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

,ny OF rs men w ,hls place. aud 10 800 IN Murees
trough. with all our brldxss and ferries guarded.
sves here. Tho militia OF Gates and Nor,ha mpton
oun,iss are called out. and told company from
be former has been cent co."
From the Compiler of yesterday.
We wish TO arrest far as we cam the gross o xsg-
Eera,ions which are anoat. No place has been full
'f them as our city but yesterday IL teemed with the
most port sntous stoes echoing and repeating in var
ous strains, the cnts Of two thee dispatches
which were received by the Governor on Saturday
night from the counties of Surry and Nansemond. IL
was said upon the foundation Of tho Surry letters writ
ten on Saturday morning. that Information" had been
received that several murders" had been committed
on that morning in Southampton, "a miles from the
Cross Keys, the place where the first massacre had
eommenced-that confession had been extorteG from
slave slaves in Surry, that the massacre had been
commenced on the wrong day, the third instead Of
the fourth Sunday in August-and that a pretty con-
cered plan had been laid for rising in several Of the
lower counties, &c. Expresses also reached the CO.
verno' calling Tor arms. as precautionary measures for
she counties OF Prince George and Mecklenourg.
These accounts generated other in the
oil the day-some Of them too ridiculous to be noticed
II was believed that all the troops which had been dis
patched 10 Southampton had been sent home aud that
whilst these fresh murders had been perpetrated on
Saturday in Southampton; whilst general scheme of
tosurrecton was on foot Southampton had been expos
ed to new attacks, without efecua means for their m-
mediate suppression.
The Governor had with great propriety attended to
tho acquisitions from Isle Of Wight Sury and Nanse
mond; and about 800 stand OF arms were
mordLg after the arrival Of tho expren, Iv,z yes
terdoy moTn,ng] In the steamboat RishmoLd for the
use OF these counties
IN our eiiy-our soiored population were never more
anquii-bu, for the sake Of prudent precauon every
preparation was made for strong patrol TO scour 1 he
city in the course OF The night.
Such was the state OF the when we we're inform
cd last night, about eaudlsght, that Of the
Intelligent members Of our company Of Drsgoous had
arrived as express 10 the Governor. He brought
letter from Gan. EPpe'. commanding At Jerusalem
We bad the pleasure OF seeing him Immediately, and
from his lips We gather an ample contradiction Of the
yesterday. We submit, very ha.,y s,a,sm.nt Of IN.
accounts which he gave, and though we may hav.
mistaken him In some particulars, we think We can
vouch for the general aesuracyO the following state
He lef jerusalem on Saturday morning about IL o..
slotk He had heard Of murders com United on IA
morning. he came. too, through Sussex. He does
not believe tina, aoy murder has been psrpstrstsd In
Southampton since IL o'clock Of last Monday (the 22d
inst
fanatic preacher by the name Of Nat, Turner Gen
Nat Turnef!) who had besn taught cad and writs
and permitted 70 absut preaching in the country
AZ the bottom al This internal brigsndase. He was art.
iu' impudent and vindistve, without any pro-
vocation, that could be ss'igned.He was the slave Of
Mr. Travis. He and another slave of MIR. T. Young
fellow, by the name OF Moore, OF tho leaders
Three or four stssrs FIRST concerned aud most
atye.-They had Is others to join them. And by i'm.
poriuniy threats they prevailed upon absut 20 others
10 cooperate in the scheme OF Massacre. We can
not say how lsng they were organizing thsmselves-
Che 22d) upon their nsfsrious expedition. Tsey be-
gan with the house Of Mrs. Whitehead, where they
yut 10 death every white person on the prsmises.-
They then attacked MIR Travis house, where the
slaughter was equally indiserminaw. They were
sneunied, to the number Of 40 or 80; and with knives
and axesknocking the head, or cutting the throa,s
Of their vsiims. They had few firearms among the m
and scarcely one, II ons, that was fit for Their
being mounted enabled them tra,e the lament
able mischief, which so small .o-ss sould execute
In 50 small eeui' Tin the neghborhoed Of tho Cro,s
m llDVf fOm ysru nd IA
opposite side OF tbs Nsitoway river. Bat a. they
went from mouse 10 house. they drank ardent spirits
and IL 10 supposed, that in consequence OF their being
intoxicated. or from mere fatigue they paused In their
murderous career about IL o'clock on Monday.
Tact or two, before NE continue our narrative.
These wre'ehes are now estimated to have committed
sixfy-one HuTdeTE Not = white person escaped, at
Gil the houses they visited, except ttcof Ono was
little chill a; Mr.. Wa'lsr's about z or y.ars Of age
who 'agssi'y enough to creep chimney; aud The
other was Mrs. Barrow Whole btu ,band was murder
ed IN his cotton patch, though he had received some
notice in the course OF the morning Of the murdsrous
deeds that were going but had placed confidence
In the STORY, and fell visim 10 his ines ednl,y Hi.
vile hid herself between the weather boarding of the
room, and the upholstered a,bipg, and ped the
fsved that enc Of the brigands had taken up spils
aEsns, MIR Barrow, because he had refused him on.
OF his femais slaves for wife,
Early on Tuesday morning, ihsy attempted to renew
their bloody woik.-Thsy MAIDS an attack upon M.
Bunt, gentleman, who was very unwel with the
gou'. and who instead Of flying, determined brave
mem our lie mad several pieces OF arns, perh
seve or eight, and he put hsm into the hands Ct BIZ,
own slaves, who noby end gallsntIy stood by him.
They rspsisd the brig snds-killed one, wounded and
took pi,ener [Ger. Moore.l and We believe took a
third, wbo was not wounded at al.
We understand that Is Of ,hsse brigspds had been
kilied-some in skirmish 10 "Parksrs Field" Ia, il
has been easd, and alluded 10 in ME letter from The
lady Of Southampton tina, we published on Saturday.
several were there shot. Many have bsen taken pri
sonsrs, and 1t s no, believed that there more Than
or outlying, and 'hese had taken refuge in swamp
among them, the ring eader MAJ. Turner. Col.
VIM. Parker an active tfcef Of he las, on the
Canada nes, and man oil ~ much iDiropdity ad.
drsss reside nj At jerusalem, the heed Of
ty 20 or 80 mounted parsons Of the neigh ood
and they were 10 pur,uit OF the fugver.-Tidiog,
had bsen received from them Friday evening, that
they had probably Dded Nat and hs ali band
aud expected 10 take them. But accounts had
arrived up to III o'clock Saturday, some doubts were
entertained Of their immsdi,e suetess.
The militia of Southampton had been most active in
ferretiDg out the fUgives from their hiding places,
which Of course to be expected from their superior
knowledge of their county. But IL deserves TO be
said TO the credit OF many OF the slaves. whom graft
tude had bound 10 their masters that they had manifest
ed the greatest alacriy in detecting and experimenting
many OF the brigands. They had brought in several
and fac spirit had been shown in many oil the planta
tons Of confidence the part Of the masters, and graft
tude that OF the slaves IL is said that from 40 SO
blacks were in Jail some OF whom were known TO be
concerned with the murderers, and others spected
The courts will discriminate the innocent from the
guilty.
IL Is believed that all the briganIs were slaves and
most II not all these the property OF kind and ndul-
gent masters. Ii is not known that any OF them had
been the rusaways OF the swamps, and only one Of
them was a free man OF color He had afterwards re-
turned TO his house, and party sent there to APP
prebend him. He accidently concealed in his
yard and shot.
We learn that tranquility 10 returning among the
peope OF Scuba mpt,D. This force had been alta
th.xd isis ~ cd Wi rfp "a the