Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-30

TO keep guard nigh, and day. We have hsd no battle
ye. but Il 10 expected every hour
Now, we received yesterday mosnirg tho "RsAn-
Oks Advosa,e Cprin,ed a, Halifax N. CT one day al
from which We exrae, tho following quiefus article:
lowing 10 rumeurs, reaching Ne hcm Virginia. Of an
nsurreeon Of The slaves In amp,on county.
town been for three dsys under arms and
Of every kind suspended during the time. The Roam
oke Blues commanded by Col Jesse II. Simmons, lsft
here on Tuesday evening Last. for Southampton, to
1st our neighbours in suppressiug the nurgenW. We
are happy To iesru however by repeated esPrs,es that
the evil has bean paital and al eu0serbed A, usual
10 sush saes Rave bad repeated false alarms from
Northampton, acd the upper part OF this county, with
out, we think, the colour OF foundation. Too
much rrase cannot be bestowed upon Col Johnston Tor
hi. sc,ivi,y in calling out The militia under HE
end the zeal and ptompness with which he responded
20 tho calls oil an anxious and excited community. We
all quiet. We regret 70 learn that by an uu.
fortunate accident Mr.. Shepard Lee Of the Blues
shot Ia tho lex during alarm, aud sush was the
nature oil the wound that all hopes Of HE recovery
was cespaired OF. Mr.. Lee has resided but q sl oft
time among us, BIT was highly esteemed for his amia
ole and gsn.iemauly department., aud We know oil
event which has excited. go much sympathy and re-
greet
"The Blues have re,urued-the Governor. Guards
Of Murfreesboro under the command OF Col. Spiers.
nex'."
Surely, never was there any incident which IN
given ise to more abundant crop of exaggerated ru-
morAs specimen. we lay before our readers the FOL
lowing extract which has appeared in Of the Bal.
'more papers, and which was just a. hastily published
as II was hastily tDrtten:
Extract Of letter from gentleman to his friend
ia Baltimore. dated Richmond. august 23d.-An .x.
press reached the Governor this morning. informing
him that an insurreetion had broken out in S,u,b.
ampton and that. by the last accounts, tbsre were
seventy whites maAacrsd and The mitia retSs otfng
Another express 10 Petersburg says that the blacks
were eouuhoipg their dedrueion /; that three
hundred militia were rs,rsa,ing body, before six
or eight huadrsd black. shower OF rain soming up
a. the militia were making attack, wei The powder
so much that they wsre compelled 10 retreat. being
armed only with shot guns. The nsgross are armed
With muske'' ssythes, axe', &e. &c. Oar volunteer.
ry left al Iour o'clock, p NJ. Tho artillery with four
Geld pssesar in tho steamboat Norf.lk al six o'clock
to land at Smi'i hsli.-Souhamp,on county lies eigh-
ty miles south OF us bel3w Petersburg"
I'VE beg ths publishers of this exaggerated account
to correct the impression IL may produce, and II they
can do no better, by rsputl.h,ng such parts Of tho
to effect that objse'.
OFFICIAL
We are Indebted TO tho Executive for tho folio wing
authentic msnoranda drawn from the Ofisial Corrss-
pcndenes:
Gen. Eppes reports 10 the Governor BY express
from Head Quarters. at jerusalem, that
snity and there not tho least danger Of The renew
al OF The disturbar ces.
The insurgents all taken or killed, except Ma,
Turner the 10 ader, after whom there 10 warm pur,uit
The troops will be discharged shortly.
The Gen reports 48 prisoners.
The Richmond Troop il a, Head Quarters, ON GERS
and members all well, and in good spirits."
YEsTERDAr's DKsPATcH.
Monday morning. 29h.-Furhsr report from aen
Eppes-svery thing qu,et-a lew moro prisoners taken
The General whose duties must have been most ardu
Gus, has personally examined the country for mil.s
| arsund-esiablishsd communications with the mill
TIA foree OF the nee hbofog eountes and adopted III,
the country. . =
Gen. Brodnax, who had repaired 10 GreeusvilIs and
assumed tho command OF that portion Of his brigad
which had assembIed at Hicks Ford. ports tho Co
'efnor that he has discharged the &c and 96,h Regi-
mehs OF Bfuuswek, who, with The Green sville mi,i,i.
had instantly turned out upon inform s,ion of the dis
turbaness 10 Ssuthampiop. The officers de tashed by
GIN TO Southampton had come IT, and reported tina,
mo scene oil tho late murders 10 perfectly quiet, and
Tree nom any visible msraudsrs No murder or oihsr
injury sommilied or attempted since Monday Ias.-
All The party have been killed tsksD with tho OK
sePon as Is believed from the statement of prisoners
and ether Information, OF only or who had rereatsd
to q sSyamp aud will probably be taken.
Nat. the ring. lesdsr, whs calls himself General,
Pre,ends 10 be Baptist Pressher-a great enhusasi-
declares ~ HE comrades that no 1, commissioned by
Jesus Christ, Spd proceeds under his inspired dires
'ons-,hat the late singular appearance of the Sun
yet taken The story of hi. hs, ing been killed at the
bridge near jerusalem, aud Of ,wo engagements there
10 nniounded. Ii 10 bsiieved he sannOt escape.
The neral /, convjn ed, from various souress Of
Information, that thsre existed general concert
among the impossible to have
been feignsd. demonsrate The entire Ignorance Cd
the subject. Of all the slaves in the counties around
Southampton, among whom he has never known more
perfect order end quiet 10 prevail
That is much TO be regretted, that in the general
alarm the ex,en, OF the nsurgen force should long
have continued unknown, and been SO much exsgger-
aed. He believes, Ia, at any time, force OF 20
soue meu confronted wi b, could easily pull The m
down. The highest appreciation Is expressed of the
admirable condus, and spirit Of the mis, who every
where TUNED out with the utmost pfompiude, and
gave the most unques,onabs evidence Of their ability
instantly and promptly to pu. down every such at.
tempt.
The 66 h and ss.h Re gimeuis assembled and march
ed from Brunswick upon SOUTHAMPTON by different
rouie', in 20 hours from the time The ntelIig ence
reached them-part from distance Of thirty miles.
foe troop OF cavalry from Meskenburg, reported
! 10 Gen Ii fot service on the 25h
TIL. families who had fled from the supposed danger
aud taken refuge al Hicks Ford, have generally ret
I ed 10 Ibsir homes.