The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-07-31
THE NEW YORK RIOT.
Interesting Particulars from a
Private Source.

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New YORK, July 16, 1863.
Everything in this city is in
terrible state at present. The riot which
broke out last Monday is still going on,
notwithstanding there have been great
numbers of them killed and wounded. The
papers will never Cfor the credit of the city,
publish one half of the truth. They 60
about the streets in bands, robbing every
person they come to. They stop man,
nd two will hold him while others search
his pockets. If lady is unfortunate
enough to fall in with any of them, they
atrip her of her jewelry at once. A par
ticular friend of Gov. Seymour's told me
yesterday that they caught one of our city
councilmen in the Nineteenth ward, and
gave him his choice between being hung
and paying $4,000 cash down. He paid
the money and saved his neck. This is
done, mind you, in broad daylight. Any
man of respectable appearance who goes
into the upper part of the city, is certain to
lose everything of value about his person
and if he makes resistance, his life is not
worth two cents. Last night was the worst
night of all. There were ten out of one
party of military and police that were
killed, including Captain and Lieuten-
ant. Itwas done from windows and house,
tops. The Colonel was compelled to re-
treat, leaving his dead and wounded on the
field. Capt. Putnam, of Minneapolis, who
raised company in Minnesota for the reg
ular army, is here in the muss. Henry
Mckay is in this company On Tuesday
ne had one man killed and three wounded
L have not heard from him since Tuesday
evening, and cannot tell what casualties
have occurred since. There was a police
man standing on the corner of street
alone, and rioter standing about one
square off deliberately drew up rifle and
shot him dead. In the attack cn the
Tribune the other night, the mob got the
worst of the bargain. One fellow who was
hit by policeman's club, gave up the ghost
Immediately. I do not like the T,ibunes
ties" and isms, but the course they
have pursued in this matter I do admire.
The night they were attacked by the mob,
and while it was there in front of the build
ing, they ran up the American flag, and
have kept it up ever since, night and day.
1t is the only Office in this city that has one
up at all. Last night and to-day they seem
to be better organized under leaders, and
they swear that they will raise the
Southern flag over the CITY before
they quit. In this l think they will
find themselves mistaken, for the 7th
Regiment arrived last night from
the war, and the list, 23d, Sth and 10th,
will be here to-day, besides the Sth Bat
terry. The 65th arrived also last night,
from Buffalo Troops are also arriving
from other quarters. 1t is strange sight
to see the streets of city like New York,
turned into battlefield. From my desk
where am writing, can see 100 soldiers
and police, and two companies of artillery,
with their muskets and guns loaded with
ball and canister, on duty. If the 7th N.
Y. N. G. is now passing the office, just
from Meade's army) the mob make their
appearance, you can bet money that will
disappear most suddenly; for l am not at
all in love with the exact range of one of
the cannon, and the careless manner in
which am disposed to believe the men
will handle it
1t was Alderman Farley who paid two
thousand dollars for his neck on Monday
last.
A negro was hung this morning in S4th
street, about O'Clock.
In this same neighborhood there is an
immense band of rioters, half drunk, and
some of them with nothing on but pants
and boots. ready for anything.
On Monday noon, all omnibuses and
cars stopped, and this morning CTuesday)
some of them are running again. None
of the jewelry stores have dared to open
yet. Business, in Maiden Lane particular
ly, has been suspended since it begun; and
all over the city, even as low down as the
South Ferry, many people are yet afraid
to open their stores. What strange
people the Americans are. Never since
God made man, has there been the same
composition put together as compose the
inhabitants Of the United States En-
gagged in the bloodiest war that was ever
known to mankind, and here in the CITY,
a second st. Bartholomew going on, raging
most furiously, and yet in the midst Of ali
this trouble and turmoil, you can see men
standing on corners, chatting and talking
at their leisure; others walking up and
down the street, with cigars in their
mouths, as though it was Sunday, and all
was peace and quietness. Go down to
the docks, and you will see boats leaving
every hour for Coney Island, the Fishing
Banks and Staten Island, with large picnic
parties, with bands of music, which would
make you think it was the fourth of July,
instead of "reign of terror
New YORK; July Is, 1868.
The riot is pretty much under
the control of the authorities but the spirit
of the mob is not broken in the least: and
when they come to force the draft there
will be hot work. The Government is
sending regularshere. The Eighth infantry
(regularS arrived last night, and the Fifth
artillery (regulars) this morning. Capt.
Putnam, of the Twelfth-Old Put, as
they call him here-has proved that he
has got some of the Revolutionary blood
in him. He has done better execution
than any other troops in the city. He