American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-17

guilt, as well as the truth OF the statements which
he had made to Charles.
CotemporaneousIy with these communications
PERAULT, belonging to Mr.. Strohecker, wa
taken up, on the 10th, and on his being closely ant
judicicusly examined by his master, he gave larg
mass of intelligence confirming what had been re-
lated by Monday and Charles, end supplying severa
deficiencies in their testimony, more especially tina
part of il which related to the transmission OF Ger
tain letters to San Domingo. These disclosures
with some further details which we're obtained Iron
Harry Hsig, (whose confession and subsequent ties
timony went to impcate corps OF Gullah or An
COLA negroes, that had been organized under tn
command of their Chief, Gullah Jack) gave ampl
employment for three or four days to the Committ
of Vigilance, during which upwards Of sixty slave
we're apprehended.
1t would very much transcend the limits neces
sarily prescribed to this brief memor,to go over al
the trials that subsequently, ensued on these resl
discoveries As the mos. important part Of the les
mony, adduced on these trials is to be found in th
Appendix, it is deemed altogether, superiluous, t.
make special application OF 1t to each of the cases
as this would result in repetition fatiguing ant
uninteresting to the reader. IL will be sufficient t
single out few OF the cases most pregnant in in
erest, and to remark, that the Court on its reor-
ganlzation on the 18th, Justly estimating the cxten
Of the labour before them, laid down certain rule
Of discrimination in the guilt OF the parties to which
they give the most definite precision and persplcui
ty, by adopting two classes of offence; the FIRST in
volvng primary and the second a minor degre,
OF guilt. Under the 6rst class they brought al
those who were ringleaders, who had made decla
ration oil their belonging to the association. and wht
had been present. aiding and abeiting in the contri-
button OF money, arms or ammunition, at Den
mark Vesev'q mr. who m the hahif n
visiting Monday GrI's shop and Bulkley's farm, 70
The purpose OF obtaining and communicating intel
ligence OF The progress OF the conspiracy. Thos,
found guilty IN this class, to be punished witt
death. Under the second class were gcd thost
who had merely sent IN their adhesion to The ring
saders without ever having attended meeting a
Vesey's, or having been recognized by him as con
identlal men, or contributed 10 the purchase 0
arms or ammunition, or endeavoured to cnlis
others. The punishment which awaited those fount
guilty IN this class, was transportation beyond tn,
lmis of the United States
By reference TO the Calendar marked (S) in the
Appendix, the names OF the prisoners committed
will be found, and under proper column, the mode
IN which they we're disposed of, whether by death
transportation, discharge, from the nsufiiciency
of testimony. The extent Of the evidence adduced.
therefore, against each individual may be inferred
with accuracy, by observing the punishment awar-
ded him; as the Court adhered with great and rigid
fidelity TO these rules, which were IN unison both
with justice and humanity.
Among the vast number Of cases disposed of by
the first Court, in session of nearly six weeks in
volving the most intense and unremltting labour IT
would be impossible to overlook the case OF Jack
Prl'chard otherwise called GULLAH JACK -
The testimony IN the Appendix, Of more than one
OF the Witnesses, will establish fully his guilt and
prove the justice Of the sentence, by which he was
ushered into another world but no desc Upton cal
accurately convey to others the impression which
his trial. defence and appearance made on those who
Wit ess-d the workings q" his cunning and rude adj
dress Born conlurer and physician, in his own
country, Qor IN Angola they are matters Of inher.
anre) he practlsed theS' arts in this country for
fifteen years without its being generally known a.
nong the whites. Ve,ey who left no engines of
bower unessayed, seems in early stage of his de.
sign, to have turned his eyes on this Necromancei
aware OF his influence with his own countrymen, who
are distinguished both for their credulous supersti-
ION and clannish sympa HES. 1t does not appear
mat Jack required much persuasion to induce him
TO JOIN IN project, which afforded him the mos,
ample opportunities of displaying his peculiar art.
whilst II is very obvious hat his Willingness to do
all that Vesey might require was in no little degree
stimulated by his bitterness and gall against The
whites. Although he had been fifteen or twenty
'ears in this couatry yet he appea ed to be unouch
ID by the influences Of civilized life If the part
which he was to play in th' drama bespoke that the
reacherous and vindicve articles OF war in his own
country, existed in unimpaired vlgor in his memory
lIs widness and vehemence of gesture and the ma
'gnant glance with which he eyed the witnesses who
appeared against him all indicated the savage, who
indeed had been caugh' but not tanned. 1t wouldl
DC both tedious and disgusting to relate the MANY
articles employed by this miscreant to deceive and
'al de his deluded countrymen. Such was their be-
ief In his nvuInerabty, that his charm. and anu.
cts were IN request, and ne was regarded as man.
who could only be harmed by the treachery OF his
fellows Even tn Sc negroes who were born in this
country seem to have spoken of his charmed irwin.
.lhllitY with cnnEdnnce .phicl,