The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-09-20

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an unpleasant duty to perform, in ac-
quainting our readers, that there is no
doubt OF a conspiracy having been re-
Gently formed among a portion OF the
slaves in the counties of Sampson & Du-
plin, in this State. Suspicion having
been excited, we learn that during the
last week, a slave of Thomas X. Morris
ssy, Esq. Sheriff Of Sampson, who had
been esteemed very faithful, and was US
ually entrusted with his masters Wagon
whenever it was sent to Wilmington, was
arrested, and on examination, confessed
that he and six or seven others had de-
signed to bring about all insurrection on
the lst Of October ensuing. That their
plan was TO muster what forces they
could in those two counties, and thence
to proceed to Wilmington, where they en-
pected to collect large force. The ne
groes implicated by him were arrested,
and all committed for trial.
What we have subsequently heard, VIC
TRUST has grown out of the above circum-
stances, or at least is greatly exaggera-
ated but we do not feel at liberty to with
hold it from our readers, and therefore
state, that on Monday evening an ex-
press arrived here from Clinton, in Samp-
son, bringing letters from respectable
gentleman in that village, stating, Upon
the authority Of two persons, names not
mentioned, who had come express to
Clinton, at IL o'clock OH Sunday night,
that the negroes had embodied them
selves to the number Of 500, about II
miles from G linton, in what direction 1t
was not stated; but from the known init
macy and connexion existing between
Mr.. Morissey and the gentleman at Clin-
ton, we infer that the express came from
MIR. Morissey, who lives near the line of
Duplin county, about | miles from Cln-
ton. The letters received here, state
that an express had been forwarded to
Wilmington.
When the stage from this place arriv-
ed at Wilmington on Monday morning, it
was Immediately despatched back with
out any mail except letter from C..
Dudley, Junr, Esq. Postmaster, to the
Postmaster here, informing him that the
place was under martial law, in conse-
quence of information received at eight
o'clock that morning, that the negroes, to
the number Of two hundred, had encamp-
ed on Sunday night, at Rockfish Bridge,
in Dumplin, forty miles from Wilmington,
and about fifty miles from this place; that
they were, and had been for several days,
expected at Wilmington. The letter
was written in great haste and excite
ment. Mr.. Dudley had been under
arms all the morning.
1t is evident that the account receiv-
ed here, and that which produced such
excitement at Wilmington, proceeded
from the same source; and our readers
may conjecture how much both accounts
are exaggerated, from the circumstance
that they vary so materially in the num-
bers stated to be assembled. For our
own part we confidentially hope it is
nothing more than false alarm, grow
ing out Of the arrests stated above.
PoRT AU PRINCE. Extract of lettel
in the N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser datet
Port au Prince, Goth Aug. "On thu
18th inst. we were much alarmed by evi
dencos Of hurricane, which passing o
yer our city without committing injury
has totally destroyed Aux Cages. WI
receive daily accounts from thence, ant
the description Of the calamity is very
dreadful indeed. At 2 o'clock a. m. I3tl
August, the gale commenced with all it.
fury, and the sea rising to the depth of 81,
feet, rnshed into the town, and swept ev.
cry thing before it-out of $500 houses
scarcely dozen remain, and these ar,
in ruins.-The Government house, The
custom house, and various other build
| Ings, were SO completely washed away
that their former site can scarcely be as
ceraincd. More than 500 bodies were
found when the gale abated, and every
succeeding day has added to the list O
mortality.
"Somc American and Hayden craft
in the offing previous to the hurricane, n.
they have not since been visible, are pre-.
sumed to have foundered.
"What melancholy spectacle to con
template! Seven or eight thousand peo
ple-the number destitute Of covering
exposed to pestilence from the de &C
scattered around, ,and with only food fol
the moment-every species of vegeta.
ton in the environsand the coffee crop
entirely spoiled"
We have seen circular from the
Treasury Department, addressed to the
| Collectors ofthe Customs, dated lst Sen.
tember, referring to the Act regulating
passenger ships and vessels, which was
approved March ID, 1919. This act il
sent to the collectors "for the purpose ol
lanrraei;nr n ,a;sannrehe nsion Tint pra-