Litchfield enquirer., 1831-11-17
PETERSBURG, Nov. {. lssl.

C0pEWTe Ot NGt 1uTneTs-At IS WIn mucu qualification we inform the public that the sole contriver and leader of tho late insUr- reciion in outhampton--cOncerning whom such hue and cry has been kept up for
 months, and SD many false reports circulated -the murderer Nat Turner, has at last been taken. and safely lodged in prison.
 l It appears that on Sunday morning last, Mir. Phipps. having his gun, and going over the lands of Mir. Francis, one of the first vic
 tims of the helish crew, came to place
 where number of pines had been cut down,
 and perceiving slight motiOn among them,
 cautiously approached, and when within l few yards discovered the villain who had 80
 long eluded pursuit, endeavOrng to enscOnce
 himself in kind of cave, the mouth Of which
 was concealed with brush. Mir. P. raised hts
 gun to fire, but Nat hailed him and offered to surrender. Mir. P. ordered him to givenp
 his arms-Nat then threw away an old sword, which it seems was the only weapon he had. The prisoner, as his captor came up, submis- sively laid himself on the ground, and was thus securely tied-not making the least re- sistance
 Mr. P. took Nat to his residence, where he kept him until Monday morning and having appraised his npighbors of his success, con. siderable party accompanied him and his prs. Oner to Jerusalem, where, after brief exain- inatiOn, the culprit was committed to Jail. Our informant, one of our own citizens who happened to be in the county at the time, awards much praise to the people of South amptOn for their f0rbearance on this OccasiOn
 He says that not the least personal violence | was offrred to Nat, who seemed indeed one
 of the most miserable objects he ever beheld l-dejected, emaciated, and ragged. The
 poor wretch, we learn. admits all that has
 been aIledgpd against him-says that he has at no time been five miles from the scene of his atrocities; and that he has frequently wished to give himself up, but could never summon sufficient resolution. Mr. Phipps, as the sole captor of Nat, is alone entitled to the several rewards, amounting in the aggre- gate as we understand [" about SllOO, offer. "d by the C"mmOnw eal!h and different gen ilrmen for his apprehension !; and we are told that, in this instance, FUrtune has favored a very deserving indiyidmal-tO whom, in addi tiOn tO the pleasure arising from the deed. the money derived from it will not be unaccept. able. ..,,t
 Tie Norfolk Herald adds the following particulars :-' Nat is very free in his comics. si0ns. which however are nO further inDArt- ant than as showing that he was instigatetl lSy the widest s"prrstition and fanaticism. and was not connected with any organized plan of conspiracy beyond the circle Of few ignO rant wretcl,rs whom he had seduced by his artifces to join him. He still pretends tha, he is a prophet, and relates number of rese. laiiOns which he says he has had, from which he was induced tO believe he could succeed in cOnquering the county of Southampton! as the white people did in the revolution. He says that the idea of an insurrrc,ion never crossed his mind until n few months before he started in it; and he considered the dark ap. pcarancs of the sun as the signal for him to commence! His profanity iD comparing his pretended prophecies with passages in the Holy Scriptures should not be mentioned. if it did not afford proof of his insanity. Yet il was by that means he obtained the complete control of his folio yers, which led him to the perpetra,ion of the hoiFible deeds of the 2gd August"
 Acconns from Conriantnople stnte that the losses causeti by the conAagra,on o Pera amour, to above SO 900 Spanish pasires, above G60o0, GOO s,er ling. upwards of $25, ,oOO. 900.
 From the Beiietonse Ohio) Gasesie.
 Important Indian Neics.-We learn that on Wednesday last. Mir. Gardiner, the commis- sioner on the part of the United States, con. c'uoed preliminary agreement in writing, with the Chiefs Of the WysndOt tribe of In- d'ans. Tor cessOn Of all their lands in Ohio, ,on terms similar tU those Of the treaties made with other Indian trihes in this State, during the past summer. The final conclusion Of l complete treaty depends solely on the report, !o be made by an exploring Delegation to the wyandots. now on their way to examine the l country designed for them, west of the State oi Missouri The Delegation, six in numhcr, conducted ny William Walker. Esq. of Up l per Sandnsky. passed through this town on | Fr'oay afternoon. Mir. GArdiner accompa- | mes them as far as CiN0innati, to furnish the | necessary funds fos tnk R senses oftheir party. l
 's said that tho lFAet of country assigned | !" ne Wyandots, which lies on the Mis- 1 :"u!' nver opposite the mouth of the Kansas, |
 s ",sn'y tcrslle, and in every respect calculat ru m supply their wants; and there is little l u"uo' ': ~ favorable report from the Delega- l
 'o" ; sn which event the completion ofa trsa- 1 ~mm 'nem may be expected in two or three | ~ .n"a.ns. Ut IS expected the Delegation may
 Aun""gh these treaties are necessarily at- l us .s"usa wun considerable expense to Govern men'. yet we think there is reason to congrat. l "'ase the peopie of Ohio onthe success which | n.s .. s.enaed the negotiations with the Tn- l ws.ns N ~ tnss State. By the secession of the | suaoe deserve aiaFge and very valuable 1 oSay .. 'and, now occupied by them. win laa ' come tne abode of civilization, iudustrd
 wealth The Sandushy plains emhra6
 of thA nanaf ha.,,s.P.a - S e .sa-