Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-13
Affairs in Virginia.

The Norfolk Virginian says: "A few
days since the sheriff of Princess Anne
county received an order to arrest two
negro men, one on the Baxter and the
other on an adjacent farm, one of whom
was charged with felony and the other on
q writ of ejectment Taking three men
with him he attempted to serve the war
rants, but was met with a determined
resistance, defed, and finally driven off
the plantation. After his repulse he
came to the camp yesterday, and COM
municated with Lieut.. Rogers, the COM
maudant of the post, and proposed that
he would return to the county, raise all
the force which he could command, and,
supported by a detachment of the mill
tary, would on Monday next make the
arrest Lieut.. Rogers, with his usual de-
cision, could OF see the necessity of
waiting until N onday, and Immediately
ordered out de tachment Of twenty men,
under command of Lieut.. Farragut (son
of Admiral Farragut), with instructions
to arrest the negroes and turn them over
to the sheriff.
The party proceeded quietly to the
Baxter far On, uninterrupted by the me-
groes, and went up to the house OF the
negro who was ordered to be arrested.
Lieut. Farragut, standing at the door of
the house, called on the inmates to sur
render, but was answered by the dis
charge of both barrels of double-bar-
relied shotg un loaded with buskshot, both
charges taking effect in the breast and
side of Sergt. Cullen, who was standing
by the side of the lieutenant The SER
geant fell to the earth, probably NOR
tally wounded, but was Immediately.
avenge d by comrade by the name OF
Harris on, who shot the negro who tired
the gun, and afterward pinned him to
the floor with bayonet thrust. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that Lieut..
Farragut could control his men, who
were perfectly frantic at the loss of their
comrade, and could not be restrained
until three negroes had bitten the dust.
This ends the auth,.ntic information
from the actual confi ct, and why rein
forcemeuts we're sent for we are unable
to state; but courier to Lieut.. Rogers
arrived at late hour yesterday after
noon, in consequence of which he mus
tered all the available force under his
command, and, putting himself at their
head, started off by the Great Bridge
road for the scene of action. intending
to 60 around by the way of Kempsville.
He also took with him wagon with sup
plies, and Dr. Williamson, surgeon oft
post, with his stores and instruments.
These facts would seem to indicate that
active hostilities are meditated, and from
the character of the troops and their
commander, we feel that if any resist
auce is met with the troops will give
good account of themselves.
1--WE are also informed that old Specs
Hodges, ex-conventionist, was harangu-
ing the negroes in Kempsville on yester-
day, urging them to resist to the death,
and threatening death to the white race.
ave also heard that at the last ac-
counts the negroes were hocking to the
scene of action, armed with guns, pistols,
rifles, scythes, piichforks, and every i'm
plemept they &C uld convert into wea-
pom. From this and other reasons, we
may reasonably expect stirring news to-
day."