Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . ences, have occurred, althoughnot strictly of a political character. At Ham-bnrg, on July 4th, Robert Butler, and anothercitizen of Edgefield County, while driving tothe town of Hamburg, were interrupted by acolored militia company, who blocked up thepublic highway, and prevented them from pro- ceeding on their way home. Complaint wasmade by Butler to Prince Rivers (colored), atrial-justice, who summoned witnesses to in-vestigate the matter. Doc Adams, captainof the company, was the first witness beca
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . ences, have occurred, althoughnot strictly of a political character. At Ham-bnrg, on July 4th, Robert Butler, and anothercitizen of Edgefield County, while driving tothe town of Hamburg, were interrupted by acolored militia company, who blocked up thepublic highway, and prevented them from pro- ceeding on their way home. Complaint wasmade by Butler to Prince Rivers (colored), atrial-justice, who summoned witnesses to in-vestigate the matter. Doc Adams, captainof the company, was the first witness became so insolent that Justice Riversarrested him for contempt, and continued thecase. When the trial was resumed the com-pany proceeded to the court and rescued theprisoner Adams. Rivers, who, in addition tohis being a trial-justice, commands the Statemilitia, ordered the company to disarm; and,on refusing to comply with his orders, he calledupon the citizens for aid to enforce his citizens responded, and the militia com-pany took possession of a brick building and. STATE SEAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA. refused to surrender. Fire was opened byboth sides, which continued for several hourswith but little effect. A small piece of artil-lery was taken from Augusta to Hamburg, butafter firing a few rounds the ammunition gaveout. The citizens of Edgefield were aided bycitizens of Augusta, and a regular siege waslaid to the building in which the negro militiawere intrenched. Prince Rivers was in com-mand of the citizens. Governor Chamberlain,in a letter upon the affair, says : The effect of firing with the piece of artillery was tocause the militia to endeavor to make their escapefrom the rear of the building. The town marshal ofHamburg, a colored man, who was leaving the build-ing, was instantly shot by the attackingparty. Whilethus endeavoring to escape from the building, twentyor twenty-five of the militia were captured by theattacking party and kept under guard for severalhours.
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