THB Fnll Paptic«lap» of THE LATE R I O V fS^ With a View of tlie burning of tlie @)iti®iLrj mmmUg St. MICHAELS ^C St AUGUSTINES, Published at ^3 N, Second street Philadelphia,. 1 PREFACE In presenting" this description of the ever to be re- membered and unfortunate Riot and blood shed of the 'iican spirit, manifested by a port it^ of the lien popui ition of Third Ward Kensing^ton. '^^ Rtsoluerl, That in view of the above transaction, wein- ite our fellow-citizens at larg-e to attend the next meet- ig to sustain us in the expression of our opii ions. Resah'pcf, That when we adjourn we ail journ to meet 1 nu their proceed- n{^3 in peace, undistiu'bed by any persons, and that the listurbuice they met with, from persons opposed to the )bjects of the meeting, was as gross an outraji^e as was 5ver perpetrated upon Ihe rig;hts of anv body of free litizens. The citizens who comp'»sed the meeting" werei lisembled in the exercise of a rig^ht which is gfuardnteed :o them by the Constitution, and it has come to a pretty they are to be assailed by others, and their lives sters- ficed in the streets. They were assembled by public call, their ohject being a perfect le^al one, and the presumption is that those who w»re opposed to the meeting were attracted there from some mischievous motive. They were not em- braced in the call, they could have had no proper object in bein^ present at or in the nei^hborho )d of the meet- ing, and the consequences which resulted, indicate very plainly the folly, if not to say the wickedness of iheir desij^ns, in ^oing" in numbers to the place The prc° sumption that mischief was intended is confirmed by th© conduct of a reckless set of ruffians, who, a lew evenings before, broke up a meeting* assembled for a similar pur° pose. Such conduct as this is not to be toleraied with impunity in any country, much less in ours, where th© hand of fellowship and good feelinj>* has always been extended to the emijo^rant from olher shores, and politi- cal equality so liberally offered \hem. ft is a poor return for these favors if they are to turii round and strike at the liberty and rights ^f those who have so generously g-iven them the power to do so. I'he circumstances which occured are to be deeplv de- plored, both on account of the bohl ailernpt to interfere with and ahridge the rights of' American citizens, and on account of the persons themselves who ate charged with the act, against whom» judging from the nuture of men, a determined hostility will he waged, and Upon whom the effects of their own folly will be made terribly to recoil. NATIVE AMERICANS. The American Republicans of the city anlic Policy, and to SUSTAIN THEM AGAINST THK ASSAULTS OF ALIKNS AND FOKKIGNKK^. Are requested to assemble on MONDAY AFTER- NOON,^ May 6th, 1844 at 4 o'clock, at the corner of Master and Second street, Kensington, to express their indignation at the outrage on Friday evening last, which was perpetrated by the Irish Catholics, in tearing and trampling under their feet the American Flag, to take the necessary steps to prevent a repetition of iit. {From the Native A merican,) Concerns not alone Native Americans — we should say, American Republicans — that being the name by which our associates have agreed they shall be desig- nated. The meeting does not concern them alone — it concerns every citizen who desires the preservation of freedom and democratic institutions — it is a practical test of the doctrine, long doubted by aristocrats, that the people are able to govern themselves. They certain- ly are not — nor never will be — so long as they put gags upon the mouths of those who advocate reforms of government; they certainly will not be, so long as a party renegade, a democrat in profession and a whig* by purchase, can send a band of cudgel-armed ruffians to beat out the brains of any one who has the hardihood to utter truth and reason to his fellow citizens. We are not in error, we cannot be mistaken, in imputing the violence offered to the meeting of Friday last to the joint influence of political demagogues and Catholic Priests. VVe know that the Irish population, if left to themselves and not instigated by religious emissaries or political movements and too-free-and-easy, to bother themselves with arguments either .for or against their privileges. We then boldly announce the man who sold the naturalized vote to the present Sheriff, to grati- fy his wounded vanity, with being at the bottom of this movement ; and