Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-09-22

Accordingly, at 2 o'clock, Gen: Ogden
put his forces in movement from Felicity
street down Prytania and thence down
Camp: Shortly after q portion Of Gen:
Angell's command, about twenty strong,
under Capt: McGloin; occupied tho City
Hall, in order to be IN possession of this
important position and the Central Police
Station. Care was taken at once td
break up the telegraphic communication
between the various police stations which
centred there.
A few minutes later the Crescent City
White League and auxiliary bodies; with
two home made cannon; marched up
Camp street to Poydras, along which
they prepared to form their line ofdefense
under Gen. Ogden as commander-in-
chief, and Col. Behan second in command
Protector White League Of the Second
District, Battery C, and Company =, C:
c. W: L. Capt. Peasants; formed ON Delta
street. Thence the, line extended uF
Poydras in tho following order:
Company A, Capt, w. T. Vadury; Com
pany B; Capt C. H. Lord; Company C,
Capt. S. H. Buck; Company G, Capt. b.
NJ. Fitzpatrick; Company X, Capt. Ed
Flood; /; Andress' fGYxpany, Aliens Com
G. c. w. L., @Nfcinty1e; Philips
and rennyson's CE e.ny Romsn's Com:
pany-whicb folmees,te extreme Of the
line on Poydras street, being ststioned
at the corner of St. Charles and Poydr:ps.
Angell's Battalions, Capts. Borand, Nc
Gloin. Richardson, Blanchard, Lincoln
and Hill, we've in line on st. Charles,
some of them being stationed in tho
Crescent Hall, and others slong Canal
street as skirmfshers.
where Coleman's Battery, and Capts-
Augustin's, MitchelFs and Prados' COM
mands were stationed. There were al
together twenty-five companies on duty :
few of them, however, were strong in
the whole force of men with
muskets or rifles amounting to probably
less than 800. The new recruits were
drafted into these companies; while many
look ers-on, armed only with pistols, fell
into line and prepared to do battle for
A few moments after this line was
formed the news spread along the line
that the police were adv ancing to attack
them. There was intense excitement.
The men knew that the police were bet
ter armed and better drilled thar they,
were nearly equal in numbers and boast
ed of a large artillery force; they FORE
saw, therefore, a desperate and bloody
fight, but not single man waverel ~;
this thought. Every one was determin-
ed to fight to the bitter end. to give up
his life if necessary in defense of the
rights of Louisiana. Fortunate, indeeii
was it for the Metropolitans that day
that they were sc easily beaten and so
early in the action, for had they been.
temporarily successful, had they gaineA
some slight advantages at the begin
ming, their defeat, which ultimately
must have come, such was the firm de-
and spirit OF the people,
would only have been the bloodier and
moro destructive to them.
At the same time that the citizens were
the police were preparing for
battle. The Jackson Square Station was
selected as their head quarters from it's
proximity to the arsenal and State House..
Here they rendezvoused early on tho
of the 14th, and organized and
armed. The other stations were wisely
deserted so as not to weaken and divide
their forces. The Supreme Court room
and the station were transformed into
barracks, and the greater part of the
police station in these. under arms and
ready for an immediate sortie. The can
non in the arsenal were hitched to the
horses, so as to he moved out at q mo-,
ment's notice. The total police. force,
previous few days, numbered about $50
men, with six cannon, two Gatling guns
three Napoleons and howitzer. In the
State House, two squares distant, was
stationed an additional force OF militia,
about 600 strong, for the most part ne
groes, we'll armed, but without artillery.
Scouting parties and spies were frequent
ly sent out during the morning to report
the action and feeling of the citizens
About ) O'clock these reported that the
citizens organized, and preparing to-
march to the steamer Mississippi, lying,
opposite the station, to protect the sta
ton, to protect the landing of the guns
she contained. A conference was at once
held, and it was determined to advance
to Canal street and give battle there.
A picked body of mon, organized into
t. rec companies, chosen for their conspic-
uous courage, very few of whom, blythe
by, were colorod, was accordingly march,
cd down toward Canal street., under the
command of Gems. Badger and Long
street. At Canal these took up positionl