The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-10
LOUISIANA.
Badger and His HstropoA ANS Masters a the
situation-The General Int srviswed BY
Herald Reporter United Sta "a Troops
Moving to His Assistance. Var.
ahal Packers Despatch to
Attorney General ".
Williams


tlnsville, where I interviewed General Badger st
one I. NJ In answer to my tnterrogattons he re-
piled in substance as f0llows:-
Il am In no need OF reinforcements There Is ne
enemy before me. do not know where Colonel
De Blanc is. part OF his command has pone t.
wards Vermillionve, part towards Breaux
Bridge and part towards Butte La Rose on tho
Atchafalaya. l have had but two men wounded
so far and none killed. would be pleased to meet
Colonel De Blanc socially and 1t would be very DIS
agreeable to me indeed to be compelled to cause
his arrest
OFFERS TO ARM THE NEGROES REJECTED
ayes, overtures have been made to me by partiea
here to arm the negroes for my assistance, ana
arms have been freely offered me for that purpose
from New Orleans, but have strenuously disoOun-
tenanced the idea ana shall continue to resist the
measure as one calculated to produce incalculable
evils and no good The Mayor OF st. Marttnsville
MI Dechamps, was arrested by q civil process on q
charge OF treason to the State government. had
nothing to do with it. know nothing more Of is.
have raised few horses from different sources
and now have
SMALL FORCE OF CAVALRY.
IT suppose Colonel De Blanc has been acting moro
with view to creating public sentiment against
Kellogg than with the intention OF taking US, ~
he certainly has had the force to accomplish more.
and from his reputation should have done so had
he desired"
THE IMPRISONED MAYOR.
This Is about the substance Of his statements to
US.
Mr.. Dechamps Is confined In q small room over
the Court House, and will have preliminary az
animation tomorrow. Mr.. Seymour is his couR-
eel.
The severely wounded policeman may recover.
General Badger Is evidently n0npussed by
TOrcD AppuAu
Many OF his men, Major Taylor included were very
anxious to know what detained the reinforcing
Metropolitans, and all show much greater uneasi-
ness than their commander. Knowing ones think
DE Blanc Will capture the Court House factions.
THE METROPOLITAN REINFoRCEMENTs.
steamboat from Butte a la Rose with forty three
MetropOlitans, cavalry, passed Franklin at nine
O'Clock this morning Tor st. Martinsvile, and are
hourly expected here.
De Blanc MysteriOusly Disappears.
NEW ORLEANS, May O. 1878.
Aspecial despatch from New Iberia states that
Colonel De Blanc has abandoned his camp at Tour
neto and mysteriously disappeared. General Bad
ger has mounted all the men he could and stationed
detachments in different portions Of the surround
ing country. Forty-fve mounted Metropontans,
via Franklin, are expected tonight.
Reinforcement OF Troops.
NEW ORLEANS May Q, 1873.
Three companies OF the Nineteenth infantry, I'M
der Captain Bradford, left this evening for Bra
shear City, to Join the troops there awaiting
transportation to ST. Martinsvile. General Smith
will command the expe iiti0n.
United States Troops Moving to the
Scene of the Trouble.
BRAsHEAR, May o, 1873.
The United States trOOns will leave here " land
being unable to procure transportation by water.
There are no Metropolitans in town. Everything
Is quiet as far up as Centreville and Franklin.
Forty-three mounted Metropotans, commanded
by Mike Cooney, passed here at nine O'Clock this
morning and were unm0lested. There Is nothing
now to prevent their forming junction with those
at St. Martlnsville
Marshal Packard's Report to the Att0r-
ney General.
WASHINGTON, May o, 1873.
The Attorney General this morning received the
following despatch from Marshal Packard, at New
Orleans:-
received warrants for the arrest Of De Blanc
and other leaders OF the insurrectionary organ
izatlon at St. Martinsville, the accused being In
arms and with strong force. deemed 1t best to
eiuson OF blood, and therefore made a requisitton
upon General Emory for military posse of forty
men and two officers, which were promptly fur
nshed.
Chief Deputy Marshal De Klyne left with the
posse, arriving at Brashear City yesterday noon
by rail. The regular line or boats OF Price,
Hone Il Tucker, carrying the United States
mail to st. Martins, was withdrawn before
Ias ap az rrank and the REUSED
the use OF the boats There Is no other water
transportation available there, but 1t may be sup
piled in short time through General Emory Gem
eral Badger, commanding the state militia, has
been at St. Martinsville five days. where he pro-
poses to install local officers.
This parish was returned republican by Lynch.
Wharton and Braids Skirmishing has been going
on and some are wounded on both sides.
The latest news Is that Badger Ia holding the
town and protecting the Court In session. He does
not intend to go out to attack. De Blancs force Is
encamped two miles out, 200 strong and they IL Ia
believed, are not strong enough to safely attack
Badger in town. The arrival Of the Deputy Mar
shall with his party will end the contest.
8. B. PACKER United States Marshal.