The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-11
From the ". 0. Delta.

NEOhu hEFuLI AND LOSS OF LfFE.-On Friday morning an insurrection of the ne- groes look place on the plantation of Messrs. Hewitt, HeraH, & Go, about ten miles below this city, oil the line of the Mexican Gulf Railway. As far as we can gather from the various statements afioat, we believe the fol- lowing particulars are as correct as can be obtained at present. 4 negro man belonging to MT. Hewitt had been refractory for some time past for which he was threatened with punishment On Friday last, about noon, he committed another fault and became abusive. The overseer ordered him to be whipped, and called the driver to lay him down by force
 tor that purpose. The negro replied to this
 that no white man should ever whip him and
 live. This appeared to be the signal for an
 outbreak, for thedriver then refused to per-
 form his duty. The oyerseer finding him-
 sell powerless and in danger went for assis-
 tance to the adjoining plantation of MT. Syd-
 ney Story, and returned with Mr. Batts, his
 overseer, each being armed. On entering the
 plantation they found the negroes. abou. 70
 m number, had quit their work, and many of
 the men were grouped together, as if in con-
 sultation. The two overseers approached,
 and demanded of them to return to their work
 for'hwlths or all should be punished. Just
 at this moment Mir. Story entered, having
 sword cane in his hand. The overseers had
 scarcely ceased speaking when the negro dr-
 yer bid them defiance, and, calling to the
 others, he shouted--s.N ow let us kill them all -Liberty or Death n' Here general me- |, lee commenced, and each of the whites were l wounded by the hoes which the negroes use
 ed. Mir. Batts was clinched by the driver, , When Mir. Story drew the sword from his his cane and stabbed the latter, but he would = not let go his hold, and the other overseer then fired and shot him dead on the spot V The cars coming in sight atthis lime on theil l wayfup, means were taken by the wife of the . fosetseer and some other to stop them. For. e tuuately six or seven hunters, with their flow. ,r Ing pieces, were returning to town, and wen n to the ad ol Mr. Story and the two overseers r. With their asslstane the revolt was check ed r. and several of the negroes fled from the plan. r. lalion, some of them badly wounded; ant l. one was killed as he was aiming a sec1pt h blow at one oi the last named party. F Tn. ,- women. and children in the neighborhoot 0 were gathered together. very speedily, place, |; ln the cars for safely, and sent up to town
 Yesterday all the planters of that section for n med themselves into a court of investigation :. and ordered every male negro on Messrs ,r Hewitt, ilean & Co.'s plantation to be severe b ly flogged, which sentence was carried int, r. immediate effect. Welearn further that som, 'd Tor $ of the ringeaders are still in th " woods.
 .9o We omitted 10 state that Mr. Story brouph ~ 20 of his hands with him to aid, if necessary v 1 Tn tying down the first offender and the dri / [, yer; and when the afIiay commenced the, II did dgood service in protecting their master r We give these deials as wa heard lhem.