Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-07

sion hnds other work In supplying the Southern
people q, their homes 9Th many klnds OF articles
Of which they stand In much need. IL L. also
engaged la encouraging emigration from the
North. and supplying Southerners 9th books
The ComsaI-sion bad expended up 60 Jsns 18th,
ise5. more than ti50.O0O
ysvv DAVIS ssALra
Jen Davis health 10 said to be slill rapidly
improving, In consequence OF the daily open air
walks In which he 10 nov INDUCED.
TINA sIoRo PLOT AT AQUA cREEE
The Mereury's W Washington special says: The
rumor Of q negro plot at Aqua Creek to murder
the white laborers ugaged there. turn, out TO be
true The facts are a. follows Since the rail
road from Richmond 10 Aqua Greek has been
placed in charge of the owners. the Company
have been repairing that portion lying between
the Potomac and Fredericksburg. that route being
used. Meanvhils. coaches connecting with boats
we're rnnuing from this city with that portion OF
the road ia running order. To place the road in
order and repair the wharf, and erect the neces-
sary buildings, the Company have been working
q number of white mechanics and colored Ia
borers. The latter, it 10 said, have bad very
bitter and viDdictive feelings towards the whites
but there has been no open outbreaks. The
whites have been lstterly on their guard, appre-
hensive of trouble. but finally began to suppose
their fears unfounded.
Ga Tuesday night last one OF the colored men
LEI out the secret informing them that the
blacks had formed q compact to murder ali the
whites at that place. and had for that purpose
collected pistols, knives, hstchets, &c. which, at
. preconcerted signal, they were to seize during
the night, and each one rush and dispatch bis
victim. The informant gave the names OF the
principals and other details, and also told where
the arms we're The blacks outnumberiBg the
whites by considerable, the latter were sent 10
Stafford Court House and informed the com
mandant Of the military OF the matter, and on
Wednesday q sufficient force was sent down to
capture the plotters.
Some Of the blacks attempted to resist and
fought desperately in the melee. In securing
them one Of them was killed outright, two or
three received bayonet wounds. The military
took into custody 40 or 50 Of the blacks and
marched them of to place OF security, and
also gathered up q motley collection OF nipple
ments. which were found 10 places described by
informant There Was considerable excitement
during the time intervening between the dis
covery OF the plot and the arrival OF the military,
and preparations were made by . few whites, in
case the negroes attempted to put their plans
into execution. to give them q warm reception
The clerk in charge of the com missarv stores
stream, but this was done 30 quietly that the
blacks were not aware il was on account Of the
discovery OF the plot aud the arrival OF the mill
tarv was the first intmsuon they had thai their
plans had been made known.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
The Times London correspondent says: The
news from America Is likely TO make some stir
across the channel IL Is believed here that
some thousands OF Southern soldiers 10 the
army Of Macmillan, and Emperor Napoleon
finding such body OF recruits at hand. will not
be under the necessity OF sending renforcements
across the Atlantic,
BaEcKISRIDox EXPECTED LONDON.
Gen. Breckenridge is expected in London on
the 2Sth. on his way to Paris. accompanied by
several Confederate officers, who. il is supposed
will volunteer for Mexico.
pR. OWNS ARRAsGKMESr.
1t is stated that DIR. OWNS arrangement N
Northern Mexico will be carried out. and there
Is no doubt Napoleon. fully committed to hit
Mexican policy, will do whatever seems neces
siry TO secure 10. The capitalists OF France arr
interested to some extent in the development o.
Mexican resources.
THE MONROE DoCTRIsI.
Ifit 10 true, sreported. that there is = strong
movement in America to force the Government
TO carry out the Monroe doctrine, by driving
Macmillan out Of Mexico there Sre lively time,
in prospect England will be neutral il she can
the only thing that can make her 40 to war with
America would be certainty Of war with France
in case OF her refusal: Of two such evils sh,
would take the most distant.