Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-13

Duting the eVeolng, while the nrlog was go
ing on 10 Hamburg, intense excitement pre-
vailed 10 Augusta aud everybody was anxious
to learn the latest news from the 'front.' 1t was
a matter of DO little danger to attempt to get
near the scene while the battle vas progresslng'
as the balls were flying in every direction. Their
Shri whistle could even be heard on this SIDE
of the river, aud il is SAID that several OF me
balls fell in Washington stleet
just attcf the firing began kerosene OIL was
~ ured on small wooden structure next 10 Tue
Sibicy build og aud the torch applied to II. ln
formation f the fact was conveyed 10 Genera!
Butler, wao Immediately role TO the spot aod
ordered the fire sxtnguishcd. peremptorlly
iorbiiding any such attempt 10 the future.
The conduct of The c,lorcd citizens of Au-
gusta was admirable during the evening. They
remained very quiet, aud very fc" even went
anywhere near the river.
When the negroes FIRST fred from the win
dows of the Sibey building, they set up loud
veil The fire and the yell we're both answered
at ooce by the whites. 4 plumber Of the latter
we're stationed on the river bank and kept up a
rapid fire at the building.
4 gentleman who was az eye witness OF the
affair from beginning to eod, says that he hap.
neoed to be looking at Merriwether When be
was killed. Two shots we're cred almost sim
ultaneousy from one OF the windows, aud 1t
was probably oua Of these which struck the un-
fcr;u oa'c yuuog nsn, as he instantly fell. He
died five mGutes after be Was shot.
LATEST.
Alb, u; - O'Clock general search was made
rhrouehcu the town. and resulted 10 the ind.
log OF htceu more negroes, making twenty
nine 10 all. 4 negro who attempted t. escape
-. hnI nd, N
The negro "urruant } ,hn Thomas, who, a.
sta,,d above, vas >io! in the back, was ex-
pected t, die from the wouHd. A young uan
named VI ryan vas accidentally shot IN the
leg by one O.: hi comrades While pur>uiDg a
| 4 eng uegro II" was firing at the negro, to-
g.li e. " n others, at the TIM. bis wound,
| while painful, is not CONSIDERED dangerous.
| Toe ne,rucs %ho were last cap u!cd We're dis
| covered hid away 10 cellars and uuder floors.
| Tie prisoners were kept under guard asst night,
| AID will be turned over 10 the evil authorities
| OF South Car0Ilua to day. 1t is said that the
ammunition 10 the possr sslon OF the negroes
was furnished By white man oamed Schiller,
who came over to Augusta aud PURCHASED II
Yesterday morning. At | o'clock the Augusta
| Buys returned home aud left the South Caro-.
| lin!aus 10 possession ct the town. Il was ru-
| % lrcd curing the evening that the negroes had
,cle.raphed to Charleston for Federal troops,
| Tut the luuor c, uId not be traced to any au-
thentc URGE. None Of the arms held by the
nepr rs W re aptured, bu quantity OF am.
nunitiou Vas found 10 one Of the houses.
S,Eca writing the above We learn that seven
| OF the prisoners we're taken out aud killed. AT
| abcu, > o clock or little before, the roll was
caIlad Of the prisoners, ADD those who were
| con>id. red ring leaders OF the disturbing Gle
mont in the county wr' carried TO cornheld
near the river AID turued loose. As they ran
hey wcr fred upon and kill d Ouc of the
me sb0t was named AttaWay.a couuty commS-
slyn.r AID d member Of tie Legislature. The
prisoners died almost without groan. The
remainder We're then turned loose. We learn
| that before The shooting took piacs detail OF
twenty 6vv men was made and ordered TO take
the prisoners to Aiken 10 Jail. Ga the way II
was Determined to kill the r.ng leaders, and
the shooting was done as 1scribad. Somr
gentlemen irom Augusta otcrfered and saved
the lives o! three by peTsuadiug the guards to
let them brig the negroes TO this city. They
were takau 10 the City Hal! aoi discharged.
! The mad who vas shot after being captured
| John lhom.>) wa, also brought 10 the Cly
il al H. cannot possibly recover. The ist
DOW fcots up ten negracs killed, one white uau
! killed, another severely wounded. The wound.
I'd MN Is 10 the hospital. A. the remainder
| of rnc prisoners were turr d loose they were
| fred into, but il is not kaown whether any OF
/ item we're killed or not.