Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04
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We have the two fono~rv sesoun.s Fl hi, bar III,
The from h. NorfIIk Hr,ah can .c,,s-,v n.
rue-or sho.ii have had cont ,ma t,, ~ 4, i,o
Jerusalem since Ia0 Friday week For IN. 9TH, ar.
are iad.b 10 one OF IN. mos resp .eabis gentle.
IN In Bstour, cpun,v. The 8,v srnot has re eived
no account OF tho arre,t from eher QUARTER.
R'po'fed capture Of Nat, the Tnsurg.nt-we Las,
evening conversed with Young gentleman from Smith
teid who gave MS the following particulars ro,p.ct
able farmer from the neighborhood Of Jerusalem came
to Smithfied on Tues lay. aud reported that NAT m.
insigaor and leader NJ the late insure con in Souh
ampton was apprehended on Friday last by marty n,
mounted men, who came upon him the edge Of a
reed swamp on Notioway river, about two miles b.
low Jerusalem. On seeing the horscmen app, oacbinp
he ran into the reeds which being too close 10 admit
tho entrance Of horses some OF the men ,.mo,n,aa
and pursued him for nearly a mile when in AT emnng
10 leap over bog his footing fell short OF the opposite
bank. and he sunk mp 10 the middle i'm what NAV he
literally termed the "Siough of Despond. for bs,ors
he had time TO extrcae HIMSELF his pursuers were a,
his hack and he was taken and borne " of
To Jerusalem prison He was well armed: having a
musket, two pistols sword and dirk: b,,, did M, fra
shot or make the least resistance The person from
whom this report Is received, stated that he saw Nat
when he was brought into Jerusalem
-N'rfoi6 He, aid Of Sfptemb,r 80
To the Editions Of the Er q,i'rer
borEroURT. Sep 20, 1881
A gepsrsl soiici'ude trevsii. TO knew what ba.
oeeome o. -, the leader Of he late insnrr con in
: nth pon, have TO in tori you ,hn he wa. ..,n
IN mi, eosniy on Thur'd las the 22i instant ard
o"'"oss "ou'u navo oeen taken ~ the fsoye ,por'.
Proclamation bad fortunately reached thi. part of IN.
eoon ~ Anew days so,ncr than il did. He was seen
on the road leading from ncar,ie 10 the Swse,
sp'ms;' Jus hryond Plces' T.yern doubtless mall z
his way TO he State Of On o. Two Young men who
had heen out hun iog, aud were armed with tits.
nc, WIN oin 'a'kng wi h some pers,n la the road
Having pack on hi' back, they we're induced 10 he
"oVe no was runaway and b. gan TO inirtrogae him
wnen 'nry discovered he had dick in his bosom wi e
"ey demanded OF him hut which bs refused TO siys
up won'' pirie,i'g about il, be. "A at once, drew
In IA haal Al. 4,
when they boti f. ID a., and missed him Tnev then
'eaed osSamne HI. pack. which ,d been thrown
on WIN Die coat ard found in IL a hymc. bo.k. III
which hts name was written. Mr.. James l. " cod
'iie o. Fmeasde, wa. passing the road shortly alter
on his way from Apesany Court, and met wi n The
Two young men, who related to him what had res,-d
aNo gave hi'n description OF the Deyros p-r,op co..
eap'n d'uR with that OF the Govsrnot'. o,lsma,ion
winch arrived The next dey u Finca,,Is. Mea,ures
nave b'en taken for his apprehension, and am great,
~ IN hopes You may hear Of tis being caught by IN
ime you receive 'hir.
Nj informant Ia highly re.peet,.is neisbbor. who
''cevcd The aeroun' from Mr.. W1odvilis's own lips
ahd therefore I'M cit tsliaues may be- placed on the
satment.
