Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-10

carried Oh, dam entirely gone, aud much
plank and scantliag lost. John Gut
ridges ssw mill on the inertia Fork
much damaged, and the dam carried of.
Alexander Jraries's ssw mill On enljrs
wreck. Daniel G. Payne's two aills "a
the South Fork lett with out dans. atd
otherwise injured. Merriman ra,ne's
mill dam broke, and about hail al Il
csrried of. Francis Payne's dsm half
swept away, and q quantity of rlaek AID
scantling taken of. @. Stower's natl
dam brsksn WIN Grigsby's mill s.s,.
siderabIy injured But the d~estruerye
effects Of the ire.bet were not eotfsed
10 miil property. Mr. Creel, near Msjar
Diggss' had the misfortune 10 lose lis
entite crop Of wheat, from his stack
yard where the water had never befete
been seer Much whea, in the field as
also carried away Near B~lackweil,s
mill, n wagon and team belonging Ne
Landy Waters, of 1ulpeper. ioadso vii,
oats for this stopped for the riGhe
at some distance from the ran-the wa
goner bad retired 10 rest in the wagon,
the torrent. OF rain fell without disgusb.
ing bis reppse; the food rose into lbn
wagon. and he awake aud found tGarl.
as 1t VAST that his horses were swim
ming; he got on one, aud cot IL loose
from the wagon, and saved himself AMI
the horse the three others aud the
wagon we're swept down the stream-
Three valuable bridges erected across
the ,un were taken of, and the whole
course Of the stream presents q scene
Of the most appalling devastation.
Cedar Run also rose 10 q great
height. Captain Elias Edwards Inst lis
saw mill add dan. and from there 4. llle
mouth the damage to the crops fencing,
SC. was immense. DIR. F,tzhugh lost a
handsome flock of sheep
Broad Run also received a Il od If
water. DIR Peytsn's mill dam Was cor.
ried OF; the saw mill at the Thorough.
fare Mills swept away, and to The assen.
ishment Of all who have visitta tie place,
rocks, supposed to weigh mere tt.sa q
ton were removed SEINE distance. Hf-
Dean, al the Buckland Mills snsfs o al
q heavy loss; bis uiH dam was tar 1
OF his extensive dstillesy aaash ID
sged Toe public bridge aces p~
run al the village was taken ~ fs
dam of the mills belonging t. thx essaF~
% Gen Hauton 10 gone. 7yl ~ .ilk
beuse was swept down the sire N. a
Il lodged some two or three sailss be.
low; the dam shared the fssa ~ SO
On the stream. Ewel'ssai 49,
much damaged Many vaiuable iess
and much otherstock last on this ssis ~
as well as on all the others to where lie
she ( e extended - Gazette.
Afrsg and .Murdsr-A most shofhe
outrage was committed in KestafIY
sbsui eight miles from this place, on .
isih instant A pegro driver. rs lie
Of Gordon who, had purch ass ID
about 60 negroes, ine ~ ar
sexes and ages. was ticking letn Is
slated by 40 associate named slien. al
the wagsner whs convey ed the ,sge
10 the Mississippi. The upep eefe
h~sndcuTsd and chained together nt =
usual manner tor driving those p E
wrstcbes, the women and children we're
suffered to proceed without iaer
II appears that bg means If a
Gle, the negroes unnbserSsd had suc-
cedsd IN separating the lrons which
bound their hands, ia uich sway as =
be able to throw them off a. aoy nomenL
About . o'clock in tke alefning, while
on the state road leading
rom Grsenup to Vapcebnrg. two Of
hem dropped their shaekiees asd oom-
a fight. when the essoner. PEI
III, rushed in with his whip u compel
hem to dssist. Atthis sno4nept every
negro Was found perfectly al liberty
md sac Of then ssizi;fe = club. gave
Petit a violent blow OH the head, and
aid him dead at his fsst; aud Allen, who
lad come TO bis assistshra met a simi-
an fate, frem ths con'erss of a pistsl
ired by another of the gang Goidcn
vas then attacted, seized and held by
sne of the negroes. whilst another fred
vice at bin with a pistol, The ball uf
each time grazea bis bead. tnt
lat proving e~fectual. lie WAS beaten
With clubs and lsftfox dead Taey them
commenced pillsgiag The wagon, and
With 40 axe split opeo the lrtnk Of Cor-
lon, refed II Of the nones apouts2 40cs
sf the negroes then took to the
woeas Gordon, in the asan tune. noe
materially Injured wss epabIed