The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-21
POET HUDSON.


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DetaiIs ~ shs necsnt hist There-oath
sf The Unisn atshts step.
BAY0U Sara, June 2g, 1873.
Editor Democrat Major q. NJ. bas-
com, commanding United 1tates tIyok7
at this port, In company with MT. =. "a. z.
Irvine, left here at 2. m. on me TN
inst. for the scene OF the late trouDle9
near Port Hudson. and on their IetuLn ll! =
CLEAN from them most Ol the Iotl0wlns
Ia regard TO the origin, etc, OF tne iato
riot The disturbance TOOK place on
the Mount Pleasant plantation; JusIi JI
below. Port Hudson, ana Orlglnavou
with the negroes. some o. me nesIoTs letI ossd
becoming tired q the petty tnolss ~. ~.
pecu!ations thst were 1ccutrins @ .tn - 1aaUu. Sr
Vicinity, l0rmoQ tnemselves tntI nos s.
latofs,v Tor the. profession q tnelr ne w9,.a 1Mn
property, ~ we'll ~ that Of their ynlte
friends. n follcwing Up some Of me 1.s
theits too closely, u PlleIsoq sC.1so - y.
their leaoan9 1en; LIo1yle ygirS Sr ~
pIenen9eas twV Or I3s v4 e. - s.1s...
Mn1ke .lx ~ cst..9na ~ 3.nt{ss ss*elsd M maf.
Il1ekoLs, sna oyiuonI,y s9s.su 49, rsiiis iii ana
ter satislaososiny. ,.' IVY u1..s, ,Is 49,. and
carter, were 5eaulls nstse, nosu.tas - -,s 80
at p. m. on 0etuFGay 1,rv9,l.nns rr9,.n hsy
81 ooiOreu men calieu Illls ..H;ra vuS - Nh, ro
mousse ana 4tn snVs ts,,rh rsn - "d ""rnwiad hank
soveIey suo 'n,saa 4ho., th.n fared =
INTO nls mouse, III. ana my tEs trama snun cabin
yoiiey ahM s.,G ,sa suv st T. ;.,ro ia wife and
Dug LUCKILY u'a ro mo' l., .;1ae ;.ha cabin @ ~ the
enIluron' "hv woi0 =" sA0 o'''-
tlme. ne. 80. a.,,.a - h,m and asked
LnSy snen oaa,du InnJ y IL n', an,swared ser No.
hay nm u tEsr 20 was aaa hm cee out cursed
Iney tnen ,nnuo ,i,s..u m,,ii cvt1 M, ~" domned
and abused MIN, callin8 MN .Ia uaIn1., ah.ga
Democratlc nlgeer, esc,' nuu hav ,sara sr COINS COIN
were eoiIT I'M moAv - 'Lu Nv. h;.., "a wert ir
TO kili Ihey tnen ieL. I mn, ;aaa anu rs.T mvns ~
PursuN ~ O1,.c. n v ho,,sa MT ha haf]
nIed yolioy InU I.s Is. to..s,l 4bnyv, f,rino
sMsmmSu ,,s. w "nen ~ as..ht ,-,n,sid hnve
at Ellis. En-, ae, ~ uouvv, , a;n.d n h,s
Deen kilieu hau no io'eo1
capin. Ia .aa,,.
ELLIS lnIorme0 0n some % PHI his ns0a,t- Z.
anus, anu On 0htlIuay. Sno ~, i.sh, .t,.nn o. H.
tempt was m1ue ~ = iew We DE- W -
cnarge q e rn gmssace 2. InG u@orx ,se,rcss :.
aTrest lnem. Iney iOunu lug 3n nvs sr.,ics ,Hs,s
g ~. p p.eesans e t,.s oris o of % Fasi
below Fort HuoSOn, w. tne patiSn ~ I1s'0'
Baton Rouge, organized anu armeu.
Several attempts 70 ocommunnlcaIo we[s !,
made, and 10 the evening sne squnu "
whites advanced ana tne negroes
opened nIe on them Win ssnot-Buns
rifles, ana small cannon Killing one
horse:
On sunday morning Inc negroes nao
taken to the canobreaks.. Inc whites
being reinforced, attacked them again
A short skirmish TOOK place, "a wnlcl
the cannon played It's part ana Wa, ne
doubt, handled by men drilled ior tnt
occasion. This resulted IN the killing
81 one horse. wounding tive. ana wound
Ing one white man ~ tne 1901 anu sIin
and the reported killing q one OF tne
| ReinfOrcements Of whites now com
| menced coming In rapidly. Mounted
men were ordered TO surround tne place
and f0otmon or0ered TO scOur tne Dreket
ana WOODS, tninklng tney wouIu captuTt
the whole party, but the movement
proved tnef1ectual. The country Delnt
so broken the negroes took advantage
OF the outlets and escaped, leaving
their gun carriage, but not their gun
the latter, they, no doubt, secreted II
one OF the ravines. Ihe DOCKS am
papers Of this negro clu9 were captures
"a copy q the oath i Is, herewith pe,' .',, en-
Iny'ou III ~ names am .1n aios, and States. how
MANY are armed. etc. In one OF tn,
minutes q committee is appointed tx
wait on Carter to make him join
his refusal resulted In the shooting
and the events subsequent to 1t
| When the whites were cOngregatet
In full force on Monday al
old darkey was heard to exclaim
my 00dl all these white men turned
out just cause the niggers shot Uncl'
Ellis. This should demonstrate 70 TN
colored people that the citizens Will 81
ways protect them when they Justtv nees