Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-05
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the bottom Of this Internal brigandaee fle
was sttfal, imrudsnt, aud yindittivr, without
any cause or nrovocatioD, that conld DO as.
signed.-IIe was the slave OF MIR. Travis. He
and another slave of Mr.. r. young fellow by
The name OF Moore, were two of the Leaders.
Three nr fopr others were frsf concerned and
most active.--They had t5 Others 10 join them.
And bJ importantly or threats they provided
upon about 20 others 10 cooperate ~ the
scheme ofinHsssose. We cannot say how long
they we're organizing themselves--bI they
turned oui on last Monday morning, ea,ly, up.
On their nefarious expedition. They began
with The house Of Mrs Whitehead where they
put 10 death every white person On the prem,-
s.--Tbry then attacked Mr.. Ttasis's house,
where the slaughter was equally ,nd,scrmin.
ate. They were mounted, To the number of
10 OF co.. and with knives and aaes---knocking
on the head, or cuitiag the throats OF their VIC
TINS They had NV Firearms among then--1l.
scarcely one, II ont, TINT " ~ ht Tor use. Their
being mounied enabled them to perpelratu the
| iameniable mischief, which 80 small fofca
could execute ~ 10 small a circuit ( In The
ae'glbcfhood of the Cross keysl very few
miles from Jerusalem, IL on the opposite aide III
the Holloway river. But NJ they went lro,n
house 10 house, they drank ardeat spirra--ani
u IS supposed, thai IN consequence OF their ba.
ing intoxicated, VI hom mere hiigor, they
paused IN their murderous career about II o..
clock on Monday.
Early on tuesday morning, they attempted
10 renew their bloody soFk.--Iiisy nude al
a'inck upon Mr.. Blunt, u gentleman, who WA
very nDweli with the gaui, aud who, instead
Of flying, determined 10 brave the mout. He
had several pieces OF Firearms, perhaps
seven or eight, aud be pa, them into The hands
OF his own slaves, who nobly aud gaiIanily
stood by him. They rcpelled tbs brlgnn,is--
Killed ono, Wounded aud took prisoner I Geo.
Moore, and we believe took a third, who wss
not wounded NJ ali.
We understand that 10 OF these brigamds had
been kiIlcd--solna In a skirmisb IN . Parker's
fi'ld, several were there shot. Many have
beea taken prisoners, aud IL " not believed
that there ara mote Han 4 or @ outlying, and
tliase hnd taken refuge la y saamp--among
them, the ring-leadsr Maj. Turner. Col. W,D.
y. fafkef, an active officer OF tho last war on
tue Canada lines. and aman OF MS much mite.
pidity NJ address, resideu' At Jerusalem, was
~ the head OF n party OF 10 on 10 mounted
persons OF ihe noighDofhood, aud iLay were in.
pursuit OF the fugniyes ---'fidngs had hcen re-
ceived rom them on Friday evening, that they
had probably surrounded Nat. aud ms small
band, aud expected TO take them. But ms no
nct ounts Ind nrrivrd up to II O'Clock 5ntur--
day, some doubts were entei taued OF their lin
mediate 50 ccess
The militia OF Southampton had beer most
seiiys IN ierret,Dg oui tlo luSitises from their
hiding places. WHICH was o., c,,,,rs. "a he ,sn.s.
ted ft,,,n their spne,isr knoyi.dge ~ ,n.,r
county. Bu, II deserves 10 he said 10 III. eref.
IL OF many of the siavss, whom gratitude had
bound 10 their masiers, that they had manifest
ed great aiacriiy IN detecting and appr, hen.
ding many OF the brgaDds.--Ihsy had broug
Ia seseral, AMI fino spirit had been shown IN
many al The plantations, ofconfdence on the
mn, aTiha u,a.,ers ana y,a,,,.d. M ,I., ~ ma
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