The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1818-12-23

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probation, hasteoed this movement.
The troops made atiresome and diff
cult search, until late hour OF the night,
when they assembled in the neighborhood
of Punso Chapel, without finding out any
trace ofthe Fugi,ives. The next morn
ing they again dispersed in small parties,
to renew the search. A party OF three
were in the course of the day, fallen in
wiz, by awhile man by the name of Cox
who stated he was intimate with one ofthe
r,lnaways named Mingo, and would en-
gage to deliver hint into their power, il
they would secrete themselves in his
house 10 This they agreed, and were
conducted by Cox to the upper apart
ment Of his cabin, when he went out, and
presently returned with Mingo, who APP
peared to be perfectly at home with Cox
and they drank together as old acouain-
tances. - ItbeIng the object OF Cox 10 o.
vercome Mingoswith liquor, he took care
to ply him with it until he thought he had
produced the desired effect.
The black in very short time, FAC
cordiDg to the Pungo phrase) &c waxed
warm In the collar" and in fit Of exul-
tation, stepped out with his musket Ca
weapon he always carried) and fred a
/eu-dejoi, on account Of his escape from
the soldiers; he took very good care,
however, 10 reload it again but Cox
contrived to get il in his possessions, and
placedit out ofthe fellows reach.-Cox
then made a. signal which brought Gown
the three militia men from their conceal
ment; but-in their attempt TO secure the
black, he drew a dirk and wounded
one Of them severely; and even after
they had tied him, he made violent eff
fort and MANNED his friend Cox with his
teeth and nails.
Mingo was sold to Georgia man, from
whom lie ran way, and las been lurking
about the swanips of Princess Anne for
many months. His ferccity and frequen ut
depredations on the farms in the vicinity
ofhis cruizing ground, have given rise to
many strange stories among the mhabi-
tants OF that part Of the county, which
would furnish cut a volume of no small
dimensions, and no little interest.
Finding himself fairly entrappad and
without possibility of escape, he begged
that rather thanne should be delivered up
to his master, he might be turned loose,
and thirty of the soldiers be ordered to
FIRE at him When questioned whether
he had any hand in the murder of Tag.
gart, he answered IN the egative, but
stated that a companion of his AIMED Ned,
was the murderer that Harper Ackiss
offered him. 300 and Ned $500 to do
the deed, that he refused, but that Ned
consented, and that he saw Ned shoot.
Taggart while he was letting his horse
drink at a iun in the road.
Other heterogeneous were put to hin
respecting his agency in other criminal
the person who set FIRE to MFR. capp's
hay stacks, and thar he was one of the par
ty who afterwards set the same Mr.
Caps smoke ho!ise on fire, and that
when MIR. G.. came to put it out, be and
his companions fred four muskets at him.
He also acknowledged that it was him
who fired a rnusket at Mr., VIM. Land,
who in return fired at him and grazed his
head.
This fellow is now in Princess Anne
jail cloud of evidence, we are told, is
lowering over his devoted head, and the
gallows will probably terminate his ca
reer; out no disclosure that he can make
'(being colored person and a slave1 res
Pecting the murder of Taggart, will aE-
feet the trial of Ackiss, who stands com
mitted as the in9tigator of this horrid
transaction and whether the legal evil
dence against him will amount to a CAPT
tai conviction, time must determine
We understand that body of the Militia
are still kept in pursuit of Ned, VINO,
Mingo says has taken up his cruizIng
grohnd III Inc aeighboFhood of Kemps-
vile. 1t may be enquired, why has not
strong guard of the militia of Norfolk
county been called out to cooperate with
those Of Princess Anne? 1t is notorious
that formidable gang of these Iuffians
occupy the pocosins along the southern
boundary of Norft TX county, from Black
Water to North West River Bridge, and
that many atrocities have been coz .mitted
by them on the inhabitants of the adjacent
country. We learn from a gentleman re
siding in that part of the county, that
about three mohths ago, poor neighbor
of his, who cultivated snail farm, was
seeking stray horse in contiguous,
swamp, when he accidentally stambled
upon the camp ofthese desperadoes, and
as he supposed, without being perceived
by them.-He returned home and tod his
wife Of the discovery, stating at the same
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