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Show ACCOTiiJT OF THE .INUVMAtf ASSAlitT ON HENEFERBy ErE-WlTiSESS.X'Sf-'- X- , T following .account, was Jiaudcd os by Mr, VfU V. Appleby, anipyditncs.sXo .tho uiipvp' assftUj'ftpd.jKps Written :by biip;;in tbTslclty,- pp Ub;,4tb.'Wst fpr.,j)Ul'' licatTdUjnitho MppXiyEE'n'jVss .,,t, - nrroRsi Pr'TiiR-ildbNTAWEWtrpptlcp n yquri piipdri.of last' Saturday'issje? wbat,pnrports. to bd' u reportjof : that .bra ? tiil outrage ppop twp. ciiicntf;.by'5'lL.S! soldiers, enca piped, upoii YellPw Crcctj ; about sevepty-threo p)ilcs ,cast of .this city. JJcipg on eye-witness, a. party- cou ierped, and u. sufferer, by the : dnstardIy.;of fairfcI .tpke. the opppriuplty;prglving.you -tbo particulars: ds .tbeypccurrtdlfi'jLf' J, ,, Vi'jDktlo'" pffetuoortbf tbd'2?tltpf,.May; ! WmilAcfc Jamps'neuPefwni , ;W;rd and imysc,lfi .startedfroniejic .fefS.Raiic1i.oi Jour tmje'-bclftw tbc-rilduth 'of ,Eebd4Cauyonto,rorK' .Bridgcr,, joking wU(as1fy$.ike'iSHuip-Apd-.a' wnggqii fpu'dcd'ivitb ;'producd uud bliScfa 'Sinith's t'ddE? ' vmt-zWt -h ;t ' Ci;4,,WAHra.cliedTon Hbat "pftcrnbpn -and .llip'n'tvdayy iunjil ttUotftp o'clock; :wbunWa canp:ttii",witt4lie ibo wcmid.cPluranYferrjtngt'tbp cscortpf I tbd'oxitrjiin-Hbc? )nUlqY;trams,: ubdjtbp .bodyofthpf colnhinci -tati'cfr lii'Pd vSpcp.-f Wd travelled 'wl th'the .rcfy8'shortdisUndo, iydiCHirihopporiuiu-J ;ty!wa.tf fforded;Va;Hrfpnssf3fhOT tinned i pn?;to Yellow O'rcel?.;. As..- wP? des cended tbo. suinmlt,. 'Vin. itcnnefcrVVery: proifcriy.fctttPii Pbcadxtotbolpffice.r pf hjday;vlicrd'Hvd sbpuld. caiiip,,whcn; the wagoujeanw )ntb:canip. Ayip.:llciii4' i'lefcrmotldiied wl tb. bis bdnd; to Jbis bfp tberwhp fisk driVinf? ibe team? Wlierp'to stop 'tbo JvPggPnThos placd:es1ginte"d ;w8betwecnEtho'jftwp'4'cdlum first' cobtinuf ondetboponin HW, wajIcficaropeU pi tlie da$fcf SidP of Ihd' creek, wloVrtbVrp'odalnd"-ib'o?-fiei;Wd' Vlunipufrdek tbV CdpimKu pf -Mi1p tflde, wpSTcPcamped PnUhfi tvcsl side of 'JostW t'wighti.wbild-Hvo. wcrp prfr-. paring-to Uo up; 'urr cattle, apd-wbllo" Wl, Rennefor Vpi alitiiig In tbo front pf.biswajgpp,'unitlicim(;ferexamini6g pud of the oxeu's bobf s' whiebwps spre), WftiiAVa'rdlttiog uiidehe waggon,Ottd I Standing at tbei, end of ;tbdT tfaggop. tongue, lti Covey, Iicut, Gay, and art ttttnehopf thd arfny,-Todoiip to thd waggon. wag-gon. Covey dismdupfed and tied his horse to tbovWheclieJit round the rear pf tbo waggdilt where .TanW Hdunefer Aras, bS beford siatda.-niidSpoke to him, the purport pt which I did not under-staiidj under-staiidj but iuptted jt was Tlo vinqprrc If hisnapio AvasWin, Hdniicfcl4,' as OoVey .UuiMdiatcIy "proceeded to tb'dfi3)nt?bf ihe waggoptid.commandcd'Wjp, td geoutrilenncfef vdld; iiotlieyat first; "; C?dvdy 'tbendrew bls'rdvblvcr, wbicK'waSf concealed -under bis4 coat, aimed 'it " ntIIenneferj, aiiidccdmpapieti 41fd motion witb thisJangPogd-'Get out pf tbaiwaggpn; you'GHl'd -d sbn of a:bilcb; or i'UTjlpw yo.ur'Gr-d' d -d. brains put ; I'm m earaestIM " ' 'Heuncferrat this' got out of tbo wag. gpn nnd tittd n.oPoric'r toucbedtboearth, than Covfty ordered somo brcd or fqnr soldtersp seizo hinji uud'tio him to the waggon wheel, "'which ibcy did after strip.. 'pinjJiimby'bjiuling bis wrists to thp top of tbe.whdatiddus ankles to tho bottom. Uy tbmttmo'sonio two or thrtp hundred soldiera hpd collected aroundl the waggon. wag-gon. 