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' -JJf-m $.IMV ' i -i ;- ,:;f SifspOT5f pip $8 v 4 s'.i. '! ; 1 : - v H" , 'j '-4 ' - i Negro rh Public SiviBg vt reciv4 no regular nation with ttfoOt tti the I Ue Conlpiracy ortft the Black in Ue taern rpart of this Swie. we r glati air $pp ortunit; of liyiag btlbre them the to1towinjriuea; I a Gentleman of great refpf&akiUty, on the l"pt,; and which, may therefore be relied rt. Should iny d"6ubti :be ftill entertained r. this fubjeel, the writer's name, (which js known te the printer) will be ivcn to an pcrfofl reaetling. it. MR. I CALXS, ; ' LV-i ', ; . writtr of the foUazotng btaHmcnt) icing fully convinced of the imper lar.ee of the fubjcB. and of .the ahfo- lute neeeJfitjK there is, at prcfent, to xuhe the fame generally known thro ths State, begs leave to communicate it to the public, through the iricdtum ycfyou r ujeful dud inter efting paper. THE p'refent confpiracy of the Macks again ft the whites, being (firmly believed by Jorne ; luppofed by others to be only partial, land' by many more entirely discredited, has riven oecafion to.fo many vague ru mours and faljfe aRertions; tkat it is of the mod fericijs importance td the citizen! of this S.tate to be .made fully acquainted with the fa&s that veree(labli(hed by undoubted tefli mony,' hot- only on the trial of fe veral llavcs in! Martin County, but alfo on ' their J examination; before a Coirvrnittee of Enquiry formed for the purpofe, , : . h Oa the 8th of June lft, I believr, informalibn Was received from BerW tie, that. by evidence given .or pro cured there from letters fouhd Thurfday the iothf of the month, at night, wm thetitne the infurreftien was to take place in all the adjacent, counties. Orders were immediately fern to all the captains bf the militia toarrcft, and keep in confinement till further ord,it the negroinen -in the county. Too much priiifc cannot be given xeadioefsof the to the aftjvity ind oiHcers and men in carrying the fai-di orders into execu-: tioo. in the lower part of ; the county, though the orders were only received in tJfcL nieht of the otht aeaily eveiy negro man was under guard early the next day.' Some partial evidence was obtained that evenings by the 'guard and fome of uieuwucrsv wiinont me icair. vm-' lencc or ha rfli treatment ; but then it was generally Irfj&elieired. The iwgroes were clarched off to Times- town. as. a place or general rendtr jous, by! the federal detachments' of militia, and there ton&ned that night. Next JtrrpfniHg, ftbcl ith, the whole neighbourhood, as well the company! of triilitia in the diftnft, were foqn convened, when the difference 6 opinion was fuch. aifd fome of the people fo much ex a that a fev af th rnnfcnA wrri'rUrK would have been (hot on the fppt, the reft refcued or let loofe, and no evidence procured. By the excr- tions, howeverlpf a .few moderate pcrfons. after k fubfided, the rpilitia were called up, th the prifohers, and a Comipittee y Enquiry, compofed of five per ,0RS, three of whom were juftices 1 hc peace, jwas appointed, to ex . lne and take down the depoiitions of the prifoncrs. . ! ' . . he Committee immediately:; fat d rom at adiftance from the pri- ncrs, and after entering into fome devious rules, judged neceflary