we now call upon our countrymen, whe- ther native or adopted, who respect the right most dear and of most value to freemen — that of publicly discussing any and every question — to rescue public proceedings of every kind from mob interference. As conductors of the press, we would make no distinction in favor of such a gross outrage on the rights of citizens — be it perpetra- ted by whom it might. We would condemn it as strong- ly, if the act of our own party, as we now do knowing it to be the act of aliens ; and we take this opportunity most solemnly to rebuke the indignant threats of some of our own friends under the exasperation occasioned by the late desperate and anti-republican violence of their oppo- sers. Our cause must not be sustained by any Lynch law exhibitions of revenge. Leave it to those who haye already violated their oaths of allegiance to this nation and to liberty, by brandishing their cudgels in the air, and boasting that the "have been stained in American blood years ago, and are ready for it again." Our fellow citizens at large, but chiefly those who happen to be in party minority in any portion of the coutray, are deeply interested in this subject as the American Republicans. How can thoy ever hope to have their reasons heard, to have the slightest voice in public affairs — should this doctrine of submission to the strong arm of numerical force be received as the order of the day. If men are to be beaten into submission to the wills of others, we would much prefer the bastinado of a Sultan or the knout of a Czar to the cudgel of ii lawless and infuriated mob. One of the complaints of these colonies in their declaration of independence was that the people were prevented from assembling for the redress of grievances, and we are now about to have fastened upon us this same slavish restraint by a foreign mob in place of a foreign tyrant. In either case the essence of the tyrany is the same and the mob tyranny is rendered the more hideous inasmuch as it adds in- gratitude to despotism. It assumes the most frightful aspect, when it exhibits itself among those who have been raised from the most degraded condition in therr own land to the dignity of freemen in this. How worthy they have shown themselves of this high honor is well proved by their resorting to brutal force to crush down pinion. These remarks are not mnde in an inflammatory spirit. On the confrary wedesirp only to wake up the feelings of those who love law and order — we desire our friends to sliow themselves in such force as not to invite a^gjression — that the meeting;* sh( uld be of such an im- posing^ character as to cow down at once the few refrac- tory and intolerant men, who have respect neither for their own great privilei^es nor the rights of those to whose benevolence thoy owe them. J^et the people turn out in their majestv, and at once frown into silence the turbulent spirits whose intolerence and ij2;norance have been so si|i;nally displayed; and above all let us remember our own motto <*F1HMLY BUT MODE- RATEI.Y." Agreeably to a call of the Native American Republi- cans of he city and county of Philadelphia, a Mass Meeting was held at the corner ot Mas er and Second streets, in the district of Kensington. After certain preliminaries having been setiled, Mr. Kramer was call- ed for by the meeting, appeared, and addressed the con^ course of citizens assembled, in a speech which elicited much applause. Gen Smith heinii; irjiroduced, enter- tained them for some time, by a ver) portinenl speech,lhe people upon the subject nf the principles which guide the Native Republicans, in the course they have marked out for themselves on lheg?eat leading and important question of foreign inflnence upon the civil, political and religious intiuilions of our country. After which, Mr. Levin was introJuced upon the >tand, and was about proceeding to speak tipon the deleterious effects of Popish interference in the elective lranchise,and her consequnce upjn American liberty, through their minions of the poor urJn'_' this fiijht, the fires fro>.i the Irish came fast md thick, and several oi the Americans were wounded. Amonj he number are tlie following', every one of whom arc Native American citizens: George Younij, irplding in Alari- t's Lane lear Sixth >tret-t, was wounde 1 by a slug- or musket hall in his eft breast, passing' through his iunof, and cmninjjr out through his »aek, beneath his shoiiLier. He. ^ave one leap and fell upon the ?arth SToanifj'*- and wiiihinor in his blood. Augustus R. Peale, vound.