New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14

by Major Boyle, of the latter's staff, pro
ceeded to the Adtutant Generals office, OF
Common street, near Dryades, where Gen
eral bongstreet was summoned from tht
State House.
A conference was held of some duration
but no favorable conclusion reached, as il
closed General Longstreet emphaticalIy ex
claiming to General Badger, Then you
will proceed to execute your orders"
Leaving the Adjutant's Office, General
Badger, Major Boyle and Police Commits,
| sioner Baker returned to where the police
force, some two hundred in all, we're drawn
up, and, after detailing a sufficient force to
| picket the approaches to the armory, the
! remainder of the men were withdrawn to
| the first police station close at hand The
men had been on their feet all day, ,@nany of
them without dinner, and besides the force
gathered was entirely inadequate to attack.
Al this writing Teinforcements are being
gathered from all quarters, and at least
five hundred men NilI be under arms by
midnight
The instructions TO the police sentineIs are
to let rybody pass from the armory out
side the lines, but to let NO one in. This, in
time, would starye o surrender, bus the
general impression is there will be an at
tack before morning.
In the Armory.
General Badger learned by his visit to
the armory that there were about $50 mill
tia III mutiny and Under arms. Their posi-
ton is a very defensibIe one, and even
General Badger was forced, when cornered
by this reporter, to admit that with pluck
and determination they might hold it
against 2500 men.
They have two guns loaded with grape,
trained upon the only entrsnce-the gate
way next to the SyDagogue-but good ar
tilIerists claim that the conclusion of their
discharge must inevitably bring down the
end wall and bury the gunners in the ruins.
A message has beon sent to Governor
Warmoth 10y some of the militia asking him
to relieve them from duty, and thus avoid
a useless efusion of blood. This was done
on the ground that he had openly admitted
that the fight for the fusion party is lost.
The police have two hundred Winches-
ter rifles, and one company Of the militia
are similarly accoutred.
From Another Reporter.
Soon after the police took possession Of
the street, squad of militiamen emerged
from the armory and marched down to the
corner of Poydras and Carondelet streets.
guarding the thOroughiaro in the rear Of
the police.
About the time this movement was made
a patrolman from back of Poydras Market
passed that way with drunken prisoner.
The crowd managed to separate them, and
as the fellow started off in a rail fence
waltz, the throng sent up meuy shout,
all who did not understand it. |
A grand rush followed, and away went the |
rear guard of idlers. The police at the La
fayette street crossing did not understand |
what was the excitement, but they stood |
their ground like soldiers. The idlers be
hind them were suddenly anxious to see "a
man" over in St. Charles street,
During the excitement gentleman wear
ing regular United States army cap, cir
eu!ated among the people in quiet
manner,
After things had settled down considera-
BY. we met city official who had been in
the armory most of the time, and he in
formed us that not less than five hundred
armed men were inside. He stated that
.ho most beIlgoropt mi!itiamen were very
youthful, fully determined to do or die as
hey could net bear tie thought of surren.
icring Inside the armorg it was believed
hat fifty men could easily hold the place
n defiance of d regiment.
It was singular how many men had in
)ortant business on CarondcIot, between
2oydras and Lafayette streets, as soon as
he guard was posted. If denied admit
ance, some of them retired with growls
Lat heavy tragediau might have envied.
III who really had business or lived within
he lines met with no material opposition.
II was repeatedly stated ON the streets
hat the militiamen had emDhatically said
inside the armorv, that they would sur
onder 10 any United States soldier, though
8 were but half crippled man--one arm,
ne leg, one eye, None such appeared to
emand Surrender.
About nine o'clock a large number of
eople at Poyslras street raised a shout and
ressed forward on the police pickets, back
} the militia pickets, when the latter force
ermitted all who desired to pass on to-
ard the armory. Most of the men then
ltered the armory. It is thought that the
lajority of them are members Of the mill
a. 1t is understood that word had been
,nt out for absent members to ''fall in,"
I'D probably this was response.