Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-10

IhE zero EXCITEMENT IN VIRGINIA-Quie
Restored The servile Instruction anticipated In
Noffoik and Princess Anne counties Virginia
did not come of according to prediction and ex
peetation on Sunday night last The Norfolk
Herald evidently did not regard the affair as >
matter OF moonshine, and says that since Friday
suniclent testimony bias been elected which fully
lusunss the strict police surveillance which has
Deem instituted In the excited district. A number
OF arrests OF negroes have been made. Two free
negroes were spprehendsd, one Of whom made
some revelations, which. though startIiny. were
nlgnly improbable, and implicated two free me-
groes residing In this city In the plot. who were
inmediately imPrisoned by our vigilant Mayor
for mination. The whole affair as vet IL in
volved in mystery, and some are of opinion that
~ was merely Intended to get up a stampede fer
Tue benefit OF the underground railroad Nearly
Al OF the negrors on two or three Of the planta-
0ons on hearing what was going on took to the
woods, more from fright, probably than with any
mischievous intent A considerable patrol force
!, coaring the woods In pursuit Of the fugitives
WIaeasvei alarm was at first experienced has SUBJ
eoed, and the county Is all quiet.
The Norfolk Day Book Of Monday evening
says Our reporter, who has been among the peo.
PIE OF me two countie. for two or three days,
brings tne inteillgence Of the arrest of six more
negroes on Saturday night, all Of whom were
duly Installed In secure quarters In the Ports
mouth jail. Besides the above mentioned sir
negroes, free negro came down with one posse
OF patrol, and gave the information that the no.
torious Dick Ryan had said to him thai unless he
Joined them on the It'll Of October he would he
the first man killed He also gave informant on
enough to convince the patrol that Dick RYAN
was the chief or ruling spirit In the Contemplated
outbreak. He also intimated that he knew
where Dick was concealed, and would conduct
the patrol 10 the spot. A number of gentlemen
accordingly left yesterday afternoon with the full
deter Of taking the said Dick Ryan either
dead or alive.
The excitement In the neighborhood of Great
Bridge continues and II is said that two or three
hundred men had been detailed to do patrol duty.
Instructions G he fck
at all hazards, and to arrest any others who were
implicated The Wise Dragons were also d.
vided into squads, and ordered to perform duty
until certain time; after which, they were 70
hold themselves In readiness for any call that
might be made upon them. The greatest posi- BILE
desire Is manifested 10 arrest all who are any av
concerned In the matter and there is little doubt
but the strictest search will be continued nm n
this Is effected, Several gentlemen living in that
section have determined to cell all their slaves.
preferring to put their money In any other species
OF property rather than be subjected to this con-
tinual annoyance and alarm.
tbs said that the negroes now in Princes Anne
jail viii be examined on Thursday. The two In
our city Jail, and the sixteen or eighteen In the
Portsmouth Jail will be examined a. soon as the
witness can be brought together.
No ttdfngs Of tho expected vessel has been re-
celved al this once, and IL Is supposed that she
did not arrive or II she did, she did not stay long
in waters
p. S-Since the above was in type RYAN has
been arrested and lod sSd In the Portsmouth isil
We also learn that some party in the county has
been implicated in the matter by the manufacture
OF Pixies similar to those that were taken from
old Brown.