Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-23

out on deck aud IN the maiI.figC,u. In the mcntop
Merritt tried IL get through the Sky light q Tie caeh
but could not without beng discovered The negroes
crowded around the skylieht outside and the Door oil
| The cabin. Merritt then hid himself IN one OF Tue
oeths and three Of the female house servants covered
him with blankets and sat on The edge oil Inc oe''n
CRYING and praying Theop,iius McCnrgo dressed
himself the alarm being gwen ieweii, ai'er beng
wounded. staggered into said McCargos stateroon'
where he fell and expired in about half an hnur iis
bndy was thrown overheard by order oil haaison' oe"
Blacksmith and Elijah Morris. McCargo got ms Two
pistols out and fired Of them at The negroes ie IN
me cabin the other missed FIRE, and hlclargo having
no ammu milton pu, his pistols away. Aier Inc array
the sheath.kmfe OF Henry SPeck was found IN hilan
uorris's posse ssion, and that of Foxwe was lound m
the possession OF announcer hfSfo' oo'' . $500
blond To the handles.
Jacob Miller, William Dayereux and The slave Lew
ia IN The alarm being gwen concealed themselves W
ono o the state rooms Elijah Morris called out 10 ai'
who were concealed in the cabin to come forward. OF
,bev should have instant death. Miller came ont hrst
and said "iIere am, do what you please. Devereux
,nd Lewis next came and begged Tor Their lives
Madison stood the doc. aud ordered then 10 DE Sent
TO the hold Stevens got up on The alarm being gwen
and ran out Saw Hewell in the ARRAY and waited in
The cabin ill Hewell died, and then secreed himself
one of the terooms, and when they commenced the
search for Merritt made his escape through the cabin
They fred the musket they had reloaded struck al
him with knives and handspkes, and chased him into
the rigging. He escaped TO the fore-yard
On the alarm being given, the Captain ran 10 the
forecaste, called all hands TO get up und fight Henry
Speck, one of the crew, was knocked down with
handspke. The hemsmnn Frenchman. Elijah
Morris, and Pompey Carlson going to kill him,
when Madison told them they should not kill him, be-
cause he FreEchman, and could not speak Eng
lsh-so they spared his life Blair Curtiss, Of the
crew, came aft into the cabin and concealed himself
in the with Stevens, and escaped with him TO
| the fore-royal-y yard
The Captain fought with his bowie knife alongside
of Hewel. The Captain was engaged IN the fight
from eight TO ten minutes, until the negroes got him
down in the starboard scuppers He then made hs es
cape to the main top, being stabbed IN several places
and much bruised with blows from sticks OF wood
found about the brig. After the Captain got into the
maintop he tainted from the loss of blood, and Clifford
fastened him with the rigging 10 prevent him from fall
ing, as the vessel was then rolling heavily.
! The Captains wife, her child and niece, then came
out, and begged for their lives, and Ben Blacksmith
sent the The hold. Ben then called ont for Merritt
and exclaimed that all who had sec,eed him should be
killed. The two female servants then left the berth
where Merritt was concealed, and sent down 10
the hold by Ben. Jim and Lewis, negroes belonging
to Thomas McCargo, then ran 10 Theophus McCar-
| 60 who asked Jim il the others were going TO kill him
| Jim and Lewis exclaimed that "master should not
be killed and chung around him begging Morris and
Ben, vino were then close with their fnives III their
hands not 10 kill him. They consenSd and ordered
lin be taken Down TO the hold jun and Lewis went
voluntarily with Theophllus McCargo 10 the hold
After great deal of search, Merritt found ard
Ben Blacksmith and Elijah Morris dragged him from
his berth They and several others surrounded him
with knives, halfhandspikes, mushets and pistols,
raised their weapons to Kill him, and made room for
him to fall
Ga his representing that he had been the mate Of
vessel that he was the only person who could gate
| for them, and Mary, woman servant belonging to
McCargo, urging said Madison Washington 10 interfere.