-d ixi the ar.u badly, by a musket ball — \\i^ arm is suppoSf^d. o have h't-n fractured by the ball. C. Salisbury, the keeper of he Washington house, in the Western part of the city, was mounded. We could not learn the nature or extent of the wound. Willis H. Blaney, constable, it is reported was shot through ono 3f his leors, but tlie wonnd is not considered serious to any ex- ;ent. VVriL»"ht Ardis, a ship ca penter, re^idincr in SouthAark, ilso wounded in tlie hip, but could not ascertain the nature or jxtent of the wound. At jliis hour baU' past six o'clock the ex- jitsment in Kensinoton is unprecedented. Affairs have now ^aken a turn.— The Americans at this moment are triumphant, md the stars and stripes which was tattered and trampled upon, low ftoat in victory. A small number of the Natives who were irraed, surprised the Irish, who had possession of the market louse, charged home upon them, when they precipitately fled the rround. The military are now on their way to the scene of blood- shed, having two field pieces. EIGHT O'CLOnC, P. M. John Fagan, residin;; near Fifth and Cherry streets, was shot in the left shou'.dcr, and was taken to the drugstore of Mr. Horer. His wound is not danrerous. Lewis Greble, residing in Fifth near Chrisiian street, had part of his head blown otF by a musket [)all, and fell dead. He was shot in the right temple. We saw this victim of C?aiholic fury expire. Thomas Funston, residino^ at No. 620 N. Second street, was shot in the head but iioi killed. Matthew Hammitt, a nephew of Mr. Hammitt, ship builder in Kensington, killed. William Hillman, a turner, residing in Kensington, was shot in the head and his wound is regarded a» dangerous — he was carried into a neighbor's house. John Shreeves, house painter, residing in Front street above Green, waa shot, but whether his woun Is are serious or not, we are unable ta ascertain. HALF PAST EIGriT O'CLOCK, P. M. The alarm of fire at this moment was caused by the burning of a row of frame buildings in Cadwallader street, in the neighbor- hood of Master street. • hese houses, it is s.^id, were occupide Xq some Irish and burned to the ground. A rope maker in tho district of South wark, whose name we could not get, was shot (dead. Kevser. brother to Mr. Kevser who keeos a taver« 13 near Market street wharf, was seriously woMnde'f. A boy, name onkuoAn, was sUot in the left shoulder, while standin* in tlw^ ®^^^** ET.KVEN O'CLOC P. M. The Hibernia Hose house vias theftfst place where the fire wai discovered. Tf»at building was burned to the earth, tnd the con- tjo-uous houses caught, and the flareifts spre.^d with fearfiU and alarming rapidity. '^Aboiit thirty houses, north of the Hibernia Hose house, have already been cojisu.ne*!, and the fire is still ragintr. What became of the inmates no one can tell. Probably a number have been consumed in the Haxies. The excitement i« intense, Th*^ military, to the number of several hundred, are up- on -the grownd, lv>f)king passively onj endeavoiing to keep the people irora rushing forward. The Carroll Hose, with one or two other companies, were throwing water on the fire. Charles Siill- well of Southwark, has died from ' is wounds. A man lesiding in Shackamaxon street, was mortally \vounded in tho breast. A number of persons were injured in consequence of the falling in of the walls, &c. of the burninsj buildings. An Irisliman, name un- known, had one of his eyes knocked out by a blow from a club, about 9 o'clock, while looking from his window. The Catholic Church was strongly fortified, but no disposition was manifested to attaclv the same. Gans were heard firin*^ int-very direction, TWELVK O'CLOCK All is quiet. The fire is nearly out. I he military are still upoa the ground. Two Irishmen are reported as having been burned to death. On the evening; of the 7th the military were called out by order of the Sheriff, when the Natives had got their blood fully up, and were fast jj^aining; the ascen- .deticy, the peace officers thought it high time to^ inter- pose the authority of the lavr. ' 14 Whilst we were proceeding to the place where Avne- can citizens were shot like dogs in the street, we en- )URtered a bodj of men who numbered several hun- reds, coming" down Second street, towards the office of Llderman Boileau. We followed the crowd to the Llderman's office. Two Irish Catholics, named John rConnor and Owen Daley, were