New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-09-13
Louisiana Intell,genee.

Louisiana Intelligence.
From the Lafayette Echo Of Saturday last we ex.
tract the following account Of the difficulties in that
and adjoining parishes between the Vigilance Com
mittees and the " Moderators":
stranger coming into our town early last satur-
day morning, would have been considerably surprised
at seeing armed horsemen coming from all directions
and hurriedly passing through, taking westerly
direction. There was fixed determination IN the
told that he had some serious Object in view. The
facts are simply these:
About ten days ago, the Vigilance Committees Of
this parish were informed that powerful and well
organized company Of desperadoes, headed by an
individual named John Jonas or John Baptiste Chias
son, and supposed to number about three hundred
men, we're in about twenty miles of this place, and
prepared to give the Vigilants battle. The commit
sieu, were Immediately apprzed Of the fact, and on
Saturday morning the Sd inst. each was promptly at
the place previously agreed upon as rendezvous.
AFTER the necessary arrangements had been made,
the the Vigilance numbering about five hundred men
took up their line Of march for the place, where it
was known that the enemy would be found. As
they marched along, two or three men were taken
prisoners all armed with double barreled guns which
tney sald they carried with them to shoot BIRDS but
on drawing the charges from their guns, they were
found to contain bullets instead of shot.
About 10 O'Clock, the Vigilants came in sight Of
the mouse OF one Emilien LaGrange, where the des-
peradoes had fortified themselves holes in
the walls Of the dwelling and all the out houses,
through which they intended 70 fire on their enemy
When the committees got within short distance Of
the ortications, they halted and prepared to batter
non, but just then they learned that there were seye
raj women and children in the dwellinghouse which
caused them to hesitate about firing mot wishing to
harm them As soon - the belligerents saw the can.
non pointed towards them, they became greatly con.
fused, and the whole number left their forts, and
part OF them ran Oh into the woods pursued BY
company Of the Vigilance. who overlook and cap.
tured several OF them. The balance remained near
the houses but made no show Of resistance. depu.
tation OF four men was sent to order their instant
surrender, which they promptly did, each man CON.
ing and delivering up his arms. seventy-one we're
taken prisoners, and 1t i supposed shat about an
equal number made good their escape: Their Nag
hands Of the Vigilance, together with number Of
pistols and knives.
One Of the leaders of the desperadoes finding that
all was lost, shot himself through the head with bis
revolver thereby putting an end with his own hands,
to his worthless life. This so far as we could learn,
was the only life that was lost.
As soon as everything was quieted, regular trial
was gone into, on the spot, and the whole number
were condemned to receive the lash, and given five
days to leave the State under penalty of being hung
II caught at the expiration of that time.
There is not the least doubt but that few of the
unfortunate wretches aforementioned were misled
by some black hearted scoundrels, who had induced
in his proclamation. to oppose the Vigilance Com.
mittee, and that too with arms in their hands but
most OF them were there Tor some mean, rascay pur
pose. More than two.thlrds OF those captured had
never IN any way oeen molested by the committees
from disclosures maze Dy some OF the desperadoes,
IL Is evidens, tnat II tney mad triumphed over the
commttees, tney wonld nave excited the negroes to
IevoIt, ana zoo only KNOWS Wnat would nave been
'ne consequences.
The st. Mary's Banner of Saturday last says:
For nearly the entire week the clouds have been
endeayoripe to give us some of their waerv contents
but up to the hour of going to press-Frdav evening
their efforts have been attended with little or no
success. Our streets and roads have never been so
competely freesoiled as thew are at nresent Crons
are beginning to laneuish from a lack Of snficepf
rain to keep the earth moist enough to aid vegetation
The leaves of the shade trees on our sdewalks are
actually shriyeled and dried up as though some awful
copflagration had swept over the town.
Tbo po;rte cor,oo n.,,oouot 80 e,.,..,
~. VI .S.s af ~ A.p,' ~ " o"s! s"'e
Iii ~ y VI sro ms ana ane
satisfied with the yield Of the cotton crop. This is
not the case, however, with the cane crop. 1t is
certain that the yield will be small and fall consider
ally short of last years crop.
The Minden Monitor of the I'd inst saws: %
Twelve hales of new cotton naased tbronob town
this week~ear,v for this mart pe os The staie Cnr
planters are gatnerlng thelr crops rapidly. we be-
heing made in cIahorne and aio;n;nn nu "'e