The New York herald., 1874-12-16
FROM the vlcxsourg Herald, Dec. s.l

went the intelgenc nee that the negroes in armed
bodies were advancing on the city from several
directions. Immediately In every street, from
almost every house, armed men hurried to the
Court House, and In half an hour q company OF
about 100 men, under the command OF Colonel
Horace Miller, marched out Grove street ana
#4 MET TIE NEGROES
inside the city limits, at bridge near Point Look
out, under command OF Andrew Owens. Colonel
Millsr ordered halt and himself rode forward and
advised the negroes to disperse. He warned
them that they were violating the law and unless
they dispersed to their homes the consequences
might be severe. owens replied that he was there
with his followers In response to orders from
Crosby and would only disperse at Crosby's orders
Owens was then permitted to visit Crosby, who
was under guard at the Court House. and returned
20 his men with orders from Crosby to retire to
their homes. This they apparently consented to
mand the negroes defantly announced that they
had come there Tor fight and were gong to
FIRING THEN COMMENCED
on both sides, the negroes neeing after the first
tew rounds, followed up by the citizens with q
desultory IRE. Six or seven negroes were killed
In this sktrmtsn, about as many wounded and fl
teen or twenty taken prisoners. THIS body Of an
command returned to the Court House.
little past ten O'Clock heavy body OF armed
the Pemberton monument. and q detachment Of
the citizen soldlery was despatched thitner, and
THE MOST sANGurNARY ENGAGEMENT
OF the day occurred. The negroes were encoun-
tered, strongly entrencned in the old federal
mediately this side OF the Pemberton monument
Tne citizens opened a skrmish fire upon them,
wnca was keIs qO for more than hall an hour
msnlng was going on Captain John Hogan, with
several sever M white men IRON the neignoorhood Of sny
opposite side OF the hill, and were fred upon from
en ambush. Mr.. Oliver Brown, a son-in-law OF
instantly killed. capsn hosans aao cOn
pany and tue citizens then made ter
S Uoi rsnse anssge in fas sS wne
and bloody night About swenlynve oi the poor poor
dupes and wretches were killed and wounded
Hogan's company they nred wildly, and though
their loss was heavy no other casualty was re-
About the same time tnat inc troops were sent
out Jackson road another detachment Of two COM
pAn'es was sent OUT oHanRY srsrrr
20 meet BODY OF negroes approaching from that
direction. The negroes were found IN consider
company advanced IN front the other made q
detonr 10 the right, and third company, which
nalf circuit around the CITY, came up on the left
nank. and with yell the three companies charged
IS ssF ss %sss as o
lowed by the cavalry for some distance, and ut
Numerous different bodies OF negroes were dis.
persed on other roads by the cavalry, anu by naC
past eleven O'Clock scouts reported the negroes
lery out. but its big-mouthed talk was NOT re-
CURED 70 convince the negroes that 1t was bad
There were reports in the afternoon that the
negroes, in retiring to the country, were depre.
dating and burning houses, but nothing authentic
Intense excitement prevailed IN the city during
tlrelV 6uSDen0e0 The and n
were besleged lor arms and were abou; The only
houses open. AT dark nearly all the citizens nad
being stlll under arms to guard the city.
THE PRISONERS.
Her0M representative visited the jail about
four O'Clock lor the purpose OF learning from the
prisoner their object IN making an armed RAID on
"a tas CITY: ne nrst asked Ior "Colonew Andrew
body OF negroes. Owens Is tall. cOpper-colored
negro. with rather defiant air, and has not q
tons Owens said that ne was In command oil the
Grove street bano. which consisted or about two
hundred negroes; tnat ne was
ORDERED BY CROSBY lH
to come TO the city to-day. with all the negroes he
could gather. and to come armed.
kEPORTER-Do you mean BY tnat that you came
under the instructions published In card which
appeared saturday sisned by Crosoyi
OwENs-No had personal orders from Crosby.
REP0RTER-To come armed?
OwENs-Yes, sir; Crosby told me himself that
be wanted me TO come here to-day with all the
REroRrER-But didn't Crosby order you Sunday
not to conner
OwENs-No, sir. wrote note on Sunday to
Crosby and proposed to BRING In twelve men to
meet the same number OF white men, and to.
getner get the Board OF Supervisors TO settle this
matter. He ddntreply to that note SO came In
as he mad ordered.
REPoRrER-wno fired
THE FIRST suor
OwENs-I don't know. IL wasn't nv intention
on Grove street, went to the Court House 10 see
CROSBY. crosby told me then that the matter
hao Deen settled, and to disperse my men. then
went out TO them, and the agnt commenced before
knew II. ~
., Alscs stacknouse, small young fellow, black as
said ne was from Sewtown, and came here under
ORDERS FROM CROSBY. .r.
REPoRTER-Who gave you the orderS
STACKH0USE--lt was read out IN church, Sunday
REPoRTER-Did the order say TO come armedS
SrAcKHoUsE-No, sir. IL only said for everybody
to come to Vicksburg to-day
REroRrER-Why. tnen; DID you orlng your gun
srAcKHousE-Well, always bring my gun when
Ssn Home TO tot ana . 80 brought y alSag to-day
was trouble in town and had better 70 home.
started, and some OF the white ioiks come along
THE NOTORIOUS BEN ALLEN
Was among the prisoners In the jail. Ben said
that hat be was out at his home, near Point Lookout
wnen captured. He was, ne said. trying TO get
tne negroes to disperse; that Peter Crosby went
Gm. 70 % nls house On Sunday evanng and told him
and asked him to stop them.
Marx Crosby. brother or the sherin. A. B. Rich.
Charles Smith, formerly a deputy sher,fT. were
among the prisoners In tue Jail. they had been ar
rested on the streets, probaoly to keep them out
OF DANGER. y. ID. Feirier, the lawyer was also In.
carcerated for short time, for the same reason.
THE WOUNDED.
There were four wounded men In the ,a,l Al
bert walker has the worst though hs "A not
serious He was wounded at Point Lookout, In
the right leg. -
Randall Greenbreath was slightly wounded IN
the arm, at the bridge near Point Lookout
cato Williams, 10 the neck, slight, at the br,dce
near Point Lookout. ss
William IRWIN, in the arm. wounded on Jackson
road. irwin SAID nc was coming into town To sell
MS cotton anu was bringing his gun to have the
lock mended. 80
CROSBY DENIES
After leaving the jail the Herald representative
vent 10 tne Court House TO question Crosby