brought in, haying" een arrested in the second story of a house near the )rner of Second and Master streets; one of whom was 3co^nized as the man who fired several shots from the windows of that house, wounding a young" man in the 3g, and is supposed to be the man wlio shot poor Shif - er. The other was recognized as havinp; been a very ctive participant in the Catholic ranks on Monday even- ig". As no officer could be found to make these arrests Mr. Alburger, a citizen of South wjrk, volunteered, nd at the imminent risk of his owii life, proceeded to tiis house walked boldly up stair?, seized a gun which tood in the corner loaded with buck shot and bail, and lemanded these men to yield, and go with him. tie- istance having been made by the reckless, infuriated nen; assistance was procured, and they were taken be- ore the Alderman. So intense was the excitement of he people, who surrounded these nien on their way jo he office, that it was with the greatest difficulty that 'iolent hands were kept from their persons. The cry >f the people was, ''Kill them, kill them! Blood for )lood!" Every moment these men were in the streets —and they hurried with great precipitation — it was bought they would be forcibly dragged from the hands )f Mr. Alburger, and sacrificed in the public street, to >atiate the vengeance of an outraged people. But ;hrough Mr. Alburger's firmness and determination, at ill, hazards, to have them dealt with according to law, hey were got to the Alderman's office in safety. It ippeared, while there, these men were two of the lead- ers of the Roman Catholics, by whose violence some of 3ur citizens have been sacrificed; and, evidence before he Alderman, that O'Connor had fired repeatedly from :he vvindows of the house in which they both were ar- restpH iva«: nrnrlnrfifl -nnrl tiic orllil^ rviorli» wianinoaf 15 The circumstances which led to the arrest of these two individuals., was a train of blood traced to their door, and their appearance, with the ^un in hand, almost every moment, at one of the windows, looking as it is presumed, for an American to fire upon. The frag-ments of the bursted ij^un was found near the school-house, together with a man's thumb. It is sup- posed that an Irishman had over-charged it, and conse- cjuently caused it to burst, carrying with it his thumb. This man it is supposed, was taken to the house where O'Connor and Daley were arrested, the bed clothes of a bed in the second story being; saturated with blood, and the floor considerably stained. Alderman Boileauheld these two men, O'Connor and Daley, to bail for another hearing, in the sum of ^1000 each. The Coroner held inquests upon the bodies of the two young- men shot dead, Wright and Shiffler. No def- finite verdict rendered. Brigadier General George Cadwallader, at one o'clock, called out th^ volunteers of the First Brigade, for the purpose of quelling the disturbances in Kensing- ton, which it is said, existed there at that hour, and to check the Irish in their ruthless and lawless violence against the rights and liberties of American citizens. The Sheriff came upon the ground on Mon the disturbances, and arresting the ring-leaders. After viewing the scene for a few moments, he proceeded to the office of Alderman Clarke, and gave directions to the Irish about the Alderman's office, to put away their fire-^ms, and then made his exit. A large; number of arms were secreted in St. Mi- chael's church, and St Aug;ustin*^'s church, there were several hundred Irish congregated. A number of Native Americans were attacked at the corner of German town road and Second street, with paving stones, which were hurled from windows and and the tops of houses by the Irish. The Natives rallied, stormed one of the houses, and put the Catholics to flij^ht. The Irish held complete possession of the Mar- 16 :et-hou8e, and erery man of them was armed to the »eth,^ — many wiih rifles, musket* and shot g-uns. This 100 of aliens were intensely excited — brandishing their uns, cursings and swearing-, and threatening death and estruction to every man who interposed even to pacify hem. Tho district on the eai 1y part of the 8th inst, presented uite a peaceable aspect, and order reigned throughout. Jut towards the middle of the day, crowds of persons rom the adjoinihg and other districts, and from the city, ocked there by thousands, perhaps more from motives f curiosity tiian for any thing else. Congregating in ififerent parts, and coming in contact, discussions arose pon the all absorbing subject of the riots; a.nd inflam- latory language being used, the excitement. again broke ut with redoubled fury, and the consequences are la- lentable to record. The entire row of houses on Cadwalader street, most f which were frames, extending i'rom Master to Jeffer- on street, in addition to one or two on Master street, /ere destroyed; atid four on Washington street. From II of these houses guns were fired by the Irish.