Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-31

Pablo Feliu or his wife-nearly two cart
loads having been picked up on that place
alone. The feeling of the party at the re-
suit of this search became so strong against
Mr.. Ong that it was found necessary, in
order to save him from harm, to place a
guard in his honse.
The party then proceeded further on the
way to Oyertake themurderers and ascertain
the safety of the whites, who we're found TO
have taken refuge in the swamps. They
also visited and searched the quarters on
the Ducros plantation, and the Reid and
Marrero places, where negroes hire land on
their own account, and in all of them
found more or less articles stolen from the
burnt premises. Some of the old men and
momen found in the houses containing the
stolen property were arrested and sent to
Jail for examination. No outrage was per-
mitted, and no one, Notwithstanding the
extreme prov0cation, allowed to be in
jured in any way who was not known to
have taken part in the outrages committed,
or who did not offer to attack the party.
| On its return with the prisoners party of
United States troops was found at Mr..
Opgs.
They then took their prisoners to he
Courthouse, and the footmen, exhausted
from fatigue and hunger, rested for period
directly on their arrival. The mounted
meh, OF whom / was the leader up TO that
time, being Joined by Col. Marrero, the
Sheriff, Francisco Estopenal, Col. r. Proc.
tor, the owner of plantation leased to
Gen. Lee, Mr.. IRENE, Jr., Mr.. Prados,
from the city, Mr.. V. Veillon, and others
of the parish to the number of about TWEEN
ty, then resolved, at about half-past five,
to open communication with the lower set
Elements, which had been interrupted since
Sunday evening. They proceeded eight
miles, to the crossing of the Chineha and
Bancheque roads, where they found that
the negroes, hearing that their plum
der was being found, and their women ia
ken up, had resolved to make new attack,
and were marching from the plantation of
Gen. Lee to attack the party which had
pursued them in the morning, had been
met at the crossing of the road by the in
habitants of Bancheque forming the Hunt.
ers' Club and others, who put them to flight,
killing three colored men, and severely
wounding fifteen or twenty others. The
exact number could not be ascertained, as
the negroes took fight through the cane
which borders the road, Both parties then
met, and congratulated themselves on hay
ing almost ended this movement, which
promised at one moment to result in such
wide destruction. The negroes left are de-
moralized, and have taken refuge on the
plantation of Gen. Lee, where they were
TO be pursued this morning. The whites
acted under the lead of the Sheriff, and
were only permitted to pass by Major Bates,
commanding the United States troops on
that occasion, who had picketed the road
and allowed no armed party to pass. The
purpose was to bring back order, and also
to find Mr.. Lee, the father of Gen. Lee,
who had been taken by the people of Ban
cheque al the head OF the negro party ad-
vancing from the Lee plantation.
Mr.. Lee was found, and at the request of
myself and Mr.. Marrero given up to the
Sheriff. Mr.. Lee then explained his reason
for being taken at the head of the armed
party of negroes. We give his representa-
tions. quote from recollection 81 got
up as usual; took breakfast, and / then
wrote for some time; feeling very tired l
went on the gallery; and l saw a large
number of the people assembled in front of
the house; | asked them what was the
matter; they stated that they had been
called upon by Mr.. Ong to go up TO his |
place; that there was trouble up there !
that Mr.. Ong's life was in danger, and they |
wished to 60. 1 told them that they must |
not do it that the laws were made to |
protect every one that the parochial au- |
thorities would take the matter in hand |
referring to what had already occurred. |
This seemed to pacify them, and / thought |
l had satisfied them, and went in. In a
little time l went out again and found
them assembled in large nuPpbsra an and de- de;
sent for them again, and that they were
bound to 60" tried to psCify them
again, but found il impossible until pro-
posed to 60 myself up to the crossing to see
what was going on. That seemed to sat-
isfy them, and l started on horseback.
When | reached the crossing, l found
about fifty negroes, more or less, and soon
after some others continued coming up,
when suddenly we found ourselves attacked,
and the negroes, some of whom were killed
and several wounded, retreating.
At the moment of the fire took out my
handkerchief and held it out as a flag Of
truce. was not injured, but was taken up
and retained up to this evening by the
gentlemen who took me-
This is the substance Of his statement. In
the meantime some difficulty had occurred
near the Courthouse, at the dAquin plan
tation, arising from the aggressions Of some
negroes to s patrol, and that oae negro had
been killed and one wounded.
This is a true statement of the lament
able occurrence in the parish of ST. Ber-
nard.