Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-15

loved praifeSndef whbeh the bcncs
I CT their feth4N Ia e. Weld without :
bloody resistan Eneu1y alive to the
fate Of the Natehez, whose villages had
been laid waste h1 tia French. and their
great Chief Bac uundred9 nis
brave wacSaD fsnadeIed, and 0ans-
ported, in chains. b the slave markets
Of the isiands, Eirs@dx ~eYS several
hundfSd Of the NhSase. trih-o, who had
been dri=sn frum their homes and herit-
age, finding shelter ~ o.s WigTams OF
the ChickazaWs. Fke two years IN
which BienviIle had beeu gathering
troops and Citing out his Imposing ex-
petition, had not been kept q secret
from the red men, whose fathers bad
lived in quiet dominion over their "be-
loved prairiesn Tor ages before the face
/ Of the white man was seen on the con
tinent. They were ready, and prepared
.--n..assn I'D rsaebaa a
pozftion in fun view OF the villages
The troops were ordered 10 lake refresh
ments. In the meantime, the sent
out to learn something OF the where
abOuts Of DArtaeuille, came in, re-
porting that nothing whatever could Be
heard OF him OF his command, nor
could any signs Be found Of his having
been in the country. They reported
great commotion going on in the villages
during the night, but siace daylight not
an indian nan De6n seem mas I1S "
lagos seemed deserted All hopes OF co
iOperaLion from his Northern allies being
givel up, Bienville dsckSsd upon * i'm
mediate attack BY TIE adof bis field
l6Hss, he was enAblsd 70 iOcate the strong
ha& g she Efzhl6s Qtae villazos Ec
decided 70 move upon II a. eace, ap-
pointing ChevalieF De Eoyau % lead tie
attacking column, composed OF hfASen
HenadieFs chosen from each company,
forty-dEA <om the volunteers, and sixty
frc-aAhe Swiss Hoops retaining two
COMPANIES Of veterz5s, wbe h4d seen
se-vfce in old France under toe gallant
Beschamp. The rest Of the command
were to follow close in support Of the At
1a1king forCes. fhe stronghold OF the
! ChiehasaWs Seemed to Be In q rnW 81
strongly built mud cabins IN apex
Of the hilcek upon each too village
was ssSSted. hanked nsht and lei
'front.' aid rear By mud cabins, separated
from each other e~qui-distRnt some forty
PAGES. The attacking column moved
/ up steadily under cover Of mantelets,
borne by q comP-1y Of negro slaves, IN
til they had Reached within 3 PAGES
Of the first row Of cabins, when q vii
EEcd Solley Vas fired, seeRIdgty nom
the ground not exceeding twenty PAGES
Il froE u them, killing several negroes.
Such was the first shock OF the bdlleS,
many penetrating thr>agh their Pent-
house ratification, that the aesroez 0e-
came sA-te-stTick6n, throwing down
thcR madoelets, took to their heels. The
mdauuteo Neyau givins orders for TIE
combined forces to press closely up In
support Of the attacking columns reach
ed the first row % s59ins, setting IRE 70
the thatchS@ rouE Pressing paS3 thru.
eated-thC Indians occupying t6@F9-
discharging the first volley had essapec
undG cover to the next or middle row,
frOn whence tore came A peTfect hail-
-storh Fl saffeTH, putting his brave sol
diers to the earth faster than their places
could be died BY fresh szSTs k-S
,sKsly wounded. Such ~ the hain
Of leaaO death thai ts brave t-ess
were forced to take shelter behind the
lfrst row = cabins. The principe CHI
GERS Of Ills staff were killed. The Chsva-
Iier De Coutre, the pride Of the army,
lay rid6led with bullets, weltsring in bis
hlaad- De- M5FA.1a leading the brave
Swiss, fe1 hy ms side. Ue JUAN, N s1-
ecuting the order Of the intrepid Noysn
trying to bring to the front the skuik-
ing soldiers from behind The cabins
fell pierced with q halfdozen balls. Tie
ChOetaws were ordered I'D, and made q
desperate charge to reach th5 middle
row Of cabins, but were repulsed with
great slaughter. Bienvfde, from his
standpoint, Witnessing the WORK Of de-
struction going on, and fearing the fate
of his whole army, sent Beaehamp, with
his two companies, with orders to
Noyau to bring of what remained Of his
forces, and as many of his wounded as
possible. Rapidly advancing, he did not
reach the place where Noyau, though
suffering from a painfN wound was raj
lying his troops for another charge, with
out losing u officer and several Of his
men. The Cbevalier De Noyau had re-
solved to share the fate Of his brave or
GERS who had borne the bFunt Of the at
tack or reached the second row ofeabins.
Receiving orders from BienvilletO with
draw his forces, disabled and suffering,
he turned the command over to Beau
champ, who, quick to comprehend the
Eitu&tiOn, ordered q hasty retreat. The
noble Glondsl had fallen pierced with
five bullets, EAd was about to be left for
the tonahawk, when one Of his brave
grena9 eFs broke from the line and bore
him sway upon his broad shoulders, re-
eeiving the sixth while being carried of
the field. Thus was fought what Bien-
vile called the battle of Aekia Village.
Such the le&den messengers, left by the
brave young DArtaguiiIe, In the hands
of the Chickasaws, to inform him THAI
hehad been there-that faithful to his
trust, Obedsent to bis orders, be, with
his little array, had waited upon the
qr0emd Of his appointment that powder
and ball was al that he left him as q
.s00UendnceOf his sad fate, in which we
trace the history Of the "leaden ball,
which had been e~orroding on the soil Of
the prairie for an hundred years