The herald., 1895-07-28

| Finding myself defeated here, instantly
determined to go through private way
| and cross the Nottoway rive at the Cy-
| press bridge, three miles below Jeiusa'
lem, and attack that place in the rear, a.
| | expected thev would look for mo on the
other road. and / had great desire to
| get there to procure arms and ammuni-
tion.
After going short distance in this
| private way, accompanied by about
| twenty men. l overlook two or three
who told me the others were dispersed in
| every direction. After trying IN VAN
| to collect a sufficient force to proceed to
| Jerusalem. determined to return. as l
| was sure they would make back to their
old neighborhood, where they would re-
Join me, make new recruits, and come
down again. On my way back called at
Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Spencer's and several
other places: the white families having
fled, we found no more victims to gra tiy
our thirst for blood. We stopped at Ma
or Ridley's for the night and being
Joined by four of his men, with the re-
cruits made since my defeat. We mustered
now about forty strong.
after placing ont sentinels laid
down to sleep. but was quickly reused by
great racket. Starting up. l found
some mounted and otners in great confu-
sion, one of the sentinels having given
the alarm that we were about to be at
tackled. ordered some to ride around
and reconnotre, and on their return, the
others being more alarmed, not knowing
who they were, fled in different ways, so
that l was reduced to about twenty
again. With this l determined to at
tempt to recruit, and proceeded on to
rally in the neighborhood had left. DR..
Blunts was the nearest house, which we
reached Just before day. On riding up
to the yard Hark fired gun. We expect
al Dr RIunf his 60 iIx- va ot Mn-
jor Ridley's. as knew there was a COM
pany Of men there; the gun was fired to
ascertain If any of the family was at
nome; We were Immediately fired upon
and retreateu, leaving several my men.
l do not know what became Of them. as
l never saw them afterwards.
Pursuing our course back and coming
in sight of Captain Harris, where we had
been the day befor}, We discovered a
party OF white men at the house. on
which all deserted me but two (Jacob and
Nat). We concealed ourselves in the
woods till rear night, when | sent them
IN search of Henry Nelson. Sam and
Hark, and directed them to rally all they
could at the place We had had our dinner
the Sunday before, where they would
find me, and ! accordingly returned there
as soon as it was dark. and remained un-
til Wednesday evening, when. discovering
white men riding around the placs as if
they were looking for some one, and
none cf my men joining me, concluded
Jacob and Nat had been taken and COM
PEELED to betray me.
'On this l gave up all hope for the
present. and on Thursday night. after
having supplied myself with provisions
from Mr. Travis. l scratched hole un-
der pile of fence rails in field. where
| concealed myself for six weeks, never
leaving my hiding place but for a few
minutes in the dead of night to get wa
ter, which was very near. Thinking by
this time could venture out, l began to
90 about in the night and eavesdrop the
houses in the neighborhood. pursuing
this course for about fortnight, and
gathering little or 10 intelligence, afraid
Of speaking to any human being, and re-