Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23
GoEKU 1I0ATI0MS.
For the Advertiser
BATTLE OF H0EBY GALL-THREE PERSONS
KILLED-FIyE H0RTALLY WOUNDED!

Dear Adpe,5iser:-In "these weak piping times
of peace" paragraph announcing great battle
aud bloody tragedy, may not be altogether without
interest to your readDrs; and, as onehaf the world
has thirst for and constant craving after the
newest news Exciting; bloody desperate news !!
feel assured what am about to relate will be
dcvoured as precious morsel by some OF your
chivalric patrons. Honcy-Gall-as small settlement
seventeen miles from our city and in Glynn Coun-
ty, was, on Tuesday morning last, about the hour
of 10, the scene of one of the most deadly CON-
flicts and bloody tragedies in the annals OF law
abiding civilized community. It appears that tile
neishborhood had for some ye'rs been annoyed
with band Of thieves, whose practice it was to
live upon the farms and stock of the honest clti-
zens of the vicinity These thieves had success
fully euded the vigilance Of the sufferers and es-
caped the punishment prescribed BY the Statute
until at last, their "rnduct becoming intoierabe.
and their depredations alarming to the community,
it was determined, on tho part OF the good cItl-
zens around Honey GALL to remove them at al
hazards, and without the aid of the law.
In pursuance of this determination band o.
Regulators "a term well understood i" Florida.
California, and some of the Western StateS) was
organized some days ago, and on Friday last pro-
ceeded to notify certain parties that their presence
in the country could no longer be tolerated, 'nf'
that they must take themselves away by Tuesday
Oast Tuesday, or submit to the law Of force; thai
m that day they must leave the country either
peaccaby or otherwise; and that for their crops
stock &C., they should receive an equiTalenti and
also have their passage paid On the steamer, to
auv point to which they might desire to emisrate
Among the parties thus notified there was man
by the name of Moses Ilornsby, and his family
wife, one grown son, Mike, and three small chill
dren. Nose thought of the matter and concluded
not togo hut still led the Regulators TO teliev.
that lie would go willingly. He played the old SOL
dier on them however, as the sequel will show
AT the hour OF 10, on Tuesday morning, four
teen of the Regulators appeared before Hornsby'
door-twclvc of them with guns, and two unarmed
One of the two who was unarmcd-a Mr. and Dr
Foreman, was made the spokcsmen. to do tile par
lcvinc with the Hornsbys. lie advanced to within
| few feet of the door and asked ncighbourin.
woman 10y the nanc of Holland who happened t.
be there, or was so BY design, and who had alsc
been notified to lcave,) if pr Hornsby was al
home She replied eyes, lie is somewhere about.
A, this instant shot " as firei from the house
through sort of rude and inartistic port-hoie, a.
Foreman, missing his klrce few inches and str'.
kim; his horse dead beneath him; another shot ii
quick succession discharged full load of hucl.
shot in the left breast of Mr. James Rumpt, one
the Regulators. MI. Rumpt on being shot, wheclcd
and CRYING "ut to his comrades to scatter ga!lopc
off short distance and fell dead The firing col'
tnued rapidly aud with terrible fatality from IT,
house fr some seconds-perlaps minutes. III"
purity scattered as quick as possible, hut elt lou
more of tLeir number upon the fe!d-two by T."
name of Radciitf-an old gentleman and his So
,hc son mortally and the old gentleman danger =
IL. if net mortally woundei,-a Mr. May, s"i-i'
law to Radch' dangerously wounded. and y
Foreman, with lis ancle fractured by the ia'.ii'
of his horse Three horses wee also Shot hoN
and killed. This was the effect of not exceed
nine shots from the house.
In the mids. of this firing young Radclif,
brave and determined spirit, fell. Satisfied that H.
wound was fatal, he determined to have some lill'
revenge, and crawling to stump rested his gu'
upon it and fired through the p rt-hoe, cmptyln
the cortents Of orc barrel in the face and breast"
old Hornsby, giving him his quietus Casting nj;
eve to another part OF the Fortress lie perceived
human figure, at which he let slip the contents o
tho other barrel THIS shot, it seems, took elicr
in the left sic,of Ilornsbys WIFE and tho legs al'
h;ps Of her infant which she held in her arms
She was killed ins,antly-thc child ma! possibi!
recover.
About tic time these two shots were fred, Mike
Hnrnsby appeared in the piazza and fired one bar
rel, and drew up to discharge the second, when
Regulator by the namo Of Morgan, and who at thi'
moment stood alone upon the field defending thu
wounded, seized the gun of fallen comrade, anc
cautioned Nike if he fred the second barrel, tr.
Morgan, would certainly return the fire-Mik'
he ded not the warning, but fired and turned-t
run probably-whcn Morgan true to his Wort
blazed away, and dropped Mike with mortal
wound. Thus ended the engagement, and thu:
closed the battle of Honey Gall Two men and
one woman killed. and four men and one infant
mortallv wounded The Doctors think it possible
that all the wounded, except young Radclii ant
Mike Horrsby. may recover. These two ale prob
ably dead before this hour.
The Regulators were all very respectable, peace
able, and reliable men; and while their rcmed!
cannot DO justified, they have the sympathles q
our whole community and the death of MIR.
Rumpt is universally regretted. 1t is deplora'
bic state of things that forces peaceable and honest
citizens to adopt the Regulator" system; yet
sometimes and under some circumstances it must
be done. do not think such state of things
existed here however, as required such desperate
measures; and while deeply regret the result,
equally regret the fact that our laws and the
rights of citizens were so abused and tisregarded
will not hang tail" or append moral TO
this melancholy statement Of facts. 1t is lamcn-
table occurrence, and trust in God it may never
have parallel. Yours Truly, .
t6susavoA. IN. rur,s l7tf 1857.