for trvt n3erand recrularitv of its Dro- cfiings, it fir ft ordered the young lt ad.moft foolifh lad to be brought oefore them. I After fhewinir him a Ppcr partly I written, by which he affmcd the whole piot wisdif Covcd, ap'd that the particulars; pen qf it in Bertie, v implicated Jin on th c evidence or fo ai to?cdnviahimfulyi fte as firft Lffirrt that his nwn tefc titnony mould nevr be iven in V"W agimiljhinilrSki that if iJle fairly zkA hnriftlvrUttei all 1 at heknew. Ke fhuldhlforiven ? ' "'flamy, that in cafe! he denies , i :tta we ptirleary -knew, pieither 7Wttcr, Incvrany .b6dylHe,iCurd Iterated fbaf rrirvt HoH - Jilr trs have enfued'ljhei vhich would" ttorobablv h The fellow's evidence was ,very t : ' this, (aid he (was going to join alH; amWui UuKn irr mrer trtUtltll thfA mnfplled. and -theff 3C- :t rife-and kill the white beoole.,? .ifteVv: livjtimwr of auejtionsl j which hi could! not, or wjould nc, anfwer. his debofition. Which wa:..of this- difagreeable and J dreadful taken doWnl was read to him.! HbU was thenictlimiUtd witnout,a lain, , unauimouuy agrcca, mat an inc 01 and fent under guard to a confidera- 1 fleers, and others that had taken an ble diltante, as Swell from the re It orr raination, tihouia neitner have cotn mnicatidp. witheach othr?dr with any other perfon whatsoever; whijh orders, we under Rood, weie ftri&iy obeyed, , . i,, ; The next fellow examined, tho yoiine, was cunning and a rtfpl. The at jame cautions and promiiesj bein previoully made to mm as ipey were indeed, to every one that wiwi examined afterwards) he readily,ant without a Iafh, cliicovered the whole plot,; he himfelf being ah officer amongfl; themLi.4 He had beeri en gaged about three weeks. , Arms and horfes they expecled to get is they went. !The time not to be known generally till the night before. Onihe ill of June was ' told, that Thurfday the, i 6th was " to be the day. Called the names ' of about 28 or 30 engaged in the 44 plot, and belonging to the fame " company. Was to go to Plymouth 88 on the night of thro'h for further w inftructions, but was prevented 44 by the great ftir amonglt the 44 .white peot le. The intention was to kill all the confiderable men in " the neighbourhood, and get the 44 whole country to themfelves ; be- 4 ing affured that the fame was to 4 take place all over the eouptry at 44 thelfame time. Secrecy vas re 44 commended to him by his captain. 44 He had concealed a pi Itol loadeo 44 for the purpofei and handed to 44 him by one of hts Comrades on the tvh-jat night, under a log, See,'' JV. The pjftoi wit afterwards found at the very fpot, by the prUoaerk dire&ion, in his bfence. and after he was Committed to 2oal as State's evidence.1 - j , It would be tedious and ufelefs; tp retail iere the evidence of; each of thefe wretches, it beipg, ki a great meafure, a repetition of the fame facls and intentional fome :k now ing more, of -the bufinefs and fome lefs. In general, howeveK out of 25 or 30 who WerCll privately examipecljpn the Friday and Saturday, without a pouipjiity.or any ot them., knowing what had bben previoufly dcclafrd by others; agreed in teftimony tb t.he aoove ejject, witnout receiving,, a fihglc.aftu , 44 They generally agreeel 44 (if they knew it) that the 10th 44 was to