Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-29

was well known.
Our Southern papers by Saturdays mail con
firm the statement we gave Of Tie disturbance in
Southampton, and the views then expressed of il,
design and probable termination. Various ru.
mors aud reports however continue to be aAostm
the lower country, and the inhabitants there ,rs
now all prepared for any and every cmersencv
The Richmond Wing of the 25'h SAYS
Various letters have been received here from p,
tersburg, and other places near Southampton, d.,
tailin. the rUm0rS in circulation relative 70 ,bs
iusurrec'ion in that country. 1t appears from the
best information, that number Of negroes, chief
ly runaways. combined on Sunday, for the Dur.
pose Of plumber. That they pundered sey.
eral houses aud committed some murde,s h..
fore their career could be checked---lla, hay
ing been joined by othera, they proceeded to j..
rusalem bridge in considerable force. when,
they we're met BY few militia hastily assembled
who repulsed the blacks and drove them back .kjl.
ing their leader,& several others, and taking Som,
prisoners. The blacks became ,ispigi,ed sls,
this affair-and various parties of them were AZ.
tackled, and killed, taken, or routed by The mId,
Four militiamen in one instance. fell in with
party of twenty odd negroes. whom they a,,acL.
ed, and killed and wounded some; and took OH.
ers prisoners. And IN all the Affairs tie whites
have not lost man.
There is therefore no cause for The sliaLt.s
alarm. But II was necessary to send sufficient
force to the spot to scOur the country, and
secure all the misguided wretches who bu,
taken part in the insurrection. Such force i
now on the spot, aud we shall soon hear Of d,
apprehension Of all the negroes concerned
Exasperated as our fellow citizens are ,he,.
miscreants may expect terrible ald certain il.
struction The friends of those who have bee,
murdered in cold blood by these desperate Williams
who spared it seems not ever female innocenceG
the infant sleeping in the cradle, will not stop
short Of an ample rctribulicn. Some vii be shot, /
down in the midst Of their crines-othcrs drrsn
into the swamp and left to perish with hunger
others will be taken and made to suiler the sever
est penalty that the law can inHlct. Death is cer
tain to all concerned Many citizens of SOuh
ampton and the adjacent country have set Of
pursuit with the determination not to stop unit
the whole gang are killed or captured vn.
gcance will be speedily taken.
We subjoin letter which appeared in The is
Petersburg Intelligencer relative to this disagree
bic business.
BERFrELD, (GreensrWe, Co.. Aug. a.
SIN the greatest haste | write you few line,
II can merely say that We are all in arms ardr
rrtPo ycIt mpnfn A lao insur
which broke out on Sunday NIGHT last--betvet
80 and hundred of the whites have already bed
butchered- heads sey er ed from their bodia
The intention of the negroes was to reach the Ds
NAL Swamp. think however that we have then
sohemmedin as to render il impossble for lhsnp
do so. On Monday night reached BefeId Isid
quarters of the troops) and was given The CO
mand of small body, and piece Of ArhiT
which stationed SO as to command tn bldg
was up the whole night visiting each one Of d
sentinels every ten minutes. At Jerusalem u
blacks made three desperate attempts to crO''r
bridge, but were repuIsed with some loss
No whites have been lost in any Of the skuH'e
which have taken place. Those fellows cOmm'ii
ed by numbering family, taking their arms 'H
horses. and pushing on to the next house SIthA
possible speed. where they massacre every vhh
even to the infant in the cradle. They c0nilnH
in this manner until they are interrupted, VIII
they dispense and skuIk about the woods, Vip
another favorable opportunity occurs OF colIetu':
together aud repeating their horrible massacre
Between % and so families have ALREADY fa
entirely destroyed. Three families were ye''s
day murdered one consisting Of ten persons
something will be effected to-day, as very &C"
officers & well armed men are at the heels Of De
Williams. Yesterday a very spirited resl'''a
was made by party, sent out to recOnno'tsn
discover the posIuon of these fellows eon''u''
of four against twenty blacks; the white, fsP'
cd them, killed 5 or 4, and took several Pfs.
ers Many of the blacks are well mounted; "
leader was shot in the attempt made TO '"'s'
bridge at jerusalem" AS
"We do not vet know their strength, D''u.
they are now effectuaIy hemmed 10 and mp r.
lersh within few days. DIR. Scott Ief pew,
Yesterday with strong party of horse anu
determination of pursuing them nn'II ever
Vt them was taken or DESTROYED
Virginia Eiec.ions.-Carter VI. BraI'oo
pposed Mr. Coke 10 the Williamsburg D'""
n the ground that he had pronounced oS"
ackson as d" iliterate as pig has deC'"'
ontest which ne saw was hopeless
MIR. Coke will, in the Virginia delegation