'Cd.vey then stepped np to Ilenne. fer; and' with a'eather rlding-vthip (a stock'nbout eighteen Inche'slohg, and tbe lasb of about the samd lentb, formed, by braiding four lashes together, oUd kiiot-: ting tbelu as tbey are braided J, gave Jlennefer sdventy lushes, when Hennefer Bwooped and fell, his breast striking the bub or the wbeet Covey still continued to whip iitn, calling on him, with oathsf to get up. His brother James implored tbem for iricrcy, and Covey yelled out liko p 'fiend, 'He is another G -d d : isou pf 'n bitch; ; kill bim, boysjitill himP i Then tbey pounced on to htm like a pack if up& kp9cfced bfaswn; " SoSrthcyVkickeif kSm- doB iWn. hfcpwldierpipcd'ph four went tolli ddA the bask Into thd i-rccti.; He sPccc'cdeiM cttag away Froni ,toepi, and makinJiip' wAyto thd ft I ttrei?Mton (BiEclioKapyonu . ' ' MrtttdPtkJn.jii9 galn attracted to .1 Hcnpefer'by kls ;8crem- and cmcl fb merc as bdliad rovlvcd tb ponscionshess, 1 When . I went op to the- wheel, Cofey ccoscit . tbroogii cxhpustiP.for a m- went, with this dxpression, 'There G d j.; R.j'pUfgpintoMwU' ipd shpw tbo. Stripes, to Brighatp Youdg,. aud, tell bint '1 tbat l.dliHipnd ifbd tu,te$;. Wbuld j SeMhiui ihoip.mp;wayP 'Z 1 Vi'he Ptrocipus actfqu was again renewed, j bya coupto of muto drivers 3 aides to i Cdvey, witb , their' black vriips. weUt. ; Gay did-' Pbt diSmodu but i&l oilris ; .liorsd flM cried, !Twb for: mu j give bitu tvo"for mdj' vvhicb tbey wero uot.elaTf tb do, with fPdrfold iidded.- '. jj V.Covcyi at this ilmd cried, put; There are WoiPiora of , them. kill thctti, boyi x . 'I'then. stPrtcd' to. gp around tbo wag gqltb IdPk ,for Wptxlt vtbdre I bbsdrted thd sbldlerg uhloadlPfif bar; wuggoo, pnd .throwing. its contenUintb thd CTe'ekfthus destroying1' 'Stiuid. jsefeti bUudrcd dollars wbrtb .Pt property. I found ' WUrd, but be was as immpveable ns & statue.-1 'said Jo- hltbi iWard, for Gbd's sakd, make i yourself "sWrccA- H - toot tid potido. of line; -' "I itter MrPck optr cinio p ver op to tlip sammitj, three qPirters; of oTpiilC' this .side pf tHe' crdck, wpcrb IfcPilld still. Tiedr thd sdredms of thd vlctiiu, aiid tbe. boots 'and, lfsloflbfeT!dldier.sV...; , t A" . ' H purspcit niy Itiiy that nigbt;bn. fbpt tfifoilglr darkness . and;. ..muddy .MrcamV,, JitpV.spind five, miles to,, netmcrerfs bdup on tho"AV tbei" River; dxpectliig that Ilea-; ncftr and Jils brPtbec'.iverd bPlh. kiKcdi. -i'yfhe fbllbnriDg iPprnbig J.Ytafted out to'scc ltX.cdiild.learn. brv bear iap"ytbng' c-blk,cfningVthdU,VJ 'S' C -'-"f' . 't ; "Iv'sodn lciarncd'.that;::iifcr-ctbey :bad got tTrcilpf vvhippl'ng Jlcnii'crer,''' ihey,."put his' .s'birt;btCi 'fbfJbc!'aullC!f rated Jbacki.nndentthrcp. ioliliers b; tukp bim';ifpanjaH'vs miles distant frbm;tbcf,6 h'bmy:byiDJ. WopdWord.asndsiH.ennei for; escaped .frqraCtbeltba'p'djrc furjwthc station1 'also; :ButrYard I'lmld! npt'hcaltdbf.nt 'ilio tirapticftipuy'Sa'tur dayofulng-Taist to come -iivlb Uiiicity', Mcftbcr liave I.beard'nnytbiiig.'ionCeruiiiis tbei'wpggon 6r 'cattle; . & , '.'- .M ; f-; "Thus. 1 have given, ypu ,tbd bafticulars bftbis.tjisgracefpl Hffair. as the trans-plred'.belng trans-plred'.belng an d'yc-wituesstbliicrtrly the whojerof thi. transactiobf Cofhmcnts. unnecessary, :Mf Tldnpcfer y s'P.tpeacc. dbleVinbffensive.uprib't'- nol khowbaddnredemK |