The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-17

country nor III Angola they are n,...,.
inherllance) he practised these orts ;ei
country Tor fifteen years, without it, af
generally known among the Whit wig
sey, who left no art or power unras..
seems IN an early stage of his das;a"!d
have turned his eye on this Nerra,.sssn' 70
aware of his influence with his our, 4'''ei,
trymen, who are distinguished I", toal-
their credulous superstition and elsa.i ;gf
'sympathles. Il does not appea, fiat '' I1s3
required much persuasion to induce b; gssA
join IN project which afforded him - 70
most ample opportunities of display;n'. US ~
peculiar art, whilst il is very obYjo,s u LIS
his Willingness, 10 do all that Vesey ,, ;'e,
require, was in no little degree stimnlassHu55
by his bitterness and his gall agains, ~
whites. Although he had been Il q, VI" ne
years IN this country, yet he appear.d -
be untouched by the infuesces Of CIVIC civil 10
life. II the part which he was to play y
this drama, bespoke that the treacbr,oyss
yndictivc articles of war in his own co,,a
try, existed in unimpaired vigor in his m.
mory, his wildness and yehcmence of ra
turc and malignant glance with which h.
eyed the witness who appeared against him,
all indicate the savage, who indeed I'D
been caught, but not timed. Ii Womb J..
tedious and disgusting To relate the man,
articles employed by this miscreant IN d.
ctlse and cajole his deluded countrymaa
Such was their belief in his invulnerahE,,
that hls charms and amule,s were in ~
quest, and he WAS regarded as a man. Win
could on,y be harmed but by the treGcbs,Y
o. his fellows. Even those negroes WIZ
were born in this country seem To hay.
spoken of his charmed inyincibiiity with
confidence which looked much like Le6.s
When Jack WAS dragged to the scaHoId be-
seemed conscious that his arts wond
stand him i'll little stead, and gave nm
his spirit without iirmness or conIpo1,r,
The case ofTOM Russell, another of
the Gullah Band, deserves a brief notice
He was tried some days after Jack, and
was executed among the twenty two Cr.
minals hung on the Lines, on the 2Gth Ju.
y Tom Mas Jacks agmourer, and kent
his shop on East-Bay. His part in the
conspiracy was confined to the maknr of
spikes and spears, which ii appears he did
Oh very approved model. After these
weapons were Gai:hed, they were held
subject to the order of Jack, and by him
sent up to Mr. RuIkley's farm, near the
Cross Roads, where handles were provided
for them by Polydore Faber, Gull
who met his fate on the same sca1o't W n
Tom Russo. This farm was one Of the
principal rendezvous of the GuIlah, of
which Jack was the Captain.
The trial of LOT FORESTER, was
not without interest, as he was the courier
of the conspiracy, and was proved to have
gone out of town, for the purpose of indu-
eng the country negroes to DIN in the in
slTrreetlon; his Journeys were both south
and north of Charleston His zeal and per-
severance in the cause were strongly pro.
we'd, and there is every reason for believing
that the conllagration of the city was con-
h6ed by Vesey to him. Match rope wa
found ina situation where he had probably
secreted it. lie was hung on the Lines on
the 25th of july.
RACCHUS HAMMETT, who wa,
hung also, on the 26th, did render, aud ws
to have rendered, on the night of the 16M
the most essential aid. Before the latter
period he had stolen from his masters store
a keg Of powder, which was conveyed first
to Vesey's, afterwards to Monday Cells
and lastly TO Gulah Jack, to be prepared
into cartridges. On the night of. the lGh
he was to la slept where the arms the
Neck Rangers were deposited, and faciIi-
"a ed heir seizure and distribution among
Gullah Jacks corps, who were to have car
ried this post, as well as Mr.. Duqucrcron''
store, IN which there were 800 stands of
arms, deposited for sale.
The Court having used the testimony of
Monday Gel, Charles Draton ard Harry
ha1S, very eilcaciously, 10 the ends of pub
I've justice, reconsidered the sentences
which had been passed on them, and in.
stead OF death, sentenced them II transpor-
tation beyond the limits OF the United
States.
As matter of form, Perault, John En-
slow and Billy Bulky, who had become
witnesses for the state,) were then tried
on their own confession, and sentenced to
be transported beyond the limits OF the u
mted States. These individuals were i'm
portant witnesses in all the apprehen-
slons and trials subsequent to the 18th Of
July.
At thus stage of our investigation we were
satisfied that Of all of the ringlcaders in the
conspiracy, William Garner twho had Ell
iected his escape from the city about the
LIST OF July only, remained to be punished.
AS information had been received of bis
having travelled towards Columbia, pro-
clamatlon was issued by His ExcellencN
ahe Go'elnor, for his appre hension, in pre-
motion of tho succnSs of I, hicb son1p sub
sldlary steps were taken by private means.
On the ID of August our ishes, relatngto
Garner were gratifed, by his arrival IN
town. He had previously been arrested
at Columbia, through the public spirited eli
forts ofthe in;endant the place and Lieut..
MaXcy, who overlook and apprehended
him at Granny.
II would Nery mnch Transcend the limits