American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-09-20
APPEN DIX.
(A.)

ude or entice any slave to run away and leave the
province, every such slave and slaves and his and
their sccomplices, aders and abettors shall, on con-
Vction, thereof, as aforesaid, suffer death Proy-
ded always, that it shall and may be lawful, 10 and
for the Justices who shall pronounce sentence against
such slaves, BY and with the advice and consent Of
the freeholders aforesaid, if several slaves shall
receive sentence at one time, to mitigate and alter
the sentence of any slave, other than such as shall
he convicted Of homicide Of white person, who
they shall think may deserve mercy and may inflict
such corporal punishment (other than death) on any
such slave. they in discretion shall think fit, any
thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any
wise notwithstanding Provided, that one or more
| OF the said slaves who shall be convicted of the
crimes or offences aforesaid where several are con.
cerned, shall be executed for example, deter 9TH
ers from offending in like kind" A. A. I74O. P.
L. 167.
| (B)
| A negro man testified as follows ;*-T know Pc
ter, he belongs to MIR. James Poyas in May last,
Peter and myself met in Legare street, at the cor
ner OF Lambol street, where the following converse
ton took place--He asked me the news--I replied,
none that know Of He said, by George. we can
live SO. replied, how will do? he said, we can
do very we'll, If you can find any to assist u.s.
will you join ? ! asked how do you mean He said,
why to break the yoke. replied, l don't know
he asked me, suppose you were to hear, that the
whites were going to kill you, would you defend
yourself! replied, I'D Try to escape. He asked
have you lately seen Denmark Vesey, and has he
i spoken to you particularly. l said no. Well then,
that's all now but call at the shop tomorrow after
lknock king off work, and will tell YOU more. We
hen parted. met him the next day, according to
.laNponment, when he said to me, we intend to see
we can't do something for ourselves we can't
live so. asked him. where he would get men He
Isad,weli lind them fast enough,we have got enough
1--we expect men from the country and town. But how
lsad i,will you manage ii. Why're will give them no.
ttce, they will march down & camp round the city
But what said |, will you do for arms He answer
lea, they Will ind arms enough, they all bring down
their hoes. axes, &c l said that won't do to fight
with here He said, stop let us get candidates
from town with arms, and we will then take the
guard house and arsenal in town, the arsenal on the
II Neck and the Upper guard house, and supply the
i country people with arms. How said |, will you
approach those arsenas, &c. for they are guarded
Yes said he, know that, but what are these guards
one man here, and one there. we will not let
man pass before Well, said /, but how will the
oack people from the country. and those from the
Al islands, know when you are to begin, or how will
'iyou get the town people together. Why, said he
i've Will have prayer meetings at night, and there
nouy them when to start, and when the clock strikes
twelve, all must move. But, said |, the whites in
the back country, Virginia. sc when they hear the
news, will turn to, and kill you all, and BESIDES you
may be betrayed. WE'LL said he what of that il one
gets hanged, We will rise at that minute. We ther
left his shop and walked towards Broad street, wher
! he said, want you to take notice of all the shop
: and stores in town with arms in them, take dow
It their numbers and give them to me. said, will
i see to it, and then we parted.
About the first of June, saw in the public paper
la statement that the white people were going I,
build missionary houses for the blacks which car
:, red and showed to Peter, and said, see the goos
they are going 10 do for us when, he said what
that ?Have you not heard, that on the 9TH of July
the whites are going to create false alarm of fire
and every black that comes out will be killed in or
. der to thin them !? Do you think they would be 81
barbarous! said ; Yes said he, do II fear the,
have knowledge of an army from San Domingo
and they would be right to do it to prevent US join
ling that army if it should march toward this land
= was then very much alarmed. We then parted
: and saw no more of him till the guards were YER
n strict, about fortnight ago. AT that time sa,
I. Peter and Ned Bennett standing and talking toge
ther at the corner oil Lambo and Legare streets
They crossed over and met me by Mrs. Myles:
land Ned Bennett said to me--did you hear wha
those boys were taken up for the other day re
piled, No but some say it was for stealing. Ne
asked me if was sure had never said any thing t
1.-THE whites about what Peter Poyas had spoken to m
e. about / replied, No! Says Peter--You never did
g No / answered. Says Ned to mellow do yo
a. stand At which l struck the tree box with IN
~ knuckles and said, as firm as this box-Ill neve
,e Isay one word against you. Ned then smiled an
$, nodded his head and said that will do when W
all separated. Last Tuesday or Wednesday week
Peter said to me-You see, my lad how the whit
lpeople have got to wndward OF us You wont, sal
L be able to do any thing. o, yes! he said, We will
IS By George we are obliged to. He said, all dow
this way ought to meet and have collection to pun
Is chase powder. VIVA: said l. is the use of powder
Of the whites can fire three times to our once H
Ol Against this witness the conrt had NOT q lin,