Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-26
RICHMOND, (V.a) FRTDaY, aIGTJSJ, DC
NEW s OF THE nAY

~ ie''er was received on Tuesday morning from COL
IreZvant, who lives at Jerusalem, in the county OF
southampton stating that ''insurreco had broken
out among the blacks-that several white families had
been desroyed that and ammunition were want
ing IN southampton, and tha considerable military
lofce IN ght be required TO subdue the disturbers =
Jerusalem is about ~ miles from Richmond Col r's
ieuer was written on the Extraordinarily in great haste
without giving numbers, names &c-it was sent b,,
express to the Authorities of the Town of Petersburg
and by them despatched 10 the Mayor of this cv II
was received on Tuesday morning. and laid before he
Governor. The Council being convened 0here being
no other memberin the city than the Lieut. Gov the adj
vcewas given TO take the earliest and most efficient mea
sures Arrangements were Immediately taken by the
Chlei Magistrate for the purpose. Arms and amwrn
ton were de patched in wagons to the county of Suh
ampton The Jour Volunteer Companies of PETERSBURG
he Dragons and Lafayette Artillery Company of Rich
mona, one volunteer Company from Norfolk and one
from Portsmouth, and the Regiments of Soutbamn,on
aud Sussex, were at ordered out--rhe Drarpon.
OF ihls city, commanded by Capt Randolph Harrison
look up the line OF march on Tuesday evenino-Tbs
Lafayette Artillery, commanded by apt John B Rich
ardson, embarked at 9 o'clock the same EVENING in
lhe Steamboat Norfolk. to land at smithfed We pre
detachments - "e
another express on the evening from the Nav
-, reteiS9urg requested the Governor send over
"ms-"hlch were accordingly despatched
NO authentic accounts have been received If tho
character Of this unexpected transacon-of the num
" o'acks Collected OF their designs, OF the mischief
uey pave done; whether they are the mere runaway,
VINO nave broken out from the Swamps or how many
sIsves OF the neighboriDg plantations have joined
"eJ nave got together for rapine and
oDoeTy, or ior wbatBut that these wretches will rue
the uay on which they broke loose upon the neigbbor
inS PoPuauoh' is most certain, terrible retribuon
WI idh upon lher heads. Dearly will they paw for
'heir madness and their misdeeds
numors are, OF course, 'plenty as blackberre.o
iere u.s. OF course, much exaggerahon i'm ali orr ~
pa anu written accounts The short letters which -
oeen received, are themselves the mere Statement, -
Iuhors-hohe OF them having been written bv ac,nI
observers OF the scene. We give such az bayy. S
IeceFed-the reader will know how 10 maLe ,iJi |
""0e ioS 'he eXaggerations in all such matters
u,r, PETERSBURG, August 90 1921
ne only Information received since last nioI, =
f ou g gentleman who came passenger in the stage
rem Halfax, N. e. He was informed in BicI,s EsJ
na. ABOUT h"ty persons had been murdered A co
psny OF between five aud six hundred had been foS
III into the Swsmps. - WV "N 'e''eat
y ne driver, who came about 90 miles from - Il
ays Mr. Harris OF Southampton was robbed of < ooa
o'eIs' anu ms son and sonn-law murdered I co. |
~. say PosiVey that this information can be rel ed an
SApuc' y a fe.ltT tram one of The Rehmoud TJ|o
SGIts, Na'ea FetetSbtTg, Tuesday night III oeIeE
nave Deen digeDt In my inqoiriss 10 obtai, t
e,iha"9h 'hat can be relied on. Tn. rs.ui, - 80,
o '' ueH'ees ron Camp Meeting a6ou, the D,so.i
~ slmP' SCI OUT on mataodinz exsprsioo s,d 80
~ io 'ese Of plUndsF, murdered aopu, ca ,s,.e' =
o.e o' 'h'in families much kuowD. w, sb,u 80, .
we morning az day break TO- 500 ha.optor cd III
-suPPoss' 6s back 10 2 or days" ~ '"'' Z
county, dug. %. '0'"'sWich .
we are All mere Under srms. having been ,p,o,r..a