Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-14

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Monday next, make the arrest.
Lieut.. Rogers, with his usual de-
cisiOn, could not see the necessity Of
waiting until Monday, and imme-
diately ordered out detachment Of
twenty men, under command OF
Lieut.. Farragut, with Instructions
to arrest the negroes and turn them
over to the sheriff.
The party proceeded quietly to
the Baxter farm uninterrupted bv
the negroes, and went up to the
house OF the negro who was Or
dered to be arrested. Lieut.. Far
ragut standing at the door of the
house, called on the inmates to sur
render, but was answered by the
discharge of both barrels of A
double-barreled shot gun, loaded
with buck shot, both charges tax
ing effect in the breast and side of
Sergeant Cullen, who was standing
by the side of the Lieutenant. The
Sergeant fell to the earth, probably
mOrtally wounded, but was i'm
mediately avenged by a eomrade
by the name of Harrison, who shot
the negro who fired the gun, and
afterwards 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 comrads, and could net
be restrained until three negroes
had bitten the dust.
This ends the authentic informa-
ton from the actual conflict, and
why reinforcements were sent for
we are unable to state, but courier
TO Lieut.. Rogers arrived at q late
hour yesterday afternoon, in con-
sequence of which he mustered all
the available force under his COM
mand, and, putting himself at their
head, started by the Great Bridge
road for the scene of action, intend
ing to go around by the way of
kempsville. He also took with him
wagon with supplies, and DR.
Williamson, surgeon Of the 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
feeel confident that if any resistance
is met with, the troops will give a
good account Of themselves.
We are also informed that old
"Specs" Hodges, ex-cOnyentiOnist,
was harranguing the negroes in
Kempsville, on yesterday, urging
them to resist to the death, and
and threatening death to the white
race.
We also heard that at the last
accounts the negroes were fOcking
to the scene OF action, armed with
guns, pistols, rifles, scythes, pitch
forks, and every implement they
could convert into a weapon. From
this and other reasons, we may rea-
sOnably expect stirring news to-
day.
Among other unfOunded rumors
which were floating around our
streets, we may mention that one
account stated that three soldiers,
and as many negroes, were killed.
Another, that a hundred negroes
had been captured, and were
marched to the city in irons and
still another, that the soldiers were
killing negroes by wholesale, and
the latter were fleeing to the woods
in every direction. The above ac-
count, obtained, as we have stated,
may be relied upon as materially
correct.
GEN. STONEMAN's ACTION IN THE
AFFAIR.
Our readers were informed yes
terday morning by a brief tele-
graph dispatch of the insubOrdina-
ton of the negro squatters in Prin-
cess Anne, and Of their fOrcible and
bloody resistance to the civil and
authorities of the country.
Night before last Gen. StOneman
received n telegraphic dispatch in
forming him of the state of affairs
and yesterday morning dispatched
Col. Mallory, an officer of the army
and lately connected with the
Freedmen's Bureau, to the scene of
the difficulties, with instructions TO
make a full and thorough inyesti-
CATION of the causes that led to the
outbreak and resistance TO author
ity.
Subsequently he received iniOr-
essentially the Same as that
we publish this morning from the
Norfolk VirqiRiaR, and immediate
ly ordered Major Randolph's bat
terry of artillery, under command
of Captain Day, to proceed to Nor
folk to reinforce Lieut.. Rogers,
commandment of the post.
We learn that Gen. StOneman
also telegraphed to Fortress Mon
roe for a barge to be held in readi-
ness for the transportation of troops,
as it is his determination to use the
entire military force of the district,
if necessary, to overcome the re
sistaneo offered by the negroes and
to restore quiet. We learn that it
is his intention, since this difficulty
has arisen, to have a thorough and
complete settlement of affairs IN
that quarter and to remove the ne
groes from the Taylor, Baxter, and
other farms on which they have
in the vicinity of Norfolk.
There are about five thousand Of
them, and they are organized,
drilled and armed. Many of them
served in the army as soldiers, and
when discharged were allOwed.)
retain their arms. They have or
ganized a gOvernmentamong them
selves. and bid defiance to the civil
authorities of Princess Anne and TO
the military. They are said TO
have been instigated TO pursue this
course by the teachings of Hodges,
the negro delegate to the Black
Crook convention, Bayne and one
or two white men in Norfolk and
the vicinity. The entire public
will be pleased to hear of the
promptness and determination
shown by the military to enforce
nrInr nnh nhehienre TO INV in this