Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-09-22

IDENTITY the whole may be false alarm,
growing out Of the arrest referred to by
the Observer.
Fayetteville was tranquil and prepar-
ed.
From the Fsysuvis Observer. Of 1 4h August.
RUMoRED INsURREcTIoNARY MovE-
MENrs IN SAMPSON CoUNrY.-We have
an unpleasant duty to perform, in ac-
quainting our readers, that there is no
doubt of a conspiracy having been re-
Gently formed among a portion Of the
slaves in the counties Of Sampson & Du-
plin, in this State. Suspicion having
been excited, we learn that during the
last week, a slave of Thomas X. Morris
sey, Esq. Sheriff Of Sampson, who had
been esteemed very faithful, and was US
ually entrusted with his masters Wagon
whenever it was sent to Wilmington, was
arrested, and on examination, confessed
that he and six or seven others had de-
signed to bring about an insurrection on
the lst Of October ensuing. That their
plan was to muster what forces they
could in those two counties, and thence
to proceed to Wilmington, where they ex-
pected to collect large force. The ne
groes implicated by him were arrested,
and all committed for trial.
What we have subsequently heard, VIC
trust has grown out Of the above circum-
stances, or at least is greatly exaggera-
ated but we do not feel at liberty to with
hold it from our readers, and therefore
state, that on Monday evening an ex-
press arrived here from Clinton, in Samp-
son, bringing letters from respectable
gentleman in that village, stating, upon
the authority Of two persons, names not
mentioned, who had come express to
Clinton, at l2 o'clock on Sunday night,
that the negroes had embodied them
selves to the number Of 500, about II
miles from Clinton, in what direction it
was not stated; but from the known inti-
macy and connexion existing between
Mr. Morissey and the gentleman at Clin-
ton, we infer that the express came from
Mr. Morissey, who lives net ar the line of
Duplin county, about Ia miles from Clin-
ton. The letters received here, state
that an express had been forwarded to
Wilmington.
When the stage from this place arriv-
ed at Wilmington on Monday morning, it
was Immediately despatched back with
out any mail except letter from c.
Dudley, Junr, Esq. Postmaster, to the
Postmaster here, informing him that the
place was under martial law, in conse-
quence Of information received at eight
o'clock that morning, that the negroes, to
the number Of two hundred, had encamp-
ed on Sunday night, at Rockfsh Bridge,
in Dumplin, forty miles from Wilmington,
and about fifty miles from this place; that
they were, and had been for several days,
expected at Wilmington. The letter
was written in great haste and excite
m.nt. MIR. Dudley had been under
arms all the morning.
/ 1t is evident that the account receiv-
ed here, and that which produced such
excitement at Wilmington, proceeded d
from the same source; and our readers
may conjecture how much both accounts
arc exaggerated, from the circumstance
that they vary 81 materially in the num-
bers stated to be assembled. For onr
own part we conidentally hope it is
nothing more than false alarm, grow
ing out Of the arrests stated above.
Il SOMEWHAT ALARMING.-A letter Der
yesterdays mail states, that the militia Of