Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-11-03

election.
We would have published the proceedings o
Iotthc convention entire IN this da. ; paper. has
We been favored with copy Wayne County
Chronicle.
Iasurrect;on Of sIares dffc.acl-Grcat cxitc
u1ent has prevailed for IA week or two past. IN
/ henderson County, Ky, in consequence o
the discovery OF a plan of insurrettion of the
slaves. Mr Akin. vino lives on the opposite
SIDE OF the river. few riics from ihs place. dis
covered week ago las, Sunday, that his horses
had Ecen rode during the night. which. added 10
the fact that his saves had of late been absent
more frequently than usual, ELECTED his suspi-
cions. He separated three of his negro men who
had been absent, and fioggcd each one into con
fession of where they had been and what was
their object. The similarity of their confessions,
sep rated they were, placed the truth OF then,
aimn5! beyond doubt
They stated that they had been a number OF
times toa meeting. at Race Creek. few miles
above this, The Kentucky side, attending the
preaching OF white man by the name of Cum
mings. who told them uhey isht gam their free
dom, and that he would provide them with arms
and ammunition. The time for rising to have
been fixed upon last Saturday night; but the plot
being discovered, and Cummings getting wind of
it, cleared out. 1t is said that Col. McLan to
be the first victim. There is bu; little doubt that
this Cummings Is of band OF villains whose
0hject IS piunuer. IL Is known i1tt COihcLl1n
and Il number of his neiChbors generally keep
conside rablc money by them
week ago last Saturday night, the citizens be-
ing alarmed patro!led tho streets, and made a
general cin min:on of the town when only one
negro man, out of nearly two hundred, was - be
found. Report says that gang OF villains had
divided great portion of the states into districts
and were planning general and simultaneous
instruction of the slaves. Cummings Is repre-.
scented a very thick set, stout, athletic man.-
ErQnsoiUe Jour.
From, tte .Heac York Courier and Enquirer.
FRIGuTEuL STEAMBOAT Observation-Disclosures
iNTRErIDIry.-Our London Correspondent has
letter by the Royal William, detailing
stea,hbo "Ti d ti Oh most appa''e
'.The Forfarshire steamboat, 100 horse power.
from Hull TO Dundee, dashed to pieces on
Wednesday last on rock, when. melancholy to
relate, 43 persons found watery grave. Abont
4 o'clock on Thursday, blowing hard from n. T.
and shCwerng rain and sleet, the boiler gave wav,
whic, the cause OF the sad catastrophe. The
Captain was observed with his wife IN his arms,
cinging to tho wreck when came and swept
them off. Amongst those who persisted were Il
gentleman and his family belonging to Dundee.
who were returning from ST. Pctershnreh after
residence there OF fourteen years. There
p cabin passengers, storage, (including 4
chiidren) and D of crow, making in all s,;} per-
sons, out Of which nuniber only ten saved
10 tel the taie Inc ca pidn, JOnn IlOinOie. WAS
considered an excellent man, aud was much
eemed, while the conduct OF the mate is the sub
ect o4' severe comment. When the danger first
rppcarcd he, followed by four of the crew. took
o the boat. and shortly after it had put off, the
esscl struck and parted in two, the stern drifting
outhw ard, and the fore part remalnlng on the
ock'
| send you the following instance of female
in connection with the above mourn
u catastrophe:
William Darling. the keeper of the Outer Light I
louise on the Longstone Rocks, observed the
,reck about five O'Clock in the morning-that is,
bout two hours after the vessel had struck I
rom the thickness of the weather he could not |
iscover whether there any men upon it.
etwcen seven and eight, A. NJ. he at last per- c
eived some men, and asked his daughter, Grace ?
Iorsley Darling, to accompany hlal IN cable
pat. with q view TO assist and the unfortu- o
ate people. She at once consented. 1t may be
,mcmbcced, that Darling was quite certain that
e would not be able TO get back 10 the light
ouse without the help OF some Of the men he !;
NV the rock, and his calculation OF returning \
as founded on that assumption. He and his 4
sughter. nticipatinc such help, left Mrs Oar g
ng attend TO the light house, and rowed their :;
tile boat round by the southern side of the three ,
tervcnnC rocks. to the spot where they the =
ipwrec t ed persons. This was about mile =
,ward- and the sea was all broken water :
hen the men on the rock saw a young slender
oman pulling the boat 10 their rescue. their Joy
1s almost frantic.
Darling and his daughter succeeded in getting
e boat to a spot where they could get landing.
d took Mrs. Dawson and four of the men. and
ought them TO the light house. Hero Darling .,
/ his daughter, Mrs. Dawson. and two OF the =;
IN. and took two of them back to the rock, and en-
ought the remaining four persons. The danger IN
IS imminent. but the experiment was sue ~
ssu This is one of the noblest instances re- X
-ded OF female heroisu. and the writer who q,
y this Young woman. was struck with the SIN de
lar rlodestv of this courageous female. 1t Is ~
be hoped that this act of seifdevo'ion viii be :
" regarded \ boat pat off from North San
Hand the same morning. but Darling had alrea-
effected the dellverance of the unfortunate 50
opIe. ey
JACKSON, (Mississippi,) Oct- l3, Il
BY Yesterday evenings northern i
il. We learn from the Argus. of the 9th inst, q
II during the pas, week the GAMBLERS, IN Or