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


are over Boundary street we can'tgct at them now
but as soon as the patroe was slack, they could get
them this was previous to the 10th June, on which
day. he said, they were to break OFT.
On that day he carne to me, and said, they could
not break out that night the patrol too strong;
he said he would let me know when they were rea
ldy. Tha, Sunday fortnight, the 30th June he came
to me and said, must lay by still, they would not
break out then, that he had been round TO all his
company and found them towards. l said thank
God then He said give me back my corn, and
collah, THAT is crab claw) said would not, and
upbraided him for having deluded SO many. lie
said, all his country born promised him to Join, be-
cause he was DOCTOR (that is conjurer) he sald'
the white people was looking for him, and ne was
afraid of being taken, that two men came 10 his
masters wharf, and asked him ii he knew Gullah
Jack and he told them no. He said, his charms
. would not protect him from the treachery oil his
own colour He went away and have not seen
him since. Harry Haig has since seen me several
times, and told me to hold myself ready. | said,
I'm ready when called on. He said, all the dray-
men came to his masters cooper yard, and said
they were ready, but he told them he was only
waiting for Gullah Jack--He said he would tell me
when they were ready that they were only waiting
for the head man, who was a white man but he,
although asked, would neither tell me the white
mans name, nor where the powder and arms were;
this last Tuesday, the very day the six negroes
were hanged about six O'Clock, A. M. this was tile
las; time we spoke though have seen him since
saw Charles Drayton on before the 9th, at Monday
Cells was going to market, and Charles called to
me as crossed the street; Joe who has wife at
Mr.. Remoussin's asked me, II did know that Mon
day was at the head Of the Edo Company, who are
going to fight the white people Monday is an Ebo,
| asked Joe if he was one of that company. He
said yes he was asked him, what he could do, as
he was an invalid He said he would take Remous
sins sword and gun and tell him to lay down in his
bed and be quiet.-We parted. Previous TO the
10th OF June, Monday Cell called me into his shops
went in, and said to him, heard he was captain
Of his counrymen's company, the Ebo's. He said
he was sort oil one. bid him good morning,
when he said, when you want to hear the news come
here. never saw him afterwards.
met Charles Drayton on the first OF July in the
streets, when he sad now get ready, We must break
ont at once for we will not let six lives be taken.
I asked him where they would begin! He said in
Boundary street, directly as the patrol and light
horse turned in. | said, had you not better wait
TIL after the 18th Of July. He said, no, because, in
he mean time the people would be hanged Charles
said they had force enough and we parted. met
him in Maket betwixt and o'clock on the Cd
July, and said to him, now the people are hanged
suppose you are sorry you joined in the business
lie said yes, and we parted Peter Poyas told me
also that they had force enough, that some would
come from James and Johns Islands, and some
from Chrlsts Church parish, where he generally
went over to meeting to have talk, and that he
had some about and about in town, the number of
which he would show me from the society books,
1t would only come to the society, He said they
were to fight the whites, and keep on fighting ullI
the English came to help them. Harry told mel
the same thing Jack being the head man, asked
him about the plan, he told me the same thing tina,
the English come here TO help them. that the
Americans could do nothing against the English, Il
that the English would carry them off to st. Do
Monday and Charles we're very great to|
gether. John, MIR. Horrys coschman, came to me
one day. and asked what thought? He said ami
ready This took place some time before the 9th
Of June. and every day he asked me the same ques.
ton
About this time George Vanderhorst came to|
me and said, they were going to take the country
and he had oined; that he ready whenever the
blacks broke our He requested me to let him sleep
at my wife's house, near Boundary street; | saw
him almost every day after the 9th June, and he
always said he was ready whenever the troops were
ready. On the 9th June Jack requested me to
let twelve men sleep at my wfe's, as they we're to
break out that night, and he wanted them to be
near Boundary street On being refused he depar-
ted In anger, and reproached me. George Called
on me yesterday morning, and asked if / knew
that Charles Drayton was taken up, and said, he
was afraid Charles would name him, not because he
was on his list, for he had joined Jack company,
but because Charles had met him at Gullah Jacks
when they were consulting on The subject that, i'll
he could hear that Charles had banned him he would
run off. On Monday, LIST July, Charles Drayton
told me, that there would be an insurrection on the
morning Of the 9th July. soon as the guard tur-
nedin he said he commanded the country born
company Jack told me, on the LIST July, the same
thing, and in addition. that they were to rush in
with their drks, guns, and swords &c. they had
got. kill the City Guards, and take all the arms he
also SAID there were some arms in King street. be-
yond boundary street. IN possession OF white man,