Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-10

had four plantation Of people who he
was to 90 for on Saturday, 18th June.
How, said l, will you bring them down;
he said through the woods; ne asked
me if was going towards Vesey's, to
ask Vesey to be at home that evening.
and he would be there to tell him his
success. asked Jack Purcell to carry
this message, he said he would that
same evening at my house | met Ve-
sey,s mullatto boy, he told me Vesey
wished to see me; went with him
when went into Vesey's met Ned
Bennett, Peter Poyas. Frank Ferguson,
Adam, and Gullah Jack they were
consulting about the plan; Frank told
Vesey ON Saturday, 18th, he would 60
and bring down the people and lodge
them near town, Ia the woods; the plan
was to arm themselves by breaking o.
pen the stores with arms. then told
Vesey would join them, after some
line told them had some business Of
my own and asked them to excuse me
| went away, and only then was / ever
there. One evening Perault Strohec-
ker and Bacchus Hammett brought to
my shop keg, and asked me to let it
stay till they sent for it; ! said yes, but
did not know the contents the next g.
vening Gullah Jack came and took a
way the keg, this was before the 10th
June: since l have been ID prison |
learnt that the keg contained powder.
Pharo Thompson is concerned, aid
he told me, day or two after Ned and
Peter were taken up, if he could get
fifty dollar bill, he would run away;
about two Sundays before ! was brought
here, he asked me. in Archdale-stwhen
shall we be like those white people in
the church said when it pleased God !;
Sunday before | was taken up, be met
me as j came out of Archdale Church,
and took me into a stable in said street,
and told me he had told his master,
who had asked him, that he had moth
| ing to do in this affair; which was lie.
VIM. Colcock came to my shop once,
and said a brother told him that 500
men were making up for the same pur-
pose. Frank said he was to send to
He'll Hole Swamp to get men.
| Perault Strohecker is engaged; he
used to 60 of Sunday on horseback
! up the road, to man he knows on the
same errand. One Sunday he asked
me to 60 with him; went, and Smart
Anderson we went to a small house a
little way from the road after you turn
into the ship yard road, on It's left hand;
| they too went into the stable with an
| old man that lived there, ! remained in
! the yard; they remained in the stable
about half an hour, as soon as they
came out, and Perau.t startedto town
| to go to church. and left Smart there !;
| was told by Denbow Martin, who has
| wife in MIR. Smiths house, that Ste
phen Smith belonged to some of the
gangs.
Saby Gaillard is concerned he met
me on the Bay, before the 18th of June,
and gave me piece of paper from his
pocket; this paper was about the bat
tie that Boyer had in St. Domingo; in
| day or two he called on me and asked
| if had read it, and said if he had as
| many men he would do the same too,
as he could whip ten white mon him.
| self: he frequently came to me to speak
about this matter, and at last had to
insult him out Of the shop; he and Pa
| ris Baltwa oftep together. a week be-
fore was taken up, Paris told me that
nv name was called.
Billey Palmer and Vesey we're con-
| stantly together there was once in my
shop long talk between them about
| this same matter begged them to stop
it; Vesey told him to tryto get as ma
nv as he could; he said he would.
John Vincent told me that Edward
johnson, freemaa, had said as ne was
| freeman he would have nothing to do
| with slaves, but the night they began
he would join them.
told Charles Drayton what uproar
there was about this business, and since
we have been here we have talked to-
gether.
Albert Inglis came to me and asked if
| knew any thing about it; | said yes;
he asked me if had joined; | said yes;
he said he was one also he said Adam
freeman, wanted to see me; / went
with him Que night Adam asked me
how many men had joined; told him
what Frank Ferguson has said he ask
ed if | believed it Asaid yes he said if
he could only find men behind him he
would 60 before. Previous to the 10th,
Alhart said To me- ouit the husinesa