The New York herald., 1866-09-01
NI0T NEAR BALTIMORE.
Ncxre Camp Meeftng Attacked and the
Tents, &C.. Buru~d by Kunians-A GeneraI
Fight Ensue.-A w She Man Killed aud Seye-
raj Nexroes severely Woundrd, &c.

A Nrxre Camp Meeting Attacked and The
Tents, &c. BURNED by Runisn,-A General
Fight Ensucs-A w She Man Killed aud Seye-
raj Negroes severely Wousdrd, &c.
BaLnMosE, Angus, n, 1850.
Last ght an attack ma de on the coored portion
Of the camp meeting held Sh Woods three miles
from Hanover SWITCH the Washington road, BY band
Of armed dssperadoes. Several negroes were badly
braten ami wounded. ind white man. named Milton
Benson. while At prayer, shot % the back Of the
head and mortaly wounded, the ball coming out OF his
mouth.
As faras be asceraned The following the facts
IN this outrageous afair;--A white camp mctng, at
tended by many ministers OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church Of the North Baltimore district, OF which the
Rey Mr. Lanahan s presiding elder. being held
at the place before stated The Rcy MesSrs spcake,
Reid and other white ministers officially At white
camp meeting near, who, under the auspices Of some
colored people, were holding camp exercises also
During yesterday afternoon a number of young men
wers noticed IN the camp ground having pistols their
persons These were Tar he asrertained rest
dents OF the surrounding neghborhood No disturb
ance occurred during the day but about
midnight, while the coored people conducting t.r
religious exercises they were violently upon by
gang OF men making loud shouts Of epihctr and nlpre
cations The attack commenced with the beating Of a
negro man while on his knees The negroes at
rose up and scene or wild and Understandable excite.
ment ensaed, women screaming IN terror Shots
fired by the issaant but In the dark and but are
supposed TO have taken effect The coorcd men rallied
and turned upon the assaants and drove them OH two
three times while the fed toward the white
camp Many colored people were wounded with clubo
and there were some flesh wounds from pistol shots
some Of the colored had pistols, and used them
freev upon their assaiiants but with what result ~
known Finally the conflict ended through the pcrsua.
sion OF the white ministers and Others by the colored
people leaving the grounds and seeking their homes,
leaving their camp the despeadoes who further graft
Ned their unmanly spirit by plng the tents and effects
OF the negroes including bundles and trunks OF clothing
in heap and, setting Ore TO ths pile, destroyed all
The white shot a. hrst mentioned was Al prayer
at the altar in the white camp where Mr. speake
conducting the exercises BY whom the shot fred
Is not known but the friends OF " the ministers
believe that II fired by Of tho white rioters,
who intended Il for prominent Methodist minister.
How this may be IL impossible 70 say Others think Il
was simply a stray shot, which il very probable Our
informant says the whito certainly began the dis
turbance while the colored people were engaged In re-
lgiou5 exercises The assailanis reported 10 have
used various raying CRIES among which heard the
expression "How about New Orleans ~
There are many exciting and doubtless more less
exaggerated stories circulating about the affair hut ths
above, az far can be at present asceraned TO
be authentic
An investigation in regard 10 the camp meeting riots
Is in progress by the local authorities and the Freed
mems Bureau officers also nqunng into the matter