The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-03

RKmnsd Naturalization aDlonR Siarss-
SundTy ~ ,s fumers wsre rif, IN this city yssier-
nict" had begun in earnest on the south side
OF James river, in the ancient town of Man
chester Among the ruEored on dffs, one vas
to the enect that some OF the negroes of that
place had been disc overed In plot to burn
down Mayo's Bridge last night. and by SO do
ing, prevent all suc,sor from Richmond, while
the insurrectionists wound at leisure desrroy
the houses and mur Ter tlse inbabstan,s.' Ma.
dame Rumof also rs serted thai the supposed
plot had been nipptd in the bnd BY timely
disclosure on the part of one of the gang and
the arrest Of the implicated parties. On re-
pairing to Manchestt r, about 3 O'Clock on yes
terday, we saw no slams OF trepidation among
the Inhabitants, nor could yerifieation o,
the assertions of Mad ame Rumor. In rerpec,
TO the destruction OF Mayo's Bridge, &e., Be
had from any of them
At the Town Hall the examination Of a lot
of negroes was progressing before Justice
Spencer Hancock, they having been arres ted
warrant issued by Justice j. Hobbs, ON the
oath OF Mr. James b. Vaughan, who stated
therein that he had good reason to believe tnat
George Hewlett, Wilson Howletf, Peter How
lett. Becky Hewlett, Sarah Howlett. Mareare.
Hewlett. (free,) Mar tin. Jim Workman, Philip
Randall, Warner Clarke, Laura Rho des, and
Robertson Shutter, (siaves,l did, on the night
of Thursday, Decem Der 9th, meet at the
kitchen of said Jas. b. Vaughan, and did.
then and there talk of and make arran gemen,s
for an insurrection against the white inhabi-
tantS OF the county OF chesterfield.
Philip Randall an old Legro owned BY Mr.
VIM. Gray, appeared TO he most deeply impli-
Gated in the use of iacendiary expressions,-
Fanny Tucker, s!a$e of Mr.. Vaughn, who
biowed'' on the negroes, testified that there
was party at Mr.. VS. on last Thursday
night; while there her cousin Marths. 20 owned
by Vaughn) asked Phil had he heard the ne ws
just brought from Richmond by Sarah, (an-
other OF Naughn'S negroes TO the effect that
a great crowd of people was standing around
the telegraph Office in this city, intelligence
having arrived that the colored people Of the
State would be free in two months that war
would soon be here and that a vessel ladened
with silver was now on its way from the
North for the use of the colored people. To
TINS startling piece OF news, according to
Fanny, Phil replied that he was willing to
eat dry bread and herrngs to see it true ;
that God had ordained it to be so, citing the
Bible as his authority for his assertion
According to Fanny, Warner Clark, a slave
(and crIpple) also expressed himself anxious
| 10 possess crow bar to pick out the eyes of
some of the white folks; while Jim Wilson,
one of Mr.. Sam'l Hardgrove's slaves prom
| ised to bring PAPER and read the news TO
them, if it proved to be true. All Of the ac.
| cused were allowed - testify, though not as
witnesses, the object of the Justice being to
get, II possible, at the proof of the matter
Each one told different tale. and nearly
every one fatty contradicted Fanny. Old
Phil entirely "seeeded" from the remar Ks i'm.
puted TO him, and had ho ledge of the
party" or the alleged conversation thereat
Ot tue negroes under arrest, VIM. Gray
owns one, Saml Hardgrove one, Chas. Rhodes
two, aud ,he widow Clarke one. The Howlet 8
are freed negroes, hayi, been set free by will
1t Is claimed that some OF the plotting was
done at their house, though the testimony d id
not make the fact specially apparent.
AT six o'clock last evening the examination
was adj 'urned over till 10 O'clock this morn.
ing. That some negroes have had their
! hopes unduly excited by Liucoln's election
we have no doubt; but what they could
hope to gain besides little hemp by plot.
| ting and carrying int effect an insurrecl ton
| in this State, we are at loss to conceive
| If there is any thing in The above case Justice
| Hancock will no doubt sft IL OUT If he does
| the public shall be informed OF the result of
| his iabors. Two or three of the negro women
| under arrest as participants, We're allowed tn
| go home last evening, some having infants
| and the services of others being REQ uired-
| their masters saying they would vouch for
| their being on hand at the opening of the
| Court to- day.