Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-01
DO-AE 3TI ;.



REPORTS.
The public curiosity - 30 much eIciird-"e
are all So anxious 10 Learn what has taken
place ~ Southampton aud Gfsfnssills, thst
ne have attempted 10 e41sct ell he tnipfmas
ton wihin onr reach But our 'ndea0ors 10
ascrrtsm the truth have heen almost nnaSail-
,ug. lhrrr are reports ~ abnndanc'--bnl
where are the facts To br relied on A thing -
.fsisi AZ ,ur uent the neat Il = confirmed
and th.u again Il "a coniradrisb - his u
not ppculidf 10 hs its = "htrh lev private
ls.tars hAvr been addressed from tie scene Of
| 4tisn--and vafy ltlle official correspondence.
Tat enters INTO The minutr pi The maiitr. But
Il !. ih. case elsewhere. II Is pretty much lhr
case ~ SmI ,frld-l i even the case ~ Jeru-
selsn, where there are alnust - many Tpmats
as tberr are facts We have gwen syno3sis,
however, OF thu most material CuGnm.'auG's
sbch have reached os--uot pretending 10
voueh ipf the precise accuracy ol any Of The
,tatnmSuts but believing that Thy come ~
near 10 the truth, Us from the preseui a'aie OF
th4ngs can be eIprCted.--But for the deep aud
crying murders which give - deep dye oi
aifocn, 10 tho whole Transaction, bul ior thai
atrocious massacre OF helpless women and chill
dten, which htIruws up The feelings OF every
person bul fot the savage butcheites Of thrse
abandoned hligands, one might almost be dr.
posed 10 indulge even little ;Hrfrlmeni at me
expense of the g1sIPs who CIRCULATE 50 many
ridiculous stories rs are nov hnuai.
Oar ARTILLERY company, commanded by Chpt.
!. b. Richardson, returned early yesterday
morning. They we're detained Twice by the
Atram boats being sground-th hfsl time b.
fnrr rhcy st OFT, keeping them iIom 10
otplock-hnd IN the second place. up Pagan
Creek IN sgt Of Smlihh =. Ihry d,i not AZ.
rive nj the village until o o'clock ~ Wrdnr,-
day night Here they waited for dispatches
rom the commanding officer at Jrrusai"m
fGcn. Eppe,l -ihcV landed the 1000 sand OF
anna Width winch they were charged by the
Executive Tor tho use oil the militia OF that
ouniy they nsre about 10 take up tn
Inc OF march NJ II O'Clock on lhnfsday lor j.
rasaIem ahsnl 10 miles distant "heu an Ca.
press arrived with u elte, from Gen. Eppes 10
the 1t Colonel OF Isle oil Wghl--lrom ~hlct
,ha ioilIwlng Is an eHnacl:
SoUrHAMrror Jerusalem
Aug. u, 1881
= have 10 request YOU will dnect the tro, ~,
10 rrturu-periecIIy SATISFIED that they oannol
pr wanting, as tn pahy are dispeGeed, and
from the brsi information no probability oil
theit re assembling certainly not lot some
llme.p
"P. S.--Thc insurgents are nearly dspor--
ed. Fifteen have been killed aud twelve h.
jail"
Foriunalrl. the steam boat Norfolk which
mad been dlachmgcd, had not lrlt Tire whari,
wien the express a,riynd 'r-euRaPemnnt
was Immediately chlerod into nnd the CON
paDy re-emparkrd. Atlhe mouth OF Pagan
Crock, they hailed steamboat with he Junlot
Volunteers CAPT. Nswlon, from Noifo K, aud
The Portsmouth Gtays, Captain watts, On
board, destlaed for SIM hi Id. lGap. n,u K ch-
1ftIa III L.. al, A
charge and when h parted with them til toe
mouth ol the C,ecH, they sc.mad al a los L.
drtarmna whether To 20 on OF 20 back
II pndrlS ODD that The 4. >, troops from Old
Old Pom, hal landed I oohrlk Oh the Nansr
.noni X vcI, and we've on lhru uiuIch to Jcru.
salem.
Nncn al smHh6I Capt Il. and his compa.
ny WE'RE very soItcltaus la learn the events, ~
Southampton, but so many accounts we've IN
oitculaunu, TIM II seemed Inpusshle 10 recon.
Gle tnrm With zach other or with me truth.
W. ate lnsch. ed 10 a gtutcman o. this city
lor letter from Smdhue -, dated an the III
Wednesday,. from which we mako The follow
ng extracts
News alilved here on Tue s3ny mOTning
that an tnsulretliou had broken out ~ south.
'mpion, ne 7 the Gloss Keys, aud thar they hnd
rnassacrpd evnal families. II wa. stated,
panles we're all ordered out IA the diff reus
ooanurs--we have been under duty since laai
time at tins place. Contradictory statements
were during the tue teCeIved--tt ~ tiine sad
10 be many II this drecr on u, another, push
lng on TO Petersburg. AZ. ltls low well m
certalncd thai they are dlspcrslnR, aud sty,,al
are giving themselves up. largo force Is
collecting III every direction, and they must b,
TAKEN. Various Hcc"nais as to the numbers
nave been received hut VIZ are al We lnssaI-
ed, mat their usmbeIs bave been lew, aud nuau-
my Ike a concerned plan except IN The ,lunr.
dnte neghborhuod wbNro It brgan. They nav
commit ed some hurnd acts OF murder aud
butcheTt, IN their march, upon wQIuen aud { al
dren. Nesend \ gu Its OF the 1amll,s., an
he number found III each hOusr,---oume "efe|
- manslrd by the hog, a, no' TO be recognz.
ed We have ielt the wrnt OF arms through
ut he low ! counties -thr mistaken policy Of
Ihs oale IN taking away HE a'ms lIom the mls
Lila, VIII nov. we hop. he dppfffnt Every
thing is quiet here the compaure, will cont
nne IN strong patroos Tor some Imr.
" The Norfolk has jps, arrived. We fe,l
thankful TO the Executive tor their timely con
sderition.
List ofthe dead that hdUe been b,ricd: