Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-30

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RICHM0.ND, (H.a) TUESDAY, AUGUST 80
THE BANDITTI.
So much surosi'y has been excited In the State and
20 much exaggera,ion will 20 abroad, that have de-
termined 10 devote great portion OF this days paper
to the late strange events 10 the sorny OF S,uthamp
ton-Ws have, therefore, thought proper TO extract
from the Compiler OF Saturday and yesterday morning
tho dsssis which are therein pubIished. We sasno,
vcueh Tor the accuracy Of all Of hem bat they the
b,s' which have como 20 hand We hope fh,y have no
other effect they will be at least calculated TO sovrec
thoupnd Interpretations whish are cd ,at-Waa,
strikes ne {" The most remarkable thing in this matter
IL the horrible ferosi'y OF those monsters. They
mind ono Of parcel OF blood thirsty wolves rushise
down from the Alps or, rather like former nsursion
oil tho Indians upon tho white settlements. Nothing Is
spared: neither age nor sex respeetcd-ha helpless
ness Of women and children pleads in vain for ms,ev
The danger IL thought 10 be over-but prudence sill,
demands srecautien Tbs lower country should be op
ms aiert-The case OF Nat, Turner warns No
oiack-man ought TO DO permitted TO turn a Preacher
through the country. The law must be enforesd-or
the tragedy Of Southampton appeal, TO u, in vain.
appeas, rom Gen. BIS dbpatches, 10 be his opinion
hN zO fesoue men, fairly confronted in the dsy. Igh.
with these Bipdti, could have put them doun-Ws
have no doubt Of But the aiacrty with which our
troops turned OUT and the Bumber which so quickly
eose'ed on The scene, will have It's effect hereafter
VIII show how utsrir hopeless II every attempt 10 do
any hsE against the whitesand how surely such mi.-
sua'a "rs,ehes bring down ruin th heads
From the Compiler Of Saturday.
REPoRrs.-Ths public curiosity is so much ex,it.d
we are all so anxious to learn what has taken place
10 southampton and Greensvie. that We have attempt
all he int -t.l.-
but our endeavors 10 ascertain the truth have be al
most unavaliug. There are reports in abundance
but where are the facts to be relied on' A thing is
stated al one moment-,he next, Il 10 son frmed-sni
then sgain IT IL conlradcted This Ia not pecusr 10
this eiiyio which few private letters have b. en-
addressed from tho scene Of aciicp-aud very little of.
hsia correspondence, that enters into tbs miru.m OF
the matter. Bnt II Ia the ease elsewhere 10 pret-
" much tho case AT Smith Geld is even the ease al,
jerusalem ~hsre there are almost as many rumors as
mere are facs We have given synopsis, however,
II the srai -i,-pms,ane which have
us-not pretending to vouch for tho precise seeur.ev
OF any OF the statements; but believing that thew
come as near 10 the truth, from the prese,t sats n
ihings can be- eSpscied-But for the da.n and .yvin
murders which give so deep dye OF a,roei,y TO tho
wnoie transaction; but for that atrocous mauaere Of
helpless women and shiliren. which barrows I'm IRE
feelings OF every person; but for the savage
OF hsse eoned trgands one might slm,s' be di.-
posed 10 Indulge even little msrrime p a, the exoense
oil the go'sps who circulate many ridi.uIous stories
a fl,at e'
Our Ar'iliery company, commanded by Cant, T. n
NsDarnsoD, returned early yesterday morning Thew
were detane! twice by the steam boats being sgronnd
tho first time before they OUT kee pirg Them rom
70 o'eioekIsnd in the second place up Pagan
Creek 10 sight OF Smiih6sId They did not arrive At
that village until o'clock on "Wednesday night. H,rs
'ney waited Tor dispatches from the COMMANDING Officer
,erusaem lGen Eppes]-.hey landed the 1000 stand
OF arms win which they were charged by the Eve
eniye Tor The use OF the militia of that couu,rv-and
they -sre about TO take up the line Of march a, IN
O'clock on Thursday Ie:usale about 40 miles dis
iaut-when express arrived viii letter from G ~
Eppss to the L.. Colonel Of the I.is OF Wisht-irom
which the following 10 extract:
SOUTHAMPTON, jerusalem
an August "a 1881 {
81 have to request you will direct the from. ~
'urn-ferfee saiithed ii at they cannot bs vanin.
as the party are dispersed and from The be s
no Prorao'y Oh their rea'ssmbling-eerainIy not for
". S.-The insurgents are nearly dispsrsed. FIJI
teen have been killed and twelve in jail"
orunne,y ,he steam boat N orfolk which had been
sehargsd, bad not left the wharf, when The exore,s
arrived arrangement wa, imms diateIy entered
n'" and the company re-embarked. Al the month NJ
v'gan Creek they h,il-d steamboat with the Junior
ounteers, Capt. Newton, from N orfolk, and The
Portsmouth Gays, Captain Watts, on board des,nad
or Smhheld. Captain Richardson showed ham c.
t. lsser OF d'eba,g'; and when be parted with
os' TO determine whether they would go on or 90 bSsL
He understood that the u s. troops from Ola pin, ~,
anded at Suffolk on the N,nseDond River and were
iia'cly TO Norfolk
We Ge indebted 10 gentleman Of ,hi. city, for let.
er from Smi'hhsid, dated on the 24ih Wedpe sdav
rom which We make the following extrssts:
News arrived here on Tuesday morning tba, an
n'urfeeion had broken out In SOUTHAMPTON nea, The
ross hey and that they had mastered several fsui
les IL was stated that they were armed and nounIsd
The eou paDies all ordsr ed Out in the diJsyan,
les-wo have been under duty since that tIne at iii.
'aee' Contradictory statements were duri, ,ha G
seeiysd-s one time said 10 be many 10 this div
u snoiher, pushing on to Petersburg, &C. IA 4, nov
Vsi sc'r'aDed that they dispsrsipR and ssva,oI
re giving themselves up. A large force IL soiIs..I
D every direstion, and they must be taken y,,ion
eeounis as to numbers, have been received. bn, ~.
re ell well ssFu'sd, that their numbers have bssn e.
nd nothing Ike concerted plan, sxeept In the innn
Faso neighborhoed where II begun. They have com |
niited some boTrid acts OF murder and bn,ebssa |
0 their march, upon womsn and children We 80
ou list OF the families and The number f.und in ss.I
ouse-Some were 30 msnEled by the hogs, "a No, - |
o recognized! We have felt the want ~ go
throughout the lower eouniiss-the mIs1atsn noi,.
the tate In taking sway the arms from Ihs ,piI,sy
'ilI now, we hope, be apparent Every thing ia nn;
eTe-ihe companies will continue In stronS nat,ois
Dr. some time. "e P"""'o'
"Tho Norfolk has just arrived We f,sI ,h.rl11,
he Executive for their timely eoDsideratton "
List Of the dead that haze beer b,,r;ed
NJ y: % Waller: ,srr
Mr.. Barrov's, ,
Mr.. Ysugban's,
Mrs. Tufnsis, Ii
Mr.. Travis's f,
Mr.. J. William,
MIR. Reice's ,
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