Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-13
The Whites Abandon the Place
Tuesday Evening"
To Protect the Women and Chill.
dren on Scattered Plan
tatiOns.
The Negroes PiIIage the Town.
Stores and Saloons Quilted.
The Memphis ArgOnauts Occupy
the Place.
Peace Restored and the VOlun-
teers Disband.

appeared, and story soon circulated JllaL
they were numbering the women and chill
dren left unprotected on the surrounding
plantations, which caused the men who
had been defending the place to start for
their homts TO protect their families, and
Austin was soon left without any defend
efS except one or two WHO mel, and the
negroes came in and took possession and
proceeded TO
Break Open the saloons and stores,
and help themselves, and at last accounts
had committed no acts Of violence toward
the few whites who were unable to get
away; but as they were becoming drunk,
there were fears of their burning the vii
lage. They sent a messenger to Capt.
Lee asking him to land there, but he had
large number of refugees on board, some of
whom the negroes had threatened TO kill,
among whom was d.. Phillips, the late
Republican member of the Legislature.
The refugees begged him not to do so and
he passed on up without landing.
GEN. Chalmers
came up ON the st. Francis to Peters land
ing, where the st. Francis met with the re-
Inducements from here. He was requested
by the deputy sheriff, in the absence of the
~ ldhC Nbllll4d1N VI AlAC AAAGA-f oAAA
went back with them. They will land at
.. K. landing, and endeavOr to cut of the
retreat of the negroes from the bills, and
doubtless ere this the whole force have been
captured, as the negroes had no suspicion
of the approach of this force, and were too
BusIIy Engaged in Debaueh
to be prepared to meet them. Gen. Chal-
mers is a man of well known courage and
GOODNESS. and his being in command gives
assurance that no blood will be unneceSSa-
rily shed. 1t is proper to state that
Politics
has nothing TO do with this trouble, and
that Mayor WOodSOn and number of men
who have been prescribed by negroes are
Republicans. News from Austin is anx-
icusly expected this mOTnin., but as It IS
twenty miles TO the nearest telegraph sta
ton. il is not probable that anything
definite will be obtained before noon.
The Plan of Campaign.
SECOND DIsPATCH.-TheA ppedfS spe-
cial from Helena this morning., after re-
counting the occupation by the negroes as
already reported SAYS: At Bennett Land
ing Col. Morgan held a council and stated
il was too hazardous to make an assault
upon tie blacks entrenched at Austin for
want Of proper authority, suitable numbers
and ammunition, and preferred landing al
Moons above Austin, where he could put
himself in better plight and await EXecu-
tive authority. Gen. Chalmers came OIL
board and objected TO landing II Moons,
and insisted al landing Il o. b., or Shoe
Fly. Most Of the officers agreeing with
him to this, Col. Morgan objected as being III
midst of the enemy and suhjeciing the com.
mand To immediate attack ON all sides
while unprepared for il. lie then ordered
back the cOmmissaTy supplies which had
been landed, and Capt. Finley's company
which had been thrown out as skirmIshers,
and calling the officers together told them
he felt ii was'his duty,under the circumstan
ces not to take tire risk they demanded, and
that he would carry the command first
To this most of the officers objected anC
Col. Morgan resigned, and Gen. Chalmers
was elected as commander and landed al
Shoe Fly.
Chalmers Asks ReinfOrcements.
LATER.-The following is just received:
Helena. dug. I2.-ThOmas y. Allen x
Co.: Send us reinfOrcements by the st
Francis. Send guns with fixed ammuni
| ton if possible. send ratiOns for ten day:
! for five hundred men.
J. r. CHALMERS.
From this it would seem that Gen
| Chalmers had decided not TO attack to-day
Mississippi straggIers.
The appeals Helena special dated ll:2l
| this morning says, some thirty MiSSisSip
plans. stragglers from the force which LEI
Memphis yesterday for Austin, arrived thi:
morning on the A. J. White, and put N
! at OrtWay's Hotel. The cOlOred peOpl
unable to understand the presence Of al
| armed squad of men, became much excited
| About nine o'clock the Mayor obtained
possession of the arms and had them put
on the wharf boat for shipment by the frs
steamer. On the arrival of the little steam
| er Trader. :he MississippianS escorted b!
the MavOr, Sheriff and Othes officials ant
| followed by a large crowd Of negroes wer
marched aboard the Trader, and shipped L
| Austin bag and baggage. Nothing relia
| bic from Austin to-day. The negroes re
port fight there last night and that six o
| eight whites were killed.
GOV. Ames Hears OF the Trouble.
The following has just been received:
Jackson. Miss, dug. 12.-To Col
| MARION NdLlDDtll. IlGlElltAf Mn L OA a
| requested and authorized by me to suppress
the riot al Austin, to the end that peac
NAV be restored. ANEs, Governor.
Colonel Campbell goes 10 Austin imme
diately.
The Feeling in Memphis.
| FIFTH Decentralization here i
regard to the Austin riot is becoming nor
intense owing to unfounded rumOrs o
Young men ofthis city being killed in an al
tack on the place. The following is pOste
about the city:
"ReIiabIe Men Wanted
to report on board the steamer st. Franci
at four O'Clock this day. Arms and ammu
milton will be furnished to them. AIS
500 well armed and equipped to report q
the same time and place. About 20 goo
artillerists wmted. Gen. King White, {
| Arkansas, will assume command of th
above men,
This poster has added to the excitement
1t is thought several hundred will 60 t.
night on the st. Francis. Three pieces (
artillery are expected from LOnoke, ArkaI
sas, this afternoon.
Negroes Organizing TO ReeaFture
Austin.
| SINTH lISPATCH.-lne dppetu y I1tl
ma special says, Mr.. Sebastian, just arrive
from Austin, makes the following stat,
ment: Between three and four hundre
men from Memphis landed at Shoe FL
five miles below Austin, this afternoon, an
marched into town without opposition at
O'Clock. The citizens had abandoned Il
place the previous evening, and the colOre
men. after holding the place a few hou
and sacking it, left for their homes. III
Memphians found about thirty negrOt
in town, who surrendered at one
Eight Of them were arrested al
lodged in Jail. The others beir
! non-cOmbatants were not mOlestet
Everything up to A. H., when he left, vi
quiet. At TrOtteT1s Landing learned Il
negroes were organizing for the purpose
retaking Austin, and their pickets we
stopping everybody.
Gov. Ames' APPOintee.
Col. Campbell, formerly Sheriff Of Desc
2 county, has crossed the river here an
T gone to Austin to endeayor to restore Il
peace.
Reports Of Peace Restored.
: MEMPHIS, Aug. 12.-The latest repOr
: from Austin state that the improyis,
! troops had disbanded and gone home, al
! peace is restored. An impression prevail
here that few determined men could ha
prevented the whole affair at the outset I
| meeting the negroes before summOniI
hslp from elsewhere.