Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-23
NATCHEZ, September 10.

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y NATCHEZ, September 10.
Ne have received The folloaving particulars
If the seizure Of the Messrs. Kembers
II IN litter firm Fort adams, dated Sep
I .s5th. -,
II YOU, no doubt will have heard ere this
reaches yea Of the taking Of the three
Kempers, bus as You may not have heard
all the particulars permit me to- givs si1em
to you, @
On Thursday night between the hours
OF eleven and twelve o'clock, an armed
force composed Of negroes and white men
with black'd faces surrounded the house of
Nathan Kemper, two miles north OF the
line and ons mile from Pinokneyyille, they
In an instant broke open the door and some
stou. fellows believed to be negroes drag.
ged Reuben Kemper from bed on The aoor
out Of doors and tied him, at the same
time beating him with clubs, stabbiss him
with knife or bayonel & giving him a ST.
we're wound IN the face about the saoae
moment two er three fellows enc of which
was large negro of the neishbourhood,
and can be identified seized Nathan KEN,
per and dragged him from bed and out of
the door, where he was tied in like man
While tying Nathan kempsr,
a stout negro man threw down hss
wife with much violence, where he held
her until thu parry were ready 10 naoy :.
Nathan Kempgr was permitted TO put on
his overalls, but Reuben Was dragged off
in his shirt without shoes o. bat: the party
supposed 10 be upwards Of fifteen in num-.
Der, now moved ef, dragging che Kempers
on foot everysnow and then beating chem
with clubs; tits believed whenithey arrived
opposite Pinckneyville, a part of their
force was detached TO take Samnsl KEN.
per, The Younger brother, who was at his
residence in Pincknryv;lle, & abou, half af.
ter eleven o'clock seven sto1t~fellows burst
open the door and dfagged Samuel Kemper
for few days with violent attack of the
fever, he was very much beaten with clubs
and with rope about his neck was con.
Quoted 10 where the balance OF these ruff
fans were 10 waiting, the Junction formed
they proceeded to the line, where number
men were ia waiting 10 receive them,
the men at the line were commaned by
poor triRlng wretch who calls himself CAPT.
Aston.
The three KemPers under this guard
were then taken IN strings the elder Kem-
per bleeding at several pores TO Bayau To.
nican distance Of nine miles fr1h, the
line, and just before day high, they were
put on board boat and sent off for Baton
Rouge under guard Of men; abou, II
O'Clock next morning they reached the SET.
itlemept of Poist Coupee, when opposite
the residence of DR.. fowls one of the
Kempers hs;ied and described their si;uati.
on; although this was done from ABOUT Tie
middle Of the river, the DR., who was in
bed. sick, heard it, and stimulated by these
feelings which are the attendants of every
good man. he arose, mounted his .orse and
eal!oped down TO ehe fort, distances OF a.
bou' four or FIVE miles; On his giving the
information he had received te lieutenant
Wilson, the commanding oEeer be, The
some soldiers, and rowed into the stream,
when after sons hide resistance ,!ls guard
surrendered thus was those unfortunate
,n-n who had taken an asylum ia OR Ter,
ritory saved fron . Panishueo, TO think Of
which Will make feeling man shudder;-,-
S1ruei Rrmper knew sig ourof the seven
fellows ~.~ dragged him from his house,
and horrid as il may sppear TWO Of tiem
Werc his near neighbors, twoo,hers were
from bslow the linz, bat Americans, and 2
Others were regrots Ct the heighbothood,
all Of whom he has no Doubt long ere this
sworn &c. Many circumstances have al !
ready transpired N the neighbo'bood of
Pitckneyvil!e, in corrobora,ion Of Kemp.
er's assertion, the most striking of which
IS = I hat the TIVE white NE n above TIE Line