Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-14

iNfAtV"f I dit riteu-fl ~ Eis- FNt Ant Nis
lircs of tac principal tstts that haze bs>a
gm-n 10 evidence.
Goa Saturday morning the goth iit. =
rcg-c man ! few miles from Ricnno1d, ter
ri5ed WITH The thog .ht of the danger TO
walsh ne was about 20 sSpofc hipfelf. Ia
formed MS 'nsi'cr tha'a cooi1graoe body
Of iaves wc,,!d Get on Sat eyeoiay Gon
iac bronx, iix nile, diitsa,, for the pu-ro,-
OF nalacreirg s!l,ho whites Of Re mond.
ana 20 caute gcne,eliefnrsaiog thyough
Uat the Gate Tie maker lalt 10 ;;ne in
communicating tpi1 iracorsant orolstf 20 tie
exscu'iss, ~lio Immediately took tgv oeeei-
tery neJftirea for detecting il. A corps of
e1salrY vas Iiipa,chedto th. Drsok. The
n'ght vas rendered '.Ai ners memorable by
Tremendous thunder foyn which took
place about The iiae when the rsgr1c. al
'etnSed, and 'error fp,cad ;felf amou hrm.
fhey regarded itsa jugnens srem lIea-
ven.
Is The fwelliug of the waters prevented
their meeting IN body, and it wss wc,k
OF DO difficulty 10 leze me fufeeacd and
convey them 10 Richmond. 1ne nrn,ber
thus srreitsi amounted 20 ~. a cod~c cf
enquiry competed of ;wo r.asiarz,ts. and a
criminal irinucai of7ye, were in,li.atel y III
ouS delay: a, the fame Tins iu;raols oouarrl
were aligned 60 he itate and 60 tae ,t.foil-
rers.
q One Of the coolpirator', yourg u-Syo
OF IS, ban'ed Ben, who bad aaiSce Ia NIX
ing cutla,iss (ot wdich CREST nu,norc hsye
been foana fesslul OF HE conferences of
being ia'pesched By hrs comrades, DC .cr,ain.
ed TO fave his l,fc Icy ;urBiSg t,ai, or hinielf.
he iuyTeu9crcd to the ccug, o. eusriry, and
made diicovery Of all be knew I, u-in ~
necesiary to o5fsrve 10 Tau by shri~7v, tha,
the chiefs had eaaoiiil,ed what ,hey sailed a
FREE mdfonry ard the members were made
acquainted wi,h the plot, wholly or in psrt.
according TO their rank. The dseoGtior 81
Ben led 10 l difcovery of (orne Of tue chiefs
whom he had ieen at the mop: bat, being
only IN t.ia rnv.cia,e, h kn<w vsEY .ittc of
the extent OF she ooaipiracy. q neg nam
ed Gabriel, to whomthey had given the ap.
peilation of General kr,n cencesed, sgd hss
not y=l been sppreheods5 notwithstanding
great excrticaSar uied fox tha, pnrcc(e aud
comfortable reward is Ole "a Is a.. iodnee-
rnen. solomon, 4 raus2,,o, who was to
have been appointed Irealutef, ans Martin,
Pgesehec, brother to Gabriel, have been
tr:sd aud ex.cptei. iBiEart Bcn's evidence
with ,ha5 oil Others who have face flrgcnGer-
ed ,heHle.vys. has sod ;h5 lives Of Of shsls
,uheppy peoph; who have eil hsen ilanged.
fhree viii be executed Mcad4g aat a
Colonel George, ALIAS Srni,h, iserdrred lor
eSlcOii0n 90 tie 90 OF neat .-.onya, a. ihe
place y here nc POT vas formed. Twclye
o ht,eea have been o1saited Cor want OF
!u.icieat evidence aS0p, 80 arc y;t in coz.
huement, aud i 10 at pryien, imp,fible to
iureiee when Ibis dreadful tracey e!il ser
inmate.
6 The judges eonaua isemGelvc with a
! degree OF nutnaui : hghly honora6k. The
lesa donbi, the fni4ileil. (ulpicion, or coutga-
dietion On n PER; fthc witredes lTho orc
keps IN leps'ate apsr.mecta) ~Il oftea &C
qut Negroes who ars rcslI} criminal
" Unli yetcrdsy morning no (ufpicioa
was entertained ct the hegroes in town hsv
ing any ihare 10 the iaiuFrstti0np but
lat night a number OF the,n were .urpgized
ard J-keu ia'o cuaody. The threads Of
this combination begin 70 unrayei aud the
evil, nc hope, 10 COS up by The root9.
" .. ,holc who have bret executed, 10
one has betrayed his cauie. i'hsy haze
uniformly net sea-h gi,h for,Tude.
g a mulattc named Ben Roo.EysS, ate,
receiving tenlerce Of condemnation on SIoa
day, drciared tc lie court, thar, though he
deferved 70 die Is mech IS anY.of thoie who
had preceded hin. yet he w7gId make fone
important dilcove-ies on conditions Of hav-
ing mercy extended 70 him. Ills de7ohI-
on was privately taken by sbe cours of ex-
aminers, and he Developed fats Of 70 m6c.I
conisquence ttst me court pe,i5ioned tha
governor for lis padon, whicl4 wal sccedcd
%,
- Ou he trial Of Colooel George, Ben
Wooioik who Asdprc,iouay received his
pstdonl seiwercd to Tue interugations of
thc attorney fos The hs,e, That about the
ara oF July George came 20 him, and al,ed
iitu if he wosid be made freemaion? To
winch he aulwsred No. That, no.with-
Handing Lis denial, George took hin TO the
honie OF Ca0usi, vhere he fond Number
Of psrionS whom he n1med, Thas an oath
was administered 10 hin,, oy which he was