— Nothing remains of the Market house but the brick illars. During the morning, an Irishman named Oliver Cree, ^as taken from his Isouse in ihe vicinity of Cadwallader treet, and two ioa»ied uujskels were found in his pos- ession. In conveying him to Mayor Cannon's Office, e was taken from the hands of the officers and beat lost unmercifully. He w^s, however, got before the /layor and placed in the lockup-house. About noon, a beautiful brick dwelling, at the corner f Washington iind Jefferson streets was fired. 17 An alarm having gone forth, the firemen repaired and spared no efforts to arrest the proj^ress of the flames. Before they could be arrested, the fire communicated to an adjoining building", and both were distroyed. Large numbers oi' individuals about this time were col- lecting around tlie Seminary, and at St, Michael's Church, At S o'clock St. Michaers Church was fired, m*^ with such rapidity did the flam 'S spread that th^ church was enveloped and consiimed in an incrediblo short period ol time, Tliousantis gazed upon the burn- ing e()ifice in silence, and n"t one effoit was made to ■aye it. The firemen who were upon the ground put Iheir apparatus in motion, b it p fiyed only on the build- ing« south of the church. From the church the raging •lement communicated itself to the dwelling of the Priest, Mr, Donahue, on the north, which was totally consumed. 18 The Seminary on the corner of Phoenix and Second streets, was about the same time discovered to be on fire, together with the building-s on the opposite corner, occu- pied by a man named Corr, who kept a grocery, and was reported to have sold ammunition to the Irish. The Seminary and the other building* were burned to the ground. Whilst these buildings were burning the Volunteers of the 1st and 3d Brigade, commanded by Generals Cadwallader and Hubbell, and headed by the city troop, marched and arrested further operations by the mob, in this portion of the district. I'he military kept parading in all quarters, where an outbreak was anticipated; but Alderman Clarke, who, we be- lieve, is a Catholic, and suspected of having instigated and urged upon the poor priest-ridden souls to commit the first outbreak at the meeting on Monday last, appeared to be an object of revenge for the mob. They sought this residence, made an attack upon it, as well as upon the adjoining house occupied by his brother Pat- rick, and the furniture ot both were thrown into the street, the windows and shutters broken, sash and doors demolished, and the houses themselves left untenanted wrecks. The store and dwelJing of Patrick Murray, S. VV, corner of Jeffersori and Cadwallader streets, was broken into and racked of every thing. The furniture was tumbled into the street, and torn into piecas. Mur- ray and his family left the premises early in the morning. The excite- ment in the. Vicinity was intense. A portion of the Military, w ith Gen- erals Patterson and Cadwallader, and Sheriff M'Michael, ;it their head, soon appeared. Great dise^atii-faction was manifes ed at the appearance of the latter person upon the ground, and frequent groans were heard from the ruob, while cheers were given in favor of the commanding generals. During this time the presence of the military were required in Third near Jefftrson street, a crowd having collected in that vicinity, exhibit- ing a disposition to attack certain houses there. Up lo seven o'clock last night the military kept the mob in check in thi.