The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-01

RkismishinE ON the Potomac 4
A BRISK EAgkaEassT. IN #HicH 4 NaaYLis,
cYsTHR P0IICR.BoAp ENGAGES.
The Washington Star. OF The a0th has III,
following 81 b, &. I. Is q.
On Sunday last the Chsrles county. Mi.
| OILERS fishermen who use gill.nets) mott
fed uumber OF Delaware fishermen, who
had arrived in the Potomac and were rgiII
Ing, or preparing to Gill, 10 the neighbor.
hood OF sToisoass wharf, about sixfY-fYs
miles down the Potomac, that they (tbe Del.
awaresns) must leave by Sunday or shetrboats
and seines would be destroyed. On Monday
morning Captain Spransy, in the tag Sam.
6edney, got up steam and called the Mary.
land oyster poliee-sloop Kitty Zines, Cap.
tain Carpenter, into service, and on Tuesday
the sloop appeared at the scene OF action,
Yesterday was the day when the Delaware
intrsders were to ! be driven OFF, Yes
-terday morBipg the steamer Harbinger, Cap
tain ,Myer E. +. Gregg, left here for the pnr.
pose Of bringing up fish for the Washington
market, as usual. When the Harbinger, ar:
rived Off ToEon's (about 2.;o'clock p. MI il
was noticed that the police.boat and Also the
tug Smith Petit, Captain Denty. were lying
there, number Of. OILERS ID their boats
holding on ito Captain Dents's,, tug at, the
time. tits said that these OILERS had been
lowed there for the purpose OF attempting q
compromise With the Charles county fisher
men; and Captain Carpenter, Of the Mary
land oyster police-boas, refused to. allow
them TO land. The ,Harbinger, approaching
the wharf, was within about one hundred
yards ofEit when fire was opened on Der from
the sIoop with Spencer rifles Carpenter,
Miller, and young Miller using the
wcapons.o Five balls struck the Har!
binger while she was .endeavoring to
get out OF range, and Captain, Gregg,
while at the wheel, received ball in the
right groin. While this was going. on the
son of Carpenter, aud another man 10 boat,
had been to see some Of the :" gllers" along.
side OF the Pettit with q view Of bringing
about treaty, and on going to the sloop
Carpenter attacked bis son and bis, compap-
ion, and in The anelke young Carpenter re-
ceived a severe blow from the butt Of gun
ia the bands of his father. Young Carpeu.
ter and his companion made their way to the
Smith Petit and came up in that boat to
Smith's Point, where; they Landed with 8
number of "gillere." The Harbinger at once
crossed to the Virginia side, and the steamer
John w. Thompson was bailed and Captain
Gregg placed on board. While the Thomp.
son was on the way up se7eral Dalis paSse
Internationally close. to her. il
The tug Gedney, Captain spransy, was
taken up by Carpenter,"snd be came up to
the Harbinger pointing pistol at the en-:
giueer, (Mr. G. c. JilsoDl and called out,
SC You Of =. it is.a good thing you are
on that side. Keep off; If you crook your
helm I'll give you the contents of this" .
Carpenter pursued the Petit up the river
- No. IS Oh Hn~ ~
then taking effect in the shoulder Of Captain
Deuty. Subsequently Carpenter, on the
Gedney, with the Petit lin tow, passed the
Harbinger on the way down to Port To.
bacco. .,--. E..,,gs -,:..s= : NIX ~"
Captain Gregg on his arrival here last night
was taken to his home, on Maryland avenue
near Tenth street, and this morning is doing
quite well. Fortunately he bad a bunch OF
keys in his pocket, which broke the force o
the ball. Further developments are LOOKED
for with Interest. ~. ,i. - d. . :. ..4,..