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A CONSPIRACY TO CREATE An lNstR-
prcr1oy AMONG THE VIRGINIA SLAVES.
AZ an examination at the Police office I'D
New York, some very singular disclosures
were made respecting an insurrection whic"
was contemplated in Princess Anne county,
Virginia, among the slaves. Ihe Partlcu-
lars, as given in the New York sun, are as
follows:


A co!ored man, named George ID. Morse,
of No. 2il Houston street, who lives py
working in stores in the lower part of me
city, having received information, as he
states. that an insurrection OF the colored
nopulation was to be carried into effect,
about Christmas and New Year, to murder
indiscriminately the white men, women ana
children of Princess Anne county, Va, m
cludinp Norfolk, and also all the colored
people who would not Join them-and hav-
inr near relations there wrote on 70 JUS.
tice Of the Peace in that county, named
Corprewn. informing him of what he had


heard. He also informed him that col


orcd man named Willis Hodges, who had


been the correspondent Of this city OF the


colored conspira'ors of Princess Anne ano


had encouraged the proceeding. had gone


on to Virginia. 70 aid in maturing thc pio'


and to carry il into execution, who wa:


thereupon arrested and lodged in prison


where he will remain, and until the matter
can be fully investigated, will continue Y
custody. Others had been arrested but haf


been discharged. The .colorcd people


here, who were neighbors and acqualn'
, ances of Morse, having heard Of his havint
given information to the authorities ct tht
. south, that had led to the arrest Of Willis
Hodges, swore to be revenged upon hin
, and threatened TO kill him. They als'
: swore that he should not come down tow
to his work, and if he did, that he shoul'
, no, be- suffered to work there any more


Under these threats, Morse, who is an in


telligent colorcd man, went TO the oPPe
Police Office and preferred his complain
against jeremiah Simmons Samuel Fin
ney, Jcffry Ovcrton and William Wales, al
colored, who were arrested by officers Bush
? Lawrence and Shong, and to-day held &


uncxceptionablc hail in $500 each, by jus


tice Taylor, to keep the peace toward
G. ID. Morse, anl be of good behavior
. hereafter.