^ neighborhood, and no daniage was done thai we could ascertain. Out of the windows of nearly every Native American and Protcstani Irishman in the district, hung the American and tn-colored flags. This was regarded as sufficient protection from the mob. Upon someof tfoft doors were observed the words " Native American," written with char coai, and or* others were posted the "Native American" newspaper — re- garding tJjese as a better protection than arms ..r the military. They were indeed a full protection, for instead of violence being offered to pro pert-^ bearing evidence of tfee Native principles of the occupant, tho rNASD/^no nroro rrroeticA vrr { fh otinoro n&u nrtrnh:) t inn. 19 Duringr the aAernoon hvndreds of families of Catholics moved out of the district ; and we observed women and children piled high up on furniture cars upon their goods apparently delighted to escape the scenes of turmoil and bloodshad which presented themselves to their eyes, for the last three days." f *t "We learn, the military being informed that in the Priest's house were firearms secured, Col. Fairlamb, with a few of his men, repaired to his house and requested a search. They found a heavily charged r»usket with slugs, and took the gnn in possession and drew the load. The Priest was politely informed that if he desired his own safety it would be well for him to leave the district instanter. The advice was fol- lowed, for he took a cab and made his exit. We annex, so far as we have been able to collect, the names of ihe persons who have been killed and wounded, since the commencement of hostilities on Monday evening. KILLED. Geo. Shifflcr, residing in St. John below Beaver streets, an apprentice to a morocco dresser, shot in the right breast with a load of siugs^ Wm. Wright, son of A. Wright, salt merchant, residing in Fourth above Tammany, shot through the heart with a ball. John Shreeves, painter, residing in Front street above Green, shot through the head and died instantly. Lewis Greble, carpenter, residing in tilth street near Christian, shot through the head. J. Wesley Rhinedollar, shoe- maker, Front street. Northern Liberties, shot in the back, the ball pass- ing through and coming out at the right breast. Wm. E. Stillman, turner, residing in Kensington, shot m the right shoulder. Joseph Rice, an Irishman, shot through the head with a ball, by a boy. Mat- thew HammiU, nephew of Mr. Hammitt, shipearpenter, in Kensujgton- shot through the head, tlie bull entering one of his ears. Geo. Young, residing in Marriofs Lane, near Sixth, ball enterfed his left breast, pass, ing through his lungs and coming out at the back. John Lrsher, re- siding in Shackamuxon street, Kensington, ball entered his left breast. A lad, name not ascertained, ball entered the lower front of the abd». men, killed on the spot. WOUNDED. Augustus R. Peale, dentist, 176 Locust street, wounded in his arm by a musket ball— bone fractured— his arm since has been amputated. Henry Heiselbaugb, keeper of the Hund-in-Hand tavern. Third and Poplar streets, woufided in the fleshy part of the hand. James Whita- ker, residing in Frdnt street below Spruce, wounded badly by a ball en- tering his thigh, striking the bone. Wright J, Ardis. ship carpenter- Southwark, kali entered his ^h, badly wounding him. S- Abbot Lawrence, of Boston, tfrtK-k in the mde by a ball, and his lir« was only «avedby a p»;nr.v in his vest pocket v hich was sttHck bv the ball, bfndo in^ and bruising il conr-iderable. WiMix H, BUmey, Ex. lieutenant ol PoIice,shot i i the heel. Peter rtlbright,i«n«keei»er. Second Btreet aboTc Coats, woiin)ed by a slug in ihe hand. Joiin Figan, re>iding near Fifth and Cierry streets, bail entered his 'eft breast c<»minj? out the back below the slionlder blade — serious wound, Thomas Funston, re- siding in North Second street, woutsded by a ball. Key^er, bro- thcr of the tivern k' eper of th-it nnine, near Vlarket st'eet wharf KCiinue wounded. Jutin Taggtrt, and Iri-hinaj», badly beaten and b^ni^ed about the head an«l body arrested und w^w^ Vjoyamei'siiig prison. — Taylor, butcher, Soulhwark, a sper#ball struck liini in the eye — the wound danger-'iH. James Briwn UM his leg broken by running »iginst a lamp post. Was'iington IleybeTjer, -eriousiy wounded. Mait= land seriously wonnd<:d, Andrew Gates, wounded. Yocura, wounded. A keeper of Dry Gonris Store in Second street btlow Pine, wounded in the leg, A hid, htlfgrovin, v\oui:ded in the groin. Aifth- er young lad struck in the brea t by a spent ball, a tiesh wound. Seven Other boys were wounded thai we heard uf but could learn n^) names. During the early part of the eveni g, the Orphan Childien were re- moved from St. Joseph's Assylum Seventh and Siiruce: and most il not all the property of St. John's, and thf> o'lier Catholic ChnrcheF. The military had assenib cd in front of S*. Mary's Church, Fourth street below VViiinni fisr the purposeof piese vingoider and saving the church and afljoiiiing pir.pertv, mo attempt was