The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-08
NEGRO EXCITEMENT IN PRINCESS ANNE
AND NORFOLK COUNTIES, VA.

From the Norfolk Argus of Saturday.
We are painfully convinced that there is founda-
tion for the rumOrs which have been prevalent
here for day two past, that an insurrectionary
plot has been fomenting among some of the negroes
in Princess Anne and Norfolk counties for rising
at Hickory Ground tomorrow night.
Several negroes have been arrested in Princess
Anne, and their confessions (though in some cases
extorted) have developed the same story, and led
to further arrests. The confessions show that a
rising was contemplated at Hickory Ground, in
Norfolk county, tomorrow night, and that the
matter was instigated by free persons-some of
them free negroes. Two arrests have been made
in Norfolk city, and the trail is fully struck
The citizens of the two counties have resorted to
vigilant measures to suppress this vile conspiracy
and to detsot oil offenders all colnrs- Active
trolls have been organized-and gone to tgorE. We
advise all suspected white persons quit the parts
"between two days"
was shot dead by patrol party in Norfolk county,
the line of the Canal, about seventeen miles
from Portsmouth. There were several men en-
gagged ditching, and they were camping out in that
neighborhood.
The place suspected, and their tent visited by
the patrol for a search. When the patrol ap-
preached the tent, and hailed, the Flynn came
out and aimed his gun at Mr.. Warner, one of the
party; but before he could fire, he was shot dead
by another of the party. At the same moment
negro darted from the tent and escaped into the
woods.
free negro named Dick Smith has been shot
dlSO, ne, however, Is not uedu. w Z understand
that he was shot while running from some gentle
men who were endeavOring to arrest him for some
incendious expression that he had used
Ten negroes are said to be in custody in Princess
Anne and two in Norfolk city. The facts of the
case will come out fully on their examination.
The Day Book, of Saturday evening, has the
following additional accounts:
A free negro named John Whitehurst, who was
committed to Jail this morning by Justice Gibson
informed that gentleman that plan of operations
aH haan afu ripna laCF ,lo
free negro named Dick Ryan had written to the
North and engaged the services of parties there
who were to arrive at Old Point or Norfolk this
evening in a vessel, with arms and men, who wer e
to assist n the liberation of slaves tomorrow
Sunday night. Upon the reception of this nfor-
nation four as respectable gentlemen can be found
in Norfolk county addressed a letter to Mayor
Lamb, who will take the necessary steps towards
the development of the scheme, and the arrest of
the vessel should it arrive on our coast.
Three negroes, two free and one slave, who had
been examined by the Justices of the county, were
committed to the Portsmouth Jail this morning by
Justice Gibson. The developments in their case go
far towards proving their completely in the scheme.
Thus far fifteen or twenty arrests have been
made, and the parties will be held for further hear
ing, which hearing will be had as soon as the neces
sary witnesses can be gotten together. In the
meantime armed men are securing the woods and
swamps of the two counties named, and the negro
Dick Ryan will be captured but it is feared that he
will be shot down before anything like information
can be gotten from him. The excitement against
him is very great as he is regarded as one of the
ringleadeTs in the movement.
NARROW ESCAPE OF YoUNG LADY FROM BEING
SHor;-A young lady living in Whythe avenue
Brook yn, n. y, had a narrow escape from being
shot on Tuesday evening as she was sitting on the
sofa in her fathers house. Her young brother wa;
sitting beside her, with his arm thrown over hel
shoulder, and no other person was in the ROOM
They were suddenly startled by the report of pis
ol just outside the house, and ball came crashing
through the window and whistling but few inche!
over the young lady's head. The brother ran tt
the window at which there was thin lace curtain
but looking out he could not perceive any person
1t is supposed that the shot was fired at the Young
lady or her brother by lover of the lady. Or
Sunday evening last they had ''lover's quarrel
and parted on unfrendly terms. The cause of tbt
| quarrel was letter he had seen her reading
which he thought was written by young in
Connecticut, of whom he prOfessed to be Jealous
but which in reality came from her brother who
was then at Princeton College. To torment her love
she would not undeceive him, and he left her tina
evening, very sUlkily, under the impression that h
had favored rival. 1t is supposed that he indis
tinctly saw the young lady and her brother, ant
supposed it to be the Yankee rival, that he becam
enraged thereat and fired, scarcely thinking of tn
| consequences. But most fortunately the shot wa
aimed too high, and passed over the lady's head
| The young man, the lady's lover, made awar,
of the occurrence, and persists in stouty denyin!
having been guilty of any such cOwardly attack
! The matter however, may come up before the pc
lice, but has not yet, and for obvious AM
at the request of the parties, We suppress names.
| FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA-THE JAPANESE En-
| BAssY.-We have further news of the homeward
| bound Japanese Embassy, from correspondents O
| the New Y ork papers board the steam trigat
Niagara which left the Cape de Verdes on the lSt
| of July, and reached the harbor of st. Paul d
| LoandO, on the coast of Africa, the 7th of Au
| gust, short of coal and water. The correspondent
| express much disappointment at the low rate O
nxhs fa1 kkn H.,
| by the log being the maximum attained. The ia
| panese spending their time much as befor
reported-in trying to attain knowledge of tn
| English language, eating, drinking, and playin
| their peculiar games. The correspondents ais
furnish US with Interesting intelligence relative t
| the movements of the African squadron, aud tn
recent capture of savers. The Storm King, ,whic
! recently arrived at Norfolk as a prize, had bee
captured just previous to the date of the letters
Her captain, it is stated, had no hesitation in il
| forming the officers of the San Jacnto, ny whic
| the capture was effected, that he had bribed til
Deputy U. S. Marshal at the port Of Ne,0 York ,cit
s., 900 to aHoO him to depart from Sandy ROoh.-
| The Niagara, after coaling and taking in water
! was to leave st. Paul de Loando on the 18th
| August.
| The CorroN CRop OF 1859 9-'GO-1t is ascertaine
that the crop of cotton in this country for the yea
| ending August 3st was $50, 600 bales being 800
0OO bales over the crop of last year, and l,536, 90
bales over the crop of year before last. 1t is tn
per bale, its value would be S232, 100000. OF th
amount not less than S75 000 900 will be paid to tn
farmers of the Northwest for corn, flour and pre-
| visions.
| THE CHOLERA IN MALAGA.-Capt. Crowell of tn
brig Starlight writes from Malaga, Sept. 10th. rt
specting the ravages of cholera at that place. FroI
the lst of August to the 5th of September it cause
637 deaths, 425 of which occurred within the las
| fifteen days of that period. During those httee
| days there more deaths than ever occurre
there in any two months of any previous year,
The city of Malaga has 10000 inhabitants.
The drought is reported to have seriously afec
ed the sugar cane crop of Louisiana. Some plaI
] tations will not make the fourth of crop.