei 10y va~y large numbers,
who eoiz "a upon the iists, records, banss, aud
the great books IA which the names Of t1a
drafted taeu were 10 / @ enErosssd, bore III 9lfl
Into the street with loud demoDstraticns TO q
than iuto fragments, aad acatterei thsm over
The neighborhOod. For many rode above aDd
ba!ow the building, aud III tOfty-sixth street,
iuo ground Has almost covered WIN ene blanks
and the OtheT papers
Eysryt thing in the enrolling ciiice was utter
" destroyed, except the large sale which WAS
understood to contain tie record OF the n.en
drafted Oh Saturday, and which the mob could
not open.
The men were excited beyond description
and eudeavoled to pound down tbs supports OF
ths bGiidiDg with sticks OF timber.
SaOrtly a!ter this des rGcti0n smoke is5ued
from the rear of the rJona, aud q great sho al
was raised by the crowd when .hey SAW that
the bailding was on ire.
Irey aen SHOOK hands with each CtheF and
gave various Indications of unbouudaa dsllEht.
The iiga burned slowly, but when il reached
the 81 como story tho demonstrations Of ths
crowd were wed with sseater latensi
aud violence VISA freely e.esftano laj@sg
the oDYoiliug officers ag. 1il p~.aons III Sny
manner CONNECTED with the draft
|, vas anitrst jod tia. some Of the enroll
my officers were III ths upper part o! The
bu,itinq, suG though several families OF We
men and children occupied that Iart, stcnt
and other missiles vera thrown through the
windows.
Wnie the building was burning tisB crowd
discovered tie side Goor, aud attempted 10 on
Oh ti.s.i III fey q, stftIfnstN "A
tueir eompanious 10 follow s.nd rush ny iaa
etaifs Bat few, however, were permitted 10
ascend the police assuring them thai none but
women aud Children were tuere.
Tie police force then ready for DUTY con
sisted OF only about twenty Iaea, AID nearly
al! vera drawn up in to:ty sixth street, few
rods FROM the burning building. They mi1de
10 eiiors whatever tu stop lie operations u
the mob, aud would have been anaola 10 sca
effectively, in any evsat, Oh account oi tier
small numbers.
Msyof Opdy ke, Oh fscei.i.k Information II
tie 1ist. communicated sIsh General San
ford, AMI grepaFaii ,ns vera ct opee made to
ssud sufficient force ta gael; Tho distufb
aancs
Il the meantime. however, The rioters sctsd
without the sis hlesL restraint fem the aainor-
ili2s.
Daring all this tine iil8 lire in the enrolling
oiice spreai to the nTper part OF ;hs building
aud to the adjoining bgl di3gs, ana Tie en'i'7
block was IL danes at ~ clock. IDe FAINT
lies IN the upper part II the bnlidius Oh the
corner Of Forty y-eixah street threw oUt a smaii
part OF taelG property and escaped wtsi' theif
Hvee.
Igo or fbrsa nan with fXss attacked the
teisprspn p1Ies IN Third avenue aud al / /
& clock t9go cE TEN had heen Gu. DOWN aat
tie wires destroyed.
ASSAULTS On THE POLICE.
Tie E.rprcss says:
GA the corner oil 42i strest sud Ihiid
Avenue. police oiResr III enieaGoill * to 1s7
into tue crowd, shot 8 horse which Was stald-
ing there, and killed a woman, who resides
soo,.vhsrs ia 42i strast, on the ROCKS. Tas
croyd on sseiny this rushed III, and taking Z
mold If An offices whos was near, strurs alai
,.ff, .ay,ue stoflee. iron bars, and every lhia Z
si.a ycsthi, their reach The poor fellow aa,
,,eross the street, pursued by che meb, when /!
l..ii was fred 1T him, strisirg him Ia ihs back
Cf the head
q number Of females besst him and abused
him until ha dropped down exhanFted, and
enpla only be rescued by the united Efforts OF
saveraI gentlemen. VINO took hiM to 81 Luke 4
Hospital.
Tine prea.est excitement prevailed as this
TINA. and the most fierce CT all wsre the wo-
men, who, with er0Sbars, ciues, saovels, and
other implements OF destruction, we're run
ming about ealing Oh the men 10 dia at home
SINE rsrson here advised ths cIowds to 70
round Lexington avenue and look for the po
Ees there. But only few Went up, who, on
tina corner Of 4ea street and Lexington aysane
came across a police officer. whose head waa
beaten to a Jelly, but be got of and escaped.
a comparative quiet snsusd for about ar
hour, durirg whien' many procured bars o.