made. About halt past 6 o'clock information was rec«Mved ly Mayor Scott, that an attack was contemplated upon the St. Augustine Church, in Fourth street below Vine, and that a largfe crowd had already gathered in its vifiuity. He immediately repaired upon horse-back to the spot, with a body of city police, and addressrd the crowd, the police were posted around the Chapel. The mass Btiil increased uniil the streets were completely blocked up, the first City Troop were immediately ordered cut, and were upon the ground in a short time hut tc no purpose, in consequence of this Slate of things, the Mayor issued a Proclamation calling upon the good citizens to mt el iamiediately at the place of their usual Ward elections for the purpose of assisting the authorities in sa- •ving the property from destruction by the mob. Nevertheless the crowd still continued to increase .at the Church aLove refer- jed to. Erhatum.— In page 19 th, we mentioned that ^r. John Shreeves, was killed, but we since learned that he was but slightly wounded. SI # ^fl Scene of the Conflna;!ation of St. Aiiii;ustine's Church, ill 4ih SI. beioA Vme, in the Evening; May, 9, 1844, Ab.ut iialf j)..si 9 o'c oek tlie thro\. ing of stones and brieks ("omimfiKted vv.liv unceasiiicj- ropidif}' unlil the windows and doors vvcie tor. ed amid the eciicinv fdionts of the enormous muitiiHde, when soni*' entered the (^'hurch rf->ji;ard]pSH of the troops andpolirv. At about u-h ininutesbeft re ten o'clock fire was com- municated to one or" the window curtains, -and we believe the other part.s o the Church. A boy it is said but eleven years of ao:e was the inc.nidi;.ry, the fire ii-creased with g^reat rapidity, and dense mas^e^; ot !?mo.^e curled oi;t from every window, and the incense vv'hich pn-iented the most beautiful y- t terrifying appear- ance weaver wKnes^ed before of the kind, in m few minutes the flames reached the Selfry.and burst out Mom the upper windows in broad slieel?,t'fte whole steeple was soon wrapt in the devour- ing element and presented a terrific aspect, the clock s.ruck ten while the fire w is raging in its lituiost fury. At twenty .idiures p tst ten o'clock, the cross which surmount- ed the :-teep!p. and which remained unhurt iell with a loud crash, amid the plaudits of a large jsoition of the spectators, in ten minutes aftir A ards the steeplevVvltich had stood until burnt to a meie skeleton tell, throwing up amass of cinders which fell like 22 L shower of gold upon the buildings and streets. Northeast of he church the heat during the height of the fire was so intense hat persons could, hardly look at the flames at the distance of lalf a square or more, and the light was so brilliant as to dim even he gas lamps. The houses on the corners of New street opposit the St. Augustine hurch, were iu imminent danger daring the fire, and that on the fortheast corner ignited upon the roof from theexireme heat, the fire- nen, however, maintained their ground manfully, and threw copious treams of water upon all the surrounding property — through their ef- arts an immense amount oi private property was saved, the building 11 the south side of the church, which etood within a few inches of its /all, was greatly damaged by the fire. The inmates, however, moved ut in the afternoon, and thus escaped the devouring flames; the house n the Northeast corner of Third and Vine streets took fire from the parks carried by the wind from the church, as were several others in he direction from the fire, happily the flames were suppressed before luch damage was done, through the vigilance and activi-ly of our fire- iien. The parsonage of tlie St. Augustine church in the rear fronting 'rown street, took fire from the church at the southeast corner of the oof, and burnt downward untillall was consumed to the ground. While he fire was burning in the third story, and the bacji part of the second tory, men were buisily engaged in the front of the second story in hrowiug from the windows and doors, books, which flew in every di- ection at the heads of those below — but little furniture was saved, we aw a sofa, and a large clock, with several small things of household oods, such as beds, small tables, chairs, Mahogany stools, and among he next we observed a man come from one of the cellar windows, hav- ng a large loaf of, we though home made bread, which he was throw- ng into the air and catching it, we suppese he was for feasting while (thera was amusing themselves by distroying the books. Half past ll 'clock, the City Councils are now in- session to adopt measures to ubdue the riot. Fears are entertained that attempts will be made fire two other Roman Catholic Churches, and the military have »een posted in the vicinity of them. Theconflagation of St. Augustines las nearly subsided, the parsonages yet buniH, several houses in the im- nediate neighborhood were injured. At this place several of the Police )fficers were knocked down, and the Mayor was struck in the breast with , stone. 