Madison ordered them to stop and allow Merritt TO have
n conversation with him. THIS took place in stale
room.
| Madison said he wanted TO 60 to Liberia Merritt
presented that they had n" water and provisions Tor
that voyage Ben Blacksmith, ID. Ruilin, aud several
Of the slaves then said tina, they wanted TO 60 10 the
| British Islands. They did not rant 10 70 any where
else bat where Mr.. Lunpkn negroes sent last year,
audiar to lie spwreck IT the sclr. llrrnosa Aba
co. and The taking oil the slaves on boak that vessel by
The Ensaa wreckers. 10 Nassau, IN i~lsland oil New
Providence.
Merritt then got his chart and explained to them The
route and read them the Coast Pilot and they agreed
that if he would nav gate them, they would save his
hfe-o;l.erwse, death would he his portion. Pompey
Garrison had been 10 New Orleans, and knew the ronte
D. Ruin and George fortlock knew The letters of The
compass They then set Merritt free, and demanded
| Inc time Of mis- ht which half past O'Clock, \.
| n. ty AIerritts watch. The vessel then put III
Merritt's charge
| The nineteen slaves confined at Nassau are the only
slaves who took any part in the atfsay. AL the women
appeared perfectly ignorant of the plan, and from their
conduct could 70: hare known any thing Of II. They
were crying and praying during the fight. None of the
male slaves apparently under ~ years TOOK any part IN
| the ufffay.
The only negroes belonging to +. Lockett, who were
in the fight so far be ascertained, are Ruhn,
| Rem Blacksmith, Addison Tyler and !. mallwood.-
The only negroes belonging TO +. McCargn, who were
in the fight, far as can be remembered nre Elijah
Morris George Portlock Willy Glover, Madison Wash
inq,on, and Pompey Garrison. The only negroes be-
lonring 10 Sherman Johnson, who in the fight,
were America Woods, George Benton, Adam Carney
and Reuben Knight. The only slave belonging to j.
& A Hagan, who was in the fight, was Jordan Philips
All the slaves above nemed among the nineteen
now confined at Nassau. There others
uaged in this mutiny. There were four who took the
mos, active part in the fight, VIZ Ben Blacksmith, Ma
Olson Washington, Elijah Morris and - Rnihn. Some
of the negroes refused Join IN tho aray, when they
wara threatened By Washington that they would be
killed if they dad not JOIN IN u
At the beginning Of Inc aiyhy, Ansrew Jackson, one
of the slaves belonging 10 Thomas McCargo, jumped
INTO The fore. rigging aud called To Francis Foxweil,
one Of the crew know where hc should go 10 save
his life saving that he fearful they would kill him;
Foxwell ;nd him TO go the oretop. lie said he was
afraid he would fall of, and climbed to the top and re-
manned there during the fight.
| There five sailors belonging 10 SAID vessel
}'rwo were wounded Henry Spcck and =. Curtis. They
were kept in the cabin. Two of the Others Francis
roxwell and john Siivy escaped 10 the nanioP, and
the remaining sailor Francis Llcnme, remained at the
wheel during the whole of the a.,ray. The wounds OF
the sailors were dressed neg oes and the sail
two of the negroes severely wounded by hand.
spikes.
Elijah Morris when asked aiter the fight, if they in
tended 10 kill The sailors, saId-"No | expect we
shall rise again amoog ourselves, but the white people
} shall not be hurt
About o'clock, a. M, one Of the negroes informed
Merritt that Clifford was i'll the rigsin"; Madison or
, dered him TO come down. Ben blacksmith put a
musket to his breast and Madison threatened TO kill
, him if he would not take them to British Island
He promised 10 do So Elijah Morris and Madison
dered Stevens down, and released him on his
making the promise Clifford made. The Cap
tain was then brought down by them, and he and Ste.
put into the fore hold, and the wounds Of the Cap
tain dressed. 4
control of the brig and alon board. About day-break,
by order of Merritt and Clifford made sail tor
Abuco. Ruifin was all the lime ut the compass
or watching Merritt. Ben, Maids Morris would
also watch The compass i,y tarSs.
nuin, when he saw The hn '1, a tn ns
ont tho words in writing and INA only figures and