The Arkansas advocate., 1831-09-28
From tke Lvnchburg Vivgi,liun.

From tHe Lynch6uTg Ilyg- g-tfti17t.
 The Iasuqrection.-N informed as ma nv ofour readers as we could, through the medium of handbiil, last Thursday even- ing, of the breaking out of servile in- surrection in the lower country. The following re the latest accounts from the scene of action, which show that the first rumors were much exaggerated. Never thefess, there has been much blood shed; and the account from the Petersburg h. telligencer will harrow up the feelings of the people. Every thing IS quiet here, and no uneasinessis IS felt, as indeed there IS no occasion for any.
 From the Richmond Enquirer of .4ug. 20
 .NeaoS ofthe Day.-A letter was received on Tuesday morning from Col. Trezvant, who lives at Jerusalem, in the county of Southampton, stating that an instruction had broken out among the blacks-that several white families had been destroyed; that arms and ammunition were wanting in Southampton, and that a considerable military force might be required to subdue the disturbers. Jerusalem is about seven ty miles from Richmond. Col. T's letter was written on the 2lst-evidently in great haste-without giving numbers, names, &c. It was sent by express to the authorities of the town of Petersburg, and
 
 city. It was received on Tuesday morn ing and laid before the Governor. The Council being convened, (there being no other member in the city than the Lieut.. Governor,) advice was given to take the earliest and most efficient measures. Ar engagements were immediately taken by the Chief Magistrate for the purpose.- Arms and ammunition were despatched in wagons to the county of Southampton.- The four volunteer companies of Peters burg, the dragoon and Lafayette artillery company of Richmond, one volunteer com pany from Norfolk, and one from Ports mouth, and the regiments of Southampton and Sussex, were at once ord dered out The dragoons of this city, commanded by Capt. Randolph Harrison, took up the line of march on Tuesday evening. The La fayette artillery commanded by Capt John B. Richardson, embarked at 8 o'clock the same evening, in the steamboat Norfolk, to land at Smithfeld. We presume that Brigadier General Eppes will command the detaehments.
 Another express on the same evening from the Mayor of Petersburg, requested the governor to send over arms which were accordingly despatched.
 No authentic accounts have been recei- ved of the character of this unexpected the number of blacks col lected, of their designs. of the mischief they have done; whether they are the mere runaways who have broken out from the swamps, or how many slaves of the neghborng plantations have joined whether they have got together for mere rapine and robbery, or for what. But that these wretches will rue the day on which they broke loose upon the neighholing | fof, .c forr far 1o retribution will fall upon their heads Dearly will they pay for their madness and their n.isdeed
 Rumors are, of course, as "thick as blackberres.e There is, of course, much eXaggeration in all our verbal and written accounts. The short letters which have been received, are themselves the mere statements of rumors, none of them having been written by actual observers of the scene. We give such as have been recei- ved--the reader will know how to make allowance for the exaggerations in all such matters.
 PETERSBURG, Aug. g, lS31s I sThe only information received since last night, IS from gentleman who came passenger in the stage from Halifax, N. C.. He was informed in Hicks Ford, that about thirty persons had been murdered. "A company or between UVe anu SIX nun dred had been formed, and gone in pursuit of the negroes, who had retreated into the swamps.
 The driver, who came about twenty miles from here, says a Mr. Harris of Southampton as robbed of E ,0C0 dollars and his son and son-in-law murdered. cannot say positively that this information can be relied on.
 Ertract of letter iron, one of the Rich-
 moad Dragoons, dated Petersburg, Tncs-
 dag 4iighi, Il o'clock:
 sI have been diligent in my inquiries to obtain information that can be relied on.- The result is, about 250 negroes from a l lCamp-meeting about the Dismal Swamp, set out on a marauding excursion, and have, for the sake of plunder, murdered about 60 persons. We shall start on the morning at day-break for Southampton, and will, suppose, be back in two or three days.'
 1 Eatyact of Letter from LaorenceUsiie,
 Bruasloick county, .ang. 23. I i've are all here under arms, having been informed of an insurrection broken out in Southampton by the negroes, who are said to be headed by some few whites. They were yesterday and last night just below Hicks Ford, as we are informed.- Yideties are placed between this place : and Hicks Ford.'
 X letter was received on "Wednesday