Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-08


.ent ~ Travis house, which was entered |
through an upper window hg of NJ own
slaves, called Nal Turner, the lssder oi Tie
h.n5, who opening the outer door. the oihef
slaves, oan.i.trg Of sis 81 s.sea rashfi "a and
drsffoyed, in the Innsi bat baT1us fnanprf eve
~ b.,nan = bie being ~ the house. hrr Ia NUN
her insisting OF mrn, women, nod Children
This Nat seems Ia b. n bold fellow, 81 the
dep Il cunning. who for Yeas has been en-
desVor,ng 10 acquire an influence over the
mn D. al fhess dehhcd tche'. He feHd.
aud SIiisE with ease. ~ = sal, and has ,ng been
+, preaChsr Suprfsiiii5ns ltituself, his obJeel
has hrsn 10 op'th'e upon the saPsr'tii"n.
| Lopss and feafs OF others add tue late singular
J ihen6menon OF the sun, eoahisd hun n MI
Their ninds With thr most anE'Oas forebudtGgst
/ re earding IL as al omen from Heaven, thai
their cau.e wDild result prosperoufly. 1hei'
objeri seems To have been, iD produce unusual
| confederation add d,snsv, by indiscr'n'naie
massacre and II - remarkable, that not
single ,ayianep uf mercy, pity, or relening
+ uCeufn i .fnughoui tbo vii lie ~ their pro-
ceednes IN the lauRnsge OF the leader. they
/ drte,mineI g 10 kill aud siay as they w"ni -
/ In prosecution o tbs de.go, and for the pitr-
poe Of recruiting Their lu'crs. tb"y proceeded
! from house 10 hOusr. III the vicinity OF lIhVis,
notl they lad murdered about "a person..
] without being encountered. ON the tuesday
/
ten dead persons. women, buys and girIs, from
help'css infancy 10 hoary ag', 81 the famay OF
/ NJ Levi Waller aud some children who were
] ~ n schooLhousr near hi, dwelling.
Ihov were not encountered by any force ia
! then bloody progress, nni'l they came TO Mr.
] James ". Packers. sbpai four miles ffom this
/ pBc", where they were attacked by party
] Of Is, VeIy few of whom came IntD action,
hoaever.-1bis first parry they rcpulsed, auJ
! Han, har Ia had
dismonued nj Parker's gate for the purpose oil
j FORMING an sbuscade, sni who had no know
/ ledee Of The mo grments OF the frat party, came
up and rescued those III retreat on OF whom
had been jrsl knocked from his hose aud WAS
about to 30 dispatched by the banlit'.-lh In
insurgents AFR receiving few Struggling hres =.
/ refTrLtrd, and we not again seen IN force IN
III late on Monday night, when they Assem-.
bled ~ kidley's gdaflff, about ioar nItles itnn
! Jerus liza, and ~ day -hrrtk on Iue.day.
made an attack upo DR.. Biun,'4 house, vino
had asscmbl Il one or Two ncighbors, his over
seer aud Sous, he having nl.o armed has lives
vino appeared 10 ne lnnhini, aud gave Iraoi III
the sequel thu hey wric resolve To stand hY
ttcIi master From Ms house thy "rre hgaln
tcpnl e, several Of their mn selng wounded,
n have aevrr .iaee been seen IA any force. Dis-
prrs"d, broken IA sp'dts. IN uitrr drspan ol
thor oaosc, they are npW only lOhad as
/ wet u ugitives tom the pnuls meat they
bave so i1sdy provoked; aud mosi oi then'
hnt", IN itt, h. eh tiihrt KILLED or are nov ~
lail awaiting III sen ence 81 the law. | suppose
MT h'ss than thirty have bern slnn, some oil them
No doubt innocent aud there arc now about
fury IN jail for ulinl
The count has commenced protecting to-day
I mud already sentenced one 10 lie hung on Mon
dan usr'. lhry viii 90 rs rapidly ia pos
=, IT, but | think ten or twelve days must
chpse before They can x through even will
those tina, are now apprrheUded, and 9th rs arr
brnugft IN daily enher OF known guilt or al
der .trong sospeiou.
ifmy iuteiligrnre was confined 10 this place
should say, thal there wa, 10 general ,ncerI
hut from examinations whIlh have taken
place in other counties, fear the scheme EN-
braced wider sphere than bad - 6,st sup
posed. Only one free negro was in arms witt
lh'm, and no Chite Person. Severed Tree ne
R,oes, however, have Uren tsken mp uude
sroag suspicion OF having been engaged in III,
conspiracy. Their arms consisted Ola lev
hrriorks, and such others as " iuIy administer
Ell write II you III g'eat hast, Ms my MI
, laIy duties, aud my duties IN Conrt, require al
my altra',"a.
4 There WIS not more than onr runaway siap
hnrNn 10 lie among then aud Their aprairn
. torcc o"Vef ceded tody or .fiy, Could
, hnVe been cor cctly informed al their number
i When AZ RhCs quarter, could nave IN n
. probability deIroyed or taken the most Z
hf''. was informed about one clock u
. Mo"dav n'shi, that they were thetr with
= force of about 2fsA aud hal then nndar m
p iufs here about 90 mrn. A great humble
Of families had He'd hithet for r'uteGttnu, an.
r There were tutrf ads by which lhoY sui III
= have approached tn. plare, wb,ch WINS certain
> " then "hrct had they Gon,l"crcd tnem seIyr