be the day ; that thehad been fpbjten to abdiit thejjjlof within two or three weeks : that 44 they underflood it wai generaT; 44 that they were threatened with 44 death if : they, revealed it or did 44 not join in it ; that in the night 46 of the toth: they were to form 44 themfelves into companies of fe 44 vett'or eight, go to every man's 44 houfe, fet fire to it, kill the men (4 and boys over 6 or 7 years of age ; f4 the women over a certain age,both 44 black and white were to fhare the 44 fame fate; the (young and hand 44 fome of the whites they were to 44 keep for themfelves, and : ; the 44 youhgones of their own colour 44 vere to ! be fpared for waiters. 4i After completing their buhnels m 44 the country around,they were' the 44 next'day to repair to Plymouth, 44 where they expecled to receive 44 confiderable rei n f o r ceme n t s f rom 4vup and down the river; &c.j &c. 44 Some were ofFered county monet 4jko join, other clothes and armto M go to Virginia to help the, blacks; 4if there to fight the whites. EvV Hfdence by thiree!tVas given :'ttfdi pofits of farms; and ammunuion in ; 44:! iwampsin i ho neighbourtibod'of .Plvmouth ind by ie veral of riufn- bers bli?5n . 4' belli gf Y ililtjW r ?lthe lowers counjties pr . inis.aaiej-. 'asi' thev.;iu'ndeHtoodli.: .evdj?nci: 'f.' .was ai fojtfi veirtliof -lettersrpirig.''1 44 fent t. and received trom various 4 parts," ;ci &c:: I All thereficiF therifonersa i par ticulailheiney' ad chiefs araonefl; them f 'Cncxq v. " true .. .!aod ; - - ' f . faithful to their trult ; not one ol firfl, three or four whipped, more or leis, count agreed perfeHly wi.tl the e- vicience ot the oinetx, inaf pever received a : ftroke.-r-At the cloling piece pf bufipefs, the , cbmmittee active part, jhould oe cornroittea ror i icvcrai or uiuic nut jiiiu molt readily, and without fhould alfo be commit ted as evidences agamft them ; that j they fhould be cohdudtd fc;?arately I by the mditiajjvithout communica ting together;" o with any body elfe and confined ih the two lepa rate goals of the county,: till 1 he trial came on : eight were fent lor trials and fix Ohlsveh as witneffes I wo of tpe h u only j and tperri, On! the evidence of at leafl tvo wlt- pefTe5, or more, ;re conyicied and executed from this di-tr;t.-. Before the committee broke up, all the reft that had been, e?:-rn ned, received a very -fevere repnmarid,'; and . were made fen n ble of", the fbily and danr ger of their attempt 5 after whichj. every one was chaliifed,moie orlefs,' according to his pireviou;,bad or good con dicf, and ordered homef MV felhw ciiiseus may left af- fui-ed of the truth of : the above fads. Should they be dbufcted or" denied, the minutes of the examina tion of each, certified by the w hoii committee, I make no doubt, can be procured and publifhed. If' no difcoveries, or! trifling ones, have beeYi made iu other places, it muft be attribute! tcrT?b want of method and order, in the proceedings that have tdiCen plabe, and to the preju dice and ..'partiality which intereft will naturally create in the heart of the owners. , I fliould n.ot have delayed the above information fo long, had I not entertained the hope, tint lorne i 'i . 