Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-07-18
Stammtu1t Spettatur,
Tuesday, July Is, 1871.
Battle of Boyne Riot in New York City

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The battle of Boyne in Ireland, in which
the army of James II was defeated by that o
William III was fought in 169O-one hundred
and eighty-one years ago-and yet it is TIT
cause of bloodshed at this day in this country
James II, in his short reign, was almost who'll!
EMPLOYED in attempts to establish the Catholic
religion and despotic power. His efforts in ia
yor of popery were for some time attended
with success. But having caused seven bish
ons TO be committed to the Tower for refusing
to read a Declaration to suspend the laws a
gainst popery, the passive spirit of the natlor
d;sanpeared and general indignation was
roused. William, at that time Prince O
ORANGE, who had married Mary, the eldes
daughter of James, was invited over, anC
landed at Torbay, with an army, in order to as
sumo the Government. The principal nobility
and officers Immediately joined his standard
and James, being deserted by the people, anc
even BY his own children, escaped to France
where he passed the remainder OF his life a
Convention. Parliament declared the kings
flight an abdication, and settled the crown upor
William and Mary. This event is styled by
British writer's, the glorious revolution OF 1888
Ireland still adhered to James, and the Par
lament of that country declared William al
usurper Being assisted by Louis XIV O.
France, James landed with some French forces
in Ireland in 1890, where he was Joined by
large army but he was defeated by William
at the river Boyne, and the country submitted
to the new king. A large feet, which Louis
XIV had prepared in favor of James was de-
stroyed by admiral Russell off Cape la Hogue
and by the peace of Ryswick which followed
the title of William to the crown was &C
knowledged.
1t is the victory of William over james ii
that battle on the river Boyne that the Orange
men celebrate on the 18th day of July.
The feud which has existed for such length
of time in Ireland between the Orangemer
and their opponents has been transferred tt
this country, and on Wednesday last it caused
the loss of of thirty-odd lives in New Yorl
city, and the wounding, more or less seriously
of seventy or eighty more. None OF TIT
Orangemen were hurt Among the killed
were two women. Some half dozen soldiers
and policemen were hurt. The loss of life ano
injuries received were almost entirely confined
to the assailants
When it became known that it was the pur
pose of the Orangemen to celebrate the ami
yersary of the battle of the Boyne, the threat
to assault them and the preparations making
by the societies Of the Catholic Irish were 81
great that, to avoid such horrid scenes o
bloodshed as it seemed would be enacted, The
Superintendent of the N. Y. Police issued ar
order forbidding the procession Of the Orange
men, This order was revoked by Gov. Holt
man on the night of the 18th, and the Orange
men were allowed to have their procession
with the guarantee of ample protection. They
had resolved to yield obedience to the order Of
the Superintendent of Police forbiddlng them
to march through the Streets. After Gov
Hoffman's proclamation was issued revokln&
said order, they resolved to celebrate the day
with marching through some Of the Streets o.
the city. Only about 200 Orangemen appeared
in procession. They were strongly guarded by
policemen and troops Though Archbishop
McClosky and the Priests of the city had ear
nesty counseled their members not to modest
the Orangemen in any way whatever, but te
let them alone severely, and allow them to
march till they were tired, yet some who heed
ed not their wise counsel made assaults upor
the procession, and the result was as giver
above.
From the account furnished by one of the
reporters of the N. T. Herald, we extract the
following:
THE FIRST STONE.
While the writer of this article was looking
intently at the procession, forgetful for the mo-
ment that it had any enemies or stood In any
danger, he saw woman rush out from the
sidewalk and seize the equipments OF one OF
the Orangemen, and seek to pull them from
his shoulders. She was crowded aside with
out hesitation by a soldier interposing the butt
of his musket and warning her of. This bag
uttered frequent cries of rage, spat upon the
man and those nearest to him, and lifted up
her arms and waved them toward the people
on the sidewalk, as if reproaching them fol-
their backwardness. Almost the same instant
a halfgrown boy, of a slouchy, pock-marked
and wretched guise, almost idiotic in express
ion, had it not been for his supremely vicious
look, which made him even more repulsive,
produced from under his ragged coat a large
paving-stone as big as his double fist, and with
a single propulsion of his arm above his shout
der, threw it with force toward the, Orange
men. 1t passed just over the shoulder OF
policeman, and fell between the platoons OF the
Protestants. Nobody appeared to give 1t any
L., l. ho oIr 1nfo
on Twenty-sixth street, 10 the rear OF lager
beer establishment, and directly reappearing
obtained another stone from the street.
THE MOB MAKE THE ATTACK.
The writer did not notice, SO much was be
absorbed In the actions of this boy, that mean.
time missiles Of all descriptions were being
flung from windows, housetops, and from
groups of people upon both military and Or
angemen. The troops stood perfectly firm
kept their ranks, and looked neither to the
right nor to the left
THE FIGHT.
Encouraged by this disregard numbers o
the ruffians scattered about them and began Il
obtain all sorts of garbage and missiles, which
thew threw directly into the ranks. Pisto
shots we're now heard to crack up and dowr
the street, and one man was seen on house
ton with a loaded musket, which he discharged
directly into the lines, and stopped behind ;
chimney to reload it. SIS
THE TROOPS REToRT
Suddenly the foremost regiment came to 8
halt, and word was passed in quick succession
to those furthest in the rear to stand upor
their arms likewise The head of the process
sion had now passed the Grand Opera House
and turned a little way into Twenthy-third
street. where it met very different sort of re-