The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-02
Negro Insarrsstioa in New Orleans.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT

We kan from The New Orleans True Deit.
that, on the night Of the 18th ult., informa.
ton was conveyed 10 the lieutenant Of the 90.
lice to the effect that . party Of two thousand
negroes had perfected all the arrangements for
an insurrection against tire whites, and that
the attack was to be made at mid.ight, The
lieutenant immediately sought cut the chief
Of police and told him what he had heard. but
the matter for tho time being WA regarded A
mn idle tale. The original informant, who. bv
the way, deserves the thanks Of every scAiis
man and woman in the city, stated that II
they would go to n certain house on -
street, the truth Of his information could be
easily verified, "a there was there q negro who
was concerned in the movement preparing to
join the insurgents. After ordering cannon
to Ike drawn out into Lafayette Square, and
sending men and information to the various
points which It was said that the negroes in
tended to attack, the Chief, Lieutenant Pctic.
and their informant went well armed 10 watch
the movements Of the negro above referred 10.
After waiting = short time they succeeded In
arrcsting him in q cab, In which he was about
to drive oil. At first he made a show Of re-.
~sistance, but finding that arms were pointed
at him In every direction, he yielded. Even.
tually he confessed the whole plan of the ar.
r~angcmcnts, the statement being the same n
that previously given. The prisoners name In
Albert, and he belongs to Mr.. Rushton. He
was armed with an immense cavalry sword, .
beautiful eight.barrelcd revolver and q largo
clcaying knife. He had also In his possession
$50 in money and two watches, together with
u considerable store Of powder and balls.
The arrangement Of the insurgents, Us drawn
from the prisoner and other sources, was that
the negroes were to divide themselves into
three bodies for the purpose of attacking tho
city Mt different points. Sveral hundred wero
to rendezvous in the rear Of the now shell
road, another party was to march on the city
from the rear Of the Second District, and a
third party was to make the attack from be-
low, whiic at iiv same time the upper por.
ton of the city was to he set fire to in sever
al places, to draw of the attention Of the cit
izcns. The powdcr.housc, tho arsenal ON Ca
rondclet street, and other places where guam
titles OF arms and ammunition were stored.
were to be first attacked, after which the at.
tention OF the insurgcnt body was to be d.
rcctcd to the banks, and other public institu-
tons. The plan Of attack IL said 10 have been
made by o white man, and by CARRYING out
his arrangements II was expected that tho
city would be in the hands of tho negro in.
surrcctionists In ABOUT three and q half hours
after tho first attack.
III Is SAID that ono negro, who proved un..
ruly, was killed by the men collected outside
OF the new canal. and that they threatened
death and vengeance to all others who felt
inclined to faltcr or in any way to show tho
white feather. Four carriages, filed with
armed negroes, were this morning seen to
leave the city, by = person who was out at an
early hour training n race horse, and various
suspicious movements were observed by tho
miikmcn among tho negroes in tho upper
portion Of the city. AS yet but twenty RIO.
groes who are suspected Of having been con.
ccrned in this movement have been arrested
II is expected that during tho day further
facts concerning the movement will DO learned.