The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-01-04
TIE AFFRAY IT WINs.a.

ihc SilneAeu StaieuleHl is apDfeViateG
from that furnished US by gentleman
who is resident Of the vicinity of the
occurrences narrated
An account of the late ARRAY on the borders Of
our Parish, and near the pllntation Of Mr. Calhoun,
is perhaps OF sufficient Importance 10 en- tile it to a
place in the columns of your paper. We therefore,
give you the particulars as we are informed.
About four years ago a family by tie name of
feary settled IN the plnewoots, in the rear oil Sir
Calhoun's and j. A. Bynum's plantations. they
soon commenced trading with the negroes OF the
neghborhood, also killing tie stock which ranged
in the vicinity of their settlement. They had. as
was said, been driven from the Parish OF Jackson
for theft and plunder. Accordingly tliree years
ago citizens told them that they must leave the
neigbborhood. They did notfgElt On this occasion
Al there we're only four fshting men OF their
Acyewd.p but they promised to leave. Sometime,
Afterwards they did leave, bat settled on Rocky
Bayou within few hundred yards oil the upper
end OF Iii. FGalaoun'su plantations. Here they
have lived ever since increasingly strength by ma.
trimoniai alliances aud otherwise, antil SuiEcentIy
streng theythought, they not only lived in con.
fuual violation, but Ia boastiui defiance OF the
laWs trading with negroes and stealing generally
through the country. One of them had married
the daughter OF Richard Davis, Of this Parish
This one short time siace WAS advised by his
father-inlaw who furnished him with money, to
enter the land in his (Davis'1 neiehborfood, on
which man by the name of Gorhain, had set,set.,
Another son iaJlaw OF Davis, by the name Of
Waters wfo Was killed III the late afIray also en-
tered land in the same neigilbDFhoaa, and COM
menced building a house. Thc wsple number Of
thislawless band was now about fifteen ard they
openly bid defiance to law and everything that
should oppose them. they threatened some Of
he best citizens with inevitable death. aud the
saa the whole country with CalAoua's negroes a
There was general feeling Of anxiety and naeas
ness felt BY all To cap tue climax, on The light
ofthe 10th December, company of eight of them
wentto the house OF one OF the neighbors, and
dro'e the lady of the house from her bed 6f ac.1
couehnent, aud destroyeda Considerable portion
Of their furniture and other effects. In her. weak
and enfesblcd condition this woman had to staysI
nearly half the NIGHT in the woods in rain and
sect til these demons left her house. FoFbeaT-
asee bad now ceased to be virtue Accordingly !
runners were sent to different neighborloods 10
eau On as good citizens to unite and drive them
from the country.
On Friday the Esd ult, they had about forty
men but owing to some misunderstanding the at |
taek was not made on this Cay. This gave the I
fcasy crowd more time to prepare for then A /
man named Browning left the citizens party on I
faaay evening and gave information Of all that |
Vas gong on. The Peasy crowd had, therefore, |
Wenty-fopr hours to prepare iorth fight Though
saey mad only seven menia the fight, these fought
sllb savage desperation.
ApouL lour o'clock on saturday the citizens APP I
pared IN sight but on the opposite side OF the /
ayou. There were forty three of them, some l
armed With rifles, others with doubie-barrehed I
save guns. 50 soon as the citizens appeared in I
uspt Peavys hosted red flag, and with savage
leis and horrible impreeations deiied all whom
Mey saw. Most of them had two guns each. Cis-
lsens had divided their company into two parties
% y TO attack in front and FEAR The Peavys left
'ae'r houses and Game fearlessy forth to meet their
sypposers. 50 soon as the citizens appearing in
aont assembled lilll about hundred and twelty
laas from where the Peayys had taken. their DO d
ason "a hEe with rifles was Immediately opened ON
aenl, Two men, John Henson and llutson. each
Reelved ride ball n bis thigh aud fell. The
women now discovered the rear party and screamed
we alarm. Most OF the Peavy ciowd turned and 1
mn to meet their new opposers They fred az
boa as they got near enough and one man named
pay'd Collins received rife BAH in his thigh So
soon as the first fire was made OH the front party r
hey charged apon tie assaiesl, and oHe,nan Of the
sssaied Waters (Day1s' son-in-kaw1 fell nlortally
,sesnded, having received in bis breast two rife
, = The firing was now general. Old Arch
feayy having shot two guns, was himself dagger
MMs'y wounded, ride ball having fractured his +
alga while several bnekshot took effect in his
ooay. a man BY the name Of Murphy having re-
ealsed two rife balls fed. Bill Peayy was SO h
sVaeded asto beunable to get away and tits sup
sussu was dragged III the house by the women
tie fight, as he was not seen on the ground.
sa ny ,otners Of the PeaYy crowd escaped, and it's
pss Apown whether any of them, except Anderson
.sasy, we're wounded Or not. Murphy ran about
ss Ssa',er OF mile in the woods and EEL He was !
ssh au esad next morning. About the end ofthe
a. :, Griiiin received rife shot in his right 4
y. mus ended the bloody ARRAY. =
e,ia as wounded of citizens were carried to one OF
M M quarters where they received surgical r
Pas one went to attend the wounded at t
MAJ. MAJ tli Monday night, when DR.. Anderson, n
Pess..N' an iy hours after the eight dressed Old a
49, wound. He found him living on dirt n
l. |. = art and filth with the same bloody Globes
,s.l ssa on when wounded. One rife ball and d
NJ ',s saot had stuck the abandoned reprobate.
os possor dressed his wounds, had clean clothes
~ " MN, and left him. B
Ar =. hght no man was shot in the back. Thu.
Ns courage of both parties.