Litchfield enquirer., 1829-01-29
DESPERATE RENCONTRE.


 most butcherly conflict between t,co run- d,cay negroes, took place some weeks since, on Saturday night, in Hertfnrd county, North Carolina. the particulars of which have been communicated by a gentleman of undoubted veraclty, residing in the town of Winton, in that county. Tom, who was very likely fellow, bright Ilulatto, said to belong to q Mir. W"nlble, of Southampton county, (Va.( and Nat. who formerly belonged to a Mr.. Jenklns, of Hertford but who was sold by him to a Georgia a-man, had been four or five years ranging the forests of Hertford as runawavs. They had lived together like brothers during all that time, and had rendered themselves so terrible by their daring vIianirs, that nuncr- Ous attemprs were made to arrest them which they had successfully eludcd. On the night above mentioned, they were at fodder stack SIX miles from Winton; a dispute about some trltllnS circumstance had brought them to hIgh wn"ds,and Tom became so irritated that he laid down his gun, and taking fence rail from the stack pen, struck Nat a blow with it which feIled him to the ground, and on re- peating it, Nat drew a long bladed knife, and plunged i' into Toms breast; upon which Tom seized his gun, and fired the whole contents into Mats bowels, and then reversing the weapon, proceed I'd to beat him over the head with the breech: Nat at the same time stab bing him in the side and breast with his knife until finally, Tom having shi,ered his gun to pieces in laying on upon Nat, left hlm and walked about sixty paces, when he dropped dead. Mats cries soon brought some people to his assistance, who removed him to house during which he gave the preceding account ofhs s'nsuinary conflict.
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 this city, related of a South Carolniap. which will Illustrate the character of that people,- The fact was stated to me by a gentleman. formerly ofhigh rank in the army, and whn was himself present when the affair happen- ed. It was in the War Office, during the War when Gen. Armstrong; was Secretary Arm strong was settling th" accounts fan old get. tleman from Vermont, who had been active ID recruiting troops for the Niagara frontier. lh thc midst of the interesting inauiries of Armstrong, a member from South Carolina came into the War Office, and being mmedi- ateiy noticed by the Secretary, his high south ern spirit kindled into a blaze, and he address sed the Secretary in lofty tone of complaint tbat South Carolina, whose patriotism was so conspicuous, was treated with ndisnity. in thus being unnoticed, while a man from the north was allowed to rngr0ss the whole at- tention of the War Department. Armstrong looked up with an air of curiosity, and show ing his srectaclcs upon his forehead. thus ad- dressed the representative of South Carolina, Sir. you have boasted oft the zeal with which south Carolina has advocated the war. Itis trne, sir, South Carolina has talked much d. bout it. and made many patriotic speeches on the occasion, but let me tell you, sir, that this old man, pointing to the Vcrmontel.has him. 1IH k.,,>, rk,t .. ing the War, than the whole State of South Car"lina. This is what we are to understand by the patriotism of the patriotic states.
 - ESSer Register.
 On the Sd inst. the dwelling house of Mr.. CoOnrad,in Coopersown. N. Y. was destroy. ed by fire. with all the furniture. A young man. to save two of his sisters, rushed throurh the flames 10 the second story, where they were in their midnight slumbers, took the bed from under them. and throwing it out of the window to the ground. threw them upon if. and made his escape ny jumping from the window on the same. He was most shocking ly burnt in making his way to the chamber. Mir. COOnrad, we understand, fingered about the fire SO long, and was so badly frozen. .th,t it is feared he will lose his legs at the knee joint. The loss of property is estimated at between two and three thousand dollars.
 The Norfolk papers contain the particulars of shocking murder at Point Cor:fort. on the last day of December. Two black men. slaves of Capt. Pritchett. in the absence of their master. entered the house, and demanded of Mrs. Pritchett, some change which she had promised them upon her stating that she Was unable to give it them, until her husband they seized her. murdered her, and hrew her body into we'll, where it was af- erwards found. The negroes were detected. md have since confessed the murder.
 The St. Louis Republican of tine 2sd alt. says: "The steamboat Pi;ot, on her passae. lence to New-Orleans, sprung aleak, and 'unk of St. Genevieve. She was laden with cad"
 A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazett. elates that young man who was in tortur. rom having thrust his hands twice into heI 'i coals: experienced relief from pIung- ng them into pot of TAR. His hands heaI-