Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-07

yourself? / replied, I'dtry to escape.
He asked, have you lately seen Den
mark Tesey, and has he spoken to you
particularly. i said no. Well then,
said he, that's all now; but call az the
shop Tomorrow after knockipgoff work
and will tell you morelWe then parted.
/ met him the next day, according to
appointment, when he saidto me we in
tend to see, five can't do some thing for
ourselves, we cant live so. asked him
where he would get menP He said,
wen find them fast enough, we have
got enough, we expect men from coun.
try and town. But how said |, will
you manage it. Why, we will give
them notice, said he, and they will
march down and cauip round the city.
But what, said | will they do for arms.
He answered, they will find arms en-
ough, they will bring down their hoes,
axes, sc. 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 10 town, the Arsenal and the
Neck and the Upper Guard House, &
supply the country people with arms.
How said |, will you approach those
Arsenals, &c. for they are guarded
Yes, said he, | know that, bot what
are these guards, one man here, and
one man there, we let man pass be-
fore US. Well, said l, but how will the
black Fpeople from the country. and
those from the islands know when you
are to begin, or how will you get the
town people together. Why, said he,
we will have prayer meetings at night,
and notify them when to start, and when
the clock strikes twelve all mast n,oue.
But, said l, the whites in the back
country. Virginia, 60. when they hear
the news, will turn to and kill you all,
and besides you may be betrayed
Well said he. what of that, if one gets
hanged, we will rise at That minute
We then left his shop ADD walked to-
wards Broad street; when be said, |
want you to take notice Of all the shops
and stores in town with arms in them,
take dowa their numbers, and giUe
them to me. ] said, ! will see to it, and
then we parted.
About the lst Of June, saw in the
public papersa statement that the white
people were going to build missionary
houses for the blacks; Which carried
and showed to Peter, aud said, see the
good they are going to do fer us; when
he said-What Of that?--Hape you not
heard, that on the Fourth Of July, the
whites are going to create false alarm
Of fire, and every black that comes out
will be killed, in order to thin them9-
Do you think they would be so barbar-
ousP (said H. Yes! (said he) | dol
fear they haue a kno7uledge Of an ar
my from San Domingo, & they would
be right to do Is, to prevent us joining
that army. If itshould march towards
iyIand!I was then very much alarm
ed. We then parted, and | saw no moro
of him till the guards were very strict,
about fortnight ago.> At that time
saw Peter md Ned Bennett standing
stalking together the corner of Lam
boil and Legare sts. They crossed over |
and met me by Mrs. Myle's, and Ned
Bennett said to me--did you hear why !
those boys were taken up for the other
day? replied no! but some say it was
for stealing. Ned, asked me if | was
sure had never said any thing to the |
whites about what Peter Poyas had |
spoken to me about? ! replied, No! Says
Peter-you never did? No! answered.
Says Ned, to mellow do you stand?
At which struck the tree box with my
knuckles and eaid, as firm 40 this box
I'll never say one word against YOU
Ned then smiled and nodded his head,
and said-That will do!-when we all
separated Last Tuesday or Wednes.
day week, Peter said to me- You see.
my lad, how the white people have got
to windward of usP You won't, said /,
be able to do any thing. o, yes! lhe
sadly we will! By George we are ob)ig-
ed to! He said, all down this way ought
to meet and have collection to pur-
chase powder. What, said /, is the use
of powder; the whites can fire three
times to our once. He said but 'tpiH
Be such deu i time Of the night. they
zro,,'t know grhat IS the matter, and
oar horse companies wiu 90 about the
streets and prepent the rhitss from as.
sembling. Iasked him, where will you
get horses? Why ',said he, there are
many butcher boys with horses; and
there are the livery stables, where we
have several candidates; and the wait.
ng.men belonging to the white people