The Baltimore Patriot asserts that the President ba,
oeeh seriously ~ for some days past, but has rs-
covered so lar as TO be able ride out yes erday Fr
u .n.t close carriage The Opposition makes the
Washington, of Saturday last, which states that the
PRESIDENT had been unwe "lovr or five DAYS ago.
with the =" prevalent fever which numbers Inv.
but that he is recovered Patriot is so kind
az 10 hint TO him. that il he would retire TO the Her
mitage, he may with much csre ard close attention.
yet "IingeT for considerable time-on this side the
grave!-but that 't he be precpi,a,ed into another
contest, "there is telling how soon his DAYS NAV
be brought to a ciose."-No-ndeed-and this d,sin-
feresfed advice so kindly and courteo,sy
VIII scarcely fail to be taken, paric from so good
iriend-But whispers this candid Editor) .hePe are
very cogent reasons for the belief that he will decline
not in the world coce nj
or otherwise, has this person for throwing out such
suggestion ut would be false to call it belief -unIess
perhaps General Jackson is afraid OF being beaten by
MIR. Clay-or by Mr. Writ Sc, sc.
We did hot mean to wound MIR. Niles so deeplv a.
we find we have DONE om his putting words into our
lips, which he says We have denied, snd which he
kIiobs We never uuerCd --ond afterwards by quoting
little scraps about the Cabiuet-some of which are
torn from their context others utterly irrele
want TO the point at issue. We might have been mis-
taken about the condition of the Cabinet time
but II was because iniormans were ni.taken!-lf
Mr. N. will keep his temper little better, we will
promise him not 10 call him by his Christian name Tor
siI months TO cone--nor TO remind him for a month OF
his regeneration in abandoning all his old con-
sttutona opinions particularly about the Bank the
United State.
II ne,o Objecfion!-Some OF the Opposition writer's
being unable to find flaw in the terms of the French
treaty are starting new difficulty. The Washington
Correspondent OF the N. York Journal OF ommerce
gravely asks whether il is to be aowed to Minister
and the Executive Department, by and with the con-
sent oil The Senate to modify our Tariff abate
IN part the tariff on French wnes," Sc.-The N. Y
Evening Journal cants away In the same style and
thus tries TO raise up prejudice against the Treaty
w We beg these gentlemen to put themselves at ease
We have no idea that the Treaty making power does
mean TO interfere With the constitutional pow er Of Con-
g'ess over commerce-but that much of the treaty
as relates to Wines &C. will he submitted the House
oil Representatives, with view of consulting them
about the passage of the necessary laws carry ii into
effect Sc
The Rutheriordtown IN. C.) Spectator Of the 24h.
speaks OF report about the working in the
Gold Mines at James Town, Brackets Town, SC bay-
ing fnedItaed nsurrec dovA
preacher who implicated In the plot
ed and committed tojall. The excitement among the
people was considerable; strong patrol was kept on
loot and the measures necessary Tor the arrest of all
The suspected persons, had been taken.
Mistake corrected The ". Y. Mer Advertiser re.
publishes the article from the Norfolk Beacon, stating
an alleged "InsM to the american Flag" and thus
clears up the matter:
ave republish the above for the purpose Of showing
now easily erroneous statements may be put in circu-
Iation The vessel spoken OF as having received so
much abuse, was we have little doub, the Henry.
MarsIon, from this port for Galveston, which, as has
been stated in all the papers, taken Of
on the 2lst August, the Great Bank of Bahama
al The request OF the mate, and passengers by the
The 2fh She has since proceeded Tor her destination.
One account states that the adopted by the
crew and passengers of the Henry. in consequence OF
the continued inebriety OF the captain"
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
We Ivy bsore Tsad-rs iu,eres ius letter from
Fhsn'an. w.ois now ,ravsIlIrg Ia The NORTH He
gives Ne somo vty iul into auon about ,hoss i,r
WoVemeon the NV E,glsGd S's,es, his want OF
witch 90 fruitful source Ofregres to every ciizeu
Of voc a Dominion. Why should snH,r ourselvs,
70 b' &c iPssd by Ibe oilsr Aiet! Why not ,ouss
oute'ves, and develops ,bs resources with which Ma
'Ofe ADD NIur.'s ODD has 90 literally endowed oot
ano' essed viii so iTuif1l soil, 90 he siehy eli.
mat ports so eapasou', and ivers so abundsn' with
Goa o. gypsum aud so many other mineral
WIN ne ~. a,esI iasi lies a communication
tho E"i md Ms We'i; With the moan, OF iuyilpg the
trade o Ohio aud DDessee within our own borders.
placed a. h were 10 tbs very hear OF the nton-gbv
b ~. hat al oil ID