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The volunteers on board the Mefehasl
Of the u. s. Army. Alter . frIislass
learned 81 The 8slize. ihgopgh hshsrmsn,
that there was an eaesmpmenf 81 highly
Suspicious persons oa Lime Kilp Bayou.
abou; % miles from the Balixe. Cen.
Smith Immediately started IN pursuit--
The Bayou being very nsuow the search
vss made in hoais. which followed each
other 10 Inaiss Gle. 49,
Before the expedition arrived al the en-.
campmsnt. night had fallen and rwss
pitch da.k when the volunteers Effected
= landing. A MAJ was standing IN iron,
Of the tent IS sentinel. who vas command.
ed 10 surrender. He did so. and TIVE Of
the expedition were in the act Of seeur-
ing him, whea an individual rushed from
the interior and falling on them with O.
| Bowie knife. wounded them both. The
oulety oeeasioned q hssiy landing Of the
sseoad boat. end one Of the crew stepping
up 20 the fellow Wbo bad inflicted ,he
wounds. shOt him through the body with
a :nu,ket.
AZ this moment Gen. Smith, who he'd
gone behind the tent 20. Teeoun OiiIe, has.
tsnedio The scene Of setioos, v ord in hand.
but having sluGbled over the PROSTATE
body Of the dying man. the wretch con.
irsssd TO wound Geo. Smith three times.
wig: IN The forehead add in beth sides be.
fore he wss fully despatched. Happily
the wouads are Tot severe. BY this time
the entire expedition had landed and the
men 10 the ient were Immediately cap-
tured aud secured. They consisted Of
four men and boy. The test vac well
| provided with arms aud amneniiiou. -
/ They were taken to the BAlize and dsIiv.
cred 10 the authorities.
J Nov. The rssdss. 20 usd<rslasd the irus nature
q the OesurTeues shove alluded 10. must resd The
/ following. from the B.Iinose P.irios Of ssiasdsy
THE AFFAIR OF THE MERCHANT AT
NEW ORLEANS.
Il appears, from The following article fran he
4 Nav Orleans Bee. Of The l7th insi., that there
vas no insii6eation Cor the attack on the eany
a. Bayou Lime kiln. below New orieass, and
The killing Of man was little less dan murder
By the eTev cf The Merchant. ItstTuek a. Al M
time We 6fnt received The accent Of lhis sfEair
hat Gen. Smith, Who eenmaAded he expedition
on board The Merchaht, aeisd uiih inexeusabl.
! pTeeipiisney on The oeoasiUn, and lhat be would
more than likely, be called en- 70 aeeouat Tor N,
death Of al inneesn, man. The result has prov.
ed a. Ne feared. On the lssh, the persia.
taken In The rsnpsvere sxamiued before To.
Recorder Of New Orleans, and discharged Al
eAiirsiy -iaapesa;. They proved to Be respee,a
bic eitlzeas Of New Orleans, Who we're on Al
sxeursiOn for pleasure and FsereaH0n. On thei
disehaFss, ths proper s6idavits we're msde, aDt
Gee. Smith, who Iced she expedition. and Cap,
1 Grim, Who commanded the steamboat kier
chant, we're arrested on The charge Of murder
aAd held 70 bail.
Fen tks .Ssv oElsaas Bee, Jsss "a.
81 owe 10 NJ family, TO nv county
sud 10 myself, 10 make knewn the result
OF the expedition Of the steamer BIer
chant. Capt. Grifhn, which terminated b.
the murder Of my brother, Paul Lucy, The
only support Of large family.
We left New Orleans on The I'd instant
/ about noon. The party was composed o
Psui Lucy. Francois Lucy. the Son Of :hG
latter. aged sbont o yesrs, and Francois
LaveTgne. Paul bad received from Dr.
GuesnGFd. the advice Of taking sea BATH
10 improve bis health. We we're met b,
Capt. Taylor, who asked Ne from 9henes
We came and where We we're bound to-
Having answered 70 Capt. Taylor that ".
were from New Orleans, and that We has
just left Bird Island on our way 10 Bayot
1 II l.. - - a
supposed that there were pirates lurkins
IN the vicinity. snd advised Us to be OF
our guard. and IL We found any thin
Suspicious TO give him information. Or
The 10Th inst. Ws vent oyster 6shinl
with Dir. Hy. Price. AT about 8 o'eloek
p. NJ. We were resting under our tent
when We heard The noise Of . boai an
preaching our enesmpmsni. imme
diateiy went out with my gun and erie,
out who's there - Without answer
ing, they came running on me and seize,
me. ! gave them nv gun, saying, 81 en-
, not Fobber." for ai the time I though
{, they we're custom house ofieers. Man,
; other individuals thea came on shore
: wiih gRns and bsyonets rushed ing,
the tent, snd SsiRing my child in ~,
arms. exclaimed, ~ on not q T0bIer
; hessi ere ny son" Without paying al,
afieniiOa 10 my FsmonslEances, add 70 to-
, living proof 81 our ihaocsncr, I va
thrown on the ground With ny youni
child Of 3 years. sbd surrounded viii
bayOnsis. which ! feared more for m,
son than for myself 10 pfsseniiDa ~
son 10 the asssilanls. received . woani
on TIE right arm
AZ the moment vas implofiue foF lhl
life Of ny child, ! heard The report Of
quo, sod whilst the bayonsts were point
I'd e ny heaFi. asd or the head 81 rBl
ioa, 1 exclaimed; "Lsev. ~ Brofhsr 4
cad fbs easper gsss ~ an dsaar Mi
brother bed thea ikilsn ia the Bayou.
attempted 70 Fsieass myself 70 assisi nj
brother. Got the lndlvidpsls Who bad boil
Of ne. hindefed ne By violence, % Civ
BIN coy assislapcs They we're sbou
p o. 20 nee. They ssid "eafek az Ea
IN - gqfsy, ''spssking 81 ny brother. vh