, 1863-07-16
THE PROCEEDINGS OF
YESTERDAY,
Eiendish Barbarity Of
the Rioters.
RApNE FOR THE SAKE OF
SPOILS.
The Measures to Subdue
Them.

NAAA|Ata~
WASHINGTON, July II.
The President has refused to suspend the
lraft in New York, and will leave the State
authorities to put down the riot. If they
:annot, he will interpose with the strong arm
If the Government.
At Cabinet meeting yesterday, 1t was re
solyed that while New York riots be left to
state authorities,an ample and sufficient force
Of troops should be sent to that city to pro-
tect tic officers in charge Of the enrolment.
Tie Government has not backed doun, neither
is Il going to back do'cn from enforcing tic draft
there.
Gen. Dix is about TO replace Gen. Wool IN
command in tie department Of the East, but
his successor is not yet named.
The President is urged to put Wadsworth
or Butler in command at New York, and put
the city under martial Law, but this will not
probably be done.
new YonK, July 1s.-The siot RECON-
me1ced on Second avenue, burning houses
and killing negroes. The riot In Third ave-
auc threatens to be very extensive. Tho po~
lice and military are hotly cnggagged-the Int
ter firing on the mob, and occasionally using
the bayonet.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon they entered
the alley in the rear Of Twenty.efghth street
and Second ayenne, In which ten or twenty
negroes resided, burst open houses and found
come unfortunates, who were badly wound
ed; one named vanClcf was beaten to death
with crowbar.
4 lane from Twenty. y.scventh street Was also
entered, and Alfred Dudley Killed. FienaisA
cruelties Of the worst kind were also perpe-
trated on the blacks, their furniture broken,
and negro women, looking after their pro-
perry, driven off by the mob. haying to run a
fearful gauntlet.
Tho Hudson Rirer Railroad com
menced to relay their tracks, torn up by the
mob. They have gunboat in the river to
protect the road.
The crowd surrounded the gas works at the
soc. of Fourteenth street, smashed the win
dows and severely beat several persons. The
military soon took possession Of the works,
which the mob nov threatens to destroy and
murder everybody In them.
The Gas Company have requested sparing
use Of gas tonight, owing to q limited
supply.
Gen. Brown received Intelligence that
Forts Richmond and Columbus would be al
tackled.
New ToRg, May Is, 8 P. ma negro waa
met on Thirty-second street, early this morn-
Ing, by Zouaye, who advised lin to return
to Ills house. The negro was excited, and
shut the Zouaye dead. The crowd immedi.
att1y seized the negro, beat him to death, aud
then hung him to tree.
Several clothing, hat stores, and private
resloences "ele sacheu 4ast u15uks
The mob on Staten Island sacked tho Lyce.
um, attached to the Marine Hospital, taking
off about 500 muskets, With ammunition.
The same mob hung negro there.
The Broadway stages Will commence run
nirg this afternoon. The majority Of tht
stores down town are closed.
NEW YonK-3 P. M.-Wednesday, July
15.-The Mayor has issued q proclamation
announcing that the riot has partially sub
sided; that the remnants OF the mob noa
only seek plunder, and calls upon the citizen:
to form patrols, and that all lines Of ou1nl
buses, railways and te1egsaphs must be pu'
In full operation Immediately, and be pro
tecteo 1uuy og INC Military.
Inc LAWS must ano snall DC opeseo ana OF
lenders pursued anu Punsheo.
a o'spa1cn noh 1ao eeese.asy !" "af '.
mayor opo5ho' sa,e n'e re" 1ofA c't} fes'
| menus naEe pecn otueleo non'e'
I AZ" 1o1h' 'ais to.-A"e iiotefa las
night F1fited fesela4 houses o. lu'ame II
G1een"1en street, ou1n1 one, k'lieo one mnn
| ano gaeteo apastloa u "no'1'ca noose. III
po1lee olo ~ Ill laeaf po"ef' anu 4lnal1s oea
OIL inc ra1nans-
Ids morning snal TO" occurred IN teda
street, contiguous TO tne ABOVE LOCALITY, ou
the police d1sperseo Inc ranlans.
Quite serious not occurred on stafe'
Island last n1ght' 1nsait'ng negroes Out rcai1
bent on plnnder. several houses OF hegFoe
were puInt' tnelr occupants neelng TO III
WOODS DIX negroes were k'lleo- Yof1ou
persons were notlneo 1'a' 1ne'r oonses "o'u
90 hornt
1ho taalroao aepot a. sanuc.pnt s..~a a'u W
"1o 1850 - +ax,., -ror,;1oa
opei1ec' ie'sn ~ 's.1oi pto'su
No p1'sato o"e.4ss "s'o uss5.u'
'no'sn A'''o "''o .'''"~ '7' '''"''
| Cl'lzehs tActo alo 0int'ns "ua Ae..s
patrol force. 4 detachment Of the sth reg
lars and two howitzers hare been sent dow
| 1t is reported TINT there vas constderab
disturbance in Brooklyn. One negro hou'
In Columbia street Tas destroyed anu a 1e
small houses in Pilory street we're pillage
The negroes were horribly maatrcated.
1t was reported thls forenoon TINT oo
grape and canister were 1reely USED Ia
night, up town. against the rioters.
There have been several hres during L
night IN various paris OF 1no c'.y' neAf.y'
however 0elDg snail nouses' Anattaeh !"
made On some lee'uene9e u o1nuu., nns,2 "a, a,