Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-24

BdrburttV Illustrated.
Under the mask Of religion, the ne
groes living in the negro houses on the
estates, and in the mountains on piats of
land where they had thievishIy squatted
or honestly purchased, had been imbued
by certain wicked and desperate men
with the doctrines that the soil belongs
to the b~lacks-that the whites are tyrants
and oppress0rs-and that to eXterminate,
root and branch, the latter would be
g doing Sod service, p and cause TO dawn
on the island m unending day of happi-
ness. Among the thick bushes on the
mountains, where most Of the negroes
live in novels of theirown erection, down
in the gullies, ravines, convenient spots
for hiding aud holding secret meetings,
nightly, and generally from midnight
toward the morning, assemblies were
convened, addresses We're made and
hymns sung under the leadership of some
one intent on q work of blood and pill
lage. 1t was impossible TO sleep on q
moonlight night for the h0wlings Of
the wietched d~elusionists. The mo-
ment heaven began 10 smile, he'll
began 90 frOwn upon the earth. Ere
quentiy the promoters Of these orgies of
darkness might be seen riding along
dressed in the Anglo-niggerstyle tall hat,
black suit with white necktic extending
from ear to ear, grinning, sneering when
ever a white man passed them. The
same supcrcilious manner, too, a mani-
tested by their ignorant followers. No
wonder; il is the very self-gratulation OF
the burglar and fOOtpad IS each one
comes withitin view of booty, ~chuekling
over the realization Of what they have
not laborcd. The mind OF Wickedness,
ridiculously prepared and crammed with
deadly elements, could not long continue
uneXplOded, when every handy asapply-
ing a lighted torch. On the evening OF
Wednesday, October seventeenth, when
the blacks delayed themselves in human
blood at MOrant Bay, news of the re-
bellion reached the Piantain Gar
den River District. Many, however,
could not believe what they heard
at least the gentlemen and ladies ON the
estates and elsewhere could not. The
report of the slaughter in cold blood and
unresistiug Of 50 many respectable per-
sons who fell in and near tho court house
at the bay, appeared rather the exuber-
auce Of negro fancy than the develop
ment Of negro depravity. The dreadful
news wa speedily confirmed. Early on
Thursday morning there was q meeting
"a 49," HAA NAhN HaaAAaAE - Ills 1@AhAtA
Plantain Garden River Estate and the
" Rhine a property belonging in some
way TO Air. q. W Gordon, andconnecting
the doomed district with Bath, the place
where the irebrand Of i~n5Urrection was
brought tc tie estates.
Three rebels -harrgngucd the people
and urged them on TO bloody work.
Their first arrangement, in order TO pre-
vent the escape Of any OF the prescribed
and the carrying Of messages for help,
was to place seutincls along the roads
and paths, thus completely hemming in
the whole district, containing the estate
of Chemist, Winchester, Golden Grove,
Amity Hall, Horaley, Wheelerfield,
Duckenield, Holland. These sentinels
came armed with cutlasses and blUd-
geOns, ready to murder any white man
or his servant, and destroy his beasts and
vehicles. That morning both the clergy
man Of the district, and doctor, who was
exceedingly i'll, happened 10 send
mounted messengers IN matters of bust
ness to Bath, whose servant the rebels
stopped, demanding, "Whose horse is
that?i The c~lergYman's servant replied,
Parsons "NFhat parsons ?' 'Parson
Sloan" "Parson-if it had been Parson
Huschells, We would dash out your
brains and the horses too" The doc
tors servant happening to be sent to
MOraut Bay for some soda water for his
master, wa not permitted O. 20 further,
aud turned back with the intimatiOn that
had he belonged to the prescribed he
would have been killed. Having made
these preliminary arrangements, tine reb-
els proceeded 10 arouse the blacks in the
surrounding places by blowing the horn
and shell. The note Of alarm was taken
up by others in distant localities, and
brought the horrible thought into the
minds Of the few English residents that
the net work was too thick and close
around their homes 10 allow any chance
of escape. Perhaps "a few bold men, well
mounted and armed, might have run the
gauntlet with success; but their WOmen
and children, many of the latter very
young, ana the Few arms possessed by
all the estates put together, were of no
use against sn overwhelming multitude
OF i~ntBriatad blCOd-thirSty savsgas.
