Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-02
ARKANSAS.
Various Versions of Thursdays
Battle.
Five of Baxter's Men Killed.
An Ex.Confederate Major Gem
eral Takes Command OF
Brooks Forces.
A Cartel for Exchange of Pris-
oners.
The Situation More Ominous
than Ever.
Brooks Report TO the President.

Brooks Report TO the President.
WAsHISGros, May 1.-The following
was received:
Little Rock, Mdy Ito the President:
II. King White, who fired on the con-
rnander Of the United States troops al Lite
tie Rock, has been ordered to Pine Bun 6y
Baxter and is pillaging and. numbering.
The State is perfectly peaceful except III
jefferson county, the scene Of Whites rob-
berries ana murders. have RETAINED nom
sending out forces in order to avoid a con-
ilict. JOSEPH Brooks,
Governor Of Arkansas.
A Private Dispatch frosn Pine Bluff.
MEMPHIS, May la private dispatch
from Pine Bluff, Ark, confirms the report
of the Associated Press last night in refer
ence TO the fight near Gascony. The dis
patch says: Lee, a son of DR.. Lee, and
Pleasant PendletOn, a son of DR.. Pendleton,
were slightly wounded. None were killed
on our (Whte's) side. On the other,
eleven negroes were killed and twenty
wounded. Twenty prisoners were taken
Gen. White holds the leaders as prisoners.
The Situation at the Capital.
LITTLE ROCK, May 1.-The situation
here is practically unchanged. Bakers
Headquarters are still at the Anthony House,
and he has about him some three hundred
men. Brooks still occupies the State-house
with force which is estimated at five hun
dred, mostly colored. The United States
troops still occupy a position between the
opposing forces.
In an address to the people, Gen. J. F.
Pagan, Major General in the Confederate
army, this morning assumes command Of
the Brooks forces throughout the State, and
calls on his old comrades to rally to his
standard. Both parties seem to be waiting
for some definite news from Washington.
The Little Rock Gazette's Account.
There are no additional particulars of
Yesterdays fight at New GascOny in Jeiier-
son county. The following is the GIzette's
account of the affair taken from dispatches
to the Baxter side.
On Wednesday Gen. King White, ad-
vised Gen. Newton that Jno. Clayton had
gathered number Of colored men at New
Gascony, and they being unable to procure
transportation to Little Rock, commenced
plundering the citizens Of that section. He
asked permission to move a sufficient force
to the point 10 dispense them, which was
granted, and the instruction was to protect
everybody without regard to color or poll
tics. About eleven O'Clock last night Gen.
Newton received official dispatches from
Pine Bluff, that Gen. White had Just ne
turned from New Gascony, and reports as
follows:
He found about 200 armed men at the
Cornerstone in Jefferson county. He sent
forward three officers to order them to dis
perse, but they were fired upon without be-
ing heard, and fight ensued resulting in
the death of nine and twenty wounded to
the Brooks men, with the capture of the
two leaders, Murphy and Vandesand, and
eighty-two men, with loss to him of seven
men wounded and three horses killed and
seven horses wounded. He discharged all
the men TO their homes. after having dis
armed them.
More Bad Blood Brewing.
Further aGvices state that there is an
other similar organization Of abcut 200
men in Lincoln aud Arkansas counties,
and Gen. White has been directed to dis
perse them to-day. \ cartel for an exchange
of prisoners was agreed upon between the
two parties and all prisoners were released
on both sides, and permission given to citi-
zens to pass both lines without molestatiOn.
The steamer Halle is expected tonight
with $50 men, to reinforce the Brooks side,
from Fort Smith. Baxter is also expecting
achievements.
still Another Aceount-FIye of whites
Wen Killed.
A Gazette special from Pine Bluff gives
the following particulars Of the fight near
New Gascony, Thursday: Two hundred
of Brooks men, with Murphy and Vande-
sand as leaders, threatened that they in
tended to come to Pine Bluff and take the
courthouse or burn every house in the city.
Gen. King White went down with eighty
six white and colored mounted and foot
men, and after arriving within short dis
lance of the insurgents, who were at a gin
house on the Ashley place, he sent forward
three staff officers ahead TO order the in
sllrgents TO disband, when the insurgents
saw the staff officers coming tLey immedi-
ately fired volley upon them and orders
fIOm White were given to charge the in
surgents. They made a stand at Corner
stone Church and the fight began in earnest,
but lasted only a short time. Six of
Whites command were wounded and five
killed, and twelve wounded of the insnr-
gents, and Murphy and VandeSand and
sixty-ihree men captured. All but the two
leaders were released on parole. Murphy
and Vandesand are still in custody.
The latest.
ST. LOUIS, MAY IA Democrat special
quotes the Little Rock Gazette as saying
the war will extend throughout the State
unless the President takes speedy action in
the matter. A few more King Whites
would soon settle thepresent troubles. The
dispatch then states that Gen. JnO. T. Fa-
gan espOused liberal cause in
1872, has been one of Brooks staunch-
est supporters, and in assuming command
has addressed the people in calm digni-
fed manner counselling peace and law, and
peaceable solution of the difficulties.
Simultaneously many Democrats have is
sued an address advising submission to the
judiciary and endorsing the course of
Brooks. The guerilla warfare inaueurated
by Baxter has met the severest censure from
all classes Os citizens. Whites command
leaves for a raid into Arkansas county to-
night.