Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-26

New OFlc;tHS. hViu =, 1000
Brigadirr-GeH Henry Street, Adjutant
General. a' @ klal i-s
GENERAL-In obedience to slecl-
al order No. 22 2, current -eri's, All
infant Generals office, the under
signed officers left New ORLEANS ON
Satu, ,lav, A..ril II, instant, to pro-.
epp,l To C0lfax. Grant parish.
z We reached Pinevillr, opposite
AlexaIwlria, at about $3.50 "A. NJ, on
Monday, the fourteenth instant
where we were informed that a Sc
we're action had taken place at Col
tax the day before Sunday; that
from 80 To 2OO colored men HAD
been killed /: that two white men,
named Hadnot and Harris, werr
wounded, the former mortally. ana
that Colfax, or part ol ii, had been
burnesl.
Upon crossing the river to Alex
andria, we lRcainc coglIzant oi the
existence Of violent, th0ngn sup
pressed popular excitement; MIN
hers of men from the parish oi lsi.
piles had participated in the slru.-
yir, aud were now returning 10
A,exanslria Parish Ofairiais ex'
prrssrd themselves az ali'rel'ensive
uf An outbreak in Alexandria, direc-
red against the colMed men and the
officials holding oifice under the al
| ministratiOn of Governor Kellogg.
Nc were urged to Prorure the pres
.nce of troops as speedily as posi-
ble. Attempts had been In''ie to
induce Mr.. DpI1acy, the sheriff ol
Ra,,i,lcs, to go to Grant parish, AMI
falling. the person claiming to haNt
| ,,ern elected sheriff on the Fusion
ticket accompanied the party tina
went from Altxan,'ria.
We left Alexandria at about 1l::i'
\. ~. Duing Unr stay there mount
ed men we're constantly crossing TN
river. coming from the direction o
z Collax, and just as We lett u part!
iof twenty, mounted, aud arm' u all
mrntly with shotsuns, crossed tll
liver ~ a lmdy.
Believing that Coltax WAS de-
Stoled. and as we conl,l NOT re:'c'
there before dark, on oar arrival a
Cotile We deemed it eXl@dient to n
main there for the night. Ever,
thing in the vicinity appeared pei
lecily quiet an, peaceful.
Having secured an ambulance v
e crossed the river into Grant paris
early on the morning OF Tnes'la,
the fifteenth instant, and started f.
}. Colfax distant about fifteen miles
We found tie parish in most d.
ploraa,e state. The crops are belIi
!. neglected., many of the rsidcnt
both white and rolorrd, have l'
!, their homes. and a general sense
Insecurity prevails, which we al
satisfied can only he removed by ti
presence vt troops.
p About One.thiiql of II mile bel0
e the courthouse welanle upOf a pa
:, ty of co'ored men and women earn.
ing away a wounded man upon
T. slul. AT little distance in Il
;. field were the dead bodies of tv
colured men,. About two hllndrt
=. Yards nearer the ron"tl.niSe we
II three dead bodies of chOrrd me
and from that point 81 tLt, coul
n lnn,se and It's vicinity the gronI
is was thickly sirewn with dead. "
were unable To find the body OF
sin gle white man, or toascrrtain Il
loss of the whites. CplOrpd wOin'
assert that two wagon loads
whites, dead and woumlesl. We
carried away. but it is persistent
)" denied by any of the whftes clail
il ing to have knowledge of tfSs artu
o. loss, they asserting that but y
8 man on their side was killed. NJ
: Halmot and Harris WERE wonnde
/" We may state here that uadnot h
10 since died in Alexandria. -
e, We srud herewith plan oft
IN courthouse and its defenscs.
, space of about 200 yards square "
F" inclosed in slight eartlwork. wi
w ditch inside. This ditch was FRI
he ten to eighteen inches ia depth, "a
Y. the brcastwork in front Of it fir
=, twenty to thirty inches in hrigl
! and was protected in front by I
!" and half ii,cIl planking. On
he lower side at the courthouse
greater portion of the brc;'stwo
was composed OF llanking alo
laid in zig Tags AMI without ditch
.o From What information We ca,
:, get, We believe that the fight co
menced ON Sunday, the thirteen
~ Instant, between ID aud III A.
an and continued until nearly dark.
UE the hunters engaged On either s
re, it is impossible for ns 10 form {;
mn drfini e idea, though We are satl
- eel that the iarties holdiGg
y" cOurtllsiS.. were Less 1" number Il