Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-08-24
THE BELFAST RIOTS.

city with stones, bludgeons and fire.
arms. The magistrates began yester.
day to swear in special constables. A
proclamation has been issued by the
Mayor authorizing the troops holding
the streets to fire upon all riotous as
offering resistance. All the
stores are closed, and business entirely
suspended. Additional troops are ex-
pected to reach Belfast to- day.
A dispatch from Dublin last night
no cessation of the rioting at
Belfast. The mob yesterday attacked
three large warehouses and made a
wreck of the interior, car
rying of every portable article and
demolishing the merchandise. The
becoming convinced of
their inability to restore order, have
surrendered the control of the city
into the hands of the military, thus
practically establishing martial law
The commanding officer has issued his
proclamation, warning all quietly dis
posed citizens to remain in their
houses, and stating that every person
found in the streets would be looked
upon as q riotcr and treated accord
ingly. All the public houses have re-
ceiyed orders to close, and not to open
until permitted by the authorities.
A dispatch from Belfast to-day
states between last evening and II
0 clock this morning, only two woun-
ded rioters were received In hospitals.
1t is the intention of the military to
resort to extreme measures to sup
press the disorders. Several houses
have been attacked -dayand wrecked.
A dispatch from Belfast at $50 this
morning, says that at that hour the
city was comparatively quiet. The
mob had made several efforts during
the day to fire buildings. and some
rioters were caught in the act. In
every street there are evidence of the
terrible character of the conflict that
has been raging for the past few days.
The government of the city is tempo
rarily vested in four Magistrates with
military reserves,
LATER.-A special dispatch from
London says: The riots in Belfast
continue with undated fury and the
city is at the mercy of blood thirsty
mob. Martial law has been declared
fearing repetition of the terrible
scenes of '66, all places of business
were closed at noon to-day. A regu-
lar panic prevails, and many respecta-
BILE psople have fed the city.
Orangemen in bodies of three and
four hundred issue from their head
quarters in Sandy Row, and rush
through the principal streets like de-
MONS firing in all directions. Il is
apprehended they will attempt to de-
molish several Roman Catholic insti-
buttons, and large reinforcements Of
constabulary have accordingly sur
rounded them to resist an attack
Several regiments, including detach
mcnts from the Royal barracks in
Dublin, were drawn up to-day in High
street, DONEGAL street, and in the vi
entity of Linen Hall, ready to charge
the rioters.
The mode of warfare il cowardly in
the extreme, and people walking quiet.
ly along are shot down like dogs. Al
this writing the hospital in Great Pat
rick street il filled with the wounded
and dying, and the screams of the sui.
iercrs as they are taken along the
streets are heartrending. Several wo.
men have been shot
The troops can do nothing without
the sanction of the Mayor, who, ow-
ing to the great Indignation of the
citizens, has at length been compelled
TO order the military to engage with
the rioters.
About dozen persons have been
shot at the so-callcd Boyne Bridge
near the railway station. During the
riots in 1866, the Orangemen made an
city of O'Connell, tied a rope around
its neck, plunged it into the water, and
subsequently placed it in a coffin, and
after mimicing the last rites of the Ro.
man Catholic Church, burst open d
Catholic cemetery at Friar Bush and
burned it there. The ringleader, d
man named james Conneil, was mex,
day shot dead by the police while
leading a gang of rioters TO burn the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.
Orangemen detest the name of Dan
lei OConnell, owing to his having won
Catholic emancipation in 1929, and il
was because the Roman Catholics were
celebrating that victory that the Or
angemen again commenced the attack
The scencc since Thursday last la.
been terrible.
1t was at first thought that order
would be restored in a day or two, but
the Partially and bad management o.
the authorities have lead to the pres
ent dreadful state Of affairs.
Many private houses have been tori
down or burned Worked up to "A fl
of desperation the Roman Catholics
from the district known rs Pound Liv
ey and Hercules street, have appeared
in the streets to resist the ferOciou,
assaults of the Orangemen who fol-
the last two or three days have mad,
most appalling threats. Respectful,
citizens are seized with terror and ar,
trembling in their houses with fear.
The ship carpenters, who are mostl!
Orangemen, have Joined the rioteri
with their formidable weapons. Tn,
opposing parties had several engage
ments last night and this morning, ant
several men were killed. II the au
thorities prevent the military from
clearing the streets and shooting dow
the rioters, the city will be Quilted.
As last resource quantity of am
munition and rifles have been distrib
uted among number of deputy con
stables who will assist in enforcin.
order.
Despite the action of the authorities
who, owing to their utter helplessnes
and ineflicicncy, were obliged TO sur
render control of the city into tn
hands of the military, the rioters ar
vigorously carrying out their desper
ate deeds of blood and plumber. Tn
Orangcmen were charged this morn
ing with fixed bayonets up Carricl
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