The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-11-03
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Besides these, a private letter adds the fami-
lies Of Mr.. Barrow and Mr.. Henry Bryant
numbers not mentioned.
Muskets, pistols, swords, and ammunition,
have been forwarded to Suffolk today by Com
modore Warrington, at the request of our civil
accoutred and formed themselves as q troop of
cavalry and set off to assist their felow-citizens
in Southampton. l trust the next rews you
will hear viii be that all is quiet again.
Prompt and efficient measures were taken by
the State and Federal troops to suppress the
instruction.
We gather from letters published in the Rich
mond Wing, of the 29th ultimo, the following
statements: A letter from the senior editor of
that paper, who is onsthe spot, states that the
number of the insurrectionary negroes had been
greatly exaggerated, but that it was hardly
within the power of rumor itself to exaggerate
their atrocities; whole familes-father, mother,
daughter, sons, sucking babes, and school chill
dren-were butchered by them, thrown into
heaps, and left to be devoured by hogs and
dogs, or to putrefy on the spot. At Mr.. Levi
Walters, his wife and ten children were muir.
dered. he himself was absent, but, approach
ing while the dreadful scene was acting, was
pursued, and escaped with difficulty into
marsh. How or with whom the instruction
originated, is not certainly known.
The prevalent belief is, that Or Sunday, the
18th ult., at Barnes's Church, near the Cross
Keys, the negroes, who were observed to be
disorderly, took offence at something, and that
the plan was conceived and matured in the
course of the week. At Mr. Wellers, one child
escaped from the ruthless fangs of these mon.
sters by concealing herself in the re-place and
another was found alive who was badly wounded
and left for dead by them. He has accompa-
MED his letter with list of the killed, amount
ing to sixtytwo, but it is not yet ascertained to
be correct. He thinks the insurgents never
exceeded sixty, and that twelve we'll armed and
resolute men were competent to have quelled
them at any time.
Gen. Eppes, who is in command of the
troops, reports, under date Of the 18th ult, that
ali the insurgents, except Nat Turner, the lead.
er, had either been taken or killed. On the
29th, Gen. Broadnax reports to the Governor
that all was quiet and free from visible ma.
RAIDERS. He thinks all have been killed or
taken, except four or FIVE. He states that Nat.
the ringlsader, who calls himself General and
pretends to be Baptist preacher, declares to
his comrades that he is commissioned by Jesus
Christ, and proceeds under his inspired direc-
tions-that the late singular appearance of the
sun was the sign for him. He is not taken,
and the account of his being killed at the affair
| OF the bridge IS not correct. The General
thinks I" that there has existed no general con-
cert among the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, impossi-
| BILE TO have been feigned, demonstrate the en-
tire ignorance on the subject of all the slaves
in the counties around southampton, among
whom he had never known more perfect order
and quiet to prevail"
He believes I" that at any time twenty reso-
lutte men could have put them down.
He compliments, in terms of strong approba-
ton, the admirable conduct and spirit of the
militia, who have everywhere turned out with
the utmost promptitude, and given the most
unquestionable evidence of their ability, in
stantly and effectually, to put down every such
attempt" The families who had sought safety
by fight had generally returned to their homes