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DEAR SIR--I sit down to give you, in as brief manner as possible, an account of the awful condition of our country. An intended insurrection of the slaves, assisted by many white men, has been disclosed by negro. It was to have commenced oil the 4th of July. and was not disclosed un- til the night of the 2d. I went up to Liv- ingston. On the Sd and 4th the excite ment exceeded any thing l ever saw. l joined company and assisted in taking se- veral white men and negroes. A steam doctor, by the name of Cotton, was com uander-n-chef. We took him and deli vered him at Livingston, on the night of the 3d. We also took Doctor Saunders, formerly of Summer county, Ten, and one other. Saunders was a steamer. A court of twelve men were appointed to examine and pronounce sentence. Cotton and Saun- ders aud the third person, whose name forget, were hung on the 4th, and 9 negroes, at the same time. We have taken IT men, whose names Cotton gave up under the gallows. They are trying them at Living ston. One was hung yesterday, at Dr. Deans, "a steamer.) Cotton stated that there were number of steam doctors con- cerned, but he could not reeollect their names. Col. Perkins, of Madison, and q party of men went down on Big Black, on the night before last, to take man by the name of Sharkey, a rich planter. In try ing to take him in his house, he killed Per- kns, and wounded one other badly, and wounded two horses mortally. Sharkey's hand was shot the moment he fired the first gun, which killed Perkins. He then fired his pistols with his left hand, and re- treated and made his escape.

 l went down at the head of five men on yesterday morning, and found sharkey, and took him and delivered him at Clinton. have been the leader of small party, ne- yer more than men. have taken three prisoners, all of whom are now under trial, at Clinton, before committee. l have no doubt but that all those at Livingston will be hung. have not time to give you the particulars at present. 1t Is certain that this country has been ii q critical sit uation. (Plan.) Cotton was to commence at Battles Bluffs and proceed to Livingston, thence 10 Vernon. thence to Clinton, thence tO VdChSOut tiltiG u lOD tHC bdHh5 thCuCO to Raymond, thence to Port Gibson, thence to Natchez. It was as well planned as It could have been. Ii is believed from Cot ton's confession, that there are some hun- dreds of whites engaged. have not slept two hours in the twenty-four for six days and nights, and have been on horse back more than four-fifths of the time. You may judge that am not in a condition for writing. have to hurry to Clinton this morning, and sent to q neighbor to get a horse, and concluded, while waiting, to write you line. l will give you tho rough account in few days. Five gam blers were hung in Vichsburg on tho 5th inst. They killed Dr. BodIy in the at tempt to take them. The mob took them and hung them all on one gallows in few minutes aster.-Nashrile Bonner.