, 1860-02-06
L Bloody Tragedy in Louisiana.

We gave brief account. q few days since, Of
desperate light that occurred on the 2att, OF
Dec, sou,e Fl miles above Alexandria, in which
seven meu lost their lives. Among them were
three brothers named I'eayy, notorious daspera-
does, who bare set the law and its officers at de-
tiance for some time. The Pcayys are trom
Mississippi, and they had been charrcd with
stealing aud ccmnlittingn number Of depreda-
tions, and vigilance committee waited on
them with IN Invitation to leave the parish.
From the Alexandria Democrat NC gather the
following accouutof the desperate AFFAIR:
"The whole number Of hi, lawless band was
now about fifteen, and they openly bid detlancc
To law and everything that SHOULD oppose them
They threatened some Of tho best citizens with
inesisabe death, and the whole country with m
:: general feeling Of anxiety aud uneusness felt
by aii. To cap the climax, On the night OF the
18th December. company Of them went to the
house Of neighbor, and drove the lady Of the
house from her bed Of accouclimcpt, sud de-
>trored Il considerable portion Of their fur
f.cbied condition Ibis woman had to say nearly
haif the night in the woods, III ram md ssect,
till these demons left her huuse.
| "Tilis outrage soon was l. lrd Of throughout
the country, and i vigilance committee Wis scnt
down upon them, but they found, instead Of the
three peavys, four others, making seven. Ihe
| committee numbered fortr.thEee, some armed
| with rifles, others with louble.barrelcd shot
guns. so sooa US the citizens appeared ia sight,
the Pearrs hoisted q red flag. and With sarage
| ve1ls and horrible imprecaions, detrd all whom
| hey saw. Most Of them llatl two guns each.
| citizens had divided their company into two
;,artics, so as to attack ia front and rear. The
| i'.avys lett their houses, aud came ftarlessty
| Inrtk to meet their opposers. So soon as tue
citizcus appearing iu front assembled hill, about
| Il hundred and twenty Jartss from wtlerc the
| Feavvs hud their position. tire with rifles was
4 Immediately opeEe.l on them. Two inca. John
| licpsell and 1f1tson, each recclyed rifle ball
i IL lis TIL igh and fell. The wuincn ROW dlscoy-
cred the rear purity, ani screamed the alat1n-
ftuoss nf the Featy crowd turned aud ran 10
meet their new opYosers. They tired as soon
| AZ they Eot t,:ar enough, and one man named
David Collins received 4 rifle ball in his thigh.
$50 soon as the first tire Was made on tile
tfoat party, they charged upon the assaied
Waters Davis sun. in-us) fell n.ortally wound-
.1, having received iu his breast two ril..
Tie firing WAS now general. Old Arch leavy,
having shot two guns, was himself dangerously
wounded, rifle pail t,avin fractured his thigh,
.yh1le several buckshot took effect in lis bodr'
:, man ty tile name Of Murphy, having receiv'
| I'd two tle-hulls, He'd. E;ll Peuvy was &c
wounded as to be unable to ct awar. and It l.:
supposed was dragged in the hou.c by the wo
men during The fight, as he was.uot seen on tht
| ground; the others Of tile relyy crowd es
| capped, and it is not known whether any OF the'r
excerpt Anderson peavy, were wounded or not
| Murphy ran shout quarter Of mile IN Ill
| woods and fell. lie was found dead next morn
| ing. About tue end Of the light \. Gritin re
r"'red Il rias.sl.ot in his right side. Thus end
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