New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-20
Riot at Porisn,outh, n. B.-rroinpt ana
Euergctic Aappre..iou Of tI.c kiot.

A, Portsmouth, N. H., there has been con iderabe
exci,sm'u for tho pat few days in consequence OF
The exrec'ed Jraft. On Tuesday, the Gay fixed an
exci,ed crowd gathered about the draf,ing-oHice
copris,ing Of tue ipnorsn, arc the depraved, with
lot a few brawlug women end boys. The office
WAS in charge of volunteers from Fort Constitution
ard T. y. marines from the Navy ard, under COL
NJ irston.
On Wednesday night the windows Of the Office
were broken by stones, AID one soldier was hit,
" no fired a shot or two in return, without injury Ia
apy one. On Thnr-dny night large estfa police
force WAS stationed about the drafting places by the
Ma,0r, with inslrncioIs 10 dlsperse hny gathering
crowd. Ar Irirhmsn who reused 10 leave Was ar
rss'.d and imprisoned. Soon after an American was
arrested. who sppealed to hia friends fof ss'isl
ance. Wa 20 owed is thus described by the Port
mouth Chronicle Of Yesterday:
A rurh WA made a. rescue him. the police rcsist-
ed Que or two Il the mob were .e.Led, ard pi-iol
was s.iaed from tie hsuda Of Sam ION l.. Ru.tell
who has be. n "a prominent sg,a or and iosenter OF
di.cord dariug the Iast few days. The neD who
hsd been seized were rsten to the Pol't -Siai on
and confined. This happened between and =
O'Clock
Abou, "a O'Clock a mob OF abou: 100 men, headed
>, til. Ius.en. Richard Walden, aud oilers, came
70 the Police. Station and dema ded the pistol.
Trey had coue NJ from Wafer street. and vicinity.
and m-d. tLis tieW hu, sud. Their character,
were ell known 70 the Police. tberits object well
unsLrs,ood. Ih.ir demand wa- refns ID. 1neD Itey
entered u,Op ihc iou work they lad oops Tec To
o.. and made Al assault upon the rohre Walden
ELI ted o.e oi the Extra police. Dir Geo. tTesun,
In. q Ldc a cownrdly SD brutal sisvk on mn WIN
n l,rg .qnsfe iron tolt. Nj Ffei,pn. VINO az
uolly done his duty duung tie evening received a
s.,eic sui ys.ufn wosnd IN the night ret nnd arm
in hrdiug of blow AIMED 81 ~, head.
4 few moments ai,sr. WHifeu gave toe order to
IL 'elIow ruiaus 10 IRE" Report followed IT.
oft m nj 80 .ucces,i"us OF pi-t0is.
MeAuwuil~ har,hsl Buagion hsd feni word 70
MAYOR Dearborn, who was ~ atteuosnce ~ ~ meet
iug Of tie Board OF AGsImeD that b., pseseLee Wa
Lrefsd. H. Wac promptly ou the rpoi. Energetic
nrf sure were 81 ofoe t-seD; the active ucni,-r-
81 iar Blarr. ~ well ~ tie Mayor, wer "qutl 10
a.. -nl- fgen,t tie glfrirOn NJ Fort Cousttuii IN
aud H.. names ~ the NAv,-iard, WEI. noutei by
,slAis Sat tb,f ssfsinuoe sas fcqnirrt. request
wss feri 20 iieui Noll,s. ~ comrgid # tie tnHri
ct %, Provost Msrsl.,s oa44 saIIcrt !or aieaiate
nd
tyery one sp.skd 10 promptly re'ro' aed.
MtIs ,romncut and iuineutal c;i~ns u1t"f IN
IT,. god work.
Ib- Mayor reached the spot jus' NJ the Vistol-
were arc charged Several uhois sor- trrd by tie
rbob aid ~ the polse. KusssIi's revolver Old
good uiiop ~ ID, ri.bt ban1r Tho lesde OF
luaed follower, ialter,d nud fril bses. Piesently.
Sergt. Gray. with = small -qust of soldiers froa
N. aoqu,Iicrs II the Pfovort-Nsfshs APP ehfcI
the faint slrnin Of Their hnyoue was .-.n IL the
Gin mkt; iLey chaf.- ed uIon the mot. aud II ran
IA sheer. taxing their wounded with item.
The mob was crushed. l. was 10, long before "a
strong force Of marines, under cor nand OF Cot.
MARION, arrived IRON tire haVy-Ysrd, and suothcr
OF so.tieis iQrn the fort under l.ent. VAN ~neht
The onl, Sfic-F injured was Mr. Fr.'son, ~ slated
above. Ofc.r Johnson bad "a barrow escsPe a pis-
lol ball pacing through his glazed cap within al
inch of his bead, entering H. front AID pAslug out
~ the top. OF the iiotcrs Walden was WOUND ~
the forehead, In the side, aud IN the writ, his
wounds thought To be dangerous.
knsseli receiyes srverc .ouud IN the head. In
fc,ed apparently, with swstchman's hook. The
following are also reported W be wounded Aug
Wa den IN tue Icy, Ged Watkins IN the throat, and
tan Insbuin, pstae unknown, Ia the thigh.
The mob were seen more during the night All
honor 81 the Police for their energetic aoton, and Ia
the military their se,ive CO operation. W here Wi
did % well, We cannot iDdividuslze.