Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-05
Negro Plot at Charleston.
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the work house, and informed him that
he was extremely anxious TO see the In
tendant, as he had some important dis
closures to make. By daylight, on
the morning of the 10th, this message
was conveyed To the person for whom
il was intended, and CHARLES was visi-
ted at sun-rise. He was found ina stats
OF the+most lamantable depression aud
manic, and he seemed prepared TO make
the most ample declarations from the
fear of death, and the consequences OF
an hereafter if he went out OF the world
without revealing all that ne knew, in
relation to the conspiracy, In which he
he'd been go active an agent. Before his
narrative was received, he was most spe
cially put on his guard, that no promise
could be made TO him OF a reversal OF
his fate, but that he might rest salts
fed his condition could not be worse
by his coming out with full disclosure
of all that he knew. lie then stated
many particulars that had come to his
own knowledge, proving much wider
diffusion of the plot than at that period,
was imagined and after giving up the
names of several Of bis comrades, he
mentioned the conversation which had
been commenced and broken Off, IN the
common ward of the work-house, be-
tween Monday Cell and himself. AS
Monday, at this period did not seem
disposed to makeaDy confessions to o.
thers, whatever he might be inclined to
do to his friend Charles. it was consid-
cred important that the conversation
between them should be renewed, and
they were brought together in the same
cell, and lett for twenty. -four hours a
lone but.some little stratagcm was en-
ployed to divert the suspicious Of Mon
day, that Charles was confined with
him merely for the purpose of getting
information out of him.
Ca the morning 9th 10th, the court
were convened, and appriHed general
w., of these new disclosures, which
G.. had made; bat as he was still closet,
ed with Monday, ne could net be exam
ined on that day The Court adjourn
ed TO meet onsthe 18th. on which day
Monday Cells own confession was
heard by them. Between The 10th and
18th, Charles and Monday were separ-
a.ed, thsv;ng been respited by His EG-
celleney, the Governor, at the request
of the Court and Charles, on his re-
examination afforded much important
information, which he had derived from
Monday. GA Mondays having all this
brought to his view, be confessed his
own guilt, as we'll as the truth of the
statements which he had made to
= Charles
Con:emporaneously with these COM
mnnications, Perault, belonging to Ar.
Strohecker, was taken up on the lOth,
and on his being closely and judicioas
ly examined by his master, he gave
large mass of information confirming
what had been related by Monday and
Charles, and supplying severa! dehoien
cies in their sestimony, more especial
~ that part Of it which related to the
transmission Of certain letters to San
Domingo. These disclosures, with
some further details which were obtain
ed from Harry Haig, (whose confess
sion and subsequent testimony went to
implicate corps Of Guilah or Angola
negroes, that had been organized under
the command OF their Chief, Guilah
Jack, gave ample employment for three
or four days 10 the COMMITTEES OF vigil
dance, during which upwards or sixty
slaves were Gpprehended. d. -.
1t would very much transcend the IL
mits necessarily prescribed to this brief
memoir, TO 20 ever all the trials that
bsequsntly ensued, On these fresh
discoveries. AS the most important
part Of the testimony, adduced on these
trials is 20 be found in the Appendix, it
is deemed altogether superilaous to
makea special application oft to each
of the cases, as this would result in a
ep.tition fasiguing and uninterestipg
to the reader. II will be sufficient to
single out few ofthe cases most preg-
nant in interest, and to remark, that
the Court On its re-organiz alton on the
18th Justly estimating the axtene of the
labor before them, laid down certain
rules of discrimination ia the guilt Of
the parties 20 which they give the most
definite precision and perspicuity, by a.
doping two classes of offence; the first
involving primary, and the second a
minor degree Of guilt Under the first
class, they brought all those who were
ringleaders, who had made declara-
ton of their belonging to the associa'
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