Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-12
ALEX NpHIA
TUESDAY,, MAAoa e.

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..r last. we promised 70 give partiis'||
- 81 81 dis poye aud alasTnlpg case. $;
!. u - Sc the anxiety which the public]
q lsel is Be eofrectly informed slponl
En- ss;sct 80 deeply interesting, and thel
S :s s,ps With which every idle ruEnof Isl
e sssd upon. and tnagailiel3, and distort- 4
until ali resemblance ofthe truth isl
;. 81 Z Ne have been s0licitops 70 present.
Ian statement Of the principal lacts,l
gssy were disclosed ont he trial They
{ 's sss 4 history Of TIE most stupid vii
.sy On the oae part and Of pitlable de-
sss;oa Cd tie utbef.
ee,6gs BoxIey, Of p0tsylsania. was
s;;sslSsE before the Justice sof said coun.I
; 81 slosday last tle Alb inst. npon a
ssrse u abusing aud exciting on IN
. esion among certsin negro slaves
satfsrY TO law, and against the peace
s.,i :sascts Df the commonwealth. And
Rss the two succeeding days, several
negroes aere affaisnsd upSll the charge
sEbeiag parties Id the same.
Il appeared fIqt the prisoner, Boxiey
lex little cguutfs stFes where the ne
Sr6cs Of the Acighboshood frequently
csme 10 deal. On these occasions, he
voald hold conversations with them on
the subject of emancipation, aud endea-
ws to Secure their confidence by pre-
ants, and By telling them they ought to
Be- free. Where be found they lent a
swii!iag ear to his discourse, he cane out
more fully; told them he hadlong thought
6poa thr subject, aad that be bad form
ed plais By which, if they wauld bind
sAemseIyes to him aid submit to his di-
rectioRs, they should all obtain theiti
lresdosn Some be endeavoved toinflas
tace by religious feelings and supersti-
t;ons--teIiing them that he had been IN
SIRED by Heaven with the holy purpose
ofGelieriag his fellow creatures from
bondage; that little achite bird had
uerched uponh bis shoulder q revealed tito
sim !; that he had agents III Fedeficks
bnrs, Richmond, and in different coua-
lies, who were enlisting men in the
cause; and that as soon as they were suf-
Sciiently numerous, they would move.
When By these means he had sedpced
some to embark with hin IN the cause, be
sent them forth to proselyte others. One
that he employed Cor tits purpose was a
preacher. The religions meetings were
tie places chosen as the most lifting for
piOpagating the cause. AT these meet
inSs great numbers assemBled. and the
negroes there held discourse with each
other without exciting suspicion. Boxley
srequeutly met them Of nights, aud
you'd remain with them a.lsnght. A.
lnoug other deceptive devices used to IN
Eaedce his victims. he read To them let
tsFs parperting 10 o. tron gentlemen Oh
knowa responsibility, promising aid in
arms and money. What tie uItii6sxe
object of the prisoner was, oe b. what
means it was to be accomplished, did not
appear from the evidence. The negroes
were mostly aetuated by an indefinite
idea of freedom. How l8ng the plot has
been In agitation, did not appear. The
woman who @as the PRINCIPAL witness,
was first i1forlied of it by Will. the
Preacher, at a meeting in October last.
Ab,ut the firstof March was the period
fred on for them to Move. Poor deind-
ed wretches Fbe FIRST Monday in
NGcs SAN them arr aigned before Court
Of justice, and before another month e.
lapsss, nany Of the.n viii have ended
thstr lives upon gallows.
On Saturday, the s5th Feb negro
voiaaR, the pioperty Of Mr.. Cole, com
Inunicate1 the s. lot toher mistress. Steps
were haAle,liStcly taken By the magis.
tFates, for theapprehension Of the con
sPratass, some of whom were secured
t0atdaD. On thetollowing day, Bpxley
collected a little band Of 10 or 10 ne
sroes, with The av0wed Intention of res
Caiag the ptisouers. He afterwards said
his oljest was to relieve them by bring
Tag testimony IN their favor. With these
Fellows he marched through Che country
hnta the negroes bccomiag apprehensive
that they we've settits into danger, all
deserted him. Boxley then secrctetl
himself IN the woods; but Ending that
The militia were in pursuit, and that he
vesifBe taken. he 90 Tuesday gave him
s. up.
Il i proper to observe, that the great
er part Of the foregoing statement IS de-
rived from the IestiInoay of negroes,
which not being admitted against white
men, that which was given against Box