The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-24

them were beaten with clubs al or they were
shot. Joshua Gorsuch, nephew of Edward
Gorsuch, was shet, and though still living is
considered to be in great danger. DR.. Thos.
Pierce was shot and badly beaten, and i is
feared that he cannot survive. Messrs. Mel.
son and Huichns escaped, aud go, Of 10 Phi
ladelphIa
/ Two or three of the negroes were shot. II
is said, by some OF the officers in ne compa.
ny. DR.. Pierce and Dickinson Gorsuch were
still in the care Of some white people near
Chrstiana, and up TO the hour OF our gong
10 press, none Of them had been brought on
Such vas the violence OF the attack that none
Of The survivors could remain with the wound
ed but had to each escape as bes, they could
The crowd Of acks and whites, i, is said
numbered over 200 in few minutes after
the blowing Of the horn, none of whom inter.
lered TO save the lives Of cur citizens.
The most intense excitement now prevails
throughout the country, and yesterday morn.
lrg large body Of people from the neigh.
borhood Of Monkton snd the vicinity, pro.
ceeded TO the scene Of he outrage.
The Philadelphia papers received yes,er.
day afternoon, confirm the main facts given
above. We select The following from The
North Americans:
When the owner appeared IN the presence
Of the slave, the latter shot him dead The
next moment, the son leseled pistol, aud
killed the slave; and, mmedleley, another
colored man shot the son, and the mob col.
eeted and kiHed he second coIored man.
During the sanguaary confiict, an officer
from Philadelphia was wounded in the shoul
der by pistol or musket ball. 1t is also
stated that two other persons are missing,
and are supposed to have been killed by his
friends OF the alleged slave
From the best reports we learn, that the
cooted population n he vicinity, having
been informed Of the nature Of The visit Of
he cfiicers to Chrisllana, held meeting, and
asked he opinion Of several leading abo,i.
lIoalsts to what course they should putsue.-
The answer was, as one Of The mo.t curlsnt
reports states, that they shoua stand their
ground. Accordingly, abouts0 negroes as
sembed with guns, &c, and secreted them.
selves IN the nelghboring woods and corn.
fields. The sigma attack On the officers was
The blowing OF bora
When the officers came upon the party
they we're surrounded on all sides, and
deadly hre poured upon them by the ne
groes At the first fire Mr. Gorsuch, an
elderly gentleman, and the owner OF the
fugitive slaves, was iusuuIfy kiitud and uuu
Of his sons morlaly wounded. Another Of
the party, said to be U. S, deputy officer
from Baltimore, was also much hurt,
Paladelphla officer was fired at five
times and missed, lie was in the midst Of
the fight al the time. Al the time the 5
o'clock tram passed thro' Christiana, they
we're holding an inquest On the body Of Mr..
Gorsuch. The wounded Baltimore officer
was in Columbia VIXEN the line came ihro',
waiting FOR the cars to York.
The laformaton to the fugitive slaves,
that their master and the officers were after
them, is believed to have teen given by two
negroes from Philadelphia, who doggad the
pursuing party to Chrisiana.
A telegraph. despatch was received at the
Office Of the Marshal Of Police, dated at Ian,
caster, asking that officers might be sent to
West PhIladel Pha to intercept the murder.
ers who had fled in the slow line. The line
arrived at five, and the despatch did not reach
the police untlI quarter past ), aed then gave
no description Of the suspected parties The
Marshal teIegraFhed back for description,
and was answered, that, Mr.. ChaS. Brady,
agent, would furnish him with one. Mr.. B,
did not come down in the line. A number
of the Marshaps officers proceeded to West
Philadelphia, and all the other western de.
pots. hul were too late.
Two suspicious negroes came down in the
5 o'clock train. Several white men also
came down, who were heard BY the agent
converting Of the affair. One Of them said,
when he heard the firing he rode over to the
scene. Every effort will be made TO arrest
the murderers, if they come this way.
/ P. S.-By a passenger who came down
in the train from \ ork last evenisg, we learn
I that Dickenson Gorsuch, though very severe.
/ ly Injured, was not dead on the last accounts
and slight hopes were entertained OF his re-
covery. The nephew, MIR Joshua Gorsuch,
we are informed is not SO badly hurt as was
at first fsported-he he was beaten with clubs
about the head and face but was yesterday
able TO return to his home in Baltimore coun-
ty. OF the condition Of DR.. Psarce, nothing
further has been heard. Mr.. Edward Cor.
such's death is confirmed beyond doubt, and
we believe his body has baen brought down
10 his late residence u the county.
We also learn, that three of the nsgroe:
who participated in the outrage were shot b,
the Deputy Marshal, and two have sine,
died. The third is also said TO be mortally
wounded. This fact, if it be fact, speak
well for the Marshal, and shows concluslvely
that he vas determined to do his duty a, al
hazards.
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