The New York herald., 1863-07-17
EIGHTEENTH WARD.
The Engagement Ia Nineteenth street
and First aveauc-vetrospsct Of We'd
n.sday Nights Operations, and the Re-
newai OF the Fight Yesterday.

IN gnfNfdtlh paper VIC kAN' pfi"t ~ e"'R''~'y
correct of bloody and desperate conflict be-
tween military and ho excited popuiaoc Of this part
OF the city. Tho encounter IN every way moet aan
culinary and rcvcngeai and has been Ia manner csag
gcratad except perhaps. far the number OF killed
concerned. There several versions of
TIA origin q tho d,nlcuy but e,ch differs
much from tho other that 4 seems ucK, 10 inpos
Aiblo q say which Is most reliable, Tho people
IN tho nelghborhood, however, asrcod thli tho
struggle for supremacy and victory was staty
infested o. both hider. u clearly
apparent that disturhstcs about 10 mmence
special orders Immediately reut ~ 20 tho police and
10 such military forces attaluabo repair with
out delay tho ~ tumut IN the meantimo tho
excited crowd gradually ncccaaug, AMI tho mAnacs
taons of serious trouble every bocomirg
palmer. Now boys, e.'s keep sharp 1ok ,ct."
the the chief arohona Of tho dorde, hs
soon az II was known that Tho military coming 10 tho
rcecue; .wo'n giyc them Fomethnx u remenber -
nishi. Tho police aud soldiers ooming shoot
wu.n This lei 70 men,
Hut very little time ~atei ~ teaas desaniAiin
or empty worla. As by common imp puuc, esery ono
rushed iato tho ncarcst heus.s, 20 Obtain weatoas
OF defence 10 atfengthcn the hands Of the hla-
dtcds Mho were alroady armd. By tho time int
tbs advance of the military appeared ho!ow high-
tccn,h the boil eat populae were quito ready
u meet them and In fact already taken up stions
the OF tho houses both aides q the avenue
The women, many o. whom were also armed WITH stones
and other missiles, posted along tbe wndoss AMI
openings they awaited The approach q The sodofs
up the avenue until they rciohcd ccnth strcs when
vocy Of balls, stones, brickbats ke was snu,aneously
tho main body brought their pieces 70 ibcf shoulders
and ,crack . voicy d ballots. ieariug and RIP.
doorways windows, and everything that presented =
| surface OF resistance somc q the crowd came down
tho least. Again and assla thcy discharged their
weapons, innicting sc1erc injury On The soldiers
rapidly they could bring their pieces u tear tho
soldiers the iron compliments with interest
whio this strife Of musketry progressing iew ar
gers into position and opened and ho
rounding houses with grape aud cansrr Tho balls new
Tying their occupanus somo o the.e mla.,ss ira,
vecd far tbs corner ~ second avonne aud
ting panchoons and Other articles. bat iosiana,sy
doing greater damage. strange 10 say. th:
of tho military bat this ~ 20 he accounted Tor ~
| the that tho former ensoonocd behind tho
frontage of their hounstots doors aud Windows. who
tho latter fully exposed TO their drc whoat
any kind After sturdy fight u hM an hour
| adyisable-as tho oo'onei commanding Was 90
verey wounded-to draw OF tho soldier. un strong 70.
inorcemens could be baiuoi Tho nzht, however,, was
| not renewed during tho night
| ArrEARAscK or TmE scEsE or ACTION.
trip through tho Eighteenth ward ycs,erday was by
no means pleasant the slectag mind. kyssy~hcrs
aoog tho frst from Sinotecnth 20 Twenty nth
streets traces % conflict u tho previous night bo
| tween tho military and tho crowd pinfuly mani.
