In the woods on the plantation of Joseph Travis, upon the Sunday justnamed, six slaves met at noon for what is called in the Northern States apicnic, and in the Southern a barbecue. The bill of fare was to besimple: one brought a pig, and another some brandy, giving to the meetingan aspect so cheaply convivial that no one would have imagined it to bethe final consummation of a conspiracy which had been for six months inpreparation. In this plot four of the men had been alreadyinitiated--Henry, Hark or Hercules, Nelson, and Sam. Two others werenovices, Will and Jack by name. The party had remained together fromtwelve to three o'clock, when a seventh man joined them,--a short, stout,powerfully built person, of dark mulatto complexion, and strongly markedAfrican features, but with a face full of expression and resolution. Thiswas Nat Turner.