Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-08
The Insnrrectienary Plst in virginia-Sev.
eral Arrests Made-important Develop.


The Insurrectisnary Plst in virGinia-Sev.
efal Arrests Made-imPortant Develop.
ments
There seems TO be some foundation for the ru-
mo- mentioned on Saturday, that an Instruction
negroes IN Princess Anne and Norfolk counties,
W. The Yorfelk papeYs Of Saturday bring 'us
vefions exciting accounts in regard to the affair
TIE Argus Of that city says: & g.
Several negroes have been arrested in Princes
Anne, and their confessions( though In sons cases
extoFted have developed the sauie story, and led
70 fufthH erreea The confesions show shat q
risl.g wa conssmplated 1t Hickory Gssund, in
Norfolk county, tomorrow Sunday 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 il fully
struck. --------------
The citizens Of the two counties have resorted
70 vigla measures to suppress this vile conspr-
acy, and TO detect all offenders Of all colors Ac-
i've patrols have been organized-and gone to
work. We advise all suspected white persons 10
quit the parts 'tbetween two daysn On Thurs
day night white man named FLYNN was shot
dead by patrei party In Norfolk county, on the
line OF the canal, about II miles from Portsmouth,.
There were several men engaged In ditching; and
they were camping out In that neighborhood. !
The place was suspected, and their tent visited
by the Patfol for search. When the patrol APP
pfeachedb the tent and halted, Flynn came out
and aimed his gun at Mr. Warner, one Of the
party, but before he could IRE, be was shot dead
by another Of the party Attic same moment q
negro dMted from the tent and escaped into the
woods, free negro, named Dick Smith, has
been shot also; he, however, is not dead. We
understand that he was shot while running from
some gentlemen who were endeavering to arrest
him for some incendious ex preston that he had
used. Ten negroes are said TO be In custody In
Princess Anne and two In Norfolk 81. =. 1
has the following: - - ~. = =
We continue to receive Information from the
surrounding country Of the most intense excite.
ment among the people. They are thoroughly
aroused and generally incensed, and the leading
gentlemen Of the two counties have taken hold OF
the matter with dissemination to probe At to the
versed are fully impressed with the conviction
that another raid was on foot or at least that an
extensive underground railroad scheme has been
singular that these operations shosld have COM
menced IN the county In which Gov, Wise re-
sides, and 1t Is supposed thatth mad fanatics Who
had the direction Of this movement bad some de-
stand be took In the capture and execution Of John
brown. Everything II raped In M stefy al
YET but will be fully developed before It ID done
Z A free negro named John w h.tehur.t. who WA
committed TO Jail this morning by Justice Gibson,
informed that gentleman that plan Of operations
had been maturing eye since last sprlng, and
that free negro named Dick Ryan had written
there who were TO arrive at Old Point or Norfolk
this evening In a vessel, with arms and men, who
were to assist In the Liberation of our slaves to-
morrow Sunday night Upon the reception of
this information four as respectable gentleman as
can be found in Norfolk county addressed let.
ter to Mayor Lamb, who will take the necessary
steps towards the development of the scheme, and
the arrest OF the vessel should II arrive on our
coast H.
Three negroes-two free and one slave--who
had been examined by the justices Of the county,
Were committed to 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
further hearing, which will be had as soon as the
necessary witnesses can be got together. In the
mean time, armed men are securing the woods
aud swamps Of the two counties named. and the
negro Dick Ryan will be captured; but it is feared
he will be shot down before anything like infor-
nation can be obtained from him. The excite
ment against him 10 very great, as he is regarded