Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-12
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From me Richmond ffhig Of Sept. 3.
SOU HAMPTON AFFAIR.
W. have been astonished since our return
from Southampton, (whtber we went In Cap,
iidffisons Troop OF tlorse.) in looking over
the mass OF exchange papers hccumu lnied in
our absence, 10 see the number of false. absurd
and IDLE rnnors. circulated by the Press. touch.
ing The nsnrreciion IN that couniy Editors
seem To bave Applied tbemselse s 10 tho insk 81
alarming The pnblc mind ms much u. possible
aud 0t persuading the slUvos 10 entertain his h
oplnion Of th"ir strength aud CONSEQUENCE
Whle truth is always the hest policy, and the
best rrmedy, the eEaggerations 10 which we
| have alluded, nre calculated 10 give the sla.es
iaise conceptions OF ihe,r numbers and uapati.
t., by eAhibIiing the terror and confusion of
the whites, aud 10 induce them 20 think that
practicable. which they see is so much feared
| ny their superiors.
We have lutte to say of the Sou,hampton
| Tragedy, bevond what h al eady known The
o''gin OF the conspiracy, IFS prime agents, its
cxteni, and Interior direction, Ia matter of CON
Jocturo.-Ibe universal opinion in that PAT of
he country is that MAI, slave, n preacher
aud pretended Prophet, was The first conirI.
v"r. thu actual leader, md The most remorss.
less oil The execntipneIs. According to the ,,i.
dence OF negro boy whom they carried along
10 hold Their horses, Nat cnmmrnced he acme
oi murder AZ the FIRST house (rFavsD VITA his
own hand. Having called upon two others Ia
make good thelr valiant boh,tines, 80 often ~.
peetad, OF what they would do, and these
| shrlnhlng lrDm the Teqnis,lion, MAJ proceeded
| 10 dtspaich onn oi ihe family with h,s own
hand. Animlted by the example aud eshoria.
tuns OF thelr leader, having IA taste of blood
nhn convinced thh' 'hey had "ow gone ton lar
20 tfrede, his followers dismissed their aualms
aud haron,a "a, fe,vv.sas az -, toad. s,,.a.a
! II l.Iluy Il.aJu a.. l.. L..
capture OF IraYto' house. before day, 10 their
| dispersion nj PaIker's cornteld esrly IN the al
! trfnoon. where they had irayerssd near twenty
mHes, murdered % whites, and 1pprUar hed
within J Or 4 mites OF the village Of Jerusalem
the immediate object OF their IN lvement-to de.
sctibe the scenes at raoh no Use, the elre,m-
| stances of the murders, the buir breadth e,capes
OF thn ffw who were lucky enonsh TO oseape--
would prove AS Interesting ns hpau rrnding.
| Many OF The details have reached u.s. but not IN
so auth mic shape a. 10 justly ibrir pubica-
ton, mol have we the tune or space. Let few
sufii -. OF the events al Dr.. Bounts we had
! IA sarrativ0 from the galan, old genilrnnn
nuns II, aud ma Sun, lad about 10, dislin.
gplsbed Tor his gallsniry and m0deHy, and
whom take leave 10 Recommend to Cen.
Jiuk sOn, Tor warrant III the Navy or nj Nasi
Ppdt. The Doctor had received Information
Of The insurreelipn, aud thai III, house would be
made. Crippled with The gonr, and indsposed
20 ny, he resolved 10 defend his house. Iii,
farce bis son, uvcrsrer aud three other white
men. Luckily there were tx guns and plenty
| OF powder add shot IN the house. These wGre
barely loaded his force posted, and the in
| .Iruc IONS giyen, when the negroes, from 10 10
80 siiohg, ride up about day break. Inc Due
lofa o,dr,s were ,not each man should be pa.
ticulnr ~ his ain, aod should fire uno al n time,
a.. a
hose vas forced TO sell Ia lite as dearly as ne
could. the remaining 1--we fired ~ succession
upun the Hssailanfs, NJ the distance o fifteen OF
twruty steps. The blhcks upon the filth fire.,
/ felrsaled, leaving one HI led 1--WE brlleye) and
one wounded, {, fellow called Hark, aud were
pursued by The Doctors negroes with shouts
anu eKecranons. Hnd the shot been larger
moe execution would doubtless have been
done
! Mrs. Vaughaa's WIS among the last houses
attacked. A venerable negro woman deserb-
ed me scene which she had Witnessed with great
! emphasis. h was near noon, and her mistress
| had bren making some preparation ~ the porch
/ for inner, wheu happening 10 look towaIds the
| road she deserted d1si hnd wondered what IL
could mran. Iaa SECOND, the negroes mount.
/ ed IN armed, rushed inio view, aud making an
oKc,anstion indicative ol her horror aud ngo-
ny, Mr.. Vaughan rau intp tile house - The ne
Giors di,moauted aud ran around tue house,
pointing their guns at the doors aud windows,
Mrs. Vaughan appeared ut n window, and beg
/ ged ior her lite, inyring them 10 lake every
thing ,he had. The prayer was n0Jwered by
one OF them hring Al her, which was Instantly
| followed by anDther, and a futdl shot In the
meantime, Miss Vaughan, WIN was up stars,
unhpprIsed Of the TERRIBLE advent until she heard
The nose of the attack. rushed down aud beg
ging Tor lie. was shot as SHE ran a few steps
from the door sou of MIS-. Vaughan, about
10, was at the still bonsr, whrn bearini, "A gun
add conjecturing, 1t - Supposed. that us broth
G, had some f,om Jerusalem, approached The
| house, and WAS shot as he got owes the fence.
II Is dt Gull for the Imagination 80 conceive a
smatiou so truly aud hprrIbly nwiul. as that la
which the,e uuforiunbte ladies' were placed.
ALONE, unprotected, and unconscious OF danger,
10 hnd tnems, ives without m uIenf5 potIce
Tor escape or delence, IN tho power ol band
OF ruliitns, from whom Instant death was the
least they could expect, la most lively and
picturesque manner, did the old nrsress de-
scribe the horrors OF The scene the blarks rid
iug up with improGalion- The looks oi her mis-
tress, white Ms "A sheet, Der prayers tor her lie
and the action OF the scoundrels euyIroniug the
, npuse and poIntng thFir guns at the doors AM
= SnJaws, ready 10 ire AS occasion otftred
p When tue work was done, they called iot driUA
+ and food. and becoming nice, damn d the Dfan
= dy AS vile stuH
9 The scene al Vaughau's may suffice 10 Civ
e al ldea vi what Wa done at the otDar hoaoes