fest Several the itlnar stores ana tenement boufes
perforated with bullets. a.nng.ponts ~bNh had
been shiverch by the nra of tho srtii'crest1 ~efe
found srcwn along the side walks and dcbfts OF AL dc
scriptons lay indscri Intimately around Somo huscs
partially dsngned externally, whlie Others lens l"rta
| nate. were considerably damaged internally On tho
whole. tho picture presented throughout this caiiro
eishborhood ianentaoe IN the extreme. burins
| tho day crowds q people sese assembled At v1oas
points within tho ward. and from tho remarks
Of them easy to rsroe,ve th.i
their only slnnberns IKE tbs crater ~ vol
Il has e1haastod Itself fJr only bs'ef pcof
IN burst Vigorous ard obstructive ,lsn
before The proceedings of tho military IN n'ng INTO tho
| crowd with Crane, canistes and MIME balls,
vasscd erotcdy by tte knots Of Asscmoisd sod
the general opinion fechei % prryais tho eatre mass
that afing had been esecuted rscsoss
manner and without any reasonable asiacA'ioa OF pro
| What seemed lend additional fury - tho teaied
aginaions ~ the crowd the tact that nessrsi fins-
| were tax ng rsc. throughout the ~srd Fnneesl or
tcgea might b. econ rroeeing 70 darrn dfectoos sod
dark and gloomy aspefi seemed o sstti. the
teuanoe q ovcry ons q tbe engaged 10 the oaaalet a
Tho pas, cw day as they soksi - the soismn asesh
Two ootnpABtes ~ srtlisry stationed 10 pats
called raly.rs banding IN tbs corner ~ rss"iy nftn
and first avenue ready . play tho crowd a.
l time they "a lght attempt . hpatl. movement.
Towards four O'Clock tlss cgngfess'~i IA tho vicinity
recTFei larEe srrees+ ~ N"f i'n,~rv aha y q 90
became clear that hstltca sere about v 1a reDsT ai
TUE cosrssr HKrwEES rng rEorLs AtD Ins niLI.
/ TARY.
shortly after eieyeu o'ci0es 4. " tho eneitcnont a
the vicinity u ayeaus frun Seventeenth . r~rny
olxhih street became very intense 4 dctachmen, q
| my soldiers a The flriy Gnh regiment, 80 fo's
Nsis1nal Guard, .Dder command q coiosd
fonrcuds with two bositsers q br pghu,
ses York SaiiSnal Guard, appeared be
~ action a. n. military arrived
ths corner Seventeenth stree, and rArst
largo aeploys tnn lbs teeth
with maskcls royovgra csgrs &C .1tnmencta yoii
pr sna shsafns ~ dsfisve 'aasser.
parent tStle o. ths fofmtiabs dispiay to.1r a'd
deb~asbei isio ascusc a. ffoto usetes 10 fasny
entering tho svsuua ffom Ts~niy third street
soaS oyer~bsluns W perset slrm q bgi.
lets. wheh brke tbeu ranaa ana csf sef te~fn -
caaplr u niSntss Jssy rAass. ho.sr-s And r..
formed Tho r,eoes w@re thsn pAeei y po.'u.a "a
pfc srai mAts 70 rc,1n the saaia q tbe sfvvf bot
tho latter fs back and tho military rs~si - ae-n Tho
Abost to coek ronfuscsrnsuis arrived iross head
quarters and we're inasdt4i@iy 1@ ny "a. feops.
Who aos several sol.ys ,taa sinns several. .b-ss
namss csii M BE- ssosf@s 81 ihe sold'sss sfsaD -
pllud and dld aasnAre ailapps tns ct0~d.
~ -sls time The -hos nsshbsEboa go - stat a
terrible sHcit~uaut. une ~ ah cpuslsfasis< hbfe.
hastiis ce~cd. faArsad safs -sts ai"Vt@d sni
vfepsfa1ous naao - istiib'e shss ssee,a.y.
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s,y.ts sna tsn ~hals pfausot CO. llsted snsgi1
.isrrn " tbs bfs@~s 4 svea 40 ussai herss.
- rrurnpt aets aaa ttsy pcsealei their pses - ufe.
Tbsy saopg-i s0ssvsr. By ,ha oasnrasoa y "a
ThN prrss.dlns seemed uess 10 fsssy a ths
fnsrses sma'iaFiy ani issy A&as raiaad Ashsi - ~
10 Iaslalors 4 resaAfs tsiAssy sg-sr.a. Asi q.
taesei shs e'owd Al sAtsr 10 pep.s is sass -
driyins ue.u b~ofs tbsm 90 sbat t.o sissss sgsia
rssalsf made rally, All Ae4a wsrs dfises bAes
miaesiy rats.ss-i . tef9.s Il ~ de-
a. eaocs vhsa - sssfasiou 80 ,oes.sei tat ~,
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tnxitasxt eNtsf@i hf9 AffFe aNfRks tb~ tw4tf ~
asena 1hag mAfUhsa go cysnisfnsfttsa Aasefa uaas
urygxh m street. 80 40 oo~a ~ - ,ren
insi8kef ta4Ae asi@c@ luat Wen fhfft
hpssseg. nfe. deea na raahtssi 4, go fsganfns
~ aaskas $50 x ssvs,N taaatnx 'sa.A,K Tha re'st
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