Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-21
FOREIGN.
THE BELFAST RIOTS.
The City at the Mercy Of the Mob.
The Old Feud Between Orangemen
and Catholics.
Terrible Scenes of 1865 Renewed.
Martial Law Declared.
Peaeeable Citizens Shot Down.
Military Determined to Suppress the
Riot.
Peaeeable Citizens Shot Down.
Continued Rioting I'm BeIfast.

In despite Of the warning proclamation of
the Mayor and Magistrates. Fighting was
Kept up by the rioters in various quarters
OF the city with stones, bludgeons and fire.
arms. The Magistrates began yesterday to
swear in special constables. A proclama-
tlol has been issued by the Mayor author
lzlng the troops holding the streets to fire
upon all riotous assemblages offering re-
sistance. All the stores are closed, and
business entirely suspended. Additional
troops are expected to reach Belfast to-day.
A dispatch from Dublin last night report
ed no cessation Of the rioting at Belfast.
The mob yesterday attacked three large
| warehouses and made complete wreck of
the interior, carrying off every portable ar
ticle and demOlishing the merchandise. Tie
magistrates, becoming convinced of their
Inability to restore order, have surrendered
the control of the city into the hands of the
military, thus practically establishing mar
tial law. The commanding officer has is
sued his proclamation, warning all quietly
disposed citizens TO remain in their houses
and stating That every person found in the
streets would be looked upon as a rioter
and treated accordingly. All the public
houses have received orders to close, and
not to open until permitted by the authori-
ties.
LoDoN, Aug. ga dispatch from
Belfast to-day states between last evening
and II O'Clock this morning, only two
wounded rioters were received in hospitals.
Several small fights occurred this morning
1t is the intention of the military to resort
to extreme measures to suppress the disor-
ders. Several houses have been attacked
to- day and wrecked.
A dispatch from Belfast at $3.50 this
morning, says that at that hour the city was
comparatively quiet. The mob had made
several efforts during the day to fire build
iDgs, 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 temporarily vest
ed in four Magistrates with ample military
reserves.
Later-Riots Raging with undated
Fury-The City at the Mercy of the
Mob.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-A special dispatch
from London says: The riots in Belfast
continue with unabated fury and the city
is at the mercy of a blood-thirsty mob.
Martial law has been declared fearing repe-
tition ofthe terrible scenes Of 66, all places
of business were closed at noon to-day. A
regular panic prevails and many respectable
people have fed the city.
0raugemen in bodies of three and four
hundred issue from their headquarters in
Sandy Row and rush through the principal
streets like demons, firing in all directions.
1t is apprehended they will attempt to de.
molish several Roman Catholic institutions,
and large reinforcements of constabulary
have accordingly surrounded them to resist
an attack. Several regiments, including
detachments from the Royal barracks in
Dublin, were drawn up to-day in High
street, Donegal street and in the vicinity
Of linen Hall, ready to charge the rioters.
Dragons and mounted ConstabuIary
patrolled the city last night, but the shoot
ing was as brisk as ever, and in many in
stances innocent victims were killed.
Bitter oIltcries are made against the city
authorities, who, just as during the riots of
1866, allowed the fiends to pelt the troops
with brickbatS, wreck churches, pillage
stores, aud perpetrate atrocious murders
before they gave the word of command.
Orangemen are mostly favored, although
they have been charged.
The node CT warfare is cowardly in the
extreme, and people walking quietly along
are shot down like dogs. At this writing
the hospital Is Great Patrick street is filed
with the wounded and dying, and the
screams of the sufferers as they are taken
along the streets, are heartrending. Several
women have been shot.
The troops can do nothing without the
sanction of the Mayor, who, owing to the
great indignation Of the citizens, has at
length been compelled to order the military
to eAgage with the rioters.
About dozen persons have been shot at
the so-caled Boyne Bridge, near the rail-
way station. During the riots in 1866 the
OrangemeD made an effigy of O'Connen,
tied rope around its neck, plunged 1t into
the water, and subsequently placed it in a
coffin, and after mimicing the last rites
of the Roman Catholic Church,
burst open 9 Catholic cemetery at
Eriar's Bush and burned it there.
The ringleader, man named James Con-
nell, was next day shot dead by the police
while leading gang of rioters to burn the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.
Orangemen detest the name OF Daniel
O'Connell, owing to his having won Catho-
Lie emancipation in 1929, and it was be-
cause the Roman Catholics were celebrat-
ing that victory that the Orangemen again
commenced the attack. the scene since
Thursday last has been terrible.
It was at irst thought that order would
be restored in a day or two, but the par
TALLY and bad management of the authori-
ties have lead to the present dreadful state
of affairs.
Many private houses have been torn
down or burned. Worked up to a fit of
desperation the Roman Catholics from the
district known as Pound Livey and Hercu.
les street, have appeared ip tho streats to
resist the ferocious assaults OF the Orange
men who Coz the last two or three days
haye made most appalling threats. Re-
Spectacle citizens are seized with terror and
arc trembling in their houses with fear.
The ship carpenters, who are mostly
Orangemen, have joined the rioters with
their formidable weapons. The opposing
parties had several engagements last night
and this morning, ardasseveral men were
killed. II the authorities prevent tho mill
tary from clearing the streets and shooting
down thesrioters, the city viii be Quilted.
As last resource quantity of ammuni-
ton and rifles have been distributed among
a number of deputy constables who viii as
sist in enforcing order.
In attempting to keep the Orangemep
and Roman Catholics apart, several s0ldters
belonging to the Fortieth regiment of in
fantry were seriogsly woanded aud con-
veyed to the hospital. Fightingis going on
at Place oallsd rhompson's Bank, where
navies are employed. Another engagement
occurred late last night near county down
railway station in York street, and it was
not until several men had been CIT down
that the constabulary succeeded in dispers-
ing the opposing part.es.
Despite the action of the authorities,
who owing TO their utter helplessness and
inethciency were obliged to surrender con
troll OF the city into the hands Of the mill
tary, the rioters arc vigorously carrying out
their desperate deeds of blood and plumber.
The SrahgeDaen were charged this morning
with. fixed bay onets up CarTick Hill, but
soon after meeting an opposing force, on old
Lodge Road, of Roman Catholics, they en-
gagged with them and fought for over an
hour with guns, paving stones and bludg-
cons.
Many of the employees from mills on the
Antrim road have quit work to Join the
rioters. There is no knowing where she
matter will end. Tie riots of 1866 lasted
three weeks. It seems that the command
ant u determined to enforce order, and ac-