The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-10-16
The Insure. .ioIlary Plot I'm Virgin
ia---sevcral Arrests Madc--Impor-
tant DEVELOPMENTS.

There seems to be some foundation for the
rumor mentioned on; Saturday, that an insui-
rcctiouary plot has been fomcnting among
some Of the negroes il, Princess Anne and Nor
folk Counties, Va. The Norfolk papers OF
Saturday bring lis various exciting accounts IN
regard to the affair. The A'yus, of that city,
says:-
Several negroes have been arrested in Prln-
cess Anne, and their confessions though IN
some cases cxtortcd) have developed the same
story, and led to further. arrests The con-
fessions show that ri sasxas, contemplated
at Hickory Ground, IN NSi!esl,. County, to-
morrow Sunday night, and THAI. the matter
was instigatcd by tree persons, some of them
free negroes Two arrests have been made i'll
Norfolk city, and the tail is fully struck.
The citizens of the two Counties have re-
sorted to vigilant measures to suppress this vile
conspiracy, and to detect all offenders Of all
colors. Active patrols have been organized
and gone to work. We advise all suspected
white persons to quit the:farts "betwecn two
DAYS" On Thursday night, a white man
NAMED Flynr was sl,otyHcad by patrol party
in Norfolk County, on The line Of the canal,
about | 7 miles from Porsmontl: There were
several men engaged iItr:Gtcliing; and they
were camping out in that neighborhood. The
place was suspected, aud their tent visited by
the patrol for a search When the patrol APP
preached the tent, and Ihailed, the man Flynn
came out and aimed lhsgnn at Mr.. Warner,
ono of the party but before lie could fire, he
was shot dead hy auotl.ers of the party. At
the same moment a negro dartcd from the tent
and escaped into the wAods. A free negro,
named Dick Smith, has Been shot also: he,
however, is not dead. We understand that he
was shot whilc running from some gentlemen
who were cndeavoring to.arrcst him for s.alnc
inccndious expression that he had used. Zen
negroes are sald to be iE scustody in PsiHsess
Anne and two in Norfolkscitv. =
The Norfolk Dry Boo% Of Saturday @cn-
ing has the following. .snem.
We continue e, ln,ation from
the surroundings s. intense;
excitement ann
A free neg =, H.l' )! )g,chHfst, who
was committed to JAIN IEning'7 BY Justice
Gibson, informed that ntlcnan that plan
of operations had been (maturing ever since.
last spring, and that fre$snegro, named Dick
Ryan, bad written to the North and engaged.
the services of parties. thohe who wege<to ar.
rive at Old Point or Norfolk this evening. in;
vessel, with arms and mdn,S lio 3ete to as;
sst in the lbcrations of oui slaves to.inorrows
Sunday night Upon tI|esreccp tim Of this
information, :c;;ar as Respectable sntlsmch as,
can lc found in Norfolk i5olntH pddrcsscd
letter to Mayor Lamb, wllFywlpHakc tic nc.
cessarv steps towards tho iegelobment of the
scheme, and the. arrest Of esyessc should it
arrive Oh our coast. s. sss5 -
Three ncgrocs-two frcesadde oife, slave :
who had been examined byltle|s sliistlccs OF the
county, were committed 7Ssths softsllonth
Jail this morning, by JUSTICE eitson. The de-
vcopmcIts in their case towards PROV
ing their completely in tliesR eheine Thus far,
fifteen or twenty arrests llaS beeIsm made, and
will be ellcld x ss snsasIsl,er herring.
c.ssorv ""or witnesses can be gotten together. Es
the meantime, armed lnt' "'e Seo"' " '"'
woods and swamps of the 'wo W. eo''"''es 'n'','U '
and the negro Dick RyaI: VII, oe '"P'e'e''' ""'
it is feared he will be shot oo"n "c'''e AZ!
thing like information cal ne go'.en @ 'o'' a'". ILL.,
The excitement against nun % 'ei3 s't"', ~
he is regarded as one of tas f'"s ''e""''' III ''