12 o'clock, — All the avenues leading to St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Churches, in Fourth near Prune, and in Willing's Alley, have >een guarded by troops, w^ho suffer no person to enter the space unless hey live within the square. 1 One o'clock, A. M. the alarm of fire is caused by the renewal of the turning of the parsonage house of St. Augustine. Every thing is quiet n the district of Kensington, Southwark, Moyamensing. A slight de- monstration was manifested by a collection of persons at the corner of Harket and Thirteenth street, but it was promply met and checked by the military force est-iblished in Thirteenth street, for the protection of tJohn's Church, between Market and Chesnut. The City Councils ire still in secret session. May the 9th, Fourth day of the Riot. Tn <]bv thA f>roit«>m«>int ihroncrhr.nf thp. ritv is verv irreat. the feel* 23 ing of the people, m exhibited on Tuesday in Kensingt*!), seemed to have oaaght the people of the City. Nothing but confusion nnddisnay prevailed throughout the whole duy. In the early part of the day, large crowds of persons collected in the vicinity of the Roman Catholic Charch in 13th street ^bove Chesnut, the military, however, guarded it, and saved it from the fury of the mob. Two pieces of artillery charged with grape were posted at theg'ates, and these perhaps, were more effi- cient in deternnff the mob from making an onslaught upon the church than any other cause. All the property ofvalue in t!>e different Catholic Churches was ear- ly in the day removed to ssveral private quarters in the City and County. Funeral of George Shiffler. May 9th, — The funeral of George Shiffler, took place this morning at 10 o'clock. The procession was one of the largest and imposing ever witnessed in that portion of the county. He was taken from his resi- dence to the burial ground, at the corner of Hanover and Duke streets, Kensington. His coffin was wrapped with the tattered flag which was torn and trampled upon on Wednesday evening last. Several clergy- nien, together with a large number of Native Americans, officiated in the sole ma cere monies. 24 The following; as far ascan he ascertained ia the loss of property. A two etory brick hous -n Grrmanlown road ahove M^.tiler, wan riddled, loss of about $100, B nk house adjo'iiinp plij/hliy injurrd. Alderni ill I Mark's loss about $1000 ; l^aJrick iViurray'n loss $4000 Mr. Murray has been aff cied it» his mit.d in cons- quenceof hip lo^^'e8. Mr. Laverys house and fuuif use destnyed, his lo^s is jiboijl $2000- house arij itrnrifj belonging to Mr L< y, d str..yed SI.^O, Four houses on Cadwalader St. helonjiing' to Mr. Sherry, hII destroyed, loss :.but $300, frame hous- belonjrinjr lu Mr. McKee, burnt to H8h« s, Ioh- $4'!00 Mr, McCotloUifii whf) occup eiJ t.he ab>ve house, iosi jdl he hud $1000 Thiee houses owned bv W •■ S errid'O ami oecupi«;«l by his 'rnanJH i« his employ, lost ab "Ul $2j{ 0. 3/r,Ken;jn, frju»e h.)use and baek (uildo ings burntd lo a:sh«s, h. ^ ab oL $500; on Washinyion st, six three story bricks all occu iod, werd destroyed, loss about $Ja00. A large brick a' ' he corner of VV.su Ojrtofi and Jefferson sis. suttVrril a loss of about $1590. Sv'ven f.-aoie ho!is(;s in harmony Court, ;ill con-uuicd. valued at, abo'jl $'200. a house on Cadwuiader >t. was* dama^td to the amount ofaboul $*i!IO, the Iftss to the Hibernia Mose hou: e irK-ia- ding all thing?, wjjs not less tri^n §1000, of the M ,rket house wl'icli wsjs the property of the «1istrict of Kensinsjlon, nothi),x remains but the bare pillars, loss l-.ree or four thotisajid dollars. A carpenter ^ho^ in the rear of Cadwala'ier st. enl rely dcstr'ycd, loss about $500, arjo Other houe on the same st. destroyed, loss S1500, a fraii'e house on the same street destrov ed lo-s not ascerf;.ine!^. F(»ii' fr mes rm t'-sdw;. I der gt. burned to the ground, loss abo'it $-2600, the lo- h of the St. Michaels Cf'hohc Ch'»rrh, the par.