The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-25

n'NHttu cApiFrftr sliil CoHNHH'" A
news from Southampton county, that the ne y
sroes were siill numbering white families .
without opposition. Unfortunately ms VIC
true, and was due 20 the sudden ana un'A- !
pccted attack upon the whites, ana y, tn .,
Inability 10 collect at once sunno'e"'
force to avert their progress.
To the demands OF the Mayor OF Nol'plh
Colonel House. commanding at Fortress
Monroe, sent of three companies OF Ohlleu
states troops, with one field piece, undc,
command Of Lieutenant-COlOnel WOith ana
Major kilby. This Colonel Worth had al
ready distinguished himself in the war oil
1912, and at late day became one Of the
heroes OF the Mexican war. The steamer
Hampton transported these troops. On her
way to the mouth Of the NansemOnd river
she went alongside the war ships NaThen
aud warren and received on board OOuN
" faarines and detachment OF seainth
under Commodore Jesse ID. Elliott, Oh we
Nstchez, aud Flag-Captain Newton oil inc
warren. These achievements reacnau
suffolk by way Of NansemOnd river the
day following. Commodore Elliott hau
been the commander Of the OLD lriga.e
Constitution" during the late ar WIN [
England, and had made her immOrtai III !
tne history Of naval warfare by his proves /
Oh the sea. lie had been also the second 10
Commodore Barron IN the famous duel De-
tween Decatur and that ill-used OIncer'
CONSERVATION AT SUFFOLK.
When the expedition arrived at SUFFOLK
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed !,
vas known that already more than MY
people had been murdered by the lh7ui
gents, who were still prosecuting the bloody
work. In the meantime the County court
had been summoned together by Judge lay
Tor and application had been made toCOumo-
d0re Warrington at the United states Navy
Yard for arms and other assistance. lhN
well known officer Immediately offered the
services OF Colonel Wainwright OF the ma
rines. aud sent az once a full supply oil cut
iasses, pistols and ammunition 10 the Slale
authorities Such were the alarming Ie-
ports from Jerusalem. the county seat OIL
Southampton when Elliott and his COM
mani reached Suffolk that ne al once
pushed on 10 that place.
| q should be remembered that n was not
ali easy matter tOEct reliable information
at that time and i'm the midst Of such al'rn
and excitement. There we're neither rail-
ways nor telegraph lines by which accurate
accounts could be quickly conveyed 10 any
| distance 4 rumOr started would lh an
hour or two assume variety OF forms ana
/ OF the most pOrtentOus character. rms was
abundanty shown by the panic produced
| in the towns almost IN sight Of the seat Oh
| trouble. II was afterward proved thal 'l
/ the very time the people were Gaining uI'h
| the national forces Of the army ana nav!
| for assistance. the Instruction mlght nave
! been suppressed by handful oil deteiihln-
cd white men. Tacy, however. couid n9l
1 know this for want OF proper commuhlc"-
| tons with their country neighDors'
RICHMOND TROOPS.
We left the Richmond troops, under HW-
/ nj on about 90 eros, James rYer over
| Uayo's bridge on Tuesday, The 2}i OF Au-
] gust They proceeded 10y forced marches
on towards Petersburg, and did not Ie'rn
the pcighborhoOi of Jerusalem until late
the next day. They saw no signs oil lhe I'M
sureents on their way through the country
until they reached the bridge over the Not
toway river, a few miles from that village
| Jerusalem is ON the east side oi thai river
and i'm all probability would have been sacN
! el by the insurgents 40 their hfsl ll-ih-
but for this fact. When the news o. the lu-
surrecti0n reached this place "a lo.uui'eI
| force of armed citizens at once loon ''.a's
| sion Of tie bridge and had already prevent
cd several attempts Of the negroes 'o p'77
TO-. There was still "a guard al THIS linppI-
amt point. When Captain Harrison htd
arrived almost within sight Of the bridge he
| sent forward his negro trumpetcr 10 ah'
| nOunce the approach of the company Toy way
Of encouragement 90 the panic-stricken peo-
pie.
