The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-22
LATEST FROM THE North.
I'HE RIOT DECLINING N NEW
YORK
LINCOLN DIRECTS THAT THE DRAFT
SHALL PROCEED.
Gen Dix Ordered to New York.

zen DN j%0efe0 10 NEW fork.
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Copies Of the Nav York Herald, Of the
1Gsh, l7th and Is insls., have been received
troll of the city. The Heraii Of Thursday has
the following:
Tne reign Of violence and biooGshsd con.
tinued all day yesterday notwithstanding the
vigoroas measures adopted by the authorities
to check it. TAe announcements OF the Gus
pension Of the draft seemed to have OCCASION
ed 40 abatement in the popular excitement.
As will be seen from our ccElous reports, fce
q tent coils one between tbs military and the
popu'ace occurred !, aud numbers OF liyes were
sacsiiced, while an imGe oss amount of prope--
ty was comnittei to destruction. Ia one of
the ishts it is stated thai forty dead bodies were
left the fsd of conflict Tae poor nesroes
were hunted, driven about, AMI hanged jas.
as on the two previous days and hundreds Of
The unfortunate creatures Had terror stri :ksn
from the city. There were scenes of violancs
To be- Witnessed III every quarter. Around the
Thirty nth street arsenal numerous ekirmshes
TOOK pace, and extreme measures Trad to be
I'd pied by tbs military au horities. The nal
tltnio was exposed to the fire of hoHi2 .rs
and several persons were killed.
There was little abatement in the display
of Violence manifssted 10y the excited people
throughout ths city yesterday. Nobwith-
staIdiug the ordsr eff the Mayor, annou1s-
ing peace was restored, and the pro-
clamasion Of Governor Seymour, invoking the
inturiated crowd to retire 10 their homes, pro
missing protection to the rights CT the citizens
aaf the vindica'ion of the law, scenes as v!o-
lent snd more bloody than oa Tuesday weie
enacted III various quarters OF the city. TIE
peop'e seemed more desperate than ever. ami
The military force employed though strong.
were repulsad in different localities. Under
these cireumsts nces the effusiOn Of blood and
tho destruction OF properly were very great.
The excitement was intense. Il was more IL
was undoubtedly alarming and appalling.
Gen Mcclellan volunteered his services to
pu: down the mob. The body Col O'Erisn,
who wss killed by the roters, had been fouai
in the dead house of the Bellevue Hospital.
On Thursday tha riot commenced to decline.
The Herald, of Friday, says:
Il, many .iiosriOss vf Uhv o'oy usternay, tio
disturbances were aim0Et iayed. L5W and
order seemed TO prevail to greater oXtent
than at any time since Nj Monday last. The
stores were Ie.opened, tbs stages and ears wers
again in motion, and the city generally re-
sumed much of it's woGtel peaceful aspect
In few locaiitiea especially in the Eigh-
teenth and Twenty First Wards, there was =
considerable display of resistance to authority,
aud mauy lives we're sacrificed, bnt the v Sor
of the military force brought to boar upon the
excited people, proved too much for them. Not
only were number Of arrests made, but seve-
raj persons were eh0t DO wn 10y the soldiers In
the houses from which attacks were made
This summary mode of treating obnoxious III
dividuals had ths necessary result OF snbduiug
the resistant multitude to a great extent, al
tn; II lh 1T the cost of much blood
boo Id yIon1
a cavalry ticer with the Army of the Poto
mac are fresh in the memory of the public,
arrived here last night, and Immediately OF
fsred himself to Gen. Wool. Tns la ter has
accordingly made q call upon the Old cavalry
soldiers now 10 the city, and upon all young
men accustomed to the saddle, to loin volun
tear cavalry corps, under command OF Zen.
Kioatrick, 10 assist in the suppression OF slo'
lencs.
l. is to b, hoped tina. the abandonment of
,ha draft. which removes the cause OF the
prassns excitement, and the Consciousness that
thsve il sufficient power III the hands OF the
authorities to qaeli any further violence, VIII
La 70 the etf-cL Of putting a ssop to the dread
ful scenes whiah have for some days pas. Eept
the city iu a state Of terror aud alatm
Ga Friday the military had partial control
of the city. The Herald, of Saturday, has tho
following summary of tho position of sfalrs:
Partial quis. has been restored in New
York. and an order from Washington dsr-ct
mat tie drafting shalt proceed. Large bodies
of soldiers constantly patrol The streets TO
keep down the suouldering diaqaiet
Gen. Wool has been removed from the cona-
maud Of the u. S. fofce3 in the city depart
msnt. and G en. Dix takes command
Gs1 Foster takes Gea. d As place q.
Forress Monroe.
Brig Gea ii U.rvay Brown has been retired
from service, and i, sucoesdad by Gea. C4noy
10 G. N mand Of The forces III The city and Eaf
Dor Of N w York.
Archbsho p Hughes addressed 5000 OF his
friends on tho I1.h, begging them 10 DC qale'
aud not to ress. lna euforca nsnt OF tho Ia 37s
Riots Of greater or lass ma2nl.aio a:e re
pos.ed in yariou. places in Nav + gland, New
YORK, aud Nav Jersey. Ia many places tae
draft has beea suspended.
IIoTs IL ogA ~ PLACES.
Disturbances occurred in Boston, Newark
Yorkyille, II arien, Brooklyn. Jamaica West
chester, ,ni othsr p'scfs, but tho outhreski
wsre on Il very small ecale. except at Brook
I'm. Hers there was great conh agration, @
| which the Herald makes the following uot!ce
About III o'e,, OK isst night a dense crowd o
m an attacked the covered grain elevators au(
|
! ,;oy krs to them. The flames sprea'
with wonderful rapidly, and ths building
and contents were destroyed As tn
n,mes s'i,s athwars the heavens ih
Iiyht o.. 1 bs seen for miles distant. TA'
ioss W.. he i'm o,snse, bat we havs no N san
Of ls snipg a, thus late hour auy hing den ,it'
on the subject The c1asfd afterwards 80
fire to the Ii Haniltou avenue isrsy house, Shic!
was entirely destroyed. fas bo.ts were al
stopped rnnaiDg, snd no means OF crossin'
| the river aff;rded.
| sriLL ANo:Hxa c1sELAoRiTIoa--THs rsWAs'
HIusE II HUDSON cIrf j., DxsraaIEo
TIE Newark House, . large and substau
TALLY built hotel, standing at the lancno
OF the roads leading 10 Jsrsey and h'
boxen Oisies, was i.ed at lac hodr Ia,
night and destroyed, We believe thst this
the second time that this building has bee
destroyed, once before during the riot OF Oh
lsborers on The New York aud Efis ksiiroa
tunnel.
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