1 ; other pf r!on, better informed and of more weight, woul bffbrc this; have favoured the public with full, er evidence of a, plot of lo general a niture, as this feems to be, Ano t her; rcafon alio induced me to delay it ; , it was to, wait, till time-and rfc. fl ctipn, had ip a great.racalure calm ed ip me, as well as in many other?, thofe violent emotions . of j relent- menf. and horrbr naturally excited ty fuch-a diabolical confpiracy, and which by revjrccntu;g mattei;s in a hurry,thrpf the ahc medium of.paf fion and.prejudiic,3re fo apt to warp and pervert our own judgment and reafori. .Convinced, however, as 1 am. of-the danger to which my fel low: citizens of the. eafternr part of the! flat e are expojed ; I fhould, 1 conceiA C, be wanting to that duty -which every perfon owes to the io Ciejty of which he is a member, it I delayed anv loneer to publifh iwhat informstion I am pofleifedof; When - . . t 1 a danger is ruiiy knovvr, it may oe avoided by cooj, Heady and delibe rate rhcaiures L but jf only par tially difcbverediOr credited, can it be faid to be oVer ? Can we prudently fuppofe that there is ner further plot in referve. in cafe of the failure of the fir ft ? Should, however, ahv perlons, ater reaaing tnis, tttii cit believe the exigence of danger, and take no precautions againtt It, 1 can only pity rhem,' jperfuaded, that in a fhort time, they will be the firlt victims of their own incredulity ipd prejudices. I J. R. j Martin, July ji2, 1802. mi. tJAyfe ju ft recei ved a frefh Sup- Railins, Cinuamon Nutmegs, ; Al!icc? Mace, Pepper, Ginger and Cloves; very feineralAdortmeat ot . Glafs Ware, , and fome Clover Sled i ill which Uiey w ill icl I lo w forC.ah.. ' a'-,.''v1' ".They obficue to iiecjute Ordeis jor fuch Armeies ii cainaot : bis pjocotedin Ral e igh ; alio for . Account Record and BianL liookj 'tiyWloof Patter tuSheets of the jdinerent Kind .ftf , Papers and t tiifirig fbr Accc)aikSfcay i; 'Thef Wurti tittir dioi grateful Thanks for the Erttanigenieni thej have' recei y ci' fi nee the id, GoouneiDCend in JBugnefs, . iuvLhooe brerfcferftig isi IcUIps: fori ijittll :&md all Hicis ot Gois fuitbic to tte Market ar,d of tke Bealit;to:efcTt;c of uWP5li$ f avortota Uiey hayt-fffibc: follclwinfeTraas ofl Land will be jfoidr'foiTTaxei- de thereon for paid ia thornetfn Tinio s . 300 Acres, the Property ef James Hatch on Little Kiver and pew River. . 300 Acres, 011 Nathan? Ctcek. . do. at the Fir t Sea Jed. y ' 300 do. at the Mo uh of Ciarfay Fork, the Property of Coionet lieu- Hemdoo 240 do. on Cranberry v-rctfc. 209 do. on ditto. too do. on Potatoe Creek. 640 do. on Bruthiiig t.ark Big G adc- 300 do. on Elk Creek. '-o do. at the Moiith of Bearer Creek, the Property of Nat! Garden. io do. at the fouih Fork of New JlWer 1 co do. on the Waters of Beiver ' J50 do. joining yiiKerfpiots bijigarcamp aoo do. called thejSUp, belcn&tog to .d- njuad Joncr. JV ?oo do. at Mack'i Qabbin yoo.do. at Meat Camp Creek, the Pro- perty of-lehn Browrit Cfq. 50 do.-ol Andrew Loner's, oa louta r orK New Riyer; aoo Acres Velopgicg to Col. f. Williams, on Pruler's Creek.'; iodo. on Lone Branch of do. 840 do. of jonathkri Buck's, oil the Blue 640 doof James Hatches, ott Doujlas Hill, on Waters of Cheftm't Creek, r . a 100 do. en Old Field Creek . 9O0 do. on the 1 ijrcjt-iap f orlc J includisg the Walnut Care .