The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-28

found afterwards. They had wanoereo on ne
road some two or three mnes .iU haen !, tSe rosd
The widest alarm and confusion prevailed, and |
families of women and chlldren were seen nuliys
ing in carts and wagons to look for place Of
safety. AS soon as the extent Of the danger was
ascertained. about halfpsst IL midnight, messen-
gers we're sent by Mr.. Barosse, president iof the
Bumbe Bee Club sas the ueTs through the parish
and called upon the military at the Barracks Tor
aid. .,.a =. .,.. and
n,oceeded 10 the scene of disaster-the sherin
ro;ne At once to the city to lay the matter before
CEN Rousseau and ask for aid, as it was feared
the whole negro force below the city might unite
and commit fearful destruction before the whites
could rally in sufficient numbers to resist.
The party from the river gathered the wni.es
from the different plantations, and numbering SIX,
teen on horseback and forty on foot, approacnea
the place where once had stood the mouse u
| Pablo Feliu TO find nothing but smoking rases,
| and heap of ashes-sll that were lett OF Paolo
Filiu and his son, young man Of eighteen years;
II was evident that the house had been plundered
h efore being set on fire, and that proDaoiy poor
Pablo and his son had been killed before being
burnt-at least II is to be hoped tney were spa'eo
the intense sufferings Of SO fearful death.
Articles Of dress and all species Of goods vs ana
| mile exhibited the fact that plumber as well as
| eradication of hellish desire for the blood OF
white men had been the exciting cause OF the out
| break. Whilst these outrages were being commi,'
| ted all the whites within reach were attacked.
| gentleman of respectability was met on the ROAD
and the knife lifted to cut his throat. when ne was
rescued by the players Of former ss's sse sno
after having had TO submit TO al sorts OF humha-
ton and compelled to hurrah for Sr e. and Ss
had dissppeared 10 secure their plumber and re.
inforce themselves from other plantations. NO
| thing but old men and women were to be seen.
Y The party of whites continued in pursuit.
| -; haI hoer oran a r
| frcm the fact that il was known the negroes nad
congregated at his place, and be was called upon
| to allow bis quarters TO be searched, II ne uid not
wish Them 10 be entered by force ne sen MS
oyerseer. In nearly every house articles OF dress
| and merchandise were found which were identi-
fed to have belonged TO Pablo Feu or bis wife
| nearly TWO cart loads having been picked up on
that place alone. The feeling of the party at M.
result of this search became SO strong against the
Ong that it was found necessary, in order 10 save
him fir m harm, to place guard in his house.
The party then proceeded further on the way
to overtake the murderers and ascertain the
safety of the whites, who were found to have
taken refuge in the swamps. They also visited
and searched the quarters on the Ducros plalta
: ton 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 women found in the houses containing the
stolen property were arrested and sent 70 jan ior
examination. No outrage was permitted, and no
| one, notwithstanding the extreme provocauon,
allowed to be injured in any way who was not
. | known to have taken part in the outrages CON-
mitted, or who did not offer to attack the party:
On its return with the prisoners party oil United
| States troops was found at Mr.. Ong's
They then took their prisoners to the court
house. and the footmen, exhausted from fatigue
and hunger, rested for q while. Directly on thelr
arrival the mounted men, Of whom was the
leader up to that time, being joined by Col. Mar
| zero, the sheriff, Francisco Estopenal
Col. R. Proctor, the owner of plantation leased
| o. la Nr Tra II Mr.
city, Mr.. V. veilon and others of the parish to
2 the number OF about twenty five, then resolved
at about half past five, to open communication
with the lower settlements, which had been inter
rupted since Sunday evening. They proceeded
3 eight miles, to the crossing OF the Chincha anc
t Bsncheque roads. where they found that the
. | negroes hearing that their plumber was beinl
resolved to make a new attack, and were
| marching from the plantations OF Genera
Lee to attack the party which had pursued
them in the morning, had been met at tnt
\ | crossing of the road by the inhabitants OF Ban
n cbaque forming the Hunters Club and others, who
put them TO flight, killing three colored men anC
q severely wounding fifteen or twenty others Th'
q | exact number could not be ascertained, as tht
: negroes took fight through the canes which
n border the road. Both parties OF white
+ on meeting congratulated ate tnemss which
p promised at one moment to result in suol
wide destruction. The negroes left are demorallze
v and have taken refuge on the plantation OF Gen
Lee. where they were 10 DC puIeucu luis ulOtuluS
Il The whites acted under the lead OF tn
4 sheriff. and were only permitted to pas
!. on that account by Major Bates: commandin
q the United States troops, who had picketed th
f road, and who allowed no armed party TO pass
A The purpose was TO bring back order. and also I
/ find Mr.. Lee, the father OF Gen. Lee, who had bee
a taken by the people of Bancheque at the head d
t the negro party advancing from the Lse plants
q ton.
f Mr. Lee was found, and at the request of MI
|, Marrero and Mr.. A. w. Walker, give
. up to the sheriff. Mr.. Lee then explains
If the reasons OF his being taken at "a
r. head of the armed party of negroes. w
"a give his representations. quote from recpll-c
N ton got up as usual; took breakfast, and the
. wrote for sometime feeling very tired. went 0
a the gallery and saw large number OF the Peep
% assembled in front of the house asked the
,e what was the matter they stated that they ia
4. been called upon by Mr.. Ong to go up to b
a place that there was trouble up there; that u
RI Ong's life was in danger, and they wished TO 81
told them that they must not do il; that th
n. laws were made TO protect every one that 10
le psrochial authorities would take the matter
"a hand-referring to what had already occurred
'. This seemed to pacify them, and thought ha
=. sat SIZED them, and went in. Ia little time
sr went out again and found them assembled
At larger numbers and determined to go ~
saying Mr. on ,S.v had sent S6DDd tor 70 ths
- tried to pacify them again, but found it in
ID possible until proposed to 60 myself up to ID
M crossing to see what was going on. That SCENE
ir TO satisfy them, and L started on horSeoael
a. When reached the crossing found about fit
h. negroes more or less, and soon after some Other
= continued coming up, when suddenly We foun
ourselves attacked, and the negroes some OF who
"A were killed, and several wounded, retreatni
At the moment of the fire took out my ham
"a kerchief and held it out as flag Of truce. ".
m not injured, put taken up and retained up
i. this evening by the gentlemen who took me-"
= This is the substance of his statement. In Ii
A. meantime some difficulty had occurred near u
o. court house, at the d'Aquin plantation, arsir
\ from the aggressons Of some negroes to patrc
and that one negro had been killed and OF
70 wounded.
m This is a true statement Of the lamentable o
y. enrrence in the parish of st. Bernard.
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