New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-26

Icare ihe gramp 'cere shot wthin his hearing
Ono negro who was captured in Camilla, ana VINO
escaped during the night, compelled by MS cap
TOYS to assist in removing the dead ana "ounuo" III
in the streets Of Camilla lie assisted IN putting
dead woman into wagon she was shOV tli'""s" '"0
chest; she was thrown his captors told hni' mo
dry well. lie also assisted IN removing i'"' '""''
wounded negroes. two of them mort''Iy.
The man James Johns, who fired the first shot at
tho coored men, is reported shot once III the ioiehe"u
aud twice in the back, and MORALLY wounded An
other Of the attacking party is reported slightly
wounded His name is Charles Collins. The follow
ING list of the killed and wounded is correct, so Tar
as il goes:
John Murphy white confused and lacerated
wounds of the head by musket barrel . -,
VIM T., Pierce, white, gun-shot wound III lesi
+ F. Putney, white, gun-shot wound of elbow and
shoulder ~. d
Howard BuDce lcelOred), six gnashot wounds
head ear. shoulder, elbow, SIDE. ana forearm: IL
Ben Lundy tcoloredl gun-shot WOUNDS th'gh anu
Hardy Robinson (coloredl, gunshot wounds, both
Squire Acre rcolored), gunshot wound of shoulder
= Randolph (cooredl, gun-shot wound IN leg. ,
Burril johnson cOlored), gun-Shot wound Oh Shout
William Landsey (colored confused wound of
sam Dickinson, icolored). eun-shot wound in arm
Wesley Chairman (colored), gun-shot wound III
William Dessan (colored) gun-shot wound oil
Colored woman. name unknown. shot dead. A.
A. b. Collins, coloredl, killed; shot repeatedly
while lying on the ground Ill
James ingrabam, cOlored. Killed; shot repeatedly
while lying on the ground M ID, rrc - Il.
Peter Hines cOlored, schoo-teacher Tour Slth-Shol
wounds, hand. wrist, neck ana reg
Dock Polbill, cOloTed, shot dead
Unknown. colored, shot through bowels and III
Unknown coIored. gun-shot wound in thigh.
Unknown. colored, gnn-shot wounds, knee ana
Tnknown. colored. gun-shot wound in back.
Twelve colored men, unknown, III DIR. Dashers
pond.
It il believed that so colored men, killed and
wounded is a moderate estimate.
The news of this massacre was brought to Albany
ut about o'clock last evening by colOred man who
had accompanied Mr.. Pierce from Albany Little was
known until to-day of the fate of the fugtives whom
he had outstripped. Last night the town was filed
with the widest and most conflicting rumors none
of which appear to have been exaggerated in the
light Of subsequent trustworthy reports. A large
body Of cOlored men visited the headquarters of
Maj Howard, of the army, who is here rs Commits
soner of the Freedmen's Bureau. and begged to be
allowed TO go to the rescue of their friends at
Camilla, and it was with the greatest Difficult
ty that they were dissuaded from doing so.
1t is reported that Maj. Howard dispatched a
special messenger to Atlanta this morning to
communicate with the military authorities there.
lie dispatched Surgeon Raushenbery, Of the Freed
mems Bureau to Mitchell county. this morning. to
attend to the wounded Wounded men have been
arriving in Albany hourly, since last night; they
bring heartrending accounts Of the barbarites prac
tced upon their dead comrades, by their murderers.
u is reported that the Sheriff of Mitchell County
joined III the murderous work assisted by the entire
Also&o 4 NJ
\ Pcarce in the morning
Intelligent colored men here assert mat leading
Der Of the Young MEMS Democratic Club twhite) of this
cir rent to Camilla Friday nghtfor The express pm
pos Of meeting The people to the acts Of yesterday 1t is
known that the person in question went to Camilla
at the time mentioned The colored people have de-
clared that the leading white people instgated the
attack which they now so loudly condemn. On the
receipt of the news this evening, that late as eight
o'clock this morning the fugitives were being hunted
down with blOodhounds, the town being filed with
colored people drawn in from the surrounding panta
,ons, was wild with excitement, hardly white man
was TO be seen upon the street excited colored
harangued their fellows, and all seemed deter
mined to go at once TO the rescue. Armed
negroes appeared in squads as if summoned
from the earth where they stood. At this juncture
the Mayor of the city appeared upon the scene, ac
companied by Major Howard who addressed the
colored people at some length, cOunseling mOdera-
ton and order and assuring the colored people that
the Government would use every means at its CON-
and to bring the perpetrators of these outrages to
punishment, and promising the protection OF the
military forces against further outrages If necessary
They received these promises silently and suleny,
but ultimately dispersed those not belonging in the
city departing for the plantations since which, up to
this hour. midnight, all is quiet and peace. The
colorcd churches have had regular meetings to-
day. There are three of them in town. Mr.. Crum
lev pastor of the Methodist Church. and the leading
colored Republican here, has done good service in
allaying the excitement
Latr.-t is reported that the murderers in the
horrible massacre of yesterday were men not from
Mitchell County alone. but from Baker and this
(Dougherty counties; and it is believed that 1t has
been determined by the white people that the mill
tary having been withdrawn, the Republicans shall
rot canvass this district.