The rebels numbered about eight hun
dred, the English were no more than
about iOTty-fivei including women and
children perhaps twenty white men,
deducting the volunteers killed at the
bay, All the arms possessed by the
estates were about half a dozen fOWling
pieces and a couple of TevOlvers. The
few rifles were at M0rant Bay, having
been taken by the volunteers, and the
three or four policemen resident at the
grove to preserve peace had gone
to the bay, their only weapons
being three Old flint muskets with
bayOnets. The estates and planters
We're therefore entirely defenseless.
Thursday afternoon, five O'Clock, the eX-
element Of the mob nom drink, and
the measure Of success they had attained,
was terribie-crics for vengeance on the
white mes-hcnaIsh yells@shouts of
" color for color, 7dnwn with every /
buckra,' mo white man must be left
alive" reaou1ded on all sides. The
family living at Stokes Han house heard
these dismal iUprecatiOns amid the
scenes carried Oh ab9Bt three hundred
yards of. They retrGcCd their steps To !
Golden Grove, and attacked the over
~eer's house. The overseer, Mr. CHS
holm, whom they longed 10 kill, had
previously gone away all the book
also, had concealed them
selves among the canes and bushes
The rebels smashed and chopped
up all the doors, windows, j~ealousies,
and furniture in The place. Having tin
3 bed WITH this place they went on to
'~DGckcnhe-d, tue OvcrSeer, Mr.. Sin
clair, whe had only been appointed about
2 month before, and who mover had an
opportunity of iniuTiug the rebels in any
manner, having effected his escape
toward NaHchiOucaI with his family,
about f0Ir O'clock. Here the d~estruc-
ion was carried on. even q piano.
being broken open and all the strings
,ut TO pieces The Wains of the
'state were used by the rebels for
some Of the pllage to
Wood. Amity Hall was next at
attention, and on their passage
the rebels spared, a small store
lelongtnS 10 a man named Manning, one
If the Baptist fraternity. The private
eSidence Of Augustus Hire, Esq, attoT-
for Amity Hall, is situated on an
minehee about half a mile from The
works; the latter the rebels plundered,
yant0nly destroying such things as
and tools, there being only a small
quantity ofrum in store. Hordley next
eceived a visit, and the same violence
ommitted. I
The nsatiate rebels afterward turned {
heir steps TO the private residence Of Mr..
lire. IL was about twelve O'clock. The
was pitchy dark. As for some
rand attack, the shell and horn sounded
some time. On the hill couII be seen
be pretty and elegantly furnished resi-
ence, for the lamps were burning at the
The party at MIR. Hires consisted 8
{ Messrs. r. ". jackson. s~tfnendiary 4
Magistrate for Portland, Crighton. and 4
Dung Hire. Sufficient warninghad been
wen of the intented attack, and Mr.. {
lire, becoming alarmed, suggested the
'opriety Of mounting their horses, ready
hand in the stable, and fleeing; but q
e was overruled by Mr.. Jackson, who U
he could say peace to the raging
the people. Immediately the house Is
GROUNDED and entered by the bars being {
reed. Mr.. jackson advances to parley.
hen he IS chopped down, the oldgentle-
an Creighton becomes the next victim.
young Hire, and lastly his father. 81
lille young Hire lies on the ground. he
the rebels declare they viii come 6,
the morning aud finish OF any who =
ay still exist and also the Injunction Of
c rlngle2der TO be careful and not carry Q
way anything that might tend to
nvict them, for, by faith, some of Thorn =.
ID certainly be hanged. Sir. Hire re- ~
the most severe wounds. for he
.pired early on Friday morning. proba-
Y from a fractured skull. The rebels
uid not trouble themselves further with
g victims beyond Setting fire 10 a bed A.
TO which Mr.. jackson had crent. and a
which Or, Crody was Wing sick whom
eV pretended to snare bacaI,sa no ,ro,o