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

said, yes; and we parted
Peter Poyas told me also, that they
had force enough. that come would
come from James aud Johns islands,
and some from Christs Church Parish,
where he generally went over to meet
ingto have talk; and that he had some
about and about in town, the number OF
which he would show me from the So
ciety books, if | would only come to
the Society. He said, they were to
fight the whites, and keep on fighting,
till the English came to help them.-
Harry told me the same thing. Jack
being the head man, asked him about
the plan; he told me the same thing
that the English were to come here to
help them; that the Americans could
do nothing against the English, and
that the English would carry them off
to ST. Domingo. Monday and Charles
were very great together. John, Mr..
Horay's Coachman, came to lne one
day, and asked me what l thought ?
Every one is ready, said John, to fl ght
the whites, are you ready? He said
am ready This took place some time
before the 10th June. and every day ne
asked me the same questions. About
this time George Vanderhorst came to
me and said, they were going to take
the country, and he had joined; that he
was ready whenever the blscks broke
out. He requested me to let him sleep
at mywife's house, near Boundary-st
saw him almost every day after the
9th June. and he always said, he was
ready whenever the troops were ready.
On the 10th June, Jack requested me
to let l2 men sleep at my wife's, as they
we're to break out that night, and he
wanted them to be near Boundary-st.
On being refused, he departed in anger,
and reproached me. Geo. 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. forhe had joined jacks company,
but because Charles had met him at
Gullah Jacks, when they were consult
ting on the subject; that if he could
hear that Charles had named him he
would run off. On Monday, list July,
Charles Drayton told me, that there
would be an insurrection on the morn
ing ofthe 9Th July,as soon as the guard
turned in; 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 dirks, guns and swords, &c. they
had got; kill the City Guard, and take
all the arms in the arsenals; he also
said there were some arms in King-st.
beyond Boundary street, in possession
of white man, which they intended to
take, (alluding to the arms of the C..
Neck Company, deposited at Wharf
toms, in King.street.) Charles Bray
ton said, he had prepared for himselfa
gun and sword. John Horny came o
me very often, and once said, he had a
sword, and that as soon as it broke out,
he would 60 up stairs and kill his mas
ter aud family. On the 18th of June,
on his carriage box, he expressed him
selfto ms in the same manner he had
done previous to the 10th. The blacks
would have risen on the night of the
10th, had the Guards not been SO
strong; this know from Gullah Jack
and Harry Haig, who said, that if the
Guards were not to too strong, they
would get the arms near the Lines, but
| if the Guards were out, they could not
get them to break out with.
Confession Of HARRY HAIG.
Julius Forrest and myself always
worked together. Gullah Jack calls
himself negro doctor, he induced Ju-
Illus and myself to join at last, but at
fret we refused; before the 10th of
June, Jack appointed to meet us at
Bulkly's Farm when we got there. Jack
was not there, but Peter Poyas came !;
we broke up at day light. Not quite q
month before the 10th of June, Jack
met me, and talked about war. | ask
ed Jack how he would do for arms.
Bye and bye, said Jack, we will have
arms he said he would have some arms
made at the blacksmith's Jack was
going to give ' =
Until Jack
was taken up and condemned to death,
was just like was bound up, and had
not the power to speak one word a
bout it. Jack charmed Julius and my
self at last, and we then consented to
Join. Tom Russell, the blacksmith,
and Jack are partners in conjuring !;
Jack learnt him 60 be doctor. Tom
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