Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-08-25
The New OrIcar. Massacre.
Gen. Baird Forwards an cmoiai Report.
STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF KILLED
AND WOUNDED. I'll
my PoL1cY" I'M LOUISIANA.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 16.
Gen. Bairde official report of the massacre
was forwarded yesterday by Gen. Sheridan
to Gen. Grant, with respectful demand
that it be made public. The report embra-
ices history of all the circumstances con-
nected with the massacre, and proves con.
clusively that it was preconcerted and pre-
arranged by the rebel Mayor, j Ohm T. Monroe,
the Lieutenant Governor, and others inter-
estedin breaking up the convention. The
report is also vIndication of the course
pursued by General Baird, who claims to
have taken every precaution consistent with
the facts then known to him, and but for the
treachery of the police and rebel city and
State officials it is claimed that the precaI-
tion taken would have been sufficient. 1t
remains to be seen whether the President
will dare refuse to allow the publication of
to General Grant, after their publication has
been demanded by General Sheridan. The
medical officer detailed to make an official
report of the killed and wounded presented
the names in full, together with the character
of the wounds received by the following
parties, viz: 1a.'.1
Members of the convention--one killed
and eight wounded, or one.third of the men,
bers presents white citizens attending the
| Convention, two killed and nine wounded
total number Of whites killed and wounded
| 20. Colored citizens attending the Conyen-
tion-killed, 81; wounded, 119; total oi
colored killed and wounded, 1853. Of the
police, there were 10 slightly wounded, most
of whom were or duty the next day. One
white citizen with the police was killed
The evidence shows that the man was acci-
dentally shot by the police; also, that in the
excitement many of the police were wounded
by their comrades. In addition to the above
the doctor reports ten colored men killed
and twenty wounded whose names he could
not ascertain. From the best information
at hand I am forced to believe that there
were great many more killed and Wounded
among the colored people than have beer
officially reported by DIR. Hartsuff Many Of
the wounded are secreted in out, -the-way
places, and it would be impossible to get al
of their names.
The New Orleans Tribune of to day s ISSUE
says:
Our list, so far as completed up to tht
present moment, shows total of 37S killed
and wounded among the friends of the con
ventiOn.
The military commission will finish exam
lining witnesses on Tuesday next, and i'm
mediately proceed to arrange the evidenc,
in form. The report and evidence will cove
about 200 pages of legal cap paper, closel.
written on both sides, and will prove tn
most damning record and solemn protes
yet made public against Mr.. Johnson's polio,
of reconstruction, which the evidence prove
must, if persisted in, end in the extermina
tion of all Union men in the South
Judge Hasting, United States commission
er, and a well known loyal Soutnerner, hat
his house fred last night by some rebel mis-
crcant. This is the second attempt that ha
been made to burn him out in the course o
three weeks. Two citizens were ARRESTED
yesterday by the military for threatening tn
lives of members of the convention, ant
making use of reasonable language unde
direct pressure from the President. The cit
government is being gradually restored t
the civil authorities. Union men continu
to leave the city in considerable numbers
and great many are preparing to follow 4
soon as they can dispose of their property
But very few who can possibly leave vii
remain 20 submit to rebel prosecutions.