Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-08
RESURRECTION IN VIRGINIA:

Last week we gave some particulars of the nsur rection among the slaves in Southampton county, Va The nsurrecton has since been almost entirely que- led, and many of the negroes been shot or otherwise destroyed by the troops called out for that purpose- From the New-York Observer we copy the following brief account of the progress of the affair :-
 The Richmond Compiler of Angus, 25, says:
 An express arrived last night ;tle before 10 o'clock with despatches from Petersburg, for the Governor Tone of the letters is from Capt. D. H. Branch. T. He informs that letter had been received from JerU- salem, written on Wednesday. The writer is said to be an intelligent and respectable man. He states that he had the bodies of all, most of the whites who had been murdered in that ncighborhood amount ing to about 40-most of them aoon'en and children! That skirmish had taken place on Tuesday between the whites and the blacks in that quarter, amonHt'ng to about lortyn which no loss sustained by the whites, and several of the blacks killed, and six or light of them taken prisoners, and thrown into JaI- Capt. Branch understands that the blacks are in two or three detachments-tlat they have perPetrated m all about 60 murders-,ha they have lost consdera- ble part of their force-that their spirit IS broken that their object to be to ekuIk, and that they have lost all intention of committing further de- preiatons. He is of opinion. from what he under stands that troops will be required t0 repress them-there being a sufficient number to effect that object.
 1t is supposed that most of these marauders and murderers runaway negroes, who had broke en In upon the white population for robbery and other mis- chief There is no appearance of concert among the slaves-no.hng that can deserve the name oi ,nsur-
 
 is some story Of few white faces being seen, or sup posed to be seen among them.
 The Norfolk Herald of Friday, quotes the follow ing extract of letter from Suffolk, (date not men- toned )
 An express arrived from Jerusalem this morning, reports 64 killed and several mssing; the blacks in state of confusion and closely pursued, and when Overtaken, shown no quarters.
 No disaifec,on (adds the edtor had taken place any of the plantations, far was known, since Monday. The number of brigands is supposed to be from 100 to 15O, chiefly on horseback and armed with fowng pieces but they have never shown themselves in body of than forty, the rest being divided ! into small maranding parties. number of them hay been shot down in the roads, and their carcass es lrew ,he highways Asthere probably by this time upw ards of GOO troops in pursuit Of them, there little doubt of their being soon hemmeG m and cap tured.
 We have ntmaied that this insurrecton was not the result ofconcert to any exien nor rested on any com bnalion to give thS least chance of success This IS evident from the small number of adherents winch the ring leaders with all their threats and persuaslons, were abie to enlist in their cause. The slaves throughout the country are generally well aiccted, and faithful to their employers. pleasing ln- stance of this is said to have occurred while the black demons of slaughter were executing ther horrld work. Before they had received any considerable increase and in the early stages oi their bucherlcs, they approached the dwelling of Dr. Bount with the fell purpose ot murdering him and hs family, when they were by the Doctors own servants, who res- oiuiey opposed their sneance declaring iha1 iney master and his family. The brigands still persisted battle ensued in which they finally routed, leav- ing one of the party and two horses behind
 A gentleman attached 10 the Richmond cavalry, in a letter dated Southampton, Aug. 9, says:
 "There appears to have been abont 7O white per- so ns murdered have just been conversng with one of the rngleaders. who has been shot and ,s moray wounded, and will probably die tonight He says the nsurrecton was urged and headed by black preach err who is not yet taken--,hat they commenced w'th six only under the impression that all would join if their masters were murdered, and thus they would get a large force, and sufficient ammunitien, Ec- There appears 10 have been no concert with the blacks of any other part of ihe state. From what have learned, there have been about ~ blacks kied and taken prisoners, and about 50 probably remain, who are dispersed in he swamps and must m day or two surrender themselves ths dstachnent who are in pursuit of them."
 AIctter to editors of the Norfolk Beacon, from Southampton, under date of 27th August, says: "We succeeded in taking 12 men and one woman priso nerr who appeared had taken an active part
 n inc massacre of the inhabitants of this coOnfy to- gether with the head of the celebrated Nelson, geDer ssIv called by the blacks General Nelson-and the naymaster Henry whose head is expected momently. Eo,k fine blacks abbreviaton for Hercules and Gen. More have also been shot and taken prisoDers--iD Gaci all inc rngleaders, with the exception Of the Pronhe, have been taken or killed Several of those who nave been made prisoners have confessed partly lo ,he murder That part of the county which we have pasted through is completely deserted We saw several children whose brains were knocked onf and have accounts of the murder of68 men, wome"' and children."