Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-12


The Commercial Bulletin of the 2Sd, by the
packet steamer Clipper from Bayou Sara, OF
n systematized plan on the part OF the ne
groes to rise upon and murder the whites
The news, greatly exaggerated IN ITS repetl-
ton, has created quite sensation IN town.
The plain truth is certainly sufficient TO &C.
casion serious apprehension.
The particulars that we have received are
these:
The overseer of the plantation of Robt j.
Barrow, of West Feliciana, having occasion
to arise from his bed late in one of the recent
hot nights, heard what he believed to be ne
rroes conversing in one of the quarters. On
Silently approaching the vicinity and listen
ing. he overheard two of the slaves discus
sing the subject OF rising against the whites.
This led TO the examination the next morn
ing of the two fellows, when they confessed
the fact, and gave information that led to Inc
arrest of several others. The alarm was I'M
thediately spread abroad, arrests were made
in various plantations, and it was found by
the confessions that they all agree in the
main facts, that there was to be general
rise, and that the first of August was the day
agreed upon.
A white man, a carpenter, who had lately
done job of work for Mr.. Barrow, was also
arrested on suspicion, and examined. tie
said he had nothing to do with the plot-that
he had never said anything to the negroes on
the subject, but acknowledged that they fire.
uuenlly spoke to him, and informed him oil
about it.
The white man, with about 40 negroes, all
of whom had confessed their knowledge OF
the intended rising, were in the jail at ST..
FrancisvilIe, guarded by company of vol.
unteers Their examination by competent
tribunal, was to have commenced yesterday
at 10 A. M.
At Woodville, we learn numerous slaves
were confined in the Jail, having confessed
TO the same facts as those arrested in FeIici-
ana.
Capt. Laurent states that on stopping at
Point Coupee, to communicate information
of the situation of affairs above. several gen.
tlemen recollected occurrences OF recent
date which tend to confirm the suspicious
that the slaves of their section were parties
to the wicked plot. DR.. said he had
been asked what day of the month it was. by
more negroes, within the last ten days, than
in seven years beforehand there had been
unusual assemblies of the slaves, in rather
bye.places, for several Sundays past.
Some of the negroes have confessed that
the combination was from Bayou Sara to
NatcheZ.
1t may not be amiss to remark, that the
plantations in Feiciana and Wilkinson
county from which the slaves were taken
who are imprisoned, are owned by the most
wealthy and respectable planters of the State,
whose kind and humane treatment Of their
slaves is proverbial.
Lore. Romance, and Death.-The Coroner
was called, yesterday morning, to view the
body of young and lovely female, who had
committed suicide under circumstances of
strongly romantic nature. The name OF the
girl was Ann Welt, and she had, for some time
past, received the addresses of a young Ger
man, whose name we could not learn. A
short time since she went on pleasure ex-
cursion with him, and in the course of the
day an alteration arose between them,
which resulted in a decided quarrel, and
they parted in anger. Shortly after this,
she was heard to declare, that if he did not
return to her within a certain time, she would
make way with herself A few days after
this, she went to the drug store of the late
Mr.. Immendoerfer, In Race below Fourth
st. and procured phial of laudanum. and
from thence to Mr.. Stuckerts store, in Fifth
below Race street, where she procured
another. The contents of these phiaIs
she poured into a pint bowl, and having
drank 1t, wrapped up the bottles in quilt,
which she put into q corner, and also hid the
bowl behind trunk. This took place about
nine o'clock, and an hour after, her groans
attracted the attention of the family, who on
hustening to her room, found her In terri
ble state. Medical aid was instantly called
in, the stomach pump resorted to, but all
without avail, and the victim of disappointed
affection died about two o'clock in the
morning. The man, the cause of her death,
was present at the holding of the inquest, and
seemed in much affliction at the unhappy
ruin which his anger had caused. The
young lady was an adopted child of Mr..
Welt, was very handsome, of modest and
unassuming demeanor, beloved and respect.
ed by all who knew her, and had just reached
her nineteenth year.-PhI. U. 3. Gazette.
A sad accident occurred at Erie. on Sat-
urday night last, by which three lives were
lost. A Mr.. King and family had embarked
on board the steamboat New England, at
Cieaveland. for Erie, and when being landed
in the yawl boat il capsized and plunged
the party into the water, and two OF the
children and the servant girl were drowned
before assistance could be rendered them,
owing to the darkness of the night Mr.
King was a resident of Pittsburg. The bod
les Of one of the children, and the servant
were recovered the next morning. Times d
Star.
A member of Congress from the West, was
waited upon on Friday last. by the Overseers
of the Poor at Washington, at the solicitation
of a young lady. with an unapproprated
"little responsibility" in her arms. The
affair made quite a sensation, although the
gentleman says there Is some mistake in the
matter, and that the responsibility properly
belongs to another person of the same name.
A Singular Case.-The Concord, N. II.
CtateSroan in Announcing the death of Miss