Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-21
RICHMOND. (V.a.J Friday, 0CY'
GABRIEI,S DEFEAT.

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being called Defeat.
Can be necessary reute all the gross misrepre-
sensations OF this article! Some pains have been
to propagate them in the columns of the N Y Free
Enquirer, the Boston Liberaor &C. But we have
iy ever seen so bold attempt made palm of such
gross interpretations upon the public mind.--t is
silly romance from beginning TO end. he man, who
penned II, sat down with the deliberate determination
to dress up the Bandit Gabriel Hero-and for that
purpose has besitated forge statements to suit his
case. 1t is baretaced attempt 10 impose upon the
public--a vile tissue of fabricatons.
We have before us the official papers, viz: the Mes
sage OF Governor Monroe to the Legislature of Vir-
GINA with the accompanying Documents We have al
so before the newspapers OF the dayWe shall touch
upon such points OF the Albany statement appear 10
Three negroes had by riding his
the sSoonos Ascending a %ha
had just enIncd-o were those tried who still abscondug)
er. any case Of emersoocy, CORN cour, saves0
The Albany romancer starts wrong. The story Of
the stable yard is false. The medated nsurrecton
not disclosed in this way-lt was voluntarily dis
covered on the Both August by two slaves to Mr.. Mos
by Sheppard "a respectable citizen of this county,
(Henrico.) al was sitting in the counting room with
the door shut, and one but myself (says Mr. Mosby
Sheppard in his letter to the Governor0 they knocked
at the door, and let them in they shut the door them
cited"
There is such tribunal court Of three planters,
Of any other class, in our Code-not even, ''any
OF euergency."All the slaves tried in 1900 were
submitted TO the regular tribunal less than five ma
gis'rates constituting the court.
"Though evidence adduced yet enough was eli
cited to induce tho belief that there had
nation formed for dreadful purposes"
The trials did not begin until many mporan, pari.
sulars OF the conspiracy had been known. True when
the trials did commence, "he and extent Of the
conspiracy became better understood (CfopernoT's
Jhessoge.) The combination not so extensive as
the Albany writer seems to represent-though sufi
cienty great to excite the utmost vigilance precau.
ton.
The Governor Of Virginia offered tho of $4,000
Sy wa So %Sp % of The tho
we nave the Governors Proclamation before IL
offers reward Of only $500 for experimenting ga
briel, negro slave the property of 1hos H. Pro,ser
and 300 for slack Bowler alias Jack Dtcher the pro
perry OF the representatives of the late Wm Bowler of
Caroine"-We see nothing-and we can hear nothing
OF the extra reward offered by the gentlemen OF the
"a few days AFTER tho $40 600 offered African came
The grocer asked him for whom he wan ed He said for his
replied Sally Ann at dooR just ssSy
for he oa Sso given oce 10y sn Gs wa
All romance!-Gabrel as not apprehendsd at Rich
snond but at .Norfoik-Dot in the Sally Ann but the
Mary not bound TO ST. Domingo, but in a skpper-
The circumstances OF his apprehension thus detailed
In the Norfolk papers OF the day.
From the Norfolk Herald IF Sept 81 1900
.'Last Tuesday on information being given that Gen.
Gabriel board the three mssed schooner MARY
Richardson Taylor, skipper, Just arrived from Rich
inond several persons went board and apprehended
n IN. His person was immediately recognised, and he
was committed TO prison in irons IL appeared on his
examination, that he went on board the above vessel on
the 18th inst four miles below Richmond, and remain
ed on board eleven days; that when he board
he was armed with bayonet and bluigeon, both OF
which he threw into the river. vessel was yester-
day provided TO carry him 10 Richmond, in which he
embarked under the OF a strong guard should the
wind continue it yesterday, he will have
a short ii not pleasant passage. Taylor che SIX p-
per of The uesse) cds held to bail to Gnstcer for his
conduct IN bringing OF ntgrots contrary to iaW"l
From the No,foik EpitOme--san,e daie.,"On
Tuesday the black General Gabriel was discovered in
small vessel, in which he came from Richmond He
was Immediately aPprehended and committed to Jail
He sometimes affects TO have learnt respe ting The
late conspiracy among the negroes since he effected his
escape to this place, than he acquainted with be.
FORE and then again speaks confidently of the imporan
discoveries he can make. He readily avowed himself
TO be the person described in the Governors Procama
Vion."l
The Albany writer gives flaming account of Ga.
briel ascIibes 10 him the qualities OF accomplished
Hero.-He relatesa conversation between his master
and himself, when he wished to buy himself His
master replied, Gabriel, no money would buy YOU
But said he, should buy MYSELF; Sin that case
said the MASTER would take $500 for you.' Then
ready 10 pay, said Gabriel. sHad thought So
said his master, Il would not have made the offer But
as have said it, will not draw back Gabriel was
manunittcd. He then commenced the learning of the
English language and III short time learned reading
writing and arithmetic More and more falsehoodsi
This whole dialogue is fiction. Gabriel was never
manumitted. He was always a slave. The Goyernor's
Proclamation states him TO be the slave of hos n
Prosser and Col Prossers description of his person is
attached 10 the Proclamation.
The writer represents that ''his earliest thouLhs
occupied with these plans (of liberty;) that he
had traded his peculiar way, and his stock
20 $500 at the age OF Fl that he had made himself
quanted with learning Tor this sole object-hs he had
travelled expressly through the Southern States by nigh
riding down many horses in preparing the Africans for
his measures and that he had formed in caves and
remote places, depos oil arms.''-False tn oughou,! He
never fraded in any way; but always poor plan
sotton slaveso poor far from owning $780, that as
II appears, from the record of his trial before US
Prossers Ben testified The prisoner went with the wit
ness TO Mr.. Young's TO see Ben Woodok who was go
ing TO Caroline county TO enlist there he gave three
shtiings, for himself and three other negroes TO be
expended in recruiting men" The mighty sum of
THREE sHILLINGs, IRON four OF the cOnspiraors! and
Dne of them, the trader, the proprietor OF $500 FL
years OF age, the Hero OF Liberty i No-1bi5 0Great
Bandit always slave; he never did travel TO the
Southern >ta;es; he never raised gun there; he
had no other magazine OF arms any where, pit near
Iy peck OF bullets "ten pounds Of powder" aud
twelve scythe swords which his brother Solomon had
made, and Gabriel put handles TO-
The Albany iabuiist endows HE hero with learning
and eoqncnce We understand from these doc,1
Enens, whether he could cad write il is GER
tsiniy very doubtful whether he could do either So
ignorant were these conspraiors that il was part of
their plan send Sam Bird lo the nation of Indians
called Catawbas 10 persuade them 10 join The negroes"
So far from his imagination having go long dwelt upon
the great plan, he confessed 10 his brother solomon
'the head OF the plan was Jack, alias Jack Bower"
And FAR from having after his apprehension displayed
chat lofty spirit which the Albany writer is pleased
sscrbe to him, told Ivy the prints Of the
day: Gle appears anxious TO excupae himself from
the charge OF being The principal in the OsurreciCn;
aud has said that there several others much more
deeply concerned in the business than himself"
This miserable Bandit is represented having made
eloquent speech TO the Court upon his Another
dialogue is here introduced, between the Magistrates
and bmself- in which he speaks OF bic diving Gas Mar
tvs 10 liberty and OF his example raising up t;abr
ell, like Washington 90 lead the Africans 10 freedom :"
&c II Is all table he made no such speech--he was
stand that his spirit bowed; and that he conducted
himself during his trial and at his execution very little