ble
to throw them off at any moment. About 8 o'clock in the
morning, while proceeding on the state road leading from
Greenup to Vanceburg, two of them dropped their shackles and
commenced a fight, when the wagoner (Petit) rushed in with
his whip to compel them to desist. At this moment, every
negro was found to be perfectly at liberty; and one of them
seizing a club, gave Petit a violent blow on the head and
laid him dead at his feet; and Allen, who came to his
assistance, met a similar fate from the contents of a pistol
fired by another of the gang. Gordon was then attacked,
seized and held by one of the negroes, whilst another fired
twice at him with a pistol, the ball of which each time
grazed his head, but not proving effectual, he was beaten
with clubs, and left for dead They then commenced pillaging
the wagon and with an axe split open the trunk of Gordon and
rifled it of the money, about $2,490. Sixteen of the negroes
then took to the woods; Gordon, in the mean time, not being
materially injured was enabled, by the assistance of one of
the women, to mount his horse and flee; pursued, however, by
one of the gang on another horse, with a drawn pistol;
fortunately he escaped with his life, barely arriving at a
plantation, as the negro came in sight; who then turned
about and retreated.

"The neighborhood was immediately rallied, and a hot pursuit
given--which, we understand, has resulted in the capture of
the whole gang and the recovery of the greatest part of the
money.--Seven of the negro men and one woman, it is said
were engaged in the murder, and will be brought to trial at
the next court in Greenupsburg."

Here my brethren, I want you to notice particularly in the above
article, the ignorant and _deceitful actions_ of this colored woman. I
beg you to view it carefully, as for ETERNITY!!! Here a _notorious
wretch_, with two other confederates had SIXTY of them in a gang,
driving them like _brutes_--the men all in chains and hand-cuffs, and
by the help of God they got their chains and hand-cuffs thrown off and
caught two of the wretches and put them to death, and beat the other
until they thought he was dead, and left him for dead; however he
deceived them, and rising from the ground, this _servile woman_ helped
him upon his horse and he made his escape. Brethren wh