This wel-mcaut order very nearly cost
Dick Games his life. Upon dashing mp 10
the bridge and blTNiog Dugle blast III
front Of the asioni-hed guard, the latter at
| once brought their guns 10 bear upon NM
self and horse. and were about to give him
| A aath-iealing yOlieY when fortunately the
/ read Of the column of troops emerged from
/ A cloud of dust and revealed the faces OF
white men. The guard at the bridge had
! received 40 notice Of Captain liarrlson's APP
Iuroach and Therefore mi,tOOk the Dlach
! trumpeter for the leader of the nesf0l0rces'
who they supposed were about to renew
| their efforts 10 reach the village oil JerusA-
| lem over this bridge. After proper explain
alton the troop moved ON 10 the village,
worn and fitigucd boy ihelr march, and were
! i1ylully received by the inhabitants.
NAT. TURNER'S RESURRECTION.
The events wc have just been recording
aud the excitement which for some days
had kept the people OF that region and OF
that state in so much anxiety, had arisen
rom totally unexpected outbreak of the
slaves i'm "a remote part Of the county OF
! y southampton. II began near "A place called
| Cro,s-kcys, about fifteen miles southwest OF
Jerusalem, and in quite a p0pulous neigh
! hurhOOd Not the slightest suspicion existed
! iu the mind Of any white person That the
negroes had any designs against their
| owners when. on Monday. the 22d of
| August, the news reached Jerusalem. that
| az 2 O'Clock 4. NJ. OF that day, the negroes
! near Crlss-keNs had actually begun muir
! derinr the whites. and were moving uure-
sisted towards that place. The cOnsterna-
| ton Of the inhabitants may be imagined.
II appears that "a negro named Nat. the
property of a 3lr Travis. calling himself
| Nat. Turner alias General Cargill or Gen
/ coli "a h4 ln.fIu4fnv
lhis sudden and bloody emeute. Accounts
differ as 10 the original motives ofthc insur-
cents. Al frs. 10 appeared 90 be only plum.
dering expedition led on by party OF seven
men-"ihrec whites ana tOuI blacks, mere
marauders"-bu that having once "stecptd
their hands in human sacrifice became M
mriated. and like blOOdhOunds pursued tn
game of murder in mere wantOh SPORT
The real facts were that Nat. Turner was nj
the head of the affair. On Sunday he had
collected "A small band of his friends, upon
whom he had been urging his plans for
some time lie insisted That he had been
chosen by the Almighty TO execute Nengc-
ance upOn the whites, ana that his mind
had been engaged upon the subject long
time. By such talk and promises of money
10 be taken from the whites he succeeded in
Getting together few negro desperadocs Ia
IA field near the home Of Mr. Travis. his
master.
MASSACRE OF MIR. TRAVIS FAMILY.
fhere the party waited until just before
day break of Monday morning, when the
family would bee sleeping profoundly ava un-
conscious OF what was about 90 take place. |
By means OF a ladder in The hands of Nat
an upper window opening from his mas
tcr's chamber was forced. Tie and his ac- |
COMPLIES having entered the room without |
disturbing the sleepers they proceeded 10 |
illthem an. This was done with axes and /
knives. The entire fNmily, five in mum Der, /
we're destroyed without even realizing the |
cause of their deaths. Having begun their |
bloody work all sense of restraint or Of dan
ger disappeared After pillagiug the house /
The murdercrs took Mr.. Travis horses and /
hurried away 10 other scenes Ofcarnage. They /
a number OF slaves 20 join them
on pain Ot death, and successfully persuaded
others who. up 10 this time, had appeared |
TO become recruits. The neigh
boring white people in the meantime not
what was going on became easy
victims la the path Of the murderers.
OTHER MURDERS.