The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-14
only have been the bloodier and more
destructiveto them.

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At the same time that the citizens were or
gan1zlng the police were preparing for battle.
The jackson Square Station was selected as
their headquarters from It's proximity to the
arsenal and Stato-House. Here they rendez-
vousad early on the morning Of the four
teenth, and organized and armed. The other
stations were wisely deserted, so a. not to
weaken and divide thetr forces. The Supreme
Court room and the station were transformed
1nto barracks, and the greater part Of the
police stationed In these, under arms and
ready for an immediate sortie. The cannon
| In the arsenal were hitched to the horses. so
| AZ 70 DC moved out ut u moments notice. The
| total police force which had been largely In
| creased ~ the previous few days, numbered
| about 900 men, with Six CanDDu-tWD Gatling
guns, three Napoleons and o howtzer. LII
the State House, two squares distant. was
stationed an additional force OF militia, about
i 500 strong, for the most part negroes, we'll
armed, but without artillery.
/ Scouting parties and spies were frequently
sent out during the morning to report the
action and feeling Of the citizens. About
o'clock these reported that the citizens were
| organized and armed, aud preparing to march
to the steamer Mississippi, lying opposite the
station, To protect the landing OF the guns she
| contained. conference was at once held,
and 1t WAS determined to advance to Canal
street and give battle there.
| picked body OF men, organized into three
companies, chosen for their conspicuous cour-
age. very few OF whom, by-the-by, were col
ored, was accordingly marched down toward
Canal street, under the command OF Generals
Longstreet and Badger. AT Canal these took
| up u position in the middle of the street. just
| In front OF the CustomH House. with four guns
| pointing northward toward st. Charles 80 as
| to sweep II.
| A squad Of mounted police rode UP both
sides of the street, calling TO the citizens to
dispense, as the police were about to open fire.
| The crowd on Canal street was, ut that time
very large, particularly around Clay Statue
| Most of these were noll-combatants, lockers
| on, and not q few OF them ladies, but, here
and there armed mon could be seen in the
| crowd and. at the corner Of St Charles, Com
pany A, Ut Angels command, Capt. Borland,
was stationed as skirmishers.
| Believing that the police were really going
to fife, most OF the lookers-on fell back to the
side street. but some still fingered around
Clay Statue and many sought galleries and
roof-t6pS, from which to witness the expected
fight.
Their flank and rear thus cleared, the main
body " the police, with three guns, under
Badger, marched down Canal To the levee
Here they took up position with their right
resting on the old iron building, In the centre
OF the street, since removed, and their left
Just In front OF the Mobile depot.
Companies A, and q, Of the Crescent City
White League, to the foot Of Poydras, where
they stood opposed TO the Metropohtans.
just at this juncture Col. Behan was ad-
vised that IL would perhaps be more prudent
to fall back to Julia street, but he knew bis
men and felt sure it was their wish rs we'll as
the part OF wisdom to bs led against the
enemy, now in full view and about TO open
fire.
lie rode slowly along the line Of his veteran
troops, men who had faced death with him
upon other battle fields, and said to them,
Boys, we are all soldiers and the fist duty
of a soldier is to obey orders. You must keep
cool, fire low, take good aim ana remember
that you have officers who will command and
lead you" Turning to Capt. Vaudry he
pointed to the datlnng, guns Of the Metropoli-
tans, which were iii full view, and said, Gap |
tain, those must be 0iT guns"
With the eye or al experienced soldier Col. |
Behan saw at ones that flank movement on
the enemy's left, rapidly executed and under
cover OF the sloplng apron of the wharf, would
be successful, and instantly ordered Capt.
Gynn, Protector White League, and Capt. |
Peasants, Company e, Crescent City White
League, 70 the position
few minutes after, at a quarter-past A. |
Capt. Glynu's command consisting of Com
pany L, Crescent City White League Capt |
Pleasants and Protector White League OF the |
Second District, Lieut.. Guibet, with one gun,
marcheti down Delta street and formed in line |
Just IN front Of Morgan's depot, where the
men were partially protected by some hay
and other freight on the levee.
THE FIGHT.
This had scarcely been done when the Do
lice opened fire on the citizens, particularly
On Company A, which was the most exposed,
both with cannon and rifles Capt Glynn's
company attempted to reply to the cannon Of
the Metropolitans with their own gun, but
this worried enthusiastically, and they aban-
doned 1t. The two companies advanced rap
idly along the river bank upon the extreme
edge OF the levee. wlaere a pile OF freight pro-
tected them. They Opened fire thence on the
police, directing their attention to the men at
The cannon, several of whom they, brought
down at the very moment that they we're
turning the crank of the Gatling gun Their
fire grew more and more severe as they APP
preached nearer to the police, and finally
proved 50 telling that the Gatng gun was
pointed toward the levee and discharged in
that direction. By this fire fell Richard Lind
soy, Of Company p, the first citizen killed on
that day.
The loss Of the Metropolitans, in conse-
qnence of their exposed position, was quite
severe, and great many OF them Wavered
and retreated, while most OF the rest showed
a disposition to act similarly. Taking adj
vantage Of this, and of the fact that the fire
Of the police toward Poydras street was less
Col Benan ordered Companies A and b to
charge the battery. A full volley was fired
on the police, and the men then advanced gal
lantly IN the lace q not ire from the enemy
several seriously wounded, before they
reached Gravier street; while E. A. Toledano
was killed at the very corner OF Canal street,
and within few feet of the battery. At the
same time Capt. Glynn's command charged
from the levee.
It was this gallant charge that decided the
victory Of the day The men who charged
were few in number; less, probably, than the
but the latter were so aston
ished and demoralized by this bold attack
that whole company which had almost alto
gether escaped fire, broke and fed making
for Customhouse street. A few OF the bolder
onesr NAMED around the Gatling gun to the
last moment and kept up a fire until the citi-
zens We're close upon them.
Badger, their commander, while vainly en- I
deavorng to rally his retreating men, fell, ;
bleeding from several wounds. The fall of {
their leader completed the Generalization of ;
the police, and those few that remained, see
ing the day lost, Joined in the flight, deserted