Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23

return nome Of several regiments OF the State militia
whose services were Immediately rendered to the author
cs gaodoned the hearts Of the czens, and struck ter
confined 70 comparatively small neighborhood Of tene
nent houses the east side of the town and even ia that
locality they did not assume Formidable shape until late
The general appearance Of the city was vastly different
from that OF the previous days OF the week Stores which
Tor hours had been closed and barred displayed
their rich and varied attractions OF silks and sans Jewels
and worldly vanes stages and resumed their reg-
lar trips aud travel the uptown branches of the
coming railways was again constant and uninterrupted.
One OF the reported rngeaders, named Andrews,
was arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette. Many minor
insgators caught and locked up where they will be
unable 70 DO further violence to their feowcxens and
the many groups of spectators who had followed quietly in
the rear OF the rotng mob dispersed and induced
by better counses 70 resume work aud attend the higher
interests Of themselves and families.
Owing to the scarcity of aborers, work was not
sumed to any considerable extent on the DOCKS at the
warehouses; or in any Of tho ongshore departments and
every thing and every body quiet Sunday
afternoon The total absence of negroes from the work
upon The docks was the most noticeable feature OF this
part of the city
There were during the morning many threatening dis
turbances attended with considerable excitement aud
continued persecution Of the negroes and the afternoon
there were still more violent demonstrations the part
OF the rioters but in every instance they dispersed
upon coming into conflict with the police and military
forces The most serious encounter reported is the fol-
lowing:
Between six and eight o'clock at night very serious
ToL occurred IN ga street, near "a avenue which result
cd IN the killing and wOundng of about thirty the rioters
and the capture OF twenty prisoners 1t appears that
Col. Motl with dismounted cavalry, attempted to
dispense mob who had gathered 2lst street. I'd
avenue The mob fired the military and they returned
the fire. The affair began to grow serious, aud Col Mott
was almost overwhelmed when he came down to Gen
Brown and asked for reinforcements. Capt. Putmans
company OF regulars Lieut. Ryers Twentieth New York
battery were Immediately dispatched the of the
riot On arriving there the mob continued firing the
military from windows and roofs of the houses Skirmsh
eIs were thrown out and number the rioters were shot
at their posts and rolled off the roof to the side walk
where their bodies left In front Of house in 22d
street the dead body Of sergeant of the Fourteenth
valry found where he had been shot The soldiers had
picked it up and fired upon from the house. The
soldiers made charge and cleaned every the
block and captured twenty prisoners, besides killing
number of the rioters One of the soldiers only wound
ed, and that but slightly Cornelius Murphy, special
was wounded in the leg while saving Capt Putnam from
shot The military then marched through the whole die
trict and cleared out the mob. The prisoners were
brought to the Central Office and licked up.
Early in the outbreak eunboat was anchored off the
foot of Wall street. with her ports open and guns runou
in readiness to open fire at the shortest notice Others
went around the Battery, to positions in the North river
The steamer in the East river, Wall street. had
clear range of Wall street to Trinity Church. evidently in
anticipation of effort to plumber the mo4ey vaults
Other precautions taken for the protection of the
public Offices adequate to any emergency.