The New York herald., 1876-10-18

third OF their number were armed and they with pis
tolls only These they vainly fred the negroes who
held positions nny and hundred yards away.
RETREAT or THE WHITES
Being practically defenceess the whites rapidly
and SOME disorder retrcated down tho road toward
Cainhoy. At the church small party rallied aud
prevented any pursuit that might have been conscm-
plated. Ball and buckshot cut the leaves and sung
around the ears OF the guard. sullenly and
steadily they withdrew. tho negroes saluting them
with q farewell vollcy. The engagement was
What became Of Bowen Is not positively known.
He called out for to accompany him and try
10 stop the firing and Mr. G. X. Walker. a democrat
did at once walk with Bowen up to tho muzzics OF the
militia muskets and tried persuade the militia to
lay down their arms
IScrrISG THE NEGROES
Cyrus Gaillard, Bowcn's right hand man. was cx-
trcmely violent and urged the negroes continue the
nghI Gaillard cried OUT
SHOWS tho time we've got 'em," md himself fred
five shots Al tho wh,tcs The negroes paid no heed
rcmons.rances and renewed tho firing One OF them
pointing to Walker who. beng mission OF peace,
had not drawn his PISTOL crlsd OUT
''Shoot that white man."
Walker, however, by dodging behind trees, managed
TO rejoin hts comrades Bowen himself had very
narrow escape wounded democrat put pistol to tho
back OF his head and about blow his brains out
when his was thrown up by another democrat who
near by Bowen did not come up to the city last
night but remained Cainhoy Tho horses and mules
used by the democrats in going to tho meeting
stampeded during the fight and most Of them
taken on by the republican negroes The democrats
who had Ronc to the church in wagons and othcr
vehicles returned painfully to Cainhoy en- foot.
ATTACKS coLoRKD DEMOCRATS.
Thcro was q dead set at tho colored democrats
Leslie was wounded; SO were Bennett and his son.
Colonel Deiany, tho colored orator, succeeded in
escaping to tho steamer The small community at
suit 1t was evident that the republican negroes
OF tho situation and II feared that thcy
might attack the village ITSELF 1t decided. there
FORE forty Canhoy protect the place
fcrcoments and such other aid as was required Tho
Pocosin reached Charleston about seven o'clock and
arrangements were at made TO sond body Of
men to Cainhoy. About nine O'Clock sho returned
having aboard seventy five men, under the direction
OF Major G. l. Buist
Mr. S. L. Bennett, prominent colored citizen Of
Charleston, formerly County Auditor, and now plant
Ing near Cainhoy, was present at tho meeting. He
gives the following stasemcnt:-
STATEMENT coLoRRD CITIZEN
was looking to sec what caused the excitement
when saw about forty fifty colorod moving
OF down the hill On reaching the bushes they
stopped and they again every man OF them
had gun In his hand, and moment later thcy raised
the guns, took aim and 1rod directly into the crowd
The democrats then completely surrounded
and enGladed on every side, and general rush
for the boat followed. The firing ceased long
enough for the negroes to load. and they then
poured another volley into the crowd The firing
appeared 10 be promiscuous. The white men I'D
NO guns, and l did not q single white
man fire . shot heard two or three pistol
shots, but don't know who fred them In retiring
with the crowd FROM the stand, with my son, A. G.
Bennett and just as we asccnded little bank, two
hill and took deliberate aim at myself and son and
fred wounded in tho left foot with small
ball, apparently buck or a largo duck shot, Ny
was shot in seven places. Tho negroes wcre armed
with muskets, and some ton fifteen picked up
In the road where they had been dropped The party
reached the boat best they could and the negroes
held undsputed possession Of tho field. No attempt
made 60 back for the missing. 1t much
as lives worth. lconscicntously believe that
the whole thing was prcconcertcd plan, by whom
say take advantage OF the slightest protext
and lire upon the unarmcd crowd Tor tho moment the
started the negroes rushed to the bushes
In every direction and began promscuous firing.
Mr. Bennett was suffering considerably from tho
wound in the foot, and hts son Is badly wounded.
the CASUALTIES.
The casualties were as folows:--
William Daily OF Charleston aged eighteen, killed;
thirty three bucgshot breast body drcadfuliy
lated.
Mr.. VIM. E. simmons, aged planter, shot In the
head and instantly killed. his left leg broken by
being beaten with club axe He had gone to
Cainhoy merely spectator his old slaves and
former friends in the neighborhood; the remains.
badly mutilated reached the city this morning
Mr.. W. King, Of Charleston, aged forty five, shot In
abdomen, supposed TO be mortally wounded.
Alex McNcill, OF Charleston aged forytwo severely
wounded and beaten, and robbed when helpless
Thomas Whitaker aged iorty-s,x, OF Charleston,
badly wounded and missing.
Captain c. Carroll, white, wounded in shoulder and
foot
W. Hampton Smith was wounded in tho arm.
s. L. Bennett, colored, wounded in tho left foot
Angus G. Bennett. colorod, wounded severely In tho
groin and left ankle.
L. r Crouch, wounded in tho calf Of tho leg Sc
vereiy.
William Sincath, wounded In tho head.