Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-05
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

An ORGANIZED BODY OF NEGROES NEAR
CH1xBoRAzo HosPrTAL-THEY THREATEN CITI-
zExs, AND FIRE UPON THE PoIIcE-ELEvEN
CAPrURED-SoNE or THE NEGROES WoUNDED,
&C.-Information was received, on Friday
night, at the Police Station, between 10 and IL
O'Clock, that 4 large body of negroes, prOba-
bly about one hundred, armed with various
kinds of weapons, were stationed ut or near
Chimborazo Hospital, Threatening every person
who attempted to pass their lines, and making
a general row.. Major Claiborne, Chet-Oi-
Police, Immediately despatched Sergeant Bap-
fist, with the following named policemen, %
the scene Of action: James Morris, Augustus
Ball, +. II. Ally, j. c. Allen and W. Whit.
When they arrived at the corner OF Twenty
eighth and Clay, they came in contact with
two negro SentinelS posted there. Sergeant
Baptist, with his squad continued 10 ADVANCE
and the negro sentinelS retreated to the mann
body, a few hundred yards 10 their rear, crying
all the while Ubalt.p Notwithstanding the
great odds, Sergeant Baptist, with ms squad,
continued 10 advance and when the two Seuti-
nelS above named had reached the main force
they fired a volley into the policemen without
effect. The fire was returned by the police
men, and as soon as this was done the negroes
retreated down Clay street across bridge to-
wards ChimbOraZO Hospital. They had not
long arrived al the hospital when Sergeant
Baptist threw out SkirmiSherS and continued /
10 advance. As soon Is they found ont this
they were heard to cry out, ''Fall IN, company /
c. which proves concluSiyely that they |
were a regularly organized band. or |
geant Baptist hearing this order OF theirs, llu- /
mediatcly concluded to retire from the scene /
of action, as his ammunition was exhausted /
About this time Sergeant Howard arrived with /
a fresh supply, and squad OF United States /
soldiers, under the charge Of a Sergeant, also /
arrived about this time from the Libby. |
No enemy was now 10 he seen, and the soldiers, /
with the policemen, advanced 10 Chimborazo .
and searched it. Everything about the premI-
SEES was in utter darkness, and not u soul was .
seen that was not apparently asleep. Eleven /
of the negroes, who were happily enjoying the /
SlumberS Of the night, were recognized and /
taken in custody. Ten OF the eleven were Ia
ken To the Libby the oddOne was taken 10 the /
Police Station. We give the names OF such /
of those as we were able 10 gather. They \
are-Tom Jackson, John Green, George Jeher-
son, Shadrack Jasper and john jackson. Ii
was the declared purpose Of the negroes, rs
they said, 10 kill every id rebel son OF a b-h
that crossed their path. \ young man named
Al. X. Adams, who was passing the ucighbor-
borh0od in the early part OF the night
was attacked and fired upon by the party. lie
was struck twice once in the head, and again
in the arm, though not seriously injured.
The wound in the head is quite painful His
clothes were riddled with bullets. Out cd the
eleven arrested, three were found to be wound
ed, one in the mouth, one ia the leg aud
third In the arm. An order was issued ycStcr-
day bv Major General Turner, and a uOtidca-
ton OF the fact sent to the headquarters of Ma
ior Claiborne, that a detail OF twenty men and
three sergeantS would bc sent in the ncishbor-
hood of Chimborazo. The services of the Rich
mond Blues were kindly rendered the city by
Captain Bigger. Great credit is due the par
ties engaged i'm the arrest ct these negroes.
Those that are now under arrest will be tried
to-day before Judge McEntce, when they will,
no doubt, meet that punishment they SO richly
deserve.