The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-22

hundred and fifty negroes made a feeble
hight, killed one white man, and lost about
twenty OF their own number. They were
near the city at first, but rapidly fell back TO
deep hollow between the irTegu lar
hills that surround Vicksburg upon all sides.
They did not have sufficient military knowl-
edge or common sense to keep upOn the
hills, but huddl6d themselves intoa hollow,
containing two or three acres, while the
whites gathered upon the hill, and of course
lad IL all their own way. Over half the ne
groes who came in on that road were killed
or taken prisoners. The rest only escaped
by rapid dodging and flight. dropping their
arms as they ran. Those who were captured
gaTe but one answer when asked why they
were in arms. The sheriff had summoned
them, or the sheriff had sent them v ord to
come. We then drove TO the PembertOn
monument battlefield. This is at the very
spot where Grant and Pemberton arranged
the terms for the surrender of Vieksburg. A
monument marks the sacred spot, and bears
thu inscription: son this spot, July T. 1853,
Major General Grant received the surrender
OF Lieutenant General Pemberton." This is
also about one mile from town. When the
negroes first came up they took position on
top OF hill, just this side Of the monu-
ment, III an old foriiicatiOn. The whites
advanced upon them, and the negroes made
more stubborn resistance than at any of
the hall dozen other points around the city,
held their ground several minutes, and be-
lleve, killed man. OF course several of
theln were killed. They then ran down into
the low ground around and below the mon
ument, and were rapidly shot down from
the surrounding hills, the whites coming
IN upon them from three directions,
Alter this it was no fight at all. The whites
hred rapidly and well, the negroes very
poorly, and after few minutes they broke
and ran in all directions, and were shot as
they ran. Can we wonder so very much
that, all told, there were 80 negroes killed to
one white man? The actual number killed
have not been able to get It is a little
strange that right here on the ground and
| among those of all colors who were directly
engaged, there is a discrepancy as to the
number killed of fully one hundred.
MOUNTED AND ARMED
scouts still sconr the country, keeping the
whites here fully posted. 1t is needless to
say that they ride all daywithout finding an
armed negro. These scouts are citizens OF
Vlcksburg, who volunteer their services.
They de not interfere with the negroes, such
OF them as are not armed; and. of course
they do not find any who are armed. The
negroes are completely subdued, or,
as they term it here, "cowed." They
can not be rallied again for any cause.
The city negroes did not take stock in the
| business. Not one OF them came to the sup
port OF Crosby, and only one of them lex
cepting, of course, the officials) has been in.
| teriered with. He is in Jail for going with
Crosby to Jackson, and, 1t is supposed, adj
visiDg CIosby to call out the posse. He ha:
a small store in town, and is man of som,
little property. He told me, last night, III
didn't know what he was in Jail for. In hi
own language this is it: "On the day of tn,
fight was going from breakfast to m,
store. They took me aud brought me here
and hero L ann, and that Is an know abou
I it,"
What are you charged with2"
81 don't know"
us there any charge against your"
Il reckon not, for l hain't done any
thing"
Would you be afraid to leave the jail j
liberated?"
Not at ALL"
That's about all the information and OF
servations he can give.