Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-07

known, as none of the white men saw
him afterwards. The negroes then
turned to Mr.. Baxley ard demanded to
know where Mr.. Middleton had gone, ct
the same time uttering the most horrible
imprecations against that gentleman and
George Baxley, swearing that they would
kill them. They pointed their muskets
at Baxley, and declared they would kill
him if he did not tell them the truth. He
made answer that he believed they had
gone over to Bryan county. This party
then went off in the direction of the
river.
| In the yard one of the negroes had
pointed pistol at Mr.. Winn, and threat
ened to shoot him. After this gang left,
he went from the yard to his house, situ-
ated out on the road. As he reached it
he saw another company coming up.
Feeling himself powerless to make any
resistance against such crowd, be stood
in the doorway of his house and awaited
their coming His frightened wife and
children gathered about him, all expect
ing that the negroes were coming to
murder them. When about fifty yards
from the dwelling they motioued to Winn
to leave the door; and be, expecting
that they were going to shoot, jumped
out in front of the house, and away from
the door, to save his wife and children
from being fred at. As he jumped he
was caught by the arms by two negroes
who had come up, and they held him
while third struck him a tremendous
blow over the right eye with be butt of
q musket. He fell sensel-ss at their feet,
and the blood flowed profusely from the
wound. The scoundrels, supposing him
to be dead, left his place. On recover
ing, Mr.. Winn arose from the gro und and
sat down upon chair, with tile blood
still streaming from his wounded fore
head. While sitting there another negro
came up, cooked and pointed nusket
at his wife, saying, you've get gun
in there-you bring it out here" She
gave the negro the gun, when he said
there was another, and he wanted that
also. She then gave him ri fie which
was in the house, and he went away,
after saying to Winn that he b ad better
leave quick or they would mu rdcr him.
His wife implored him to 90, aging that
she and the children would btg protec-
ton and shelter from the negl o women
at the quarters, and, if that W ls refused,
would try and make their ,vay to the
city. He then left the hous e and pro-
ceeded about fifty yards out in to field,
where be lay down in the gra Bis to con-
ceal himself until dark.
After the first gang quilted the prem
ises, Mr.. Baxley left the yard s.nd went
up to his house. He was sitting in one
of the rooms, when the gang which had
attacked Winn came up TO his door.
Some of them marched into the house,
and ordered him to come out. AS he was
in the act of rising from the chair, he was
dragged out into the entry, where he was
suddenly struck on the back of the head
with the butt of musket. A second
blow on the side of the head felled llim
senseless to the foor When he rect "
cred his senses the negroes were ALL
around him, kicking him. They the Q
dragged him outside, and told him they
intended to xiii hhiui, and throw him into
the swamp for the buzzards to eat him,
and told him to prepare to die. They
heat and punched him with their mus.
kets, and finally fred a volley at him.
The balls whistled close past him, but he
was not struck. They then told him to
run for his life, and as he ran they fired
another volley at him. BE went about a
hundred and fifty yards from his house
and hid in ditch.
While lying in the ditch, Mr.. Baxley
heard several parties of the negroes, who
came close to his hiding place, declare
that they would kill Mr.. Middleton and
George Bsxley, and that no white man
should ever live on the 0geechee neck
again; that they were fully armed and
organized, and would hold their position.
All the white men having been driven
away, Winn's wife and two children
started over to Baxley's. Here they met
Mr.. Z. Baxley's wife, Mr.. Geo. Bsxley's
wife and their children. They then
started to go to the negro quarters, to
beg the negro women to take them in
aud protect them. As they were crossing
the yard q crowd of the negroes came up
and stopped them. In few minutes
they started up the river. driving the de-
fenseless women and children ahead of
them. Mr.. Winn, from his place of con-
csalment, witnessed this transaction, but
was powerless to prevent it What has be-
come of these poor people is not known;
nothing but outrage, perhaps murder,
could be expected from those who thus
dragged them of.
The negroes next turned their stten-
ton to Baxley's house. The provisions
and such things as pleased them they
carried of. Mr.. Winn saw them taking
out goods, and heard them smashing the
erockery and furniture, all the time
whooping, yelling and screaming like
devils let loose upon earth. They made
Mr.. Middletou's house their headqu srters,
and occupied it all during the night.
The provisions aud some other things
which suited their fancy they carried of.
The negroes also attacked JAMES Don-
nell, q white wstchman. Winn saw
them strike him with the butt Of musket,
and afterward heard shots fred, and
heard them yelling. Nothing has since
been seen or heard Of Donnell, and il is
feared that he has been murdered. For
tune Brown is also supposed 10 have
been kind. George Bunyan escaped BY
concealinR himself in Q large faB, at the