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

&. ..s. !. 80 - e"S IA pISln, lie ih.s
one nsM!y would land on Sou.k b.. ' mat
about MsPpcO and the Farm, ms, S %
party which WIS TO land n South r. ' '0e
to take The guard house, and rei a,c.' Nas
then they would be able 10 % -. :. a Z
the attack was to commence sbo,,, !" q way ~
clock at night that great numhsy. :. =. 4
come from all about, and Il Ipn.t .n, wOuld
as 50 many were engaged in il [; that nv
would kill all the whites !; that lbev sa a'sy
leave their masters houses and ,,.s "US,a
near the lines, march down and meat ~
party which would land on South R. '.s
that he was going TO send ! man into 4
country on horse, to bring down ~, 1's
country people. and that be would n ~
for the horse. He gave two doIRT. 'y
10 Jesse, To get the horse on SATURDAY. ~.s
last June l5tb) about one O'Clock Il \.
day, and myself and witness mo a. ~, ~
put IN 26 cents piece, and he told Loss So
if he could moi 60, be must send Soma s @s
else. have seer Ned Bennett al Vs.s ~.
] one night met at Vesey's q great er NY
Der OF men, and as they caule in ibas
each handed him some money. vs.sy
said, there was a little man, named l.s2
who could not be killed, and who ro 'sS,
furnish them with arms; be had 4 charm
and would lead them that Charles Draw.
ton had promised TO be engaged with Them
Vesey said, the negroes were living s,.h
an abomiaable life, they ought to rise
said; ! was Irving well. He said. thmrb I
was, others was not. and that il wa, , 1r
fools as |, that were in their wav ,sS
would not help them, and that, ate, 81
things were well, he would mark me-. H.,
said, he did not 60 with Creighton 70 A.
lrica, because he had not nilf,be wanted
to stay and see what he could do for hiS
fellow creatures. met Ned, Monday
and others, at Denmark vesey's. vbe,es
they were talking about this business.
The first time that spoke with Monday
Cell, II was one night at Denmark Yes.
ey's house, where ! beard vesey tell Mon.
day, that be must send enc into the couu,
try TO bring the people down. Monday
said, be had sent up Jack, and .old him 10
tell the people TO come and join in
fight against the whites; and also 10 sseer,
tain and tell him how many people he
could get. A few days after | met Ve.ey,
Monday and Jack in the streets, under Mr.
Duncans trees, at night, where Jack sa.
ted he bad been in the country. round by
Goose Greek and Dorchester; that be bad
spoken 10 $500 persons, who bad agreed
to join. Monday said to vesey, thai If
Jack bad so many men, they had better
wait no longer, but begin the bushes, at
once, and others would join. Tile first
time saw Monday at Yesey's he was 70.
ing away early, when Vesey ssked him
to stay; to which Monday replied, he ex.
pected that night a meeting at bis house.
TO fix upon and mature the plan, &c. and
that he could stay no longer. |! after.
wards conversed with Monday in his shop.
when he asked me. If had beard That
Bennet's and Poyas' people were taken
up, that 1t was great pity. He said, he
had joined in the business. told him to
take care he was not taken up. Whenev'
er talked with Vesey, he always spoke
of Monday Cell as being bis principal anL
active man in this business.
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