-. ldSHUA CT)X,! Sheriff. FPU I betxtoifed t& at tt Cvttrk.baufe i - - - - -' 1 - 4 FayelUfitie, ex iPUdncfdey lbe ijt JJaj J .September next, - j; -. . -.,' nPJtfE following Lands, or fo much Taxes due ihcrecn for the Year 1S0I1 v I jo Acres near Col. 1 Daniel Smith, the Property of Jeaa CadpJell.; ! j 20 Acres near the Yadkin Roatl, late the Property of James Munroe, deceafed. i ijodo.onthe Watilrs of lower Lue River, the Property f jam Wiljiia'rbS. j . . i 160 do. on the welt Side or Black River, the Property of Duncan' Philips, of Sampfon County. : r i ' . ; .,' 520 do. above Miller's Land near Moore County Line, the Prcpetty of Thos, Stokes, of Chatham County. '; ' I 66 Aciesoii the foth Side of fclakiRtter, the Piopeity of Pator Vincent.' ' ? -; ' i 870 do. a Part of (40 Acres held with R. Mumlord, the Proper : pf Daniel Wheaton. ' 300 do. near Horn s Ferry, the 'Property f ohn Johnlen, fen. of Sampfon Ceunty. ! 320 do on Silver Rjd, tuppcried io be the Property of Wtlliaaa Coluain,- of Raudolph i i Co do near Williarn Ryols, the Property of Martha Collins. 440 do. on the weft Side of Cape Pear Ri ver, the Property of Rtager jCutlar. j l aoo do. near the Pjaiy Bridge on! jock's Crek, the Property otf the tfaid CutUr.. . I '640 do. on Beaver (treek the Pxtiperty of .Alezander Gonn. . 1 . ....,... t-,v,; i io do, on the eaft Side bf Cape Fear RtVer, J the Property of the Heilrs of JLdward Howard, deceafedi..- - ,T-J . . 4' 'v''4; 50 do. on Gillie's, Stanch, the Property of William Drown; of Rbbef County ; ,!j : 900 do. on L'ittle RokkfUt, tnie Property of r co do. on the Waie.li of Lock's Crcek.the i Property of John Bain of Sampfon County. ;. 50. do,, on Lower I ittlc River,, tie Pro perty of Niven Clark, of Montgomery' Coun- ip do. on .Kockfilh, the Property df XI m. Btyan, &f Biaden CouttyJ : . ... , 85 do. nrar Klouric'r 2reek, fa ppof :d to he the Property of u'hon; $ Newmao.- lado, neac, tht ,! own of Fayetteville, joining R. Mumford,("the Property of' Roger CutUr, . . ';T !.: V 13,1 19 ib. given iri by Wiinarn Regan as Agent tar A. Dubois. '. J .,5. -i -. t , . A Houfe and LcH iri Fayetteville, on Bow ftrcef; given in by Step len Beck. Alfo iOj Acre given in by Nivei CuU breath, for the Year 18(30." . STEP tit N GILMORE, Sheriff. -NOTICE. ' ' Mil'' ; ' i : rT,fIE Subfcribcr haying qualified as AJminiflratrit lo the Eitate ef John Carter, deceafed, at i urry County I Court, May Term, 1S02, rcf uetts all pfcrfbns in debted to laid lillate,ioinake immediate Pay ment, and thofe havbgj Desaands ajainrt the i'atie, to prefect them foi Settlement greeabl toLaw, otherwifc ibeStituteof LimitaHoit will be plead ir. Oar, She alio lorwara ail Perfon pom trading Jor, or purthaling three rNotes fiff Hand, given to the fiiJ John Carter,' deci , ly William Bruce, forme Time in the1 Month of l ebfuary, io the Y"kr 1 7gfS to witii One forty-four Dollars, due iu M arch following s one for forty-three Dollars, due in March, x 7yo aaU one tor lorty-ihree Dollars, due iu Naicnr iooo. x net l"t ' fi e i 'V LV,tIA" CARTER. June ioa. j r 1 aaart. . i Mm. fays his Name i3 dato; abouf fltfetvFeet Unix Inches high, J abbatlwenty Yeirio'ldi andVays he belong o dne, Hofea and Vj fa&mMofuity William Gjlesraa'tha? by