The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-13
TIE NEGRO INSURRtC-
TION.
A WAR OF RACES IMMINENT.

| MEMPHIS, Aug u Capt. James Lee, of the
steamer st. Francis, which arrived from below
| tins morning, says that after the negroes who
| had Aus III surrounded we're repuised YESTERDAY
they disappeared, and the story soon circuit ed
| that they Were numbering the women and chill
dren lett unprotected on the surrounding planta-
| lions, winch caused the men who mad been de-
Tending the place to start for their homes to pro-
| tect their fam lies.
/ Austin was soon left without any defenders ex-
cept two white men, and the neSroescame
| Ill and took possession, and proceeded to break
open saloons aud stores and helped themselves
! At last accounts they had committed no acts Of
violence towards the few whites wEo were unable
to get away; but as they we're becoming drunk
there were fears Of their burning the village.
They sent messenger TO Capt. Lee asking
him to land there, but he had large number of
| refugees on board, 5 me Of whom the negroes
hid threatened to kilt, among whom Dr.
Phillips, late Republican member Of the Legisa-
| ture. The refugees begged hum not to land and
he passed OH up.
| Gen. Chalnei came up the st. Francis to Pc
| ters's Landing, where the 81. Francis met the
White With rrlnfnrcements from here. He was
| requested by the Deputy Sheriff i'll the absence
| OF the Snerlh, to take command Of the men, and
went back with them.
| They VIII land at o. K Larding and endeavor to
cut OF the retreat ofthe negros from the hills, and
doubtless ere tins the whole force has been cap
tured, as the negros had suspicious Of the ap.
proach OF this foi ce and We're too busIly engaged
III debau h to be prepared to meet them. Gen.
Chalmers man OF well-known courage aud
| ceolness, and his being in command gives assur
ance that no blood witt be unnecessarily shed
1t is proper to state that politics has nothing
to do with this trouble, and that Mayor Woodson
and a number of the men who have been pro-
sell ed by the negroes are Republicans.
News from Austin is anxously expected this
morning, but as it is twenty miles to the nearest
telegraph station it is MT probable that anything
definite viii be obtained befoi neon.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l2.-Ihc ArpsGrs special from
Helena THIS morning, after recouDtlD6 the ocGu-
patton OF Austin by the negroes, as already re-
ported, says:
Al the BENEFITS landing Col Morgan held q
council and stated that it was TOO hazardous :,
| MAKE an assault upon the blacks entrenched ut
AUSTIN for want oil proper authority, suitable
numbers and ammunition, and he preferred land
ing at MoOt's.lbove AnstIn where he could put
Himself in better plight aud await executive au-
tho lty
Gen. Chalmers came on board and oh ected 20
landing at Moons, and insisted % landing at o.
h., OF Shoe Fly, most OF the officers agreeing
WIKI him. 70 this Col. Morgan objected, as
beng III the midst of the enemy and subecling
the command 10 danger Of immediate attack
from all sides while uuprepared for it.
He then order ed back the comm lssary supplies
which had been landed, and Capt. tiDley's COM
pany, which had been thrown out as shirmishers
md, ca ling the oiliceIs together told them h,
felt IT was his Uty under the Gil cumstances not
to take the risk they demanded, d that he
would carry the conn., and back first.
10 thls most OF the officers objected, and Col
Morgan resigned and Gen. thalme rs was elected
a. commander, aud landed at shoe Fly.
LATER.
The following has j lst been received:
HELENA, Aug, H. To Taomes H. Allen & Co.,
Memphis: send US relnforcements by the steam
er st. Francis.
SEND guns with fixed ammunition, if pos.
sible; send ratlons for 500 men for t. n days.
J. u. HALMERs.
From this it would seem that Gen Chalmers had
decided not to attack to-day.
FOURTH DISPATCH
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 1.-The AppeQrs special
from Helena, dated 11:A0 A. NJ. says S,me
thirty Mssissipplaus, strsggers from the force
winch lett Memphis yesterday for Austin. ar
rived here this mornlng on the steamer White,
and put up at Ortaways Hotei. The colored
people are unable to understand the presence of
an armed squad. The men became much ex-
cited q Iout . A. NJ. The Mayor obtained possess
SION OF their arms, and had them put on the
wharf-bDat tor shipment by first steamer.
On arrival of the lit lie steamer Trader the
Mis- -isslppians, escorted by the NJ tyor, Sheriff
and other officials, and followed by largo crowd |
OF negroes, We're marched aboard the Trader
and slnpped to Austin, bag and baggage.
Y thing reliable received from Austin to-day |
The negroes report ii hit there last night and |
that Xix or eight whites were killed. The follow
ng has just been received, dated jackson, Miss,
Aug. l2tn:
= r. Col. Marion Campbell, Helena: You are .
'eqnestrd and authorized by me, to suppress, the
lot at Austin, to the eud that peace may be re-
stored aud lie saved. A AMEs, Governor
Col Campboll goes to Austin immediately.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
The excitement here in regard to The riot at
Austin Is becoming more intense owing to I'M
ounded rugnors that Young men of tits city have
'een Killed in an attack on the place. The fol-
owing is posted about the city: