Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-10-22
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From the New York Gazette.
A BLOODY BATTLE IN GEORGIA

A BLOODY BATTLE IN GEORGIA.
BRUNSWICK, GA, Sept II, 1857.
Honey-Gall-a small settlement II miles
from our city, andin Glynn county--was, on
Tuesday morning last, about the hour flo,
the scene of one of the most deadly conflicts
and bloody tragedies in the annals of a law
abiding, civilized community. 1t appears
that the neighborhood had for some years
been annoyed with band of thieves, whose
practice it was to live upon the farms and
stock of the honest citizens of the vicinity.
The thieves had successfully eluded the vi
GLANCE of the sufferers, and escaped the
punishment prescribed by the statute, until
at last their conduct becoming intolerable
and their depradations alarming to the COM
munity, it was determined, on the part of the
good citizens around Honey Gall, to remove
them at all hazards, and without the aid Of
the law.
In pursuance of this determination, band
of Regulators "a term we'll understood in
Florida, California, and some of the West
eru States was organized some days ago,
and on Friday last proceeded to notify GER
tain parties that their presence in the county
could no longer be tolerated, and that they
must take themselves away by Tuesday (last
Tuesday, or submit to the law of force; that
on that day they must leave the county Ell
ther peaceably or otherwise, and that for
their crops, stock, &c., they should receive
an equivalent; and also have their passage
paid on the steamer to any point to which
they might desire to emigrate. Among the
parties thus notified there was man by the
name of Moses Hornsby and his fami y
wife, one grown son, Mike, and three small
children. Moses thought of the matter and
concluded not to 60; but still led the Regu-
lators to believe that he would 60 willingly.
He played the old soldier on them, however,
as the sequel will show.
At the hour of 10 on Tuesday morning
fourteen of the Regulators appeared before
Hornesby's door-twelve of them with guns
and two unarmed. One of the two was made
the spokesman, to do their parleying with
the Hornsbys He advanced to within a few
feet of the door and asked a neighboring
woman [by the name of Holland, who hap
pened to be there, or was so by design, and
who had been also notified to leave) if Mr..
Hornsby was at home. She replied, eyes,
he is somewhere about"
At this instant shot was fired from the
house, through sort of rude and inartistic
port-hole at Foreman, missing his knee
few inches, and striking his horse dead be-
meath him. Another shot in quick success
sion discharged full load of buckshot into
the left breast Of Mr.. James Rumpt, one of
the Regulators. Mr.. Rumpt oD being shot,
wheeled, and crying out to his comrades to
scatter, galloped off short distance and fell
dead. The firing continued rapidly, and
with terrible fatality, from the house for
some seconds-perhaps minutes. The party
scattered as quickly as possible, but left four
more of their number upon the feld-two
by the name of Ratcliff-an old gentleman
and his son, the son mortally and the old
gentleman dangerously, if not mortally
wounded-a Mr.. May, son-in-law to Rad
cliff, dangerously wounded: and Mr.. Fore
man, with his ankle fractured by the falling
of his horse. Three horses were also shot
down and killed. This was the effect of not
exceeding nine shots from the house
In the midst of this firing, young Radcliff,
brave and determined spirit fell. Satisfied
that his wound was fatal he determined to
have some little revenge, and, crawling to
stump, rested his gun upon it, and fired
through port-hole, emptying the contents
of one barrel in the face and breast of old
Hornsby, giving him his quietus. Casting
his eye to another part of tho fortress he per-
ceived human figure, at which he let slip
the contents of the other barrel. This shot,
it seems, took effect in the left side of Mr..
Hornsby's wife, and in the legs and hips of
her infant, which she held in her arms. She
was killed instantly-the child may probab-
ly recover.
About the time these two shots were fired,
Mike Hornsby appeared in the piazza and
fred one barrel, and drew up to discharge
the second, when Regulator by the name
of Morgan, and who at this moment stood
alone upon the field, defending the wounded,
seized the gun of fallen comrade, and eau
toned Mike if he fired the second barrel,
he (Morgan) would certainly return the fire;
Mike needed not the warning, but fired, and
turned-to run, probably-when Morgan,
true to his word, blazed away, and dropped
Mike with a mortal wound. Thus ended
the engagement and thus closed the battle of
Honey-Gall. Twomen and one woman killed,
and four men and one infant severey y wound
ed. The doctors think it possible that all the
wounded, except young Radcliff and Mike
Hornsby, may recover. These two are prob
ably dead before this hour.
The Regulators were all very respectable,
peaceable and reliable men and while their