u "MaAcr ' on 'an Jflantl to makiij g ot Cotroa Th h'tlsamtfrt 'bfofinrh XicharUlon riwtlle cfuuri i rjV Ww-f?vVVfa...; i Vf. xv u 4 v a , n x. ATM aiixovat ,. AVirie lufl received frhmlionalori ad Giafkow. a;teiry larj;e anil coiniletf : bttmentof D ii o'rttd Miw elilAaV he' r t h eci ,for Sale . ooi'. t h e. mod reafonaVh Serins; jlMeicaf;Praa keeperffidihl'it tbtr Xrders beihlvp eaecuted.' He has ii k e wi fe for iale", a Variety of Ithemoft celeliratedPatetst Medicines 5 as alio a large jQuantitr-of well afforted wilto Glafs Phial's, narrow and wide mouthed Glats alriii MarWe' MrtrtarstGraduated Mieafuri,. Pill Boxes, Gaily pots, 1 Lead, and Ivory sy ringes. Pewter nd Ulais runnels, aua,ri ous otner Articles oi noo- rurntnir;- i' , 1 ' .: 1 ' : 1.1,). ' . f -' - ;1A rv jKJN; . Uf. ' Hu'felf D a it, and fyi he belongs iitd Eift j Wes.vof' New H4n,5veriJ County. ? He? rta bjoljt a'5 Vtarr iet- ror Ucliirriri-, an ha& h3rt th!c ce6hieiHand -pys he wai foin tbfe his -MT th Hsnry CodloelGraaviHatj North- CMoiaranoiuity '.Ski e1 v'r- 0 RDERJ0Thapbli fendaiit' Jamr; 0;nlrfrr'eB! Te, ; f N p.JTA Y LOR, . Clk.: i . i ii i ii .'H f- t;- THE GhrhmVnderl of. thjeTeVerat i Regiments ih the fixth BHgaorMitb? Carolic M fiiti al arfe required - Gradfc- th Militiandcrfetr.refpccliveaimar tegmental lorai, aj ihe Times" ami Placet herein appointed !to vfitrj; -fiw4. , For SGranvilie;? it 'AiniMkWll- ..couuryr on, Nfbnday thev6th -Septemgeri-t Pctfonv at the Court, HoufiiiettntTi- vvaae fairly- Uoah .'hy 'Prfo havlcr , :'P Ctatm upon hl-ajefi,ae:(ledr4ihak 1 S pMii?iifeMrt,k4a t.!.::' Confinemeut j ; which they may do oh Ap ttUi ' j-,. ..- .tv r' v v win oreeiMonrw:tsafftl- j i on his xaiiure-t oiataatJjadeflt'alWH, --ml entered upajarn htinVM,: : .fvy'l Cafwelv at the Court Hoale b-f; fiid tinty M f ; A-i? Iaf September,,: mV wwtijn uu&orough, ja WedBefdarthe , .tlh- Septeberr .X&$mM$mWf - the i $th ifhbefif kr.if The.'rrrobpi fFCaralEbEfe Grenadiers; ihInfaryreff arff reauired to pgetr M thc Timestariat f".kami 4- i-'henJ(tere thej MajorlGenerai will attead ibr toppfcf of rcTiewing theiri Strict attenife'Sftifi-U Rules mUiloimcti WMil will be eipecWo ift fii-M' Law upon Soldiers, juii4v a p.. mmsmk1 .. M; tie liih lyjUm ' i:C J i;;;; ' three orsesSV: T?h a'toleri- S ile Matchaha wfll broken to the Oafa nage they are both between 5 and 6 Yeirs ! otdand between itcll-ndshVgh, hVe both apod Deal ot whfmibrir FaccVaiid! have three whe Feetea oheof theraS Itttie, the other hot at all. They were Aifei m the Suteof Tenoe'fTefe whefe "they $11 probably attempt to return. 1 donot rettiliLi: 4 wfltther they were bunded or gt. - , l , iFfaeth.rd riorfeb , Grey, ftdat made,' more, or perhaps a I, tele lets )tharjv4 Ha ids h5h j he not iu fuch order as the Bays, ,ue . about the fame Age. ; - J-' r rr TW,lt vc hkwttioa of faii kor. 1 fcs,Tothat I may again eet thm .tVL Khbron, near Chatham CtorV-il.!. H '1 - I II t ! . g.: T4i as near.ai iaii' ke fudged V nd appears -bfr crcll.f . -; At,r jficea 1 JA?Ci ?,f wwarr,, .but faac7ieodetiV i 4 !.. kirt ; ,on rlie i t r f ; ,t h.l. " . Freearant W i ? ."W-ni ffu Pkcdcei $-V- if y 'J, ''M 4' i. V V.".t ' fig tfc.sl'.sr f V;, rnu:-jRlti,vi.rJ;.
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