The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

NEW BERN. (North-Carolina,) Aug. 3.

A few weeks ago, we publish'd an account from Beaufort county, of the murder of Mr. Henry Ormond, by his own slaves; since which we have received a true account of that tragical affair, which has been discovered by the confession of one of the slaves in the conspiracy:

Five of them conspired against their master, and the Sunday night he was said to have rode from home in quest of one of his slaves who was missing, the conspirators, after their master was in bed, went up to his room, and with an handkerchief attempted to strangle him, which they thought they had effected, but in a little time after they had left him, he recovered; and began to stir, on hearing which they went up again, and told him he must die, and that before he left the room; he begged very earnestly for his life. one of them, his house wench, told him it was in vain, that as he had no mercy on them, he could expect none himself, and immediately threw him between two feather beds, and all got on him till he was stifled to death. They then got his riding horse, laid the body across, and led him out to the road, tied his foot to the stirrup and set the horse off: Next day he was found as has been before related. The slaves have been tried, two wenches executed, and one burnt at a stake, one made his escape, and is not yet taken, the other who made the confession is saved.