The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-13
MEMPHIS.
The Negro War.

OSioSh L. VI. NeSteTudN. ShpIhIh oahicS
Lee, of the steamer ST. Francis, which .
arrived from below this morning, says .
that after the negroes, who had Austin |
surrounded, were repulsed yesterday, they !
disappeared. and the story was soon cir |
culated that they were now numbering |
the women and children left unprotected !
on the surrounding plantations, causing |
the men who had been defending the |
place to start for their homes to protect |
their families, and Austin was soon left |
without any defenders except one or two |
white men, and the negroes came in and |
took possession, and proceeded to break
open saloons and stores, and help them
selves, and at last accounts they had COM !
mitted no act of 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 !
village They sent a messenger TO Capt. |
Lee asking him to land there, but he had |
large number of refugees on board, some !
whom the negroes had threatened to kill, !
among whom was DR.. Phillips, the /
late Republican member of the legisla- /
ture. The refugees begged him not to do |
80, and he passed on up without landing. |
General Chalmers cameup on the steam
er st. Francis to Peters Landing, where /
the St. Francis met the whites with the !
reinforcements from here. He was re-
quested by the deputy sheriff, in the alb
sence of the sheriff, to take command OF
the men, and went back with them. They
! will land at o X Landing and endeavor
to cut OFF the retreat of the negroes from
the hills, and doubtless ere this the whole
| force has been captured, as the negroes
had no suspicion of the approach OF this
! force and we're too busily engaged in de-
bauchery to be prepared to meet them.
General Chalmers is man well known
for courage and coolness, and his being
in command gives assurance that no
| blood will be unnecessarily 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 the negroes are
| Republicans. News from Austin Is anx-
iously expected this morning, but AS 1t Is
| twenty miles to the nearest telegraph
station, it is not probable that anything
definite will be obtained before noon.
second Dispatch.
The AppcayS special from Helena this
morning, after rccounting the occupation
of Austin by the negroS "a already re-
norted. saws: AT Bennetts Landing
/ Colonel Morgan held council and stated
| that it was too hazardous to make an AS
sault upon the blacks entrcnched at Aus
tin, for want of proper authority, suit
able numbers and ammunition, and pre-
fcrrcd landing at Moons above Austin
where he could put himself in a better
place and await executive authority:
! General Chalmer came on board ana
objected to landing at Moons, and m
! sisted on landing at q. h, or Shoo Fly.
Most of the officers agreeing with
him to this proposition. Colonel Morgan
objected aS being in the midst OF the
enemy, and subiccting the command to
An Immediate attack from all sides while
unprepared for it. He then ordered
back the commissary supplies, which had
been landed, and Captain Finley COM
panv which had been thrown out as
Skirmishers, and calling the officers to-
gcther told them he felt it was his duty
! under the circumstances, not to take the
risk they demanded, that he would carry
! the command first to this. Most of the
| officers objected and Colonel Morgan
resigned. and General Chalmers was
elected a commander and landed at Shoe
Fly.
LArER-Thc following has just been
received:
HELENA, August -.
To TIos. II. Aiicn j. Co.:
Send us reinforccmentS by the st.
Francis. Send guns with fixed anunl-
tion. and, ifpossiblc, send rations for ten
days for five hundred men.
[Signcd.1 }. X. CHALMEES.
From the above it would seem that
General Chalmers had decided not to
fight to-day
Further from the Seat Of War.
The AppearS Helena special dated
II 90 this morning, says: Some thirty
Mississippian stragglcrs from the fore"
which left Memphis Yesterday for Austin,
arrived here this morning on the steamer
White and put up at Ortways Hotel.
The colored people, being unable to un-
dcrstand the presence of an armed squad
of men, became much excited. About
Q A. NJ the Mayor obtained possession Of
the armed men and had them put on the
wharf boat for shipment by the first
steamer On the arrival of the little
steamer Trader. the Mississippians, es-
cortrd bv the Mayor, Sheriff and other
officials. and followed by large crowd
of negroes, were marched aboard the
Trader and shipped to Austin bag and
baggage Nothing reliable has been re-
cciyed fIom Austin to-day, though the
necroe. report fight there last night
! and say that six or eight whites were
killed.
The following has just been received:
JACKSON. Miss, August II.
Colonel Marion Campbell, of Helena,
was Yesterday requested and authorized
hv me to supprcs, the riot at Austin, to
the end that peace may be restored and
rSignedl A. AMEs.
GOrsrHOr.
Colonel Compbcll goes 10 Austin I'M
| mCdlatcIN
FIFTH DISPATCH.
The excitement here in regard to the
Austin riot is becoming more intense,
owing to the unfounded rumors OF young
men Of this city being killed in an at
tack on the place. The following Is
posted about the city:
Reliable men are wanted to report on
board the steamer st. Francis, at four
o'clock this day. Arms and ammunition
will he furnished Also 800 men well
armed and equipped, to report at the
same time and place. Twenty good
pieces Of artillery, and five artiIleryist'
are wanted. Gen. King White Of Ar
kansas will assume command OF the
above men